    [113th Congress Public Law 235]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

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          CONSOLIDATED AND FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

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    Public Law 113-235
    113th Congress

                                     An Act

    Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September
     30, 2015, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Dec. 16, 2014 -  [H.R. 83]>>

        Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
    United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Consolidated and
    Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015.>>
    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

        This Act may be cited as the ``Consolidated and Further Continuing
    Appropriations Act, 2015''.
    SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

        The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

    Sec. 1. Short title.
    Sec. 2. Table of contents.
    Sec. 3. References.
    Sec. 4. Explanatory statement.
    Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations.
    Sec. 6. Availability of funds.
    Sec. 7. Technical allowance for estimating differences.
    Sec. 8. Adjustments to compensation.
    Sec. 9. Study of electric rates in the insular areas.
    Sec. 10. Amendments to the Consolidated Natural Resources Act.
    Sec. 11. Payments in lieu of taxes.

           DIVISION A--AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG
          ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

    Title I--Agricultural Programs
    Title II--Conservation Programs
    Title III--Rural Development Programs
    Title IV--Domestic Food Programs
    Title V--Foreign Assistance and Related Programs
    Title VI--Related Agency and Food and Drug Administration
    Title VII--General Provisions
    Title VIII--Ebola Response and Preparedness

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

    Title I--Department of Commerce
    Title II--Department of Justice
    Title III--Science
    Title IV--Related Agencies
    Title V--General Provisions
    Title VI--Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014
    Title VII--Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014

           DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

    Title I--Military Personnel
    Title II--Operation and Maintenance
    Title III--Procurement
    Title IV--Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
    Title V--Revolving and Management Funds

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    Title VI--Other Department of Defense Programs
    Title VII--Related Agencies
    Title VIII--General Provisions
    Title IX--Overseas Contingency Operations
    Title X--Ebola Response and Preparedness

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

             DIVISION H--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

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

      DIVISION I--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED
                        AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

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

        DIVISION J--DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED
                        PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

    Title I--Department of State and Related Agency
    Title II--United States Agency for International Development
    Title III--Bilateral Economic Assistance
    Title IV--International Security Assistance
    Title V--Multilateral Assistance
    Title VI--Export and Investment Assistance
    Title VII--General Provisions
    Title VIII--Overseas Contingency Operations
    Title IX--Ebola Response and Preparedness

     DIVISION K--TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED
                        AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

    Title I--Department of Transportation

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

               DIVISION L--FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, 2015

        DIVISION M--EXPATRIATE HEALTH COVERAGE CLARIFICATION ACT OF 2014

                            DIVISION N--OTHER MATTERS

                    DIVISION O--MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION REFORM

    Sec. 1. Short title.
    Sec. 2. Table of Contents.

               TITLE I--MODIFICATIONS TO MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN RULES

            Subtitle A--Amendments to Pension Protection Act of 2006

    Sec. 101. Repeal of sunset of PPA funding rules.
    Sec. 102. Election to be in critical status.
    Sec. 103. Clarification of rule for emergence from critical status.
    Sec. 104. Endangered status not applicable if no additional action is
               required.
    Sec. 105. Correct endangered status funding improvement plan target
               funded percentage.
    Sec. 106. Conforming endangered status and critical status rules during
               funding improvement and rehabilitation plan adoption periods.
    Sec. 107. Corrective plan schedules when parties fail to adopt in
               bargaining.
    Sec. 108. Repeal of reorganization rules for multiemployer plans.
    Sec. 109. Disregard of certain contribution increases for withdrawal
               liability purposes.
    Sec. 110. Guarantee for pre-retirement survivor annuities under
               multiemployer pension plans.
    Sec. 111. Required disclosure of multiemployer plan information.

              Subtitle B--Multiemployer Plan Mergers and Partitions

    Sec. 121. Mergers.
    Sec. 122. Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans.

       Subtitle C--Strengthening the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

    Sec. 131. Premium increases for multiemployer plans.

            TITLE II--REMEDIATION MEASURES FOR DEEPLY TROUBLED PLANS

    Sec. 201. Conditions, limitations, distribution and notice requirements,
               and approval process for benefit suspensions under
               multiemployer plans in critical and declining status.

               DIVISION P--OTHER RETIREMENT-RELATED MODIFICATIONS

    Sec. 1. Substantial cessation of operations.
    Sec. 2. Clarification of the normal retirement age.
    Sec. 3. Application of cooperative and small employer charity pension
               plan rules to certain charitable employers whose primary
               exempt purpose is providing services with respect to
               children.

                          DIVISION Q--BUDGETARY EFFECTS

    Sec. 1. Budgetary Effects.

    SEC. 3. <<NOTE: 1 USC 1 note.>>  REFERENCES.

        Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this
    Act'' contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as
    referring only to the provisions of that division.
    SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.

        The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the House
    of Representatives section of the Congressional Record on or about
    December 11, 2014 by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of
    the House, shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of
    funds and implementation of divisions A through K of this Act as if it
    were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.

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    SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.

        The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in
    the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending
    September 30, 2015.
    SEC. 6. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

        (a) Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress as an
    emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
    Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only
    if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and
    transmits such designations to the Congress.
        (b) Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress for Overseas
    Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
    251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
    1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the
    President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such
    designations to the Congress.
    SEC. 7. TECHNICAL ALLOWANCE FOR ESTIMATING DIFFERENCES.

        If, for fiscal year 2015, new budget authority provided in
    appropriations Acts exceeds the discretionary spending limit for any
    category set forth in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and
    Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 due to estimating differences with
    the Congressional Budget Office, an adjustment to the discretionary
    spending limit in such category for fiscal year 2015 shall be made by
    the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the amount of the
    excess but the total of all such adjustments shall not exceed 0.2
    percent of the sum of the adjusted discretionary spending limits for all
    categories for that fiscal year.
    SEC. 8. <<NOTE: 2 USC 4501 note.>>  ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION.

        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be
    made under section 610(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946
    (2 U.S.C. 31) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members of
    Congress) during fiscal year 2015.
    SEC. 9. <<NOTE: 48 USC 1492a.>>  STUDY OF ELECTRIC RATES IN THE
                        INSULAR AREAS.

        (a) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Comprehensive energy plan.--The term ``comprehensive
            energy plan'' means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and
            updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the Act
            entitled ``An Act to authorize appropriations for certain
            insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes'',
            approved December 24, 1980 (48 U.S.C. 1492).
                (2) Energy action plan.--The term ``energy action plan''
            means the plan required by subsection (d).
                (3) Freely associated states.--The term ``Freely Associated
            States'' means the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic
            of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
                (4) Insular areas.--The term ``insular areas'' means
            American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
            Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
                (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
            of the Interior.
                (6) Team.--The term ``team'' means the team established by
            the Secretary under subsection (b).

        (b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, within the Empowering

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    Insular Communities activity, establish a team of technical, policy, and
    financial experts--
                (1) to develop an energy action plan addressing the energy
            needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States;
            and
                (2) to assist each of the insular areas and Freely
            Associated States in implementing such plan.

        (c) Participation of Regional Utility Organizations.--In
    establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including regional
    utility organizations.
        (d) Energy Action Plan.--In accordance with subsection (b), the
    energy action plan shall include--
                (1) recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan
            where applicable, to--
                        (A) reduce reliance and expenditures on fuel shipped
                    to the insular areas and Freely Associated States from
                    ports outside the United States;
                        (B) develop and utilize domestic fuel energy
                    sources; and
                        (C) improve performance of energy infrastructure and
                    overall energy efficiency;
                (2) a schedule for implementation of such recommendations
            and identification and prioritization of specific projects;
                (3) a financial and engineering plan for implementing and
            sustaining projects; and
                (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation.

        (e) Reports to Secretary.--Not later than 1 year after the date on
    which the Secretary establishes the team and annually thereafter, the
    team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing progress made in
    fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy action plan.
        (f) Annual Reports to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after the
    date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by the team
    under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
    committees of Congress a summary of the report of the team.
        (g) Approval of Secretary Required.--The energy action plan shall
    not be implemented until the Secretary approves the energy action plan.
    SEC. 10. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSOLIDATED NATURAL RESOURCES ACT.

        Section 6 of Public Law 94-241 <<NOTE: 48 USC 1806.>>  (90 Stat.
    263; 122 Stat. 854) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``December 31, 2014,
            except as provided in subsections (b) and (d)'' and inserting
            ``December 31, 2019''; and
                (2) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) in the third sentence of paragraph (2), by
                    striking ``not to extend beyond December 31, 2014,
                    unless extended pursuant to paragraph 5 of this
                    subsection'' and inserting `` `ending on December 31,
                    2019' '';
                        (B) by striking paragraph (5); and
                        (C) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).

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    SEC. 11. PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES.

        (a) For payments in lieu of taxes under chapter 69 of title 31,
    United States Code, for fiscal year 2015, $372,000,000 shall be
    available to the Secretary of the Interior.
        (b) The amount made available in subsection (a) shall be in addition
    to amounts made available for payments in lieu of taxes by the Carl
    Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Year 2015.

         DIVISION <<NOTE: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
      Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.>>  A--
       AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND
    RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

                                     TITLE I

                              AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                      Production, Processing and Marketing

                             Office of the Secretary

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $45,805,000,
    of which not to exceed $5,051,000 shall be available for the immediate
    Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $502,000 shall be available for
    the Office of Tribal Relations; not to exceed $1,496,000 shall be
    available for the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
    Coordination; not to exceed $1,209,000 shall be available for the Office
    of Advocacy and Outreach; not to exceed $25,928,000 shall be available
    for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, of which
    $25,124,000 shall be available for Departmental Administration to
    provide for necessary expenses for management support services to
    offices of the Department and for general administration, security,
    repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses
    not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient
    work of the Department; not to exceed $3,869,000 shall be available for
    the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry
    out the programs funded by this Act, including programs involving
    intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive branch; and
    not to exceed $7,750,000 shall be available for the Office of
    Communications:  Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture is
    authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office
    of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary:
    Provided further, That no appropriation for any office shall be
    increased or decreased by more than 5 percent:  Provided further, That
    not to exceed $11,000 of the amount made available under this paragraph
    for the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be available for
    official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided
    for, as determined by the Secretary:  Provided further, That the amount
    made available under this heading for Departmental Administration shall
    be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel
    expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C.
    551-558:  Provided further, That funds made available under this heading
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    the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be transferred
    to agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to
    maintain personnel at the agency level:  Provided further, That no funds
    made available under this heading for the Office of Assistant Secretary
    for Congressional Relations may be obligated after 30 days from the date
    of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has notified the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the
    allocation of these funds by USDA agency.

                              Executive Operations

                          office of the chief economist

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist,
    $17,377,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be for grants or cooperative
    agreements for policy research under 7 U.S.C. 3155.

                            national appeals division

        For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division,
    $13,317,000.

                      office of budget and program analysis

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program Analysis,
    $9,392,000.

                     Office of the Chief Information Officer

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information
    Officer, $45,045,000, of which not less than $28,000,000 is for
    cybersecurity requirements of the Department.

                      Office of the Chief Financial Officer

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

               Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
    Civil Rights, $898,000.

                             Office of Civil Rights

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $24,070,000.

                      Agriculture Buildings and Facilities

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law
    92-313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 delegation of
    authority from the Administrator of General Services to the Department
    of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 121, for programs and activities of the
    Department which are included in this Act, and for alterations and other
    actions needed for the Department

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    and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations
    suitable for release to the Administrator of General Services, and for
    the operation, maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agriculture
    buildings and facilities, and for related costs, $55,866,000, to remain
    available until expended, for buildings operations and maintenance
    expenses:  Provided, That the Secretary may use unobligated prior year
    balances of an agency or office that are no longer available for new
    obligation to cover shortfalls incurred in prior or current year rental
    payments for such agency or office.

                         Hazardous Materials Management

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to comply
    with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
    Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Resource Conservation and
    Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), $3,600,000, to remain available
    until expended:  Provided, That appropriations and funds available
    herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials Management may be
    transferred to any agency of the Department for its use in meeting all
    requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal
    lands.

                           Office of Inspector General

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, including
    employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, $95,026,000,
    including such sums as may be necessary for contracting and other
    arrangements with public agencies and private persons pursuant to
    section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, and including not
    to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational expenses,
    including the payment of informants, to be expended under the direction
    of the Inspector General pursuant to Public Law 95-452 and section 1337
    of Public Law 97-98.

                          Office of the General Counsel

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel,
    $44,383,000.

                                Office of Ethics

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, $3,654,000.

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

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
    Research, Education, and Economics, $898,000.

                            Economic Research Service

        For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service,
    $85,373,000.

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                    National Agricultural Statistics Service

        For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics
    Service, $172,408,000, of which up to $47,842,000 shall be available
    until expended for the Census of Agriculture:  Provided, That amounts
    made available for the Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct
    Current Industrial Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 2204g(d) and (f).

                          Agricultural Research Service

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research Service and for
    acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal
    cost not to exceed $100, and for land exchanges where the lands
    exchanged shall be of equal value or shall be equalized by a payment of
    money to the grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total
    value of the land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership,
    $1,132,625,000: <<NOTE: 7 USC 2254.>>   Provided, That appropriations
    hereunder shall be available for the operation and maintenance of
    aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement only:
    Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available
    pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair
    of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the cost
    of constructing any one building shall not exceed $375,000, except for
    headhouses or greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, and
    except for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to
    exceed $750,000 each, and the cost of altering any one building during
    the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement
    value of the building or $375,000, whichever is greater:  Provided
    further, That the limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall
    not apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities at
    Beltsville, Maryland:  Provided further, That appropriations hereunder
    shall be available for granting easements at the Beltsville Agricultural
    Research Center:  Provided further, That the foregoing limitations shall
    not apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act of
    April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a):  Provided further, That appropriations
    hereunder shall be available for granting easements at any Agricultural
    Research Service location for the construction of a research facility by
    a non-Federal entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural
    Research Service and a condition of the easements shall be that upon
    completion the facility shall be accepted by the Secretary, subject to
    the availability of funds herein, if the Secretary finds that acceptance
    of the facility is in the interest of the United States:  Provided
    further, That funds may be received from any State, other political
    subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of establishing
    or operating any research facility or research project of the
    Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law:  Provided further,
    That subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of
    Agriculture considers appropriate to protect the interest of the United
    States, the Secretary may enter into a lease of Agricultural Research
    Service land in order to allow for the drilling of not more than three
    irrigation wells; the term of the lease may not exceed 20 years, but the
    Secretary may renew the lease for one or more additional 20-year
    periods.

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                            buildings and facilities

        For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement,
    extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities as
    necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of the
    Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, $45,000,000 to
    remain available until expended.

                   National Institute of Food and Agriculture

                        research and education activities

        For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative
    forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other expenses,
    $786,874,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts,
    specified in the table titled ``National Institute of Food and
    Agriculture, Research and Education Activities'' in the explanatory
    statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
    this consolidated Act):  Provided, That funds for research grants for
    1994 institutions, education grants for 1890 institutions, capacity
    building for non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, the agriculture and
    food research initiative, veterinary medicine loan repayment,
    multicultural scholars, graduate fellowship and institution challenge
    grants, and grants management systems shall remain available until
    expended:  Provided further, That each institution eligible to receive
    funds under the Evans-Allen program receives no less than $1,000,000:
    Provided further, That funds for education grants for Alaska Native and
    Native Hawaiian-serving institutions be made available to individual
    eligible institutions or consortia of eligible institutions with funds
    awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii:  Provided
    further, That funds for education grants for 1890 institutions shall be
    made available to institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C.
    3221 and 3222:  Provided further, That not more than 5 percent of the
    amounts made available by this or any other Act to carry out the
    Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) may be
    retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay administrative costs
    incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that authority.

                   native american institutions endowment fund

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

                              extension activities

        For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam,
    the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern Marianas, and American
    Samoa, $471,691,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the
    amounts, specified in the table titled ``National Institute of Food and
    Agriculture, Extension Activities'' in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act):  Provided, That funds for facility improvements at
    1890 institutions shall remain available until expended:  Provided
    further, That institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221
    for cooperative extension receive no less than

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    $1,000,000:  Provided further, That funds for cooperative extension
    under sections 3(b) and (c) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b) and
    (c)) and section 208(c) of Public Law 93-471 shall be available for
    retirement and employees' compensation costs for extension agents.

                              integrated activities

        For the integrated research, education, and extension grants
    programs, including necessary administrative expenses, $30,900,000,
    which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the
    table titled ``National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated
    Activities'' in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
    matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act):  Provided, That
    funds for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall remain
    available until September 30, 2016.

       Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
    Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $898,000.

                   Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

                              salaries and expenses

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
    Service, including up to $30,000 for representation allowances and for
    expenses pursuant to the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085),
    $871,315,000, of which $470,000, to remain available until expended,
    shall be available for the control of outbreaks of insects, plant
    diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest animals and birds
    (``contingency fund'') to the extent necessary to meet emergency
    conditions; of which $11,520,000, to remain available until expended,
    shall be used for the cotton pests program for cost share purposes or
    for debt retirement for active eradication zones; of which $35,339,000,
    to remain available until expended, shall be for Animal Health Technical
    Services; of which $697,000 shall be for activities under the authority
    of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1831); of
    which $52,340,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used to
    support avian health; of which $4,251,000, to remain available until
    expended, shall be for information technology infrastructure; of which
    $156,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for specialty
    crop pests; of which, $8,826,000, to remain available until expended,
    shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; of which
    $54,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for tree and
    wood pests; of which $3,973,000, to remain available until expended,
    shall be for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to
    $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the scrapie
    program for indemnities; of which $1,500,000, to remain available until
    expended, shall be for the wildlife damage management program for
    aviation safety:  Provided, That of amounts available under this heading
    for wildlife services methods development, $1,000,000 shall remain
    available until

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    expended:  Provided further, That of amounts available under this
    heading for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 shall remain available
    until expended:  Provided further, That no funds shall be used to
    formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication program for the
    current fiscal year that does not require minimum matching by the States
    of at least 40 percent:  Provided further, That this appropriation shall
    be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the
    purchase of not to exceed four, of which two shall be for replacement
    only:  Provided further, That in addition, in emergencies which threaten
    any segment of the agricultural production industry of this country, the
    Secretary may transfer from other appropriations or funds available to
    the agencies or corporations of the Department such sums as may be
    deemed necessary, to be available only in such emergencies for the
    arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious disease or pests of
    animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance with
    sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
    8310 and 8316) and sections 431 and 442 of the Plant Protection Act (7
    U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any unexpended balances of funds transferred
    for such emergency purposes in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged
    with such transferred amounts:  Provided further, That appropriations
    hereunder shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the
    repair and alteration of leased buildings and improvements, but unless
    otherwise provided the cost of altering any one building during the
    fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value
    of the building.
        In fiscal year 2015, the agency is authorized to collect fees to
    cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, goods, or
    services requested by States, other political subdivisions, domestic and
    international organizations, foreign governments, or individuals,
    provided that such fees are structured such that any entity's liability
    for such fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, or
    services provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall be
    reimbursed to this account, to remain available until expended, without
    further appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or
    services.

                            buildings and facilities

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

                         Agricultural Marketing Service

                               marketing services

        For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service,
    $81,192,000:  Provided, That this appropriation shall be available
    pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of
    buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building
    during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current
    replacement value of the building.
        Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, as
    established by regulation pursuant to law (31 U.S.C. 9701).

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                      limitation on administrative expenses

        Not to exceed $60,709,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated
    during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses:  Provided,
    That if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrollable events
    occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with
    notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress.

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

                         (including transfers of funds)

        Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7
    U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for commodity program expenses as
    authorized therein, and other related operating expenses, except for:
    (1) transfers to the Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish
    and Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided in
    this Act; and (3) not more than $20,186,000 for formulation and
    administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the
    Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of
    1961.

                       payments to states and possessions

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

             Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, Packers and
    Stockyards Administration, $43,048,000:  Provided, That this
    appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the
    alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of
    altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10
    percent of the current replacement value of the building.

             limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses

        Not to exceed $50,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated
    during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing services:
    Provided, That if grain export activities require additional supervision
    and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation
    may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees
    on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

                  Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food
    Safety, $816,000.

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                       Food Safety and Inspection Service

        For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by the
    Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and
    the Egg Products Inspection Act, including not to exceed $50,000 for
    representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the
    Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $1,016,474,000; and in
    addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from fees collected
    for the cost of laboratory accreditation as authorized by section 1327
    of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
    138f):  Provided, That funds provided for the Public Health Data
    Communication Infrastructure system shall remain available until
    expended:  Provided further, That no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent
    positions shall be employed during fiscal year 2015 for purposes
    dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the Humane
    Methods of Slaughter Act:  Provided further, That the Food Safety and
    Inspection Service shall continue implementation of section 11016 of
    Public Law 110-246 as further clarified by the amendments made in
    section 12106 of Public Law 113-79:  Provided further, That this
    appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the
    alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of
    altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10
    percent of the current replacement value of the building.

    Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Farm
    and Foreign Agricultural Services, $898,000.

                               Farm Service Agency

                              salaries and expenses

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, $1,200,180,000:
    Provided, That not more than 50 percent of the $132,364,000 made
    available under this heading for information technology related to farm
    program delivery, including the Modernize and Innovate the Delivery of
    Agricultural Systems (MIDAS) and other farm program delivery systems,
    may be obligated until the Secretary submits to the Committees on
    Appropriations a plan for expenditure that (1) identifies for each
    project/investment over $25,000 (a) the functional and performance
    capabilities to be delivered and the mission benefits to be realized,
    (b) the estimated lifecycle cost, including estimates for development as
    well as maintenance and operations, and (c) key milestones to be met;
    (2) demonstrates that each project/investment is, (a) consistent with
    the Farm Service Agency Information Technology Roadmap, (b) being
    managed in accordance with applicable lifecycle management policies and
    guidance, and (c) subject to the applicable Department's capital
    planning and investment control requirements; and (3) has been submitted
    to the Government Accountability Office:  Provided further, That the
    agency shall submit a report by the end of the

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    fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015 to the Committees on Appropriations
    and the Government Accountability Office, that identifies for each
    project/investment that is operational (a) current performance against
    key indicators of customer satisfaction, (b) current performance of
    service level agreements or other technical metrics, (c) current
    performance against a pre-established cost baseline, (d) a detailed
    breakdown of current and planned spending on operational enhancements or
    upgrades, and (e) an assessment of whether the investment continues to
    meet business needs as intended as well as alternatives to the
    investment:  Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to use
    the services, facilities, and authorities (but not the funds) of the
    Commodity Credit Corporation to make program payments for all programs
    administered by the Agency:  Provided further, That other funds made
    available to the Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and
    merged with this account:  Provided further, That funds made available
    to county committees shall remain available until expended:  Provided
    further, That none of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency
    shall be used to close Farm Service Agency county offices:  Provided
    further, That none of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency
    shall be used to permanently relocate county based employees that would
    result in an office with two or fewer employees without prior
    notification and approval of the Committees on Appropriations.

                             state mediation grants

        For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act
    of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101-5106), $3,404,000.

                   grassroots source water protection program

        For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater
    protection activities under section 1240O of the Food Security Act of
    1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-2), $5,526,000, to remain available until
    expended.

                             dairy indemnity program

                          (including transfer of funds)

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

               agricultural credit insurance fund program account

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and
    guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) and operating (7
    U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emergency loans (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.),
    Indian tribe land acquisition loans (25 U.S.C. 488), boll

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    weevil loans (7 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed conservation loans (7 U.S.C.
    1924 et seq.), and Indian highly fractionated land loans (25 U.S.C. 488)
    to be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as
    follows: $2,000,000,000 for guaranteed farm ownership loans and
    $1,500,000,000 for farm ownership direct loans; $1,393,443,000 for
    unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans and $1,252,004,000 for direct
    operating loans; emergency loans, $34,667,000; Indian tribe land
    acquisition loans, $2,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans,
    $150,000,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, $10,000,000; and
    for boll weevil eradication program loans, $60,000,000:  Provided, That
    the Secretary shall deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the
    purpose of boll weevil eradication program loans.
        For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, including
    the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm operating loans,
    $63,101,000 for direct operating loans, $14,770,000 for unsubsidized
    guaranteed operating loans, and emergency loans, $856,000, to remain
    available until expended.
        In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
    direct and guaranteed loan programs, $314,918,000, of which $306,998,000
    shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Farm
    Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.
        Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insurance
    Program Account for farm ownership, operating and conservation direct
    loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred among these programs:
    Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.

                             Risk Management Agency

                              salaries and expenses

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

                                  CORPORATIONS

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

                     Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund

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

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                        Commodity Credit Corporation Fund

                      reimbursement for net realized losses

                         (including transfers of funds)

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

                           hazardous waste management

                            (limitation on expenses)

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

                                    TITLE II

                              CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

       Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
    Natural Resources and Environment, $898,000.

                     Natural Resources Conservation Service

                             conservation operations

        For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Act of
    April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), including preparation of conservation
    plans and establishment of measures to conserve soil and water
    (including farm irrigation and land drainage and such special measures
    for soil and water management as may be necessary to prevent floods and
    the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricultural related
    pollutants); operation of conservation plant materials centers;
    classification and mapping of soil; dissemination of information;
    acquisition of lands, water, and interests therein for use in the plant
    materials program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost
    not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C.
    428a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of permanent
    and temporary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft,
    $846,428,000,

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    to remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That
    appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250
    for construction and improvement of buildings and public improvements at
    plant materials centers, except that the cost of alterations and
    improvements to other buildings and other public improvements shall not
    exceed $250,000:  Provided further, That when buildings or other
    structures are erected on non-Federal land, that the right to use such
    land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a:  Provided further, That
    of the amounts made available under this heading, $5,600,000, shall
    remain available until expended for the authorities under 16 U.S.C.
    1001-1005 and 1007-1009 for authorized ongoing watershed projects with a
    primary purpose of providing water to rural communities.

                        watershed rehabilitation program

        Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed Protection and
    Flood Prevention Act, $12,000,000 is provided.

                                    TITLE III

                           RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

               Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
    Rural Development, $898,000.

                     Rural Development Salaries and Expenses

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and
    implementation of programs in the Rural Development mission area,
    including activities with institutions concerning the development and
    operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements;
    $224,201,000:  Provided, That no less than $15,000,000 shall be for the
    Comprehensive Loan Accounting System:  Provided further, That
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under
    this heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities that
    support the Rural Development mission area:  Provided further, That any
    balances available from prior years for the Rural Utilities Service,
    Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Business-Cooperative Service
    salaries and expenses accounts shall be transferred to and merged with
    this appropriation.

                              Rural Housing Service

                  rural housing insurance fund program account

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and
    guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949, to
    be available from funds in the rural housing insurance fund, as follows:
    $900,000,000 shall be for direct loans and $24,000,000,000 shall be for
    unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $26,279,000 for section 504 housing
    repair loans; $28,398,000 for

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    section 515 rental housing; $150,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed
    multi-family housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single
    family housing acquired property; $5,000,000 for section 523 self-help
    housing land development loans; and $5,000,000 for section 524 site
    development loans.
        For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of
    modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
    Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 loans, $66,420,000 shall be for
    direct loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $3,687,000; and repair,
    rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental housing,
    $9,800,000:  Provided, That to support the loan program level for
    section 538 guaranteed loans made available under this heading the
    Secretary may charge or adjust any fees to cover the projected cost of
    such loan guarantees pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Reform Act
    of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), and the interest on such loans may not
    be subsidized:  Provided further, That applicants in communities that
    have a current rural area waiver under section 541 of the Housing Act of
    1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490q) shall be treated as living in a rural area for
    purposes of section 502 guaranteed loans provided under this heading:
    Provided further, That of the amounts available under this paragraph for
    section 502 direct loans, no less than $5,000,000 shall be available for
    direct loans for individuals whose homes will be built pursuant to a
    program funded with a mutual and self-help housing grant authorized by
    section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949 until June 1, 2015.
        In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, as
    authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $15,936,000, to remain available
    until expended, for direct farm labor housing loans and domestic farm
    labor housing grants and contracts:  Provided, That any balances
    available for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be transferred to and
    merged with this account.
        In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
    direct and guaranteed loan programs, $415,100,000 shall be transferred
    to and merged with the appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries
    and Expenses''.

                            rental assistance program

        For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursuant to
    the authority under section 521(a)(2) or agreements entered into in lieu
    of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as authorized by
    section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $1,088,500,000; and, in
    addition, such sums as may be necessary, as authorized by section 521(c)
    of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to
    carry out the rental assistance program under section 521(a)(2) of the
    Act:  Provided, That rental assistance agreements entered into or
    renewed during the current fiscal year shall be funded for a 1-year
    period:  Provided further, That rental assistance contracts will not be
    renewed within the 12-month contract period:  Provided further, That any
    unexpended balances remaining at the end of such 1-year agreements may
    be transferred and used for the purposes of any debt reduction;
    maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any existing projects;
    preservation; and rental assistance activities authorized under title V
    of the Act:  Provided further, That rental assistance provided under
    agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2015 for a farm

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    labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of
    the Act may not be recaptured for use in another project until such
    assistance has remained unused for a period of 12 consecutive months, if
    such project has a waiting list of tenants seeking such assistance or
    the project has rental assistance eligible tenants who are not receiving
    such assistance:  Provided further, That such recaptured rental
    assistance shall, to the extent practicable, be applied to another farm
    labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of
    the Act.

               multi-family housing revitalization program account

        For the rural housing voucher program as authorized under section
    542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwithstanding subsection (b) of
    such section, and for additional costs to conduct a demonstration
    program for the preservation and revitalization of multi-family rental
    housing properties described in this paragraph, $24,000,000, to remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That of the funds made available
    under this heading, $7,000,000, shall be available for rural housing
    vouchers to any low-income household (including those not receiving
    rental assistance) residing in a property financed with a section 515
    loan which has been prepaid after September 30, 2005:  Provided further,
    That the amount of such voucher shall be the difference between
    comparable market rent for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent
    for such unit:  Provided further, That funds made available for such
    vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual appropriations:
    Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent
    practicable, administer such vouchers with current regulations and
    administrative guidance applicable to section 8 housing vouchers
    administered by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban
    Development:  Provided further, That if the Secretary determines that
    the amount made available for vouchers in this or any other Act is not
    needed for vouchers, the Secretary may use such funds for the
    demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of multi-
    family rental housing properties described in this paragraph:  Provided
    further, That of the funds made available under this heading,
    $17,000,000 shall be available for a demonstration program for the
    preservation and revitalization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-
    family rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA multi-
    family housing loans, as the Secretary deems appropriate, expressly for
    the purposes of ensuring the project has sufficient resources to
    preserve the project for the purpose of providing safe and affordable
    housing for low-income residents and farm laborers including reducing or
    eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, reducing
    or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial assistance including
    advances, payments and incentives (including the ability of owners to
    obtain reasonable returns on investment) required by the Secretary:
    Provided further, That the Secretary shall as part of the preservation
    and revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive use agreement
    consistent with the terms of the restructuring:  Provided further, That
    if the Secretary determines that additional funds for vouchers described
    in this paragraph are needed, funds for the preservation and
    revitalization demonstration program may be used for such vouchers:
    Provided further, That if Congress enacts legislation to permanently
    authorize a multi-

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    family rental housing loan restructuring program similar to the
    demonstration program described herein, the Secretary may use funds made
    available for the demonstration program under this heading to carry out
    such legislation with the prior approval of the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:  Provided further, That in
    addition to any other available funds, the Secretary may expend not more
    than $1,000,000 total, from the program funds made available under this
    heading, for administrative expenses for activities funded under this
    heading.

                       mutual and self-help housing grants

        For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of the
    Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $27,500,000, to remain available
    until expended.

                         rural housing assistance grants

        For grants for very low-income housing repair and rural housing
    preservation made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized by 42
    U.S.C. 1474, and 1490m, $32,239,000, to remain available until expended.

                   rural community facilities program account

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and
    guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and described in section
    381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act,
    $2,200,000,000 for direct loans and $73,222,000 for guaranteed loans.
        For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying
    loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
    1974, $3,500,000, to remain available until expended.
        For the cost of grants for rural community facilities programs as
    authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $26,778,000, to remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That $4,000,000 of the amount
    appropriated under this heading shall be available for a Rural Community
    Development Initiative:  Provided further, That such funds shall be used
    solely to develop the capacity and ability of private, nonprofit
    community-based housing and community development organizations, low-
    income rural communities, and Federally Recognized Native American
    Tribes to undertake projects to improve housing, community facilities,
    community and economic development projects in rural areas:  Provided
    further, That such funds shall be made available to qualified private,
    nonprofit and public intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a
    program of financial and technical assistance:  Provided further, That
    such intermediary organizations shall provide matching funds from other
    sources, including Federal funds for related activities, in an amount
    not less than funds provided:  Provided further, That $5,778,000 of the
    amount appropriated under this heading shall be to provide grants for
    facilities in rural communities with extreme unemployment and severe
    economic depression (Public Law 106-387), with up to 5 percent for
    administration and capacity building in the State rural development
    offices:  Provided further, That $4,000,000

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    of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for
    community facilities grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by section
    306(a)(19) of such Act:  Provided further, That sections 381E-H and 381N
    of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to
    the funds made available under this heading.

                       Rural Business--Cooperative Service

                         rural business program account

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the rural business
    development programs authorized by section 310B and described in
    subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of section 310B of the Consolidated
    Farm and Rural Development Act, $74,000,000, to remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this heading,
    not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available for one grant to a
    qualified national organization to provide technical assistance for
    rural transportation in order to promote economic development and
    $3,000,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C.
    2009aa et seq.) for any Rural Community Advancement Program purpose as
    described in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act, of which not more than 5 percent may be used for
    administrative expenses:  Provided further, That $4,000,000 of the
    amount appropriated under this heading shall be for business grants to
    benefit Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, including $250,000
    for a grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical
    assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic
    development:  Provided further, That for purposes of determining
    eligibility or level of program assistance the Secretary shall not
    include incarcerated prison populations:  Provided further, That
    sections 381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act are not applicable to funds made available under this heading.

                   intermediary relending program fund account

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by the
    Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 1936b),
    $18,889,000.
        For the cost of direct loans, $5,818,000, as authorized by the
    Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 1936b), of which
    $531,000 shall be available through June 30, 2015, for Federally
    Recognized Native American Tribes; and of which $1,021,000 shall be
    available through June 30, 2015, for Mississippi Delta Region counties
    (as determined in accordance with Public Law 100-460):  Provided, That
    such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as
    defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
        In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct
    loan programs, $4,439,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the
    appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses''.

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                rural economic development loans program account

                         (including rescission of funds)

        For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under
    section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of
    promoting rural economic development and job creation projects,
    $33,077,000.
        Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit
    payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act
    of 1936, $179,000,000 shall not be obligated and $179,000,000 are
    rescinded.

                      rural cooperative development grants

        For rural cooperative development grants authorized under section
    310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
    1932), $22,050,000, of which $2,500,000 shall be for cooperative
    agreements for the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas
    program:  Provided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for grants
    for cooperative development centers, individual cooperatives, or groups
    of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged groups and a majority
    of the boards of directors or governing boards of which are comprised of
    individuals who are members of socially disadvantaged groups; and of
    which $10,750,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for
    value-added agricultural product market development grants, as
    authorized by section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of
    2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a).

                        rural energy for america program

        For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, under the same terms
    and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of the Farm Security and
    Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $1,350,000:  Provided,
    That the cost of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such
    loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
    Act of 1974.

                             Rural Utilities Service

                 rural water and waste disposal program account

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants for the
    rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste management
    programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B
    and described in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $464,857,000, to remain
    available until expended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be
    available for the rural utilities program described in section
    306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to exceed $993,000 shall be
    available for the rural utilities program described in section 306E of
    such Act:  Provided, That $66,500,000 of the amount appropriated under
    this heading shall be for loans and grants including water and waste
    disposal systems grants authorized by 306C(a)(2)(B) and 306D of the
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, Federally Recognized

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    Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1), and the Department of
    Hawaiian Home Lands (of the State of Hawaii):  Provided further, That
    funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act may be provided to a consortium formed pursuant to
    section 325 of Public Law 105-83:  Provided further, That not more than
    2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated
    Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by the State of Alaska for
    training and technical assistance programs and not more than 2 percent
    of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and
    Rural Development Act may be used by a consortium formed pursuant to
    section 325 of Public Law 105-83 for training and technical assistance
    programs:  Provided further, That not to exceed $19,000,000 of the
    amount appropriated under this heading shall be for technical assistance
    grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14)
    of such Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of extreme need,
    of which $6,000,000 shall be made available for a grant to a qualified
    nonprofit multi-State regional technical assistance organization, with
    experience in working with small communities on water and waste water
    problems, the principal purpose of such grant shall be to assist rural
    communities with populations of 3,300 or less, in improving the
    planning, financing, development, operation, and management of water and
    waste water systems, and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a
    qualified national Native American organization to provide technical
    assistance for rural water systems for tribal communities:  Provided
    further, That not to exceed $15,919,000 of the amount appropriated under
    this heading shall be for contracting with qualified national
    organizations for a circuit rider program to provide technical
    assistance for rural water systems:  Provided further, That not to
    exceed $4,000,000 shall be for solid waste management grants:  Provided
    further, That $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading
    shall be transferred to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities Service,
    High Energy Cost Grants Account to provide grants authorized under
    section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a):
    Provided further, That any prior year balances for high-energy cost
    grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936
    (7 U.S.C. 918a) shall be transferred to and merged with the Rural
    Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account:  Provided further,
    That sections 381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act are not applicable to the funds made available under
    this heading.

       rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account

                          (including transfer of funds)

        The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by
    sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
    935 and 936) shall be made as follows: loans made pursuant to section
    306 of that Act, rural electric, $5,000,000,000; guaranteed underwriting
    loans pursuant to section 313A, $500,000,000; 5 percent rural
    telecommunications loans, cost of money rural telecommunications loans,
    and for loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural
    telecommunications loans,

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    $690,000,000:  Provided, That up to $2,000,000,000 shall be used for the
    construction, acquisition, or improvement of fossil-fueled electric
    generating plants (whether new or existing) that utilize carbon
    sequestration systems.
        In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
    direct and guaranteed loan programs, $34,478,000, which shall be
    transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Rural
    Development, Salaries and Expenses''.

             distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program

        For the principal amount of broadband telecommunication loans,
    $24,077,000.
        For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural
    areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $22,000,000, to remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That $3,000,000 shall be made
    available for grants authorized by 379G of the Consolidated Farm and
    Rural Development Act:  Provided further, That funding provided under
    this heading for grants under 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act may only be provided to entities that meet all of the
    eligibility criteria for a consortium as established by this section.
        For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by section 601 of the
    Rural Electrification Act, $4,500,000, to remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That the cost of direct loans shall be as defined
    in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
        In addition, $10,372,000, to remain available until expended, for a
    grant program to finance broadband transmission in rural areas eligible
    for Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7
    U.S.C. 950aaa.

                                    TITLE IV

                             DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

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

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
    Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, $816,000.

                           Food and Nutrition Service

                            child nutrition programs

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. Russell National
    School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), except section 21, and the
    Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17
    and 21; $21,300,170,000 to remain available through September 30, 2016,
    of which such sums as are made available under section 14222(b)(1) of
    the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246), as
    amended by this Act, shall be merged with and available for the same
    time period and purposes as provided herein:  Provided, That of the
    total amount available, $17,004,000 shall be available to carry out
    section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.):
    Provided

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    further, That of the total amount available, $25,000,000 shall be
    available to provide competitive grants to State agencies for subgrants
    to local educational agencies and schools to purchase the equipment
    needed to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, and to help
    support the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the school
    breakfast program:  Provided further, That of the total amount
    available, $16,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry
    out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2010 (Public
    Law 111-80).

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

        For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental
    nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act
    of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $6,623,000,000, to remain available through
    September 30, 2016:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of
    the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)), not less than
    $60,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding peer counselors and other
    related activities, $14,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure,
    $30,000,000 shall be used for management information systems, and
    $25,000,000 shall be used for WIC electronic benefit transfer systems
    and activities:  Provided further, That none of the funds provided in
    this account shall be available for the purchase of infant formula
    except in accordance with the cost containment and competitive bidding
    requirements specified in section 17 of such Act:  Provided further,
    That none of the funds provided shall be available for activities that
    are not fully reimbursed by other Federal Government departments or
    agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act:  Provided further,
    That upon termination of a federally mandated vendor moratorium and
    subject to terms and conditions established by the Secretary, the
    Secretary may waive the requirement at 7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the request
    of a State agency.

                    supplemental nutrition assistance program

        For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of
    2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $81,837,570,000, of which $3,000,000,000,
    to remain available through September 30, 2016, shall be placed in
    reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may become
    necessary to carry out program operations:  Provided, That funds
    provided herein shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of the
    Food and Nutrition Act of 2008:  Provided further, That of the funds
    made available under this heading, $998,000 may be used to provide
    nutrition education services to State agencies and Federally Recognized
    Tribes participating in the Food Distribution Program on Indian
    Reservations:  Provided further, That this appropriation shall be
    subject to any work registration or workfare requirements as may be
    required by law:  Provided further, That funds made available for
    Employment and Training under this heading shall remain available
    through September 30, 2016:  Provided further, That funds made available
    under this heading for a study on Indian tribal administration of
    nutrition programs, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of
    2014 (Public Law 113-79), and a study of the removal of cash benefits in
    Puerto Rico, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014
    (Public Law 113-79) shall be available

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    until expended:  Provided further, That funds made available under this
    heading for section 28(d)(1) and section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition
    Act of 2008 shall remain available through September 30, 2016:  Provided
    further, That funds made available under this heading for employment and
    training pilot projects, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act
    of 2014 (Public Law 113-79), shall remain available through September
    30, 2018:  Provided further, That funds made available under this
    heading may be used to enter into contracts and employ staff to conduct
    studies, evaluations, or to conduct activities related to program
    integrity provided that such activities are authorized by the Food and
    Nutrition Act of 2008.

                          commodity assistance program

        For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance and the
    Commodity Supplemental Food Program as authorized by section 4(a) of the
    Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note);
    the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assistance for the
    nuclear affected islands, as authorized by section 103(f)(2) of the
    Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-188);
    and the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section
    17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, $278,501,000, to remain
    available through September 30, 2016, of which $2,800,000 shall be to
    begin service in seven additional States that have plans approved by the
    Department for the commodity supplemental food program but are not
    currently participating:  Provided, That none of these funds shall be
    available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities
    donated to the program:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any
    other provision of law, effective with funds made available in fiscal
    year 2015 to support the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, as
    authorized by section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
    of 2002, such funds shall remain available through September 30, 2016:
    Provided further, That of the funds made available under section 27(a)
    of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Secretary
    may use up to 10 percent for costs associated with the distribution of
    commodities.

                        nutrition programs administration

        For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and Nutrition
    Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition assistance program,
    $150,824,000:  Provided, That of the funds provided herein, $2,000,000
    shall be used for the purposes of section 4404 of Public Law 107-171, as
    amended by section 4401 of Public Law 110-246.

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                                     TITLE V

                     FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

                          Foreign Agricultural Service

                              salaries and expenses

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service,
    including not to exceed $250,000 for representation allowances and for
    expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7
    U.S.C. 1766), $181,423,000:  Provided, That the Service may utilize
    advances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures made
    on behalf of Federal agencies, public and private organizations and
    institutions under agreements executed pursuant to the agricultural food
    production assistance programs (7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign
    assistance programs of the United States Agency for International
    Development:  Provided further, That funds made available for middle-
    income country training programs, funds made available for the Borlaug
    International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship program,
    and up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service appropriation
    solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in international
    currency exchange rates, subject to documentation by the Foreign
    Agricultural Service, shall remain available until expended.

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

                  (including rescission and transfer of funds)

        For administrative expenses to carry out the credit program of title
    I, Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83-480) and the Food for Progress Act
    of 1985, $2,528,000, shall be transferred to and merged with the
    appropriation for ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses'':
    Provided, That of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to title I
    of the Food for Peace Act, $13,000,000 are rescinded:  Provided further,
    That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by
    the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent
    Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                         food for peace title ii grants

        For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise
    recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including interest
    thereon, under the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83-480), for
    commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under title
    II of said Act, $1,466,000,000, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts made
    available under this heading shall be used to provide not less than the
    minimum level of funding required by section 412(e)(2) of the Food for
    Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)(2)) to carry out nonemergency food
    assistance programs under title II of such Act.

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

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 3107
    of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o-
    1), $191,626,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That
    the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the services,
    facilities, and authorities for the purpose of implementing such
    section, subject to reimbursement from amounts provided herein.

      commodity credit corporation export (loans) credit guarantee program
                                     account

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit
    Corporation's Export Guarantee Program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,748,000;
    to cover common overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the
    Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity with the
    Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which $6,394,000 shall be
    transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Foreign
    Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses'', and of which $354,000
    shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Farm
    Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.

                                    TITLE VI

                 RELATED AGENCY AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

                     Department of Health and Human Services

                          food and drug administration

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration,
    including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for payment of
    space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 92-313 for
    programs and activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are
    included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space in the
    District of Columbia or elsewhere; for miscellaneous and emergency
    expenses of enforcement activities, authorized and approved by the
    Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate,
    not to exceed $25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of Public Law
    107-188; $4,443,356,000:  Provided, That of the amount provided under
    this heading, $798,000,000 shall be derived from prescription drug user
    fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379h, and shall be credited to this account
    and remain available until expended; $128,282,000 shall be derived from
    medical device user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be
    credited to this account and remain available until expended;
    $312,116,000 shall be derived from human generic drug user fees
    authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-42, and shall be credited to this account
    and remain available until expended; $21,014,000 shall be derived from
    biosimilar biological product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-52,
    and shall be credited to this account and remain available until
    expended; $22,464,000 shall be derived from animal drug

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    user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-12, and shall be credited to this
    account and remain available until expended; $6,944,000 shall be derived
    from animal generic drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-21, and
    shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended;
    $566,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco product user fees authorized
    by 21 U.S.C. 387s, and shall be credited to this account and remain
    available until expended:  Provided further, That in addition and
    notwithstanding any other provision under this heading, amounts
    collected for prescription drug user fees, medical device user fees,
    human generic drug user fees, biosimilar biological product user fees,
    animal drug user fees, and animal generic drug user fees that exceed the
    respective fiscal year 2015 limitations are appropriated and shall be
    credited to this account and remain available until expended:  Provided
    further, That fees derived from prescription drug, medical device, human
    generic drug, biosimilar biological product, animal drug, and animal
    generic drug assessments for fiscal year 2015, including any such fees
    collected prior to fiscal year 2015 but credited for fiscal year 2015,
    shall be subject to the fiscal year 2015 limitations:  Provided further,
    That the Secretary may accept payment during fiscal year 2015 of user
    fees specified under this heading and authorized for fiscal year 2016,
    prior to the due date for such fees, and that amounts of such fees
    assessed for fiscal year 2016 for which the Secretary accepts payment in
    fiscal year 2015 shall not be included in amounts under this heading:
    Provided further, That none of these funds shall be used to develop,
    establish, or operate any program of user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C.
    9701:  Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated: (1)
    $903,403,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety and Applied
    Nutrition and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory
    Affairs; (2) $1,337,948,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evaluation
    and Research and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory
    Affairs; (3) $344,267,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics
    Evaluation and Research and for related field activities in the Office
    of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $173,976,000 shall be for the Center for
    Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of
    Regulatory Affairs; (5) $420,548,000 shall be for the Center for Devices
    and Radiological Health and for related field activities in the Office
    of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $63,331,000 shall be for the National Center
    for Toxicological Research; (7) $531,527,000 shall be for the Center for
    Tobacco Products and for related field activities in the Office of
    Regulatory Affairs; (8) not to exceed $163,079,000 shall be for Rent and
    Related activities, of which $47,116,000 is for White Oak Consolidation,
    other than the amounts paid to the General Services Administration for
    rent; (9) not to exceed $227,674,000 shall be for payments to the
    General Services Administration for rent; and (10) $277,603,000 shall be
    for other activities, including the Office of the Commissioner of Food
    and Drugs, the Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, the Office of
    Medical and Tobacco Products, the Office of Global and Regulatory
    Policy, the Office of Operations, the Office of the Chief Scientist, and
    central services for these offices:  Provided further, That not to
    exceed $25,000 of this amount shall be for official reception and
    representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by
    the Commissioner:  Provided further, That any transfer of funds pursuant
    to section 770(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
    379dd(n)) shall only be from

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    amounts made available under this heading for other activities:
    Provided further, That of the amounts that are made available under this
    heading for ``other activities'', and that are not derived from user
    fees, $1,500,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the
    appropriation for ``Department of Health and Human Services--Office of
    Inspector General'' for oversight of the programs and operations of the
    Food and Drug Administration and shall be in addition to funds otherwise
    made available for oversight of the Food and Drug Administration:
    Provided further, That funds may be transferred from one specified
    activity to another with the prior approval of the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
        In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42 U.S.C. 263b,
    export certification user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 381, priority
    review user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360n and 360ff, food and feed
    recall fees, food reinspection fees, and voluntary qualified importer
    program fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-31, outsourcing facility fees
    authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-62, prescription drug wholesale distributor
    licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 353(e)(3), and
    third-party logistics provider licensing and inspection fees authorized
    by 21 U.S.C. 360eee-3(c)(1), shall be credited to this account, to
    remain available until expended.

                            buildings and facilities

        For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration,
    and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of or used by the Food and
    Drug Administration, where not otherwise provided, $8,788,000, to remain
    available until expended.

                               INDEPENDENT AGENCY

                           Farm Credit Administration

                      limitation on administrative expenses

        Not to exceed $60,500,000 (from assessments collected from farm
    credit institutions, including the Federal Agricultural Mortgage
    Corporation) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for
    administrative expenses as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249:  Provided,
    That this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with
    receiverships:  Provided further, That the agency may exceed this
    limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

                                    TITLE VII

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

                 (including rescissions and transfers of funds)

        Sec. 701.  Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law,
    appropriations and authorizations made for the Department of Agriculture
    for the current fiscal year under this Act shall be available for the
    purchase, in addition to those specifically provided for, of not to
    exceed 71 passenger motor vehicles of which 68 shall be for replacement
    only, and for the hire of such vehicles:  Provided, That

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    notwithstanding this section, the only purchase of new passenger
    vehicles shall be for those determined by the Secretary to be necessary
    for transportation safety, to reduce operational costs, and for the
    protection of life, property, and public safety.
        Sec. 702.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
    Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated balances of
    discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or any other available
    unobligated discretionary balances that are remaining available of the
    Department of Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund for the
    acquisition of plant and capital equipment necessary for the delivery of
    financial, administrative, and information technology services of
    primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture, such
    transferred funds to remain available until expended:  Provided, That
    none of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act shall be
    transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the prior approval of
    the agency administrator:  Provided further, That none of the funds
    transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall
    be available for obligation without written notification to and the
    prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress:  Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this
    Act or made available to the Department's Working Capital Fund shall be
    available for obligation or expenditure to make any changes to the
    Department's National Finance Center without written notification to and
    prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress as required by section 719 of this Act:  Provided further, That
    of annual income amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the Department
    of Agriculture allocated for the National Finance Center, the Secretary
    may reserve not more than 4 percent for the replacement or acquisition
    of capital equipment, including equipment for the improvement and
    implementation of a financial management plan, information technology,
    and other systems of the National Finance Center or to pay any
    unforeseen, extraordinary cost of the National Finance Center:  Provided
    further, That none of the amounts reserved shall be available for
    obligation unless the Secretary submits written notification of the
    obligation to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate:  Provided further, That the limitation
    on the obligation of funds pending notification to Congressional
    Committees shall not apply to any obligation that, as determined by the
    Secretary, is necessary to respond to a declared state of emergency that
    significantly impacts the operations of the National Finance Center; or
    to evacuate employees of the National Finance Center to a safe haven to
    continue operations of the National Finance Center.
        Sec. 703.  No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
    remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
    expressly so provided herein.
        Sec. 704.  No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to pay
    negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements or similar
    arrangements between the United States Department of Agriculture and
    nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost
    of the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrangements is to
    carry out programs of mutual interest between the two parties. This does
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    payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts with such institutions
    when such indirect costs are computed on a similar basis for all
    agencies for which appropriations are provided in this Act.
        Sec. 705.  Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the
    cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in the current fiscal
    year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made
    in the current fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural
    Development Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrification and
    Telecommunication Loans program account, and the Rural Housing Insurance
    Fund program account.
        Sec. 706.  None of the funds made available to the Department of
    Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire new information
    technology systems or significant upgrades, as determined by the Office
    of the Chief Information Officer, without the approval of the Chief
    Information Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Information
    Technology Investment Review Board:  Provided, That notwithstanding any
    other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief
    Information Officer without written notification to and the prior
    approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:
     Provided further, That none of the funds available to the Department of
    Agriculture for information technology shall be obligated for projects
    over $25,000 prior to receipt of written approval by the Chief
    Information Officer:  Provided further, That the Chief Information
    Officer may authorize an agency to obligate funds without written
    approval from the Chief Information Officer for projects up to $250,000
    based upon the performance of an agency measured against the performance
    plan requirements described in the explanatory statement described in
    section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
        Sec. 707.  Funds made available under section 1240I and section
    1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 and section 524(b) of the
    Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in the current fiscal year
    shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made in
    the current fiscal year.
        Sec. 708.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any former
    RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid an insured, direct or guaranteed
    loan under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, or any not-for-profit
    utility that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under such
    Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 313(b)(2)(B) of such
    Act in the same manner as a borrower under such Act.
        Sec. 709.  Of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to section
    12033 and section 15101 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
    2008, $125,000,000 are rescinded.
        Sec. 710.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not
    more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from appropriations made
    available for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Farm Service
    Agency shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for
    information technology expenses:  Provided, That except as otherwise
    specifically provided by law, unobligated balances from appropriations
    made available for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Rural
    Development mission area shall remain available through September 30,
    2016, for information technology expenses.
        Sec. 711.  The Secretary of Agriculture may authorize a State agency
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    amount of liquid infant formula specified in 7 CFR 246.10 when issuing
    liquid infant formula to participants.
        Sec. 712.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by the
    employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections
    301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
        Sec. 713.  In the case of each program established or amended by the
    Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79), other than by title I or
    subtitle A of title III of such Act, or programs for which indefinite
    amounts were provided in that Act, that is authorized or required to be
    carried out using funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation--
                (1) such funds shall be available for salaries and related
            administrative expenses, including technical assistance,
            associated with the implementation of the program, without
            regard to the limitation on the total amount of allotments and
            fund transfers contained in section 11 of the Commodity Credit
            Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and
                (2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall not be
            considered to be a fund transfer or allotment for purposes of
            applying the limitation on the total amount of allotments and
            fund transfers contained in such section.

        Sec. 714.  Of the funds made available by this Act, not more than
    $2,000,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activities
    related to all advisory committees, panels, commissions, and task forces
    of the Department of Agriculture, except for panels used to comply with
    negotiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate competitively
    awarded grants.
        Sec. 715.  None of the funds in this Act shall be available to pay
    indirect costs charged against any agricultural research, education, or
    extension grant awards issued by the National Institute of Food and
    Agriculture that exceed 30 percent of total Federal funds provided under
    each award:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 1462 of the National
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
    U.S.C. 3310), funds provided by this Act for grants awarded
    competitively by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture shall be
    available to pay full allowable indirect costs for each grant awarded
    under section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).
        Sec. 716.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and
    expenses of personnel to carry out the following:
                (1) The Watershed Rehabilitation program authorized by
            section 14(h)(1) of the Watershed and Flood Protection Act (16
            U.S.C. 1012(h)(1)) in excess of $73,000,000.
                (2) The Environmental Quality Incentives Program as
            authorized by sections 1240-1240H of the Food Security Act of
            1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-3839aa-8) in excess of $1,347,000,000:
            Provided, That this limitation shall apply only to funds
            provided by section 1241(a)(5)(B) of the Food Security Act of
            1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(5)(B)).
                (3) The Conservation Stewardship Program as authorized by
            sections 1238D-1238G of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
            3838d-3838g) in excess of 7,741,000 acres.
                (4) The Biomass Crop Assistance Program authorized by
            section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act

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            of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111) in excess of $23,000,000 in new
            obligational authority.
                (5) The Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical and Biobased Product
            Manufacturing Assistance program as authorized by section 9003
            of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C.
            8103) in excess of $30,000,000.

        Sec. 717.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and
    expenses of personnel to carry out a program under subsection
    (b)(2)(A)(vii) of section 14222 of Public Law 110-246 in excess of
    $959,000,000, as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement
    Commodities--$465,000,000; State Option Contracts--$5,000,000; Removal
    of Defective Commodities--$2,500,000:  Provided, That none of the funds
    made available in this Act or any other Act shall be used for salaries
    and expenses to carry out in this fiscal year section 19(i)(1)(E) of the
    Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, except in an
    amount that excludes the transfer of $122,000,000 of the funds to be
    transferred under subsection (c) of section 14222 of Public Law 110-246,
    until October 1, 2015:  Provided further, That $122,000,000 made
    available on October 1, 2015, to carry out section 19(i)(1)(E) of the
    Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, shall be
    excluded from the limitation described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(viii) of
    section 14222 of Public Law 110-246:  Provided further, That none of the
    funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act
    shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any employee of the
    Department of Agriculture or officer of the Commodity Credit Corporation
    to carry out clause 3 of section 32 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act
    of 1935 (Public Law 74-320, 7 U.S.C. 612c, as amended), or for any
    surplus removal activities or price support activities under section 5
    of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act:  Provided further, That
    of the available unobligated balances under (b)(2)(A)(vii) of section
    14222 of Public Law 110-246, $203,000,000 are rescinded.
        Sec. 718.  None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act
    shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who prepare
    or submit appropriations language as part of the President's budget
    submission to the Congress for programs under the jurisdiction of the
    Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
    Drug Administration, and Related Agencies that assumes revenues or
    reflects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees proposals
    that have not been enacted into law prior to the submission of the
    budget unless such budget submission identifies which additional
    spending reductions should occur in the event the user fees proposals
    are not enacted prior to the date of the convening of a committee of
    conference for the fiscal year 2016 appropriations Act.
        Sec. 719. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by
    previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that
    remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal
    year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the
    collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall
    be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming,
    transfer of funds, or reimbursements as authorized by the Economy Act,
    or in the case of the Department of Agriculture, through use of the
    authority provided by section 702(b)

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    of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or
    section 8 of Public Law 89-106 (7 U.S.C. 2263), that--
                (1) creates new programs;
                (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
                (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any
            project or activity for which funds have been denied or
            restricted;
                (4) relocates an office or employees;
                (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or
                (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities
            presently performed by Federal employees;

    unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human
    Services (as the case may be) notifies in writing and receives approval
    from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at
    least 30 days in advance of the reprogramming of such funds or the use
    of such authority.
        (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous
    Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain
    available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or
    provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of
    fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available
    for obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects
    through a reprogramming or use of the authorities referred to in
    subsection (a) involving funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent,
    whichever is less, that--
                (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities;
                (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program,
            project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as
            approved by Congress; or
                (3) results from any general savings from a reduction in
            personnel which would result in a change in existing programs,
            activities, or projects as approved by Congress;

    unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human
    Services (as the case may be) notifies in writing and receives approval
    from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at
    least 30 days in advance of the reprogramming or transfer of such funds
    or the use of such authority.
        (c) The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and
    Human Services shall notify in writing and receive approval from the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress before
    implementing any program or activity not carried out during the previous
    fiscal year unless the program or activity is funded by this Act or
    specifically funded by any other Act.
        (d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous
    Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain
    available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or
    provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of
    fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available
    for--
                (1) modifying major capital investments funding levels,
            including information technology systems, that involves
            increasing or decreasing funds in the current fiscal year for
            the individual investment in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent of
            the total cost, whichever is less;
                (2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or vacant
            positions or agency activities or functions to establish a
            center,

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            office, branch, or similar entity with five or more personnel;
            or
                (3) carrying out activities or functions that were not
            described in the budget request;

    unless the agencies funded by this Act notify, in writing, the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days
    in advance of using the funds for these purposes.
        (e) As described in this section, no funds may be used for any
    activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of
    Health and Human Services receives from the Committee on Appropriations
    of both Houses of Congress written or electronic mail confirmation of
    receipt of the notification as required in this section.
        Sec. 720.  Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the Consolidated
    Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may
    assess a one-time fee for any guaranteed business and industry loan in
    an amount that does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal
    portion of the loan.
        Sec. 721.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug
    Administration, or the Farm Credit Administration shall be used to
    transmit or otherwise make available to any non-Department of
    Agriculture, non-Department of Health and Human Services, or non-Farm
    Credit Administration employee questions or responses to questions that
    are a result of information requested for the appropriations hearing
    process.
        Sec. 722.  Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the
    funds provided in this Act, may be used by an executive branch agency to
    produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or
    distribution in the United States unless the story includes a clear
    notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that
    the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive
    branch agency.
        Sec. 723.  No employee of the Department of Agriculture may be
    detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this Act or any
    other Act to any other agency or office of the Department for more than
    60 days in a fiscal year unless the individual's employing agency or
    office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office for the
    salary and expenses of the employee for the period of assignment.
        Sec. 724.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who provide nonrecourse
    marketing assistance loans for mohair under section 1201 of the
    Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79).
        Sec. 725.  There is hereby appropriated $1,996,000 to carry out
    section 1621 of Public Law 110-246.
        Sec. 726.  There is hereby appropriated $600,000 for the purposes of
    section 727 of division A of Public Law 112-55.
        Sec. 727.  Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Commissioner of the Food and
    Drug Administration, and the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration
    shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate a detailed spending plan by program,
    project, and activity for all the funds made available under this Act
    including appropriated user fees, as defined in the explanatory
    statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
    this consolidated Act).

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        Sec. 728.  Funds made available under title II of the Food for Peace
    Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) may only be used to provide assistance to
    recipient nations if adequate monitoring and controls, as determined by
    the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, are
    in place to ensure that emergency food aid is received by the intended
    beneficiaries in areas affected by food shortages and not diverted for
    unauthorized or inappropriate purposes.
        Sec. 729.  The Secretary shall continue the pilot program in effect
    for fiscal year 2013 for packaging and reviewing section 502 single
    family direct loans. The Secretary shall continue agreements with
    current intermediary organizations and not later than 90 days after
    enactment of this Act enter into additional agreements that increase the
    number of participating intermediary organizations to not less than 10.
    The Secretary shall work with these organizations to increase the
    effectiveness of the section 502 single family direct loan program in
    rural communities and shall set aside and make available from the
    national reserve section 502 loans an amount necessary to support the
    work of such intermediaries and provide a priority for review of such
    loans.
        Sec. 730.  For loans and loan guarantees that do not require budget
    authority and the program level has been established in this Act, the
    Secretary of Agriculture may increase the program level for such loans
    and loan guarantees by not more than 25 percent:  Provided, That prior
    to the Secretary implementing such an increase, the Secretary notifies,
    in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
    at least 15 days in advance.
        Sec. 731.  None of the funds made available by this or any other Act
    may be used to write, prepare, or publish a final rule or an interim
    final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement or enforce the
    proposed rule entitled ``Implementation of Regulations Required Under
    Title XI, of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008; Conduct in
    Violation of the Act'' published by the Department of Agriculture in the
    Federal Register on June 22, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 35338 et seq.) unless
    the combined annual cost to the economy of such rules does not exceed
    $100,000,000:  Provided, That none of the funds made available by this
    or any other Act may be used to publish a final or interim final rule in
    furtherance of, or otherwise to implement, sections 201.2(l), 201.2(t),
    201.2(u), 201.3(c), 201.210, 201.211, 201.213, or 201.214, as proposed
    to be added to title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations, by such
    proposed rule:  Provided further, That none of the funds made available
    by this or any other Act may be used to implement, enforce, or to take
    regulatory action other than rescission or repeal based on, or in
    furtherance of, 201.2(o), 201.3(a), or 201.215(a), of title 9 of the
    Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment
    of this Act), or to write, prepare, or publish a final or interim final
    rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement, the definitions or
    criteria specified in such sections:  Provided further, That sections
    201.2(o), 201.3(a), and 201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal
    Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act) are
    hereby indefinitely declared null and void and shall have no force under
    the laws, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall, within 60 days after
    the date of enactment of this Act, rescind sections 201.2(o), 201.3(a),
    and

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    201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect
    on such date).
        Sec. 732.  None of the credit card refunds or rebates transferred to
    the Working Capital Fund pursuant to section 729 of the Agriculture,
    Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
    Appropriations Act, 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2235a; Public Law 107-76) shall be
    available for obligation without written notification to, and the prior
    approval of, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress:  Provided, That the refunds or rebates so transferred shall be
    available for obligation only for the acquisition of plant and capital
    equipment necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and
    information technology services of primary benefit to the agencies of
    the Department of Agriculture.
        Sec. 733.  For <<NOTE: 7 USC 1508 note.>>  the 2014 fiscal year and
    each fiscal year thereafter, losses under section 1501 of Public Law
    113-79 shall not be considered the same loss for the purposes of 7
    U.S.C. 7333(i)(3) and 7 U.S.C. 1508(n).

        Sec. 734.  Of the funds made available to the Food and Drug
    Administration, Salaries and Expenses, Office of the Commissioner,
    $20,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the Food and
    Drug Administration finalizes the draft guidance of January 2013
    entitled ``Guidance for Industry: Abuse-Deterrent Opioids- Evaluation
    and Labeling'':  Provided, That if the Food and Drug Administration
    fails to finalize such guidance by June 30, 2015, such funds shall be
    made available for obligation to the Food and Drug Administration's
    Office of Criminal Investigation for the purpose of assisting Federal,
    state, and local agencies to combat the diversion and illegal sales of
    controlled substances.
        Sec. 735.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and
    expenses of personnel to carry out section 307(b) of division C of the
    Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999
    (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-640) in excess of $4,000,000.
        Sec. 736.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to procure processed poultry products imported into the United States
    from the People's Republic of China for use in the school lunch program
    under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751
    et seq.), the Child and Adult Food Care Program under section 17 of such
    Act (42 U.S.C. 1766), the Summer Food Service Program for Children under
    section 13 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761), or the school breakfast program
    under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.).
        Sec. 737.  In addition to amounts otherwise made available by this
    Act and notwithstanding the last sentence of 16 U.S.C. 1310, there is
    appropriated $4,000,000, to remain available until expended, to
    implement non-renewable agreements on eligible lands, including flooded
    agricultural lands, as determined by the Secretary, under the Water Bank
    Act (16 U.S.C. 1301-1311).
        Sec. 738. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human
    Services, on behalf of the United States may hereafter, whenever the
    Secretary deems desirable, relinquish to the State of Arkansas all or
    part of the jurisdiction of the United States over the lands and
    properties encompassing the Jefferson Labs campus in the State of
    Arkansas that are under the supervision or control of the Secretary.

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        (b) Terms.--Relinquishment of jurisdiction under this section may be
    accomplished, under terms and conditions that the Secretary deems
    advisable--
                (1) by filing with the Governor of the State of Arkansas a
            notice of relinquishment to take effect upon acceptance thereof;
            or
                (2) as the laws of such State may otherwise provide.

        (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Jefferson Labs campus''
    means the lands and properties of the National Center for Toxicological
    Research and the Arkansas Regional Laboratory.
        (d) Agreement Regarding Jefferson County Technology Research and
    Commercialization Center.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary may hereafter enter into an
            agreement with the State of Arkansas or an agency of such State
            or a public or private entity with respect to the establishment
            or operation of a technology research and commercialization
            center in Jefferson County, Arkansas, proximate to the Jefferson
            Labs campus.
                (2) Receipt and expenditure of funds.--Pursuant to such
            agreement, the Secretary may hereafter receive and retain funds
            from such entity and use such funds, in addition to such other
            funds as are made available by this act or future acts for the
            operation of the National Center for Toxicological Research, for
            the purposes listed in paragraph (3). Funds received from such
            entity shall be deemed to be appropriated for such purposes and
            shall remain available until expended.
                (3) Purposes.--
                        (A) In general.--Funds described by paragraph (2)
                    shall be available to defray--
                              (i) the costs of creating, upgrading, and
                          maintaining connections between such center and
                          roads, communications facilities, and utilities
                          that are on the Jefferson Labs campus; and
                              (ii) the costs of upgrades, relocation,
                          repair, and new constructions of roads,
                          communications facilities, and utilities on such
                          campus as may be necessary for such agreement.
                        (B) Other acts.--For purposes of this and any
                    subsequent Act, the operation of the National Center for
                    Toxicological Research shall be deemed to include the
                    purposes listed in subparagraph (A).

        Sec. 739.  The Secretary shall set aside for Rural Economic Area
    Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 15, 2015, an amount of funds made
    available in title III as follows: (a) with respect to funds under the
    headings of Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account, Mutual and
    Self-Help Housing Grants, Rural Community Facilities Program Account,
    Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account, and Rural Water and Waste
    Disposal Program Account the set aside shall equal the amount obligated
    in REAP Zones with respect to funds provided under such headings during
    the 2008 fiscal year; and (b) with respect to funds under the headings
    of Rural Business Program Account, and Rural Housing Assistance Grants
    the set aside shall equal the amount obligated in REAP Zones with
    respect to funds provided under such headings in the most recent fiscal
    year funds were obligated under the heading.

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        Sec. 740.  In response to an eligible community where the drinking
    water supplies are inadequate due to a natural disaster, as determined
    by the Secretary, including drought or severe weather, the Secretary may
    provide potable water through the Emergency Community Water Assistance
    Grant Program for an additional period of time not to exceed 120 days
    beyond the established period provided under the Program in order to
    protect public health.
        Sec. 741.  Hereafter, <<NOTE: 21 USC 471 note.>>  none of the funds
    appropriated by this or any other Act may be used to carry out section
    410 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 679a) or section 30 of
    the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 471).

        Sec. 742.  There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United
    States a fund to be known as the ``Nonrecurring expenses fund'' (the
    Fund): <<NOTE: 7 USC 2250b.>>   Provided, That unobligated balances of
    expired discretionary funds appropriated in this or any succeeding
    fiscal year from the General Fund of the Treasury to the Department of
    Agriculture (except the Forest Service) by this or any other Act may be
    transferred (not later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the
    last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for
    which appropriated) into the Fund:  Provided further, That amounts
    deposited in the Fund shall be available until expended, and in addition
    to such other funds as may be available for such purposes, for
    facilities infrastructure capital acquisition necessary for the
    operation of the Department of Agriculture, subject to approval by the
    Office of Management and Budget:  Provided further, That amounts in the
    Fund may be obligated only after the Committees on Appropriations of the
    House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in
    advance of the planned use of funds.

        Sec. 743.  There is hereby appropriated for the ``Emergency
    Watershed Protection Program'', $78,581,000, to remain available until
    expended; for the ``Emergency Forestry Restoration Program'',
    $3,203,000, to remain available until expended; and for the ``Emergency
    Conservation Program'', $9,216,000, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, That funds under this section are for necessary expenses
    resulting from a major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T.
    Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et
    seq.), and are designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief
    pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
    Deficit Control Act of 1985.
        Sec. 744.  Of the funding provided in section 743 of division A of
    Public Law 113-76, not more than $75,000 may be used for administrative
    purposes, including a modification to an existing contract to allow
    reimbursement for travel and other administrative purposes.
        Sec. 745.  Of the unobligated balances identified by Treasury
    Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X1401, $1,530,000 are rescinded.
        Sec. 746.  The unobligated balances identified by Treasury
    Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X2271 are rescinded.
        Sec. 747.  Section 501(f)(1)(C)(ii)(II) of the Federal Agriculture
    Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401(f)(1)(C)(ii)(II)) is
    amended by striking ``section 514'' and inserting ``a commodity
    promotion law''.
        Sec. 748.  Of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to section
    9004(d)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act

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    of 2002, as amended, (7 U.S.C. 8104(d)(1)), $8,000,000 are hereby
    rescinded.
        Sec. 749.  Funds provided by this or any prior Appropriations Act
    for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 450i(b)
    shall be made available without regard to section 7128 of the
    Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 3371 note), under the matching
    requirements in laws in effect on the date before the date of enactment
    of such section:  Provided, That the requirements of 7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(9)
    shall continue to apply.
        Sec. 750.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel--
                (1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat
            Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603);
                (2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the Federal
            Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901
            note; Public Law 104-127); or
                (3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of title 9, Code
            of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).

        Sec. 751.  For the period beginning on the date of enactment of this
    Act through school year 2015-2016, with respect to the school lunch
    program established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
    Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or the school breakfast program established
    under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) and final
    regulations published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal
    Register on January 26, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 4088 et seq.), the Secretary
    shall allow States to grant an exemption from the whole grain
    requirements that took effect on or after July 1, 2014, and the States
    shall establish a process for evaluating and responding, in a reasonable
    amount of time, to requests for an exemption:  Provided, That school
    food authorities demonstrate hardship, including financial hardship, in
    procuring specific whole grain products which are acceptable to the
    students and compliant with the whole grain-rich requirements:  Provided
    further, That school food authorities shall comply with the applicable
    grain component or standard with respect to the school lunch or school
    breakfast program that was in effect prior to July 1, 2014.
        Sec. 752.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and
    expenses of personnel to implement any regulations under the Richard B.
    Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child
    Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), the Healthy, Hunger-Free
    Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296), or any other law that would
    require a reduction in the quantity of sodium contained in federally
    reimbursed meals, foods, and snacks sold in schools below Target 1 (as
    described in section 220.8(f)(3) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations
    (or successor regulations)) until the latest scientific research
    establishes the reduction is beneficial for children.
        Sec. 753. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act or any
    other Act may be used to exclude or restrict, or to pay the salaries and
    expenses of personnel to exclude or restrict, the eligibility of any
    variety of fresh, whole, or cut vegetables (except for vegetables with
    added sugars, fats, or oils) from being provided under the Special
    Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children under
    section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act

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    of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) (in this section referred to as the
    ``program'').
        (b) Not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
    each State agency shall carry out the program in a manner consistent
    with subsection (a).
        (c) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
    the Secretary of Agriculture shall commence under section 17(f)(11)(C)
    of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(f)(11)(C)) the next
    regular review of the supplemental foods available under this program,
    including a review of the nutrient value of all vegetables.
        (d) If, upon completing the review under subsection (c), the
    Secretary of Agriculture recommends that a vegetable be eligible for
    purchase under the program, none of the funds made available under this
    Act or any other Act may be used to exclude or restrict the eligibility
    of that variety of vegetable (except if that vegetable has added sugars,
    fats, or oils) from being purchased under the program, and subsection
    (a) shall continue to be effective.
        (e) If the review in subsection (c) recommends that any vegetable
    shall not be available for purchase under the program, based upon the
    nutritional content of the vegetable and the nutrition needs of WIC
    participants, subsection (a) shall expire upon the publication of the
    regularly scheduled review.
        (f) Not later than 90 days after completing the review under
    subsection (c), the Secretary of Agriculture shall make publicly
    available all scientific research and data used to make the final
    recommendations and explain the results of the review by submitting a
    report containing such information to the Committee on Agriculture,
    Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, the Committee on Education and
    Workforce of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on
    Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
        (g) Upon completion of the review under subsection (c) by the
    Secretary of Agriculture, the Comptroller General of the United States
    shall conduct an audit of the review which shall include an audit of the
    scientific research and data used to conduct the review.

                                   TITLE VIII

                         EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS

                     Department of Health and Human Services

                          food and drug administration

                              salaries and expenses

        For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', to prevent,
    prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus domestically and
    internationally, and to develop necessary medical countermeasures and
    vaccines, including the review, regulations, post market surveillance of
    vaccines and therapies, and administrative activities, $25,000,000, to
    remain available until expended:  Provided, That such amount is
    designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
    section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985:  Provided further, That of the amounts provided,
    $4,800,000 is for

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    the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research; $2,400,000 is for the
    Center for Devices and Radiological Health; $400,000 is for the Office
    of the Commissioner; $1,900,000 is for the Center for Drug Evaluation
    and Research; $500,000 is for the Office of Regulatory Affairs; and
    $15,000,000 is for the Medical Countermeasures Initiative.
        This division may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural Development,
    Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
    2015''.

       DIVISION <<NOTE: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
      Appropriations Act, 2015. Department of Commerce Appropriations Act,
          2015.>>  B--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES
    APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

                                     TITLE I

                             DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                       International Trade Administration

                          operations and administration

        For necessary expenses for international trade activities of the
    Department of Commerce provided for by law, and for engaging in trade
    promotional activities abroad, including expenses of grants and
    cooperative agreements for the purpose of promoting exports of United
    States firms, without regard to sections 3702 and 3703 of title 44,
    United States Code; full medical coverage for dependent members of
    immediate families of employees stationed overseas and employees
    temporarily posted overseas; travel and transportation of employees of
    the International Trade Administration between two points abroad,
    without regard to section 40118 of title 49, United States Code;
    employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for
    services; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding 10 years, and
    expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or construction
    of temporary demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment
    of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of
    section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such claims arise in
    foreign countries; not to exceed $294,300 for official representation
    expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use
    abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining insurance on
    official motor vehicles; and rental of tie lines, $472,000,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $10,000,000 is to be
    derived from fees to be retained and used by the International Trade
    Administration, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States
    Code:  Provided, That, of amounts provided under this heading, not less
    than $16,400,000 shall be for China antidumping and countervailing duty
    enforcement and compliance activities:  Provided further, That the
    provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section
    108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22
    U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these
    activities; and that for the purpose of this Act, contributions under
    the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of
    1961 shall include payment for assessments for services provided as part
    of these activities.

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                         Bureau of Industry and Security

                          operations and administration

        For necessary expenses for export administration and national
    security activities of the Department of Commerce, including costs
    associated with the performance of export administration field
    activities both domestically and abroad; full medical coverage for
    dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas;
    employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for
    services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the
    first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, when
    such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $13,500 for
    official representation expenses abroad; awards of compensation to
    informers under the Export Administration Act of 1979, and as authorized
    by section 1(b) of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223; 22 U.S.C.
    401(b)); and purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use and
    motor vehicles for law enforcement use with special requirement vehicles
    eligible for purchase without regard to any price limitation otherwise
    established by law, $102,500,000, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f)
    and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural
    Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in
    carrying out these activities:  Provided further, That payments and
    contributions collected and accepted for materials or services provided
    as part of such activities may be retained for use in covering the cost
    of such activities, and for providing information to the public with
    respect to the export administration and national security activities of
    the Department of Commerce and other export control programs of the
    United States and other governments.

                       Economic Development Administration

                    economic development assistance programs

        For grants for economic development assistance as provided by the
    Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, for trade adjustment
    assistance, for the cost of loan guarantees authorized by section 26 of
    the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3721),
    for grants authorized by section 27 (15 U.S.C. 3722) of such Act, and
    for grants, $213,000,000, to remain available until expended; of which
    $5,000,000 shall be for projects to facilitate the relocation, to the
    United States, of a source of employment located outside the United
    States; of which $4,000,000 shall be for loan guarantees under such
    section 26; and of which $10,000,000 shall be for grants under such
    section 27:  Provided, That the costs for loan guarantees, including the
    cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided further, That these funds
    for loan guarantees under such section 26 are available to subsidize
    total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to
    exceed $70,000,000.

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of administering the economic development
    assistance programs as provided for by law, $37,000,000:

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     Provided, That these funds may be used to monitor projects approved
    pursuant to title I of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976, title II
    of the Trade Act of 1974, and the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act
    of 1977.

                      Minority Business Development Agency

                          minority business development

        For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in fostering,
    promoting, and developing minority business enterprise, including
    expenses of grants, contracts, and other agreements with public or
    private organizations, $30,000,000.

                        Economic and Statistical Analysis

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic and
    statistical analysis programs of the Department of Commerce,
    $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.

                              Bureau of the Census

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing,
    preparing and publishing statistics, provided for by law, $248,000,000:
    Provided, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for
    promotion, outreach, and marketing activities:  Provided further, That
    the Bureau of the Census shall collect data for the Annual Social and
    Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey using the same
    health insurance questions included in previous years, in addition to
    the revised questions implemented in the Current Population Survey
    beginning in February 2014.

                         periodic censuses and programs

        For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing,
    preparing and publishing statistics for periodic censuses and programs
    provided for by law, $840,000,000, to remain available until September
    30, 2016:  Provided, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be
    used for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities:  Provided
    further, That within the amounts appropriated, $1,551,000 shall be
    transferred to the ``Office of Inspector General'' account for
    activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits
    related to the Bureau of the Census.

           National Telecommunications and Information Administration

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the National
    Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), $38,200,000,
    to remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That,
    notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce shall
    charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum management,
    analysis, operations, and related services, and

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    such fees shall be retained and used as offsetting collections for costs
    of such spectrum services, to remain available until expended:  Provided
    further, That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use
    as offsetting collections all funds transferred, or previously
    transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs incurred in
    telecommunications research, engineering, and related activities by the
    Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its
    assigned functions under this paragraph, and such funds received from
    other Government agencies shall remain available until expended.

         public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction

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

                    United States Patent and Trademark Office

                              salaries and expenses

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and Trademark
    Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including defense of suits
    instituted against the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
    Property and Director of the USPTO, $3,458,000,000, to remain available
    until expended:  Provided, That the sum herein appropriated from the
    general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections of fees and
    surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law are
    received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a fiscal year 2015
    appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0:  Provided further,
    That during fiscal year 2015, should the total amount of such offsetting
    collections be less than $3,458,000,000 this amount shall be reduced
    accordingly:  Provided further, That any amount received in excess of
    $3,458,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 and deposited in the Patent and
    Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain available until expended:
    Provided further, That the Director of USPTO shall submit a spending
    plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
    and the Senate for any amounts made available by the preceding proviso
    and such spending plan shall be treated as a reprogramming under section
    505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
    except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:
    Provided further, That any amounts reprogrammed in accordance with the
    preceding proviso shall be transferred to the United States Patent and
    Trademark Office Salaries and Expenses account:  Provided further, That
    from amounts provided herein, not to exceed $900 shall be made available
    in fiscal year 2015 for official reception and representation expenses:
    Provided further, That in fiscal year 2015 from the amounts made
    available for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for the USPTO, the amounts
    necessary to pay (1) the difference between the percentage of basic pay
    contributed by the USPTO and employees under section 8334(a) of title 5,
    United States Code, and the normal cost percentage (as defined by
    section 8331(17) of that title) as provided by the Office of Personnel
    Management

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    (OPM) for USPTO's specific use, of basic pay, of employees subject to
    subchapter III of chapter 83 of that title, and (2) the present value of
    the otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by OPM for USPTO's
    specific use of post-retirement life insurance and post-retirement
    health benefits coverage for all USPTO employees who are enrolled in
    Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group
    Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the Civil Service
    Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI Fund, and the FEHB Fund, as
    appropriate, and shall be available for the authorized purposes of those
    accounts:  Provided further, That any differences between the present
    value factors published in OPM's yearly 300 series benefit letters and
    the factors that OPM provides for USPTO's specific use shall be
    recognized as an imputed cost on USPTO's financial statements, where
    applicable:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision
    of law, all fees and surcharges assessed and collected by USPTO are
    available for USPTO only pursuant to section 42(c) of title 35, United
    States Code, as amended by section 22 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents
    Act (Public Law 112-29):  Provided further, That within the amounts
    appropriated, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the ``Office of
    Inspector General'' account for activities associated with carrying out
    investigations and audits related to the USPTO.

                 National Institute of Standards and Technology

                 scientific and technical research and services

        For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards and
    Technology (NIST), $675,500,000, to remain available until expended, of
    which not to exceed $9,000,000 may be transferred to the ``Working
    Capital Fund'':  Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for
    official reception and representation expenses:  Provided further, That
    NIST may provide local transportation for summer undergraduate research
    fellowship program participants.

                         industrial technology services

        For necessary expenses for industrial technology services,
    $138,100,000, to remain available until expended, of which $130,000,000
    shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and of
    which $8,100,000 shall be for the Advanced Manufacturing Technology
    Consortia.

                       construction of research facilities

        For construction of new research facilities, including architectural
    and engineering design, and for renovation and maintenance of existing
    facilities, not otherwise provided for the National Institute of
    Standards and Technology, as authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the
    National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278c-
    278e), $50,300,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided,
    That <<NOTE: 15 USC 1513b note.>>  the Secretary of Commerce shall
    include in the budget justification materials that the Secretary submits
    to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as
    submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of
    title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each National Institute of
    Standards and Technology construction project having

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    a total multi-year program cost of more than $5,000,000, and
    simultaneously the budget justification materials shall include an
    estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project for each of
    the 5 subsequent fiscal years.

                 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

                      operations, research, and facilities

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for the
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including maintenance,
    operation, and hire of aircraft and vessels; grants, contracts, or other
    payments to nonprofit organizations for the purposes of conducting
    activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of
    facilities, $3,202,398,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2016, except that funds provided for cooperative enforcement shall
    remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided, That fees and
    donations received by the National Ocean Service for the management of
    national marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for the salaries
    and expenses associated with those activities, notwithstanding section
    3302 of title 31, United States Code:  Provided further, That in
    addition, $116,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund
    entitled ``Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining
    to American Fisheries'', which shall only be used for fishery activities
    related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program, Cooperative Research,
    Annual Stock Assessments, Survey and Monitoring Projects,
    Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants, and Fish Information Networks:
    Provided further, That of the $3,333,398,000 provided for in direct
    obligations under this heading $3,202,398,000 is appropriated from the
    general fund, $116,000,000 is provided by transfer, and $15,000,000 is
    derived from recoveries of prior year obligations:  Provided further,
    That the total amount available for National Oceanic and Atmospheric
    Administration corporate services administrative support costs shall not
    exceed $220,300,000:  Provided further, That any deviation from the
    amounts designated for specific activities in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided
    under this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures
    set forth in section 505 of this Act:  Provided further, That in
    addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the Retired
    Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plan, and for
    payments for the medical care of retired personnel and their dependents
    under the Dependents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. 55), such sums as may
    be necessary.

                    procurement, acquisition and construction

        For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets,
    including alteration and modification costs, of the National Oceanic and
    Atmospheric Administration, $2,179,225,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2017, except that funds provided for construction of
    facilities shall remain available until expended:  Provided, That of the
    $2,192,225,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading,
    $2,179,225,000 is appropriated from the general

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    fund and $13,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior year
    obligations:  Provided further, That any deviation from the amounts
    designated for specific activities in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided
    under this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures
    set forth in section 505 <<NOTE: 15 USC 1513a note.>>  of this Act:
    Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in budget
    justification materials that the Secretary submits to Congress in
    support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the
    budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
    Code) an estimate for each National Oceanic and Atmospheric
    Administration procurement, acquisition or construction project having a
    total of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget
    justification shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements
    for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years:
    Provided further, That, within the amounts appropriated, $1,302,000
    shall be transferred to the ``Office of Inspector General'' account for
    activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits
    related to satellite procurement, acquisition and construction.

                         pacific coastal salmon recovery

        For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of Pacific
    salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2016:  Provided, That, of the funds provided herein, the Secretary of
    Commerce may issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho,
    Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the Federally recognized tribes
    of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (including Alaska), for projects
    necessary for conservation of salmon and steelhead populations that are
    listed as threatened or endangered, or that are identified by a State as
    at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining populations necessary for
    exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights or native subsistence fishing,
    or for conservation of Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habitat,
    based on guidelines to be developed by the Secretary of Commerce:
    Provided further, That all funds shall be allocated based on scientific
    and other merit principles and shall not be available for marketing
    activities:  Provided further, That funds disbursed to States shall be
    subject to a matching requirement of funds or documented in-kind
    contributions of at least 33 percent of the Federal funds.

                          fishermen's contingency fund

        For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law 95-372,
    not to exceed $350,000, to be derived from receipts collected pursuant
    to that Act, to remain available until expended.

                        fisheries finance program account

        Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
    during fiscal year 2015, obligations of direct loans may not exceed
    $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans and not to exceed
    $100,000,000 for traditional direct loans as authorized by the Merchant
    Marine Act of 1936.

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                             Departmental Management

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses for the management of the Department of
    Commerce provided for by law, including not to exceed $4,500 for
    official reception and representation, $56,000,000: <<NOTE: 15 USC
    1543.>>   Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce shall maintain a task
    force on job repatriation and manufacturing growth and shall produce an
    annual report on related incentive strategies, implementation plans and
    program results:  Provided further, That within amounts provided, the
    Secretary of Commerce may use up to $2,500,000 to engage in activities
    to provide businesses and communities with information about and
    referrals to relevant Federal, State, and local government programs.

                          renovation and modernization

        For necessary expenses for the renovation and modernization of
    Department of Commerce facilities, $4,500,000, to remain available until
    expended.

                           office of inspector general

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
    carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
    U.S.C. App.), $30,596,000.

                   General Provisions--Department of Commerce

        Sec. 101.  During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations
    and funds made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act shall
    be available for the activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949
    (15 U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the Act,
    and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for advanced payments
    not otherwise authorized only upon the certification of officials
    designated by the Secretary of Commerce that such payments are in the
    public interest.
        Sec. 102.  During the current fiscal year, appropriations made
    available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for salaries and
    expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles as
    authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5
    U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law
    (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
        Sec. 103.  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
    available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Commerce in
    this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such
    appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such
    transfers:  Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall
    be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and
    shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
    compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:  Provided
    further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on
    Appropriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or
    disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, and
    equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act or any other law
    appropriating funds for the Department of Commerce.

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        Sec. 104.  The requirements set forth by section 105 of the
    Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
    2012 (Public Law 112-55), as amended by section 105 of title I of
    division B of Public Law 113-6, are hereby adopted by reference and made
    applicable with respect to fiscal year 2015:  Provided, That the life
    cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is $11,323,400,000 and
    the life cycle cost for the Geostationary Operational Environmental
    Satellite R-Series Program is $10,829,500,000.
        Sec. 105.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
    may furnish services (including but not limited to utilities,
    telecommunications, and security services) necessary to support the
    operation, maintenance, and improvement of space that persons, firms, or
    organizations are authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings
    Cooperative Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy in the
    Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or other buildings, the
    maintenance, operation, and protection of which has been delegated to
    the Secretary from the Administrator of General Services pursuant to the
    Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 on a
    reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as
    reimbursement for services provided under this section or the authority
    under which the use or occupancy of the space is authorized, up to
    $200,000, shall be credited to the appropriation or fund which initially
    bears the costs of such services.
        Sec. 106.  Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent a
    grant recipient from deterring child pornography, copyright
    infringement, or any other unlawful activity over its networks.
        Sec. 107.  The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
    Administration is authorized to use, with their consent, with
    reimbursement and subject to the limits of available appropriations, the
    land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of any department,
    agency, or instrumentality of the United States, or of any State, local
    government, Indian tribal government, Territory, or possession, or of
    any political subdivision thereof, or of any foreign government or
    international organization, for purposes related to carrying out the
    responsibilities of any statute administered by the National Oceanic and
    Atmospheric Administration.
        Sec. 108.  The Department of Commerce shall provide a monthly report
    to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
    the Senate on any official travel to China by any employee of the U.S.
    Department of Commerce, including the purpose of such travel.
        Sec. 109.  The National Technical Information Service shall not
    charge any customer for a copy of any report or document generated by
    the Legislative Branch unless the Service has provided information to
    the customer on how an electronic copy of such report or document may be
    accessed and downloaded for free online. Should a customer still require
    the Service to provide a printed or digital copy of the report or
    document, the charge shall be limited to recovering the Service's cost
    of processing, reproducing, and delivering such report or document.
        Sec. 110.  To carry out the responsibilities of the National Oceanic
    and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Administrator of NOAA is
    authorized to: (1) enter into grants and cooperative agreements with;
    (2) use on a non-reimbursable basis land, services, equipment,
    personnel, and facilities provided by; and (3)

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    receive and expend funds made available on a consensual basis from: a
    Federal agency, State or subdivision thereof, local government, tribal
    government, territory, or possession or any subdivisions thereof:
    Provided, That funds received for permitting and related regulatory
    activities pursuant to this section shall be deposited under the heading
    ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Operations, Research,
    and Facilities'' and shall remain available until September 30, 2016 for
    such purposes:  Provided further, That all funds within this section and
    their corresponding uses are subject to section 505 of this Act.
        Sec. 111.  The Secretary of Commerce may waive the requirement for
    bonds under 40 U.S.C. 3131 with respect to contracts for the
    construction, alteration, or repair of vessels, regardless of the terms
    of the contracts as to payment or title, when the contract is made under
    the Coast and Geodetic Survey Act of 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.).
         This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce
    Appropriations Act, 2015''.

    TITLE <<NOTE: Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2015.>>  II

                              DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                             General Administration

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary for the administration of the Department of
    Justice, $111,500,000, of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for security
    and construction of Department of Justice facilities shall remain
    available until expended.

                     justice information sharing technology

        For necessary expenses for information sharing technology, including
    planning, development, deployment and departmental direction,
    $25,842,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That the
    Attorney General may transfer up to $35,400,000 to this account, from
    funds available to the Department of Justice for information technology,
    for enterprise-wide information technology initiatives:  Provided
    further, That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso is in
    addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act.

                        administrative review and appeals

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and clemency
    petitions and immigration-related activities, $351,072,000, of which
    $4,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Executive Office for
    Immigration Review fees deposited in the ``Immigration Examinations
    Fee'' account.

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                           office of inspector general

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General,
    $88,577,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen
    emergencies of a confidential character.

                         United States Parole Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission as
    authorized, $13,308,000.

                                Legal Activities

                 salaries and expenses, general legal activities

        For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Department of
    Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $20,000 for
    expenses of collecting evidence, to be expended under the direction of,
    and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney
    General; and rent of private or Government-owned space in the District
    of Columbia, $885,000,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 for
    litigation support contracts shall remain available until expended:
    Provided, That of the amount provided for INTERPOL Washington dues
    payments, not to exceed $685,000 shall remain available until expended:
    Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed
    $9,000 shall be available to INTERPOL Washington for official reception
    and representation expenses:  Provided further, That notwithstanding
    section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General
    that emergent circumstances require additional funding for litigation
    activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General may transfer such
    amounts to ``Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities'' from
    available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department
    of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances:
    Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso
    shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and
    shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
    compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:  Provided
    further, That of the amount appropriated, such sums as may be necessary
    shall be available to the Civil Rights Division for salaries and
    expenses associated with the election monitoring program under section 8
    of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10305) and to reimburse the
    Office of Personnel Management for such salaries and expenses:  Provided
    further, That of the amounts provided under this heading for the
    election monitoring program, $3,390,000 shall remain available until
    expended.
        In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the Department of
    Justice associated with processing cases under the National Childhood
    Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to exceed $7,833,000, to be appropriated
    from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.

                    salaries and expenses, antitrust division

        For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred
    laws, $162,246,000, to remain available until expended:

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     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees
    collected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
    Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the
    year of collection (and estimated to be $100,000,000 in fiscal year
    2015), shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this
    appropriation, and shall remain available until expended:  Provided
    further, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be
    reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year
    2015, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the
    general fund estimated at $62,246,000.

                 salaries and expenses, united states attorneys

        For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States
    Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative agreements,
    $1,960,000,000:  Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, not to
    exceed $7,200 shall be available for official reception and
    representation expenses:  Provided further, That not to exceed
    $25,000,000 shall remain available until expended:  Provided further,
    That each United States Attorney shall establish or participate in a
    United States Attorney-led task force on human trafficking.

                        united states trustee system fund

        For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, as
    authorized, $225,908,000, to remain available until expended and to be
    derived from the United States Trustee System Fund:  Provided, That,
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits to the Fund shall
    be available in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due
    depositors:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision
    of law, $225,908,000 of offsetting collections pursuant to section
    589a(b) of title 28, United States Code, shall be retained and used for
    necessary expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available
    until expended:  Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from
    the Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received
    during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015
    appropriation from the Fund estimated at $0.

           salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission

        For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the Foreign
    Claims Settlement Commission, including services as authorized by
    section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $2,326,000.

                         fees and expenses of witnesses

        For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for
    the procurement and supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel
    expenses, including advances, and for expenses of foreign counsel,
    $270,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed
    $16,000,000 is for construction of buildings for protected witness
    safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the purchase and maintenance
    of armored and other vehicles for witness security caravans; and not to
    exceed $11,000,000 is for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and
    upgrade of secure telecommunications equipment and a secure automated
    information network

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    to store and retrieve the identities and locations of protected
    witnesses.

               salaries and expenses, community relations service

        For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service,
    $12,250,000:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act,
    upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances
    require additional funding for conflict resolution and violence
    prevention activities of the Community Relations Service, the Attorney
    General may transfer such amounts to the Community Relations Service,
    from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the
    Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such
    circumstances:  Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the
    preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505
    of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
    except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

                             assets forfeiture fund

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

                         United States Marshals Service

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service,
    $1,195,000,000, of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for
    official reception and representation expenses, and not to exceed
    $15,000,000 shall remain available until expended.

                                  construction

        For construction in space controlled, occupied or utilized by the
    United States Marshals Service for prisoner holding and related support,
    $9,800,000, to remain available until expended.

                           federal prisoner detention

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses related to United States prisoners in the
    custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized by section
    4013 of title 18, United States Code, $495,307,000, to remain available
    until expended:  Provided, That section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United
    States Code, shall be applied for fiscal year 2015 as if the following
    were inserted after the final period: ``The Attorney General shall use
    $1,100,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances available in fiscal
    year 2015 for necessary expenses related to United States prisoners in
    the custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized by
    section 4013 of title 18, United States Code.'':  Provided further, That
    any use of such unobligated balances shall be treated as a reprogramming
    of funds under section 505 of this Act:  Provided further, That not to
    exceed $20,000,000

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    shall be considered ``funds appropriated for State and local law
    enforcement assistance'' pursuant to section 4013(b) of title 18, United
    States Code:  Provided further, That the United States Marshals Service
    shall be responsible for managing the Justice Prisoner and Alien
    Transportation System:  Provided further, That any unobligated balances
    available from funds appropriated under the heading ``General
    Administration, Detention Trustee'' shall be transferred to and merged
    with the appropriation under this heading.

                           National Security Division

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the National
    Security Division, $93,000,000, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 for
    information technology systems shall remain available until expended:
    Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a
    determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances
    require additional funding for the activities of the National Security
    Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to this heading
    from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the
    Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such
    circumstances:  Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the
    preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505
    of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
    except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

                           Interagency Law Enforcement

                     interagency crime and drug enforcement

        For necessary expenses for the identification, investigation, and
    prosecution of individuals associated with the most significant drug
    trafficking and affiliated money laundering organizations not otherwise
    provided for, to include inter-governmental agreements with State and
    local law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and
    prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug trafficking,
    $507,194,000, of which $50,000,000 shall remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That any amounts obligated from appropriations
    under this heading may be used under authorities available to the
    organizations reimbursed from this appropriation.

                         Federal Bureau of Investigation

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for
    detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the United
    States, $8,326,569,000, of which not less than $8,500,000 shall be for
    the National Gang Intelligence Center, and of which not to exceed
    $216,900,000 shall remain available until expended:  Provided, That not
    to exceed $184,500 shall be available for official reception and
    representation expenses:  Provided further, That up to $1,000,000 shall
    be for a comprehensive review of the implementation of the
    recommendations related to the Federal Bureau of Investigation that were
    proposed in the report issued

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    by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.

                                  construction

        For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equipment, furniture,
    and information technology requirements, related to construction or
    acquisition of buildings, facilities and sites by purchase, or as
    otherwise authorized by law; conversion, modification and extension of
    Federally-owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects;
    and operation and maintenance of secure work environment facilities and
    secure networking capabilities; $110,000,000, to remain available until
    expended.

                         Drug Enforcement Administration

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Administration,
    including not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a
    confidential character pursuant to section 530C of title 28, United
    States Code; and expenses for conducting drug education and training
    programs, including travel and related expenses for participants in such
    programs and the distribution of items of token value that promote the
    goals of such programs, $2,033,320,000; of which not to exceed
    $75,000,000 shall remain available until expended and not to exceed
    $90,000 shall be available for official reception and representation
    expenses.

               Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
    and Explosives, for training of State and local law enforcement agencies
    with or without reimbursement, including training in connection with the
    training and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire accelerants
    detection; and for provision of laboratory assistance to State and local
    law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, $1,201,000,000,
    of which not to exceed $36,000 shall be for official reception and
    representation expenses, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for
    the payment of attorneys' fees as provided by section 924(d)(2) of title
    18, United States Code, and not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That none of the funds appropriated
    herein shall be available to investigate or act upon applications for
    relief from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of title
    18, United States Code:  Provided further, That such funds shall be
    available to investigate and act upon applications filed by corporations
    for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of
    title 18, United States Code:  Provided further, That no funds made
    available by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the
    functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
    Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or Departments.

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                              Federal Prison System

                              salaries and expenses

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the
    administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal and
    correctional institutions, and for the provision of technical assistance
    and advice on corrections related issues to foreign governments,
    $6,815,000,000:  Provided, That <<NOTE: 42 USC 250a.>>  the Attorney
    General may transfer to the Health Resources and Services Administration
    such amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures by that
    Administration for medical relief for inmates of Federal penal and
    correctional institutions:  Provided further, That the Director of the
    Federal Prison System, where necessary, may enter into contracts with a
    fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine the
    amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the Federal Prison System,
    furnish health services to individuals committed to the custody of the
    Federal Prison System:  Provided further, That not to exceed $5,400
    shall be available for official reception and representation expenses:
    Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available
    for necessary operations until September 30, 2016:  Provided further,
    That, of the amounts provided for contract confinement, not to exceed
    $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended to make payments in
    advance for grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other
    expenses:  Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison
    System may accept donated property and services relating to the
    operation of the prison card program from a not-for-profit entity which
    has operated such program in the past, notwithstanding the fact that
    such not-for-profit entity furnishes services under contracts to the
    Federal Prison System relating to the operation of pre-release services,
    halfway houses, or other custodial facilities.

                            buildings and facilities

        For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new
    facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and remodeling, and
    equipping of such facilities for penal and correctional use, including
    all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account;
    and constructing, remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and
    facilities at existing penal and correctional institutions, including
    all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account,
    $106,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $25,000,000
    shall be available only for costs related to construction of new
    facilities, and of which not less than $81,000,000 shall be available
    only for modernization, maintenance and repair:  Provided, That labor of
    United States prisoners may be used for work performed under this
    appropriation.

                     federal prison industries, incorporated

        The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby authorized to
    make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing
    authority available, and in accord with the law, and to make such
    contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as
    provided by section 9104 of title 31, United

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    States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth
    in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation.

       limitation on administrative expenses, federal prison industries,
                                  incorporated

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

                   State and Local Law Enforcement Activities

                        Office on Violence Against Women

           violence against women prevention and prosecution programs

        For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
    for the prevention and prosecution of violence against women, as
    authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
    U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) (``the 1968 Act''); the Violent Crime Control and
    Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994 Act''); the
    Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990
    Act''); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the
    Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-21); the
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601
    et seq.) (``the 1974 Act''); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence
    Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386) (``the 2000 Act''); the
    Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of
    2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 Act''); and the Violence Against
    Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act'');
    and for related victims services, $430,000,000, to remain available
    until expended:  Provided, That except as otherwise provided by law, not
    to exceed 5 percent of funds made available under this heading may be
    used for expenses related to evaluation, training, and technical
    assistance:  Provided further, That of the amount provided--
                (1) $195,000,000 is for grants to combat violence against
            women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act;
                (2) $26,000,000 is for transitional housing assistance
            grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence,
            stalking, or sexual assault as authorized by section 40299 of
            the 1994 Act;
                (3) $3,000,000 is for the National Institute of Justice for
            research and evaluation of violence against women and related
            issues addressed by grant programs of the Office on Violence

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            Against Women, which shall be transferred to ``Research,
            Evaluation and Statistics'' for administration by the Office of
            Justice Programs;
                (4) $10,000,000 is for a grant program to provide services
            to advocate for and respond to youth victims of domestic
            violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
            assistance to children and youth exposed to such violence;
            programs to engage men and youth in preventing such violence;
            and assistance to middle and high school students through
            education and other services related to such violence:
            Provided, That unobligated balances available for the programs
            authorized by sections 41201, 41204, 41303 and 41305 of the 1994
            Act, prior to its amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be available
            for this program:  Provided further, That 10 percent of the
            total amount available for this grant program shall be available
            for grants under the program authorized by section 2015 of the
            1968 Act:  Provided further, That the definitions and grant
            conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this
            program;
                (5) $50,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest policies
            as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act, of which $4,000,000 is
            for a homicide reduction initiative;
                (6) $30,000,000 is for sexual assault victims assistance, as
            authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 Act;
                (7) $33,000,000 is for rural domestic violence and child
            abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section
            40295 of the 1994 Act;
                (8) $12,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent crimes
            against women on campus, as authorized by section 304 of the
            2005 Act;
                (9) $42,500,000 is for legal assistance for victims, as
            authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act;
                (10) $4,500,000 is for enhanced training and services to end
            violence against and abuse of women in later life, as authorized
            by section 40802 of the 1994 Act;
                (11) $16,000,000 is for grants to support families in the
            justice system, as authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act:
            Provided, That unobligated balances available for the programs
            authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of
            the 1994 Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be
            available for this program;
                (12) $6,000,000 is for education and training to end
            violence against and abuse of women with disabilities, as
            authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 Act;
                (13) $500,000 is for the National Resource Center on
            Workplace Responses to assist victims of domestic violence, as
            authorized by section 41501 of the 1994 Act;
                (14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on violence
            against Indian women, including as authorized by section 904 of
            the 2005 Act:  Provided, That such funds may be transferred to
            ``Research, Evaluation and Statistics'' for administration by
            the Office of Justice Programs; and
                (15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse that provides
            training and technical assistance on issues relating to sexual
            assault of American Indian and Alaska Native women.

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                           Office of Justice Programs

                       research, evaluation and statistics

        For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
    authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
    of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
    Prevention Act of 1974 (``the 1974 Act''); the Missing Children's
    Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and
    Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003
    (Public Law 108-21); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-
    405); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice
    Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 Act''); the
    Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647); the Second
    Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199); the Victims of Crime Act of
    1984 (Public Law 98-473); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act
    of 2006 (Public Law 109-248) (``the Adam Walsh Act''); the PROTECT Our
    Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401); subtitle D of title II of the
    Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) (``the 2002 Act'');
    the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180); the
    Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4)
    (``the 2013 Act''); and other programs, $111,000,000, to remain
    available until expended, of which--
                (1) $41,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics programs,
            and other activities, as authorized by part C of title I of the
            1968 Act: <<NOTE: 42 USC 3732 note.>>   Provided, That beginning
            not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act,
            as part of each National Crime Victimization Survey, the
            Attorney General shall include statistics relating to honor
            violence;
                (2) $36,000,000 is for research, development, and evaluation
            programs, and other activities as authorized by part B of title
            I of the 1968 Act and subtitle D of title II of the 2002 Act;
                (3) $30,000,000 is for regional information sharing
            activities, as authorized by part M of title I of the 1968 Act;
            and
                (4) $4,000,000 is for activities to strengthen and enhance
            the practice of forensic sciences, of which $3,000,000 is for
            transfer to the National Institute of Standards and Technology
            to support Scientific Area Committees.

                   state and local law enforcement assistance

        For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
    authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
    (Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994 Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and
    Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Justice for All Act of
    2004 (Public Law 108-405); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990
    (Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990 Act''); the Trafficking Victims
    Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-164); the
    Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of
    2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 Act''); the Adam Walsh Child
    Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248) (``the Adam Walsh
    Act''); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000
    (Public Law 106-386); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007
    (Public Law 110-180); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security
    Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) (``the 2002 Act''); the Second Chance
    Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199); the Prioritizing Resources

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    and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-
    403); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-473); the Mentally
    Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and
    Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-416); the Violence Against Women
    Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); and
    other programs, $1,241,000,000, to remain available until expended as
    follows--
                (1) $376,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
            Assistance Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E of
            title I of the 1968 Act (except that section 1001(c), and the
            special rules for Puerto Rico under section 505(g) of title I of
            the 1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of this Act), of
            which, notwithstanding such subpart 1, $15,000,000 is for a
            Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officer Resilience
            and Survivability Initiative (VALOR), $4,000,000 is for use by
            the National Institute of Justice for research targeted toward
            developing a better understanding of the domestic radicalization
            phenomenon, and advancing evidence-based strategies for
            effective intervention and prevention, $5,000,000 is for an
            initiative to support evidence-based policing, $2,500,000 is for
            an initiative to enhance prosecutorial decision-making,
            $3,000,000 is for competitive grants to distribute firearm
            safety materials and gun locks, $750,000 is for the purposes
            described in the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert
            Program (section 240001 of the 1994 Act), $10,500,000 is for an
            Edward Byrne Memorial criminal justice innovation program, and
            $2,500,000 is for a program to improve juvenile indigent
            defense;
                (2) $185,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance
            Program, as authorized by section 241(i)(5) of the Immigration
            and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)):  Provided, That no
            jurisdiction shall request compensation for any cost greater
            than the actual cost for Federal immigration and other detainees
            housed in State and local detention facilities;
                (3) $42,250,000 for victim services programs for victims of
            trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of Public Law
            106-386, for programs authorized under Public Law 109-164, or
            programs authorized under Public Law 113-4;
                (4) $41,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by section
            1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act;
                (5) $8,500,000 for mental health courts and adult and
            juvenile collaboration program grants, as authorized by parts V
            and HH of title I of the 1968 Act, and the Mentally Ill Offender
            Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement
            Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-416);
                (6) $10,000,000 for grants for Residential Substance Abuse
            Treatment for State Prisoners, as authorized by part S of title
            I of the 1968 Act;
                (7) $2,000,000 for the Capital Litigation Improvement Grant
            Program, as authorized by section 426 of Public Law 108-405, and
            for grants for wrongful conviction review;
                (8) $13,000,000 for economic, high technology and Internet
            crime prevention grants, including as authorized by section 401
            of Public Law 110-403;
                (9) $2,000,000 for a student loan repayment assistance
            program pursuant to section 952 of Public Law 110-315;

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                (10) $20,000,000 for sex offender management assistance, as
            authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and related activities;
                (11) $8,000,000 for an initiative relating to children
            exposed to violence;
                (12) $22,250,000 for the matching grant program for law
            enforcement armor vests, as authorized by section 2501 of title
            I of the 1968 Act:  Provided, That $1,500,000 is transferred
            directly to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's
            Office of Law Enforcement Standards for research, testing and
            evaluation programs;
                (13) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Public
            Website;
                (14) $5,000,000 for competitive and evidence-based programs
            to reduce gun crime and gang violence;
                (15) $73,000,000 for grants to States to upgrade criminal
            and mental health records for the National Instant Criminal
            Background Check System, of which no less than $25,000,000 shall
            be for grants made under the authorities of the NICS Improvement
            Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180);
                (16) $12,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences
            Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of the 1968 Act;
                (17) $125,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic programs and
            activities, of which--
                        (A) $117,000,000 is for a DNA analysis and capacity
                    enhancement program and for other local, State, and
                    Federal forensic activities, including the purposes
                    authorized under section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog
                    Elimination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-546) (the Debbie
                    Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program):  Provided, That up to
                    4 percent of funds made available under this paragraph
                    may be used for the purposes described in the DNA
                    Training and Education for Law Enforcement, Correctional
                    Personnel, and Court Officers program (Public Law 108-
                    405, section 303);
                        (B) $4,000,000 is for the purposes described in the
                    Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program
                    (Public Law 108-405, section 412); and
                        (C) $4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Forensic Exam
                    Program grants, including as authorized by section 304
                    of Public Law 108-405;
                (18) $41,000,000 for a grant program for community-based
            sexual assault response reform;
                (19) $6,000,000 for the court-appointed special advocate
            program, as authorized by section 217 of the 1990 Act;
                (20) $30,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes;
                (21) $68,000,000 for offender reentry programs and research,
            as authorized by the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-
            199), without regard to the time limitations specified at
            section 6(1) of such Act, of which not to exceed $6,000,000 is
            for a program to improve State, local, and tribal probation or
            parole supervision efforts and strategies, and $5,000,000 is for
            Children of Incarcerated Parents Demonstrations to enhance and
            maintain parental and family relationships for incarcerated
            parents as a reentry or recidivism reduction strategy:
            Provided, That up to $7,500,000 of funds made available in this
            paragraph may be used for performance-based

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            awards for Pay for Success projects, of which up to $5,000,000
            shall be for Pay for Success programs implementing the Permanent
            Supportive Housing Model;
                (22) $5,000,000 for a veterans treatment courts program;
                (23) $11,000,000 for a program to monitor prescription drugs
            and scheduled listed chemical products;
                (24) $13,000,000 for prison rape prevention and prosecution
            grants to States and units of local government, and other
            programs, as authorized by the Prison Rape Elimination Act of
            2003 (Public Law 108-79);
                (25) $2,000,000 to operate a National Center for Campus
            Public Safety;
                (26) $27,500,000 for a justice reinvestment initiative, for
            activities related to criminal justice reform and recidivism
            reduction, of which not less than $750,000 is for a task force
            on Federal corrections;
                (27) $4,000,000 for additional replication sites employing
            the Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with Enforcement model
            implementing swift and certain sanctions in probation, and for a
            research project on the effectiveness of the model;
                (28) $12,500,000 for the Office of Victims of Crime for
            supplemental victims' services and other victim-related programs
            and initiatives, including research and statistics, and for
            tribal assistance for victims of violence; and
                (29) $75,000,000 for the Comprehensive School Safety
            Initiative, described in the explanatory statement described in
            section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
            consolidated Act):  Provided, That section 213 of this Act shall
            not apply with respect to the amount made available in this
            paragraph:

      Provided, That, if a unit of local government uses any of the funds
    made available under this heading to increase the number of law
    enforcement officers, the unit of local government will achieve a net
    gain in the number of law enforcement officers who perform non-
    administrative public sector safety service.

                            juvenile justice programs

        For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
    authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of
    1974 (``the 1974 Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
    of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Violence Against Women and Department of
    Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005
    Act''); the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.);
    the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of
    Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-21); the Victims of Child
    Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990 Act''); the Adam
    Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248)
    (``the Adam Walsh Act''); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public
    Law 110-401); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
    (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); and other juvenile justice
    programs, $251,500,000, to remain available until expended as follows--
                (1) $55,500,000 for programs authorized by section 221 of
            the 1974 Act, and for training and technical assistance to
            assist small, nonprofit organizations with the Federal grants
            process:  Provided, That of the amounts provided under this

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            paragraph, $500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration
            grant program to support emergency planning among State, local
            and tribal juvenile justice residential facilities;
                (2) $90,000,000 for youth mentoring grants;
                (3) $15,000,000 for delinquency prevention, as authorized by
            section 505 of the 1974 Act, of which, pursuant to sections 261
            and 262 thereof--
                        (A) $5,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth
                    Program;
                        (B) $3,000,000 shall be for gang and youth violence
                    education, prevention and intervention, and related
                    activities;
                        (C) $6,000,000 shall be for community-based violence
                    prevention initiatives, including for public health
                    approaches to reducing shootings and violence; and
                        (D) $1,000,000 shall be for grants and technical
                    assistance in support of the National Forum on Youth
                    Violence Prevention;
                (4) $19,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of
            Child Abuse Act of 1990;
                (5) $68,000,000 for missing and exploited children programs,
            including as authorized by sections 404(b) and 405(a) of the
            1974 Act (except that section 102(b)(4)(B) of the PROTECT Our
            Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401) shall not apply for
            purposes of this Act);
                (6) $1,500,000 for child abuse training programs for
            judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized by section
            222 of the 1990 Act;
                (7) $500,000 for an Internet site providing information and
            resources on children of incarcerated parents; and
                (8) $2,000,000 for competitive grants focusing on girls in
            the juvenile justice system:

      Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount may be used for
    research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the
    programs or activities authorized:  Provided further, That not more than
    2 percent of the amounts designated under paragraphs (1) through (4) and
    (6) may be used for training and technical assistance:  Provided
    further, That the two preceding provisos shall not apply to grants and
    projects authorized by sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act and to
    missing and exploited children programs.

                         public safety officer benefits

        For payments and expenses authorized under section 1001(a)(4) of
    title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, such
    sums as are necessary (including amounts for administrative costs), to
    remain available until expended; and $16,300,000 for payments authorized
    by section 1201(b) of such Act and for educational assistance authorized
    by section 1218 of such Act, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a
    determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances
    require additional funding for such disability and education payments,
    the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to ``Public Safety
    Officer Benefits'' from available appropriations for the Department of
    Justice as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances:  Provided
    further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be
    treated

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    as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be
    available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the
    procedures set forth in that section.

                      Community Oriented Policing Services

                  community oriented policing services programs

        For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law
    Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322); the Omnibus Crime Control
    and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); and the Violence
    Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005
    (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 Act''), $208,000,000, to remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That any balances made available
    through prior year deobligations shall only be available in accordance
    with section 505 of this Act:  Provided further, That of the amount
    provided under this heading--
                (1) $7,000,000 is for anti-methamphetamine-related
            activities, which shall be transferred to the Drug Enforcement
            Administration upon enactment of this Act;
                (2) $180,000,000 is for grants under section 1701 of title I
            of the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) for the hiring and rehiring
            of additional career law enforcement officers under part Q of
            such title notwithstanding subsection (i) of such section:
            Provided, That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of such title
            (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-3(c)), funding for hiring or rehiring a career
            law enforcement officer may not exceed $125,000 unless the
            Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
            grants a waiver from this limitation:  Provided further, That
            within the amounts appropriated under this paragraph,
            $33,000,000 is for improving tribal law enforcement, including
            hiring, equipment, training, and anti-methamphetamine
            activities:  Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated
            under this paragraph, $7,500,000 is for community policing
            development activities in furtherance of the purposes in section
            1701:  Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated
            under this paragraph, $5,000,000 is for the collaborative reform
            model of technical assistance in furtherance of the purposes in
            section 1701;
                (3) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to State law
            enforcement agencies in States with high seizures of precursor
            chemicals, finished methamphetamine, laboratories, and
            laboratory dump seizures:  Provided, That funds appropriated
            under this paragraph shall be utilized for investigative
            purposes to locate or investigate illicit activities, including
            precursor diversion, laboratories, or methamphetamine
            traffickers;
                (4) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to statewide law
            enforcement agencies in States with high rates of primary
            treatment admissions for heroin and other opioids:  Provided,
            That these funds shall be utilized for investigative purposes to
            locate or investigate illicit activities, including activities
            related to the distribution of heroin or unlawful distribution
            of prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin and prescription
            opioid traffickers through statewide collaboration; and
                (5) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to support regional
            anti-gang task forces.

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                    General Provisions--Department of Justice

        Sec. 201.  In addition to amounts otherwise made available in this
    title for official reception and representation expenses, a total of not
    to exceed $50,000 from funds appropriated to the Department of Justice
    in this title shall be available to the Attorney General for official
    reception and representation expenses.
        Sec. 202.  None of the funds appropriated by this title shall be
    available to pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother
    would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case of
    rape:  Provided, That should this prohibition be declared
    unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section
    shall be null and void.
        Sec. 203.  None of the funds appropriated under this title shall be
    used to require any person to perform, or facilitate in any way the
    performance of, any abortion.
        Sec. 204.  Nothing in the preceding section shall remove the
    obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort
    services necessary for a female inmate to receive such service outside
    the Federal facility:  Provided, That nothing in this section in any way
    diminishes the effect of section 203 intended to address the
    philosophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
        Sec. 205.  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
    available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice in
    this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such
    appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be
    increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers:  Provided, That
    any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a
    reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be
    available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set
    forth in that section.
        Sec. 206.  The <<NOTE: 5 USC 3104 note.>>  Attorney General is
    authorized to extend through September 30, 2015, the Personnel
    Management Demonstration Project transferred to the Attorney General
    pursuant to section 1115 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public
    Law 107-296; 28 U.S.C. 599B) without limitation on the number of
    employees or the positions covered.

        Sec. 207.  None of the funds made available under this title may be
    used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the United States Marshals
    Service for the purpose of transporting an individual who is a prisoner
    pursuant to conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is
    classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other than to a
    prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau of Prisons as
    appropriately secure for housing such a prisoner.
        Sec. 208. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
    by Federal prisons to purchase cable television services, or to rent or
    purchase audiovisual or electronic media or equipment used primarily for
    recreational purposes.
        (b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, maintenance, or
    purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or equipment for inmate
    training, religious, or educational programs.
        Sec. 209.  None of the funds made available under this title shall
    be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced information technology
    program having total estimated development costs in excess of
    $100,000,000, unless the Deputy Attorney General and

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    the investment review board certify to the Committees on Appropriations
    of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the information
    technology program has appropriate program management controls and
    contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and that the program is
    compatible with the enterprise architecture of the Department of
    Justice.
        Sec. 210.  The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in
    section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations from the amounts
    designated for specific activities in this Act and in the explanatory
    statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
    this consolidated Act), and to any use of deobligated balances of funds
    provided under this title in previous years.
        Sec. 211.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to
    plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or approve a public-private
    competition under the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 or
    any successor administrative regulation, directive, or policy for work
    performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal Prison
    Industries, Incorporated.
        Sec. 212.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds
    shall be available for the salary, benefits, or expenses of any United
    States Attorney assigned dual or additional responsibilities by the
    Attorney General or his designee that exempt that United States Attorney
    from the residency requirements of section 545 of title 28, United
    States Code.
        Sec. 213.  At the discretion of the Attorney General, and in
    addition to any amounts that otherwise may be available (or authorized
    to be made available) by law, with respect to funds appropriated by this
    title under the headings ``Research, Evaluation and Statistics'',
    ``State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance'', and ``Juvenile Justice
    Programs''--
                (1) up to 3 percent of funds made available to the Office of
            Justice Programs for grant or reimbursement programs may be used
            by such Office to provide training and technical assistance; and
                (2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for grant or
            reimbursement programs under such headings, except for amounts
            appropriated specifically for research, evaluation, or
            statistical programs administered by the National Institute of
            Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall be
            transferred to and merged with funds provided to the National
            Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to be
            used by them for research, evaluation, or statistical purposes,
            without regard to the authorizations for such grant or
            reimbursement programs.

        Sec. 214.  Upon request by a grantee for whom the Attorney General
    has determined there is a fiscal hardship, the Attorney General may,
    with respect to funds appropriated in this or any other Act making
    appropriations for fiscal years 2012 through 2015 for the following
    programs, waive the following requirements:
                (1) For the adult and juvenile offender State and local
            reentry demonstration projects under part FF of title I of the
            Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
            3797w(g)(1)), the requirements under section 2976(g)(1) of such
            part.
                (2) For State, Tribal, and local reentry courts under part
            FF of title I of such Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w-2(e)(1)

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            and (2)), the requirements under section 2978(e)(1) and (2) of
            such part.
                (3) For the prosecution drug treatment alternatives to
            prison program under part CC of title I of such Act of 1968 (42
            U.S.C. 3797q-3), the requirements under section 2904 of such
            part.
                (4) For grants to protect inmates and safeguard communities
            as authorized by section 6 of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of
            2003 (42 U.S.C. 15605(c)(3)), the requirements of section
            6(c)(3) of such Act.

        Sec. 215.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section
    20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime Control and Law
    Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13709(a)) shall not apply to amounts
    made available by this or any other Act.
        Sec. 216.  None of the funds made available under this Act, other
    than for the national instant criminal background check system
    established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention
    Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note), may be used by a Federal law enforcement
    officer to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an
    individual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or suspects that
    the individual is an agent of a drug cartel, unless law enforcement
    personnel of the United States continuously monitor or control the
    firearm at all times.
        Sec. 217. (a) None of the income retained in the Department of
    Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 102-140
    (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available for obligation
    during fiscal year 2015, except up to $40,000,000 may be obligated for
    implementation of a unified Department of Justice financial management
    system.
        (b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated balances
    transferred to the capital account of the Department of Justice Working
    Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 102-140 (105 Stat. 784;
    28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available for obligation in fiscal year
    2015, and any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds
    shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this
    Act.
        (c) In addition to the amount otherwise provided by this Act in the
    first proviso under the heading ``United States Marshals Service--
    Federal Prisoner Detention'', not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess
    unobligated balances available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28,
    United States Code, shall be available for obligation during fiscal year
    2015, and any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds
    shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this
    Act.
        (d) Of amounts available in the Assets Forfeiture Fund in fiscal
    year 2015, $154,700,000 shall be for payments associated with joint law
    enforcement operations as authorized by section 524(c)(1)(I) of title
    28, United States Code.
        (e) The Attorney General shall submit a spending plan to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act
    detailing the planned distribution of Assets Forfeiture Fund joint law
    enforcement operations funding during fiscal year 2015.
        (f) Subsections (a) through (d) of this section shall sunset on
    September 30, 2015.

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        Sec. 218.  No funds provided in this Act shall be used to deny the
    Inspector General of the Department of Justice timely access to all
    records, documents, and other materials in the custody or possession of
    the Department or to prevent or impede the Inspector General's access to
    such records, documents and other materials, unless in accordance with
    an express limitation of section 6(a) of the Inspector General Act, as
    amended, consistent with the plain language of the Inspector General
    Act, as amended. The Inspector General of the Department of Justice
    shall report to the Committees on Appropriations within five calendar
    days any failures to comply with this requirement.
        Sec. 219.  Discretionary funds that are made available in this Act
    for the Office of Justice Programs may be used to participate in
    Performance Partnership Pilots authorized under section 526 of division
    H of Public Law 113-76.
        This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice
    Appropriations Act, 2015''.

    TITLE <<NOTE: Science Appropriations Act, 2015.>>  III

                                     SCIENCE

                     Office of Science and Technology Policy

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology
    Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and
    Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C.
    6601 et seq.), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as
    authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed
    $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, and rental of
    conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $5,555,000.

                  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

                                     science

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
    and support of science research and development activities, including
    research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance
    and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft
    control, and communications activities; program management; personnel
    and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as
    authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
    travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
    purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
    administrative aircraft, $5,244,700,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2016:  Provided, That the formulation and development
    costs (with development cost as defined under section 30104 of title 51,
    United States Code) for the James Webb Space Telescope shall not exceed
    $8,000,000,000:  Provided further, That should the individual identified
    under subsection (c)(2)(E) of section 30104 of title 51, United States
    Code, as responsible for the James Webb Space Telescope determine that
    the development cost of the program is likely to exceed that limitation,
    the individual shall immediately notify the Administrator and the
    increase shall be treated as if it meets the 30 percent threshold
    described in subsection (f) of section 30104:  Provided further, That

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    $100,000,000 shall be for pre-formulation and/or formulation activities
    for a mission that meets the science goals outlined for the Jupiter
    Europa mission in the most recent planetary science decadal survey.

                                   aeronautics

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
    and support of aeronautics research and development activities,
    including research, development, operations, support, and services;
    maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight,
    spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management;
    personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor,
    as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
    travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
    purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
    administrative aircraft, $651,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2016.

                                space technology

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
    and support of space research and technology development activities,
    including research, development, operations, support, and services;
    maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight,
    spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management;
    personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor,
    as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
    travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
    purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
    administrative aircraft, $596,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2016.

                                   exploration

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
    and support of exploration research and development activities,
    including research, development, operations, support, and services;
    maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight,
    spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management;
    personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor,
    as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
    travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
    purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
    administrative aircraft, $4,356,700,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2016:  Provided, That not less than $1,194,000,000 shall
    be for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle:  Provided further, That not
    less than $2,051,300,000 shall be for the Space Launch System, which
    shall have a lift capability not less than 130 metric tons and which
    shall have an upper stage and other core elements developed
    simultaneously:  Provided further, That of the funds made available for
    the Space Launch System, $1,700,000,000 shall be for launch vehicle
    development and $351,300,000 shall be for exploration ground systems:
    Provided further, That the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    (NASA) shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate, concurrent with the annual budget
    submission, a 5 year budget

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    profile and funding projection that adheres to a 70 percent Joint
    Confidence Level (JCL) and is consistent with the Key Decision Point C
    (KDP-C) for the Space Launch System and with the future KDP-C for the
    Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle:  Provided further, That in complying
    with the preceding proviso NASA shall include budget profiles and
    funding projections that conform to the KDP-C management agreement for
    development completion of the Space Launch System by December 2017, and
    the management agreement for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle upon
    completing KDP-C:  Provided further, That in no case shall the JCL of
    the Space Launch System or the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle be less
    than the guidance outlined in NASA Procedural Requirements 7120.5E:
    Provided further, That funds made available for the Orion Multi-Purpose
    Crew Vehicle and Space Launch System are in addition to funds provided
    for these programs under the ``Construction and Environmental Compliance
    and Restoration'' heading:  Provided further, That $805,000,000 shall be
    for commercial spaceflight activities:  Provided further, That
    $306,400,000 shall be for exploration research and development.

                                space operations

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
    and support of space operations research and development activities,
    including research, development, operations, support and services; space
    flight, spacecraft control and communications activities, including
    operations, production, and services; maintenance and repair, facility
    planning and design; program management; personnel and related costs,
    including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections
    5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase
    and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter,
    maintenance and operation of mission and administrative aircraft,
    $3,827,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.

                                    education

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
    and support of aerospace and aeronautical education research and
    development activities, including research, development, operations,
    support, and services; program management; personnel and related costs,
    including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections
    5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase
    and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter,
    maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft,
    $119,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which
    $18,000,000 shall be for the Experimental Program to Stimulate
    Competitive Research and $40,000,000 shall be for the National Space
    Grant College program.

                      safety, security and mission services

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
    and support of science, aeronautics, space technology, exploration,
    space operations and education research and development activities,
    including research, development, operations, support, and services;
    maintenance and repair, facility planning and design;

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    space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program
    management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or
    allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5,
    United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger
    motor vehicles; not to exceed $63,000 for official reception and
    representation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and
    operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $2,758,900,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2016.

            construction and environmental compliance and restoration

        For necessary expenses for construction of facilities including
    repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities,
    construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities,
    facility planning and design, and restoration, and acquisition or
    condemnation of real property, as authorized by law, and environmental
    compliance and restoration, $419,100,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2020:  Provided, That of the $429,100,000 provided for in
    direct obligations under this heading, $419,100,000 is appropriated from
    the general fund and $10,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior
    year obligations: <<NOTE: 51 USC 20145 note.>>   Provided further, That
    proceeds from leases deposited into this account shall be available for
    a period of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided in annual
    appropriations Acts: <<NOTE: 51 USC 30103 note.>>   Provided further,
    That such proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall be
    available for obligation for fiscal year 2015 in an amount not to exceed
    $9,584,100:  Provided further, That each annual budget request shall
    include an annual estimate of gross receipts and collections and
    proposed use of all funds collected pursuant to section 20145 of title
    51, United States Code.

                           office of inspector general

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
    carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $37,000,000, of which
    $500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016.

                            administrative provisions

                          (including transfer of funds)

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

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    established in that spending plan that meets the notification
    requirements of section 505 of this Act, shall be treated as a
    reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available
    for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures
    set forth in that section.

                               (transfer of funds)

        The unexpired balances of a previous account, for activities for
    which funds are provided in this Act, may be transferred to the new
    account established in this Act that provides such activities. Balances
    so transferred shall be merged with the funds in the newly established
    account, but shall be available under the same terms, conditions and
    period of time as previously appropriated.

                           National Science Foundation

                         research and related activities

        For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science
    Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), and Public Law 86-209
    (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services as authorized by section 3109 of
    title 5, United States Code; maintenance and operation of aircraft and
    purchase of flight services for research support; acquisition of
    aircraft; and authorized travel; $5,933,645,000, to remain available
    until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $520,000,000 shall
    remain available until expended for polar research and operations
    support, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for operational
    and science support and logistical and other related activities for the
    United States Antarctic program:  Provided, That receipts for scientific
    support services and materials furnished by the National Research
    Centers and other National Science Foundation supported research
    facilities may be credited to this appropriation:  Provided further,
    That not less than $159,690,000 shall be available for activities
    authorized by section 7002(c)(2)(A)(iv) of Public Law 110-69.

              major research equipment and facilities construction

        For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction,
    commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment, facilities,
    and other such capital assets pursuant to the National Science
    Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including authorized
    travel, $200,760,000, to remain available until expended.

                          education and human resources

        For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathematics and
    engineering education and human resources programs and activities
    pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861
    et seq.), including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5,
    United States Code, authorized travel, and rental of conference rooms in
    the District of Columbia, $866,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2016:  Provided, That not less than $60,890,000 shall be
    available for activities authorized by section 7030 of Public Law 110-
    69.

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                     agency operations and award management

        For agency operations and award management necessary in carrying out
    the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.);
    services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire
    of passenger motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as
    authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
    rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and
    reimbursement of the Department of Homeland Security for security guard
    services; $325,000,000:  Provided, That not to exceed $8,280 is for
    official reception and representation expenses:  Provided further, That
    contracts may be entered into under this heading in fiscal year 2015 for
    maintenance and operation of facilities and for other services to be
    provided during the next fiscal year:  Provided further, That of the
    amount provided for costs associated with the acquisition, occupancy,
    and related costs of new headquarters space, not more than $27,370,000
    shall remain available until expended.

                      office of the national science board

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

                           office of inspector general

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General as
    authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, $14,430,000, of which
    $400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016.

                            administrative provision

        Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the
    current fiscal year for the National Science Foundation in this Act may
    be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation
    shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any
    transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of
    funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for
    obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
    section.
         This title may be cited as the ``Science Appropriations Act,
    2015''.

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                                    TITLE IV

                                RELATED AGENCIES

                           Commission on Civil Rights

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, including
    hire of passenger motor vehicles, $9,200,000:  Provided, That none of
    the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to employ in
    excess of four full-time individuals under Schedule C of the Excepted
    Service exclusive of one special assistant for each Commissioner:
    Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph
    shall be used to reimburse Commissioners for more than 75 billable days,
    with the exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable
    days:  Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this
    paragraph shall be used for any activity or expense that is not
    explicitly authorized by section 3 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of
    1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a).

                     Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity
    Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
    the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of
    1963, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 501 of the
    Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Genetic
    Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 (Public Law 110-233),
    the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-325), and the Lilly
    Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-2), including services as
    authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of
    passenger motor vehicles as authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31,
    United States Code; nonmonetary awards to private citizens; and up to
    $30,000,000 for payments to State and local enforcement agencies for
    authorized services to the Commission, $364,500,000:  Provided, That the
    Commission is authorized to make available for official reception and
    representation expenses not to exceed $2,250 from available funds:
    Provided further, That the Commission may take no action to implement
    any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization until such
    time as the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
    and the Senate have been notified of such proposals, in accordance with
    the reprogramming requirements of section 505 of this Act:  Provided
    further, That the Chair is authorized to accept and use any gift or
    donation to carry out the work of the Commission.

                         International Trade Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the International Trade Commission,
    including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by
    section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not to

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    exceed $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses,
    $84,500,000, to remain available until expended.

                           Legal Services Corporation

                    payment to the legal services corporation

        For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out the
    purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, $375,000,000, of
    which $343,150,000 is for basic field programs and required independent
    audits; $4,350,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which such
    amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct additional audits of
    recipients; $18,500,000 is for management and grants oversight;
    $4,000,000 is for client self-help and information technology;
    $4,000,000 is for a Pro Bono Innovation Fund; and $1,000,000 is for loan
    repayment assistance:  Provided, That the Legal Services Corporation may
    continue to provide locality pay to officers and employees at a rate no
    greater than that provided by the Federal Government to Washington, DC-
    based employees as authorized by section 5304 of title 5, United States
    Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of the Legal Services Corporation
    Act (42 U.S.C. 2996(d)):  Provided further, That the authorities
    provided in section 205 of this Act shall be applicable to the Legal
    Services Corporation:  Provided further, That, for the purposes of
    section 505 of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall be
    considered an agency of the United States Government.

              administrative provision--legal services corporation

        None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services
    Corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited by,
    or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504,
    505, and 506 of Public Law 105-119, and all funds appropriated in this
    Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same terms
    and conditions set forth in such sections, except that all references in
    sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead
    to 2014 and 2015, respectively.

                            Marine Mammal Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as authorized
    by title II of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361
    et seq.), $3,340,000.

                Office of the United States Trade Representative

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States Trade
    Representative, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and the
    employment of experts and consultants as authorized by section 3109 of
    title 5, United States Code, $54,250,000, of which $1,000,000 shall
    remain available until expended:  Provided, That not to exceed $124,000
    shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.

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                             State Justice Institute

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as authorized
    by the State Justice Institute Authorization Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C.
    10701 et seq.) $5,121,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available
    until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be
    available for official reception and representation expenses:  Provided
    further, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the State
    Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of the United States
    Government.

                                     TITLE V

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

                             (including rescissions)

        Sec. 501.  No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
    be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the
    Congress.
        Sec. 502.  No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
    remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
    expressly so provided herein.
        Sec. 503.  The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for
    any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to section
    3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts
    where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for
    public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law,
    or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
        Sec. 504.  If any provision of this Act or the application of such
    provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the
    remainder of the Act and the application of each provision to persons or
    circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall not
    be affected thereby.
        Sec. 505.  None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided
    under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act
    that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015,
    or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States
    derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by
    this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a
    reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new program,
    project or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project or activity; (3)
    increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity
    for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office
    or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs or
    activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities
    presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments existing
    programs, projects or activities in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent,
    whichever is less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any program,
    project or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8)
    results from any general savings, including savings from a reduction in
    personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs, projects
    or activities as approved by Congress; unless the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days

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    in advance of such reprogramming of funds by agencies (excluding
    agencies of the Department of Justice) funded by this Act and 45 days in
    advance of such reprogramming of funds by agencies of the Department of
    Justice funded by this Act.
        Sec. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by a court or
    Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a
    ``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same
    meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is
    not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to receive
    any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in this Act,
    pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures
    described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal
    Regulations.
        (b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to authorized
    purchases of promotional items, funds made available by this Act shall
    be used to purchase items that are manufactured, produced, or assembled
    in the United States, its territories or possessions.
        (2) The term ``promotional items'' has the meaning given the term in
    OMB Circular A-87, Attachment B, Item (1)(f)(3).
        Sec. 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National
    Science Foundation, and the National Aeronautics and Space
    Administration shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the
    House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly report on the status
    of balances of appropriations at the account level. For unobligated,
    uncommitted balances and unobligated, committed balances the quarterly
    reports shall separately identify the amounts attributable to each
    source year of appropriation from which the balances were derived. For
    balances that are obligated, but unexpended, the quarterly reports shall
    separately identify amounts by the year of obligation.
        (b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be submitted within
    30 days of the end of each quarter.
        (c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any aspect of a
    reporting requirement described in subsection (a) due to a limitation of
    a current accounting system, the department or agency shall fulfill such
    aspect to the maximum extent practicable under such accounting system
    and shall identify and describe in each quarterly report the extent to
    which such aspect is not fulfilled.
        Sec. 508.  Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under
    this Act resulting from, or to prevent, personnel actions taken in
    response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed
    within the total budgetary resources available to such department or
    agency:  Provided, That the authority to transfer funds between
    appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section is
    provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this Act:
    Provided further, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be
    treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and
    shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
    compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:  Provided
    further, That for the Department of Commerce, this section shall also
    apply to actions taken for the care and protection of loan collateral or
    grant property.
        Sec. 509.  None of the funds provided by this Act shall be available
    to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek
    the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the
    marketing of tobacco or tobacco products,

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    except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or
    tobacco products of the same type.
        Sec. 510.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts
    deposited or available in the Fund established by section 1402 of
    chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98-473 (42 U.S.C. 10601) in any
    fiscal year in excess of $2,361,000,000 shall not be available for
    obligation until the following fiscal year:  Provided, That
    notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts available
    from the Fund for obligation $10,000,000 shall remain available until
    expended to the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General for
    oversight and auditing purposes.
        Sec. 511.  None of the funds made available to the Department of
    Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate against or denigrate the
    religious or moral beliefs of students who participate in programs for
    which financial assistance is provided from those funds, or of the
    parents or legal guardians of such students.
        Sec. 512.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be
    transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
    States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
    authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
        Sec. 513.  Any funds provided in this Act used to implement E-
    Government Initiatives shall be subject to the procedures set forth in
    section 505 of this Act.
        Sec. 514. (a) The Inspectors General of the Department of Commerce,
    the Department of Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space
    Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the Legal Services
    Corporation shall conduct audits, pursuant to the Inspector General Act
    (5 U.S.C. App.), of grants or contracts for which funds are appropriated
    by this Act, and shall submit reports to Congress on the progress of
    such audits, which may include preliminary findings and a description of
    areas of particular interest, within 180 days after initiating such an
    audit and every 180 days thereafter until any such audit is completed.
        (b) Within 60 days after the date on which an audit described in
    subsection (a) by an Inspector General is completed, the Secretary,
    Attorney General, Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate,
    shall make the results of the audit available to the public on the
    Internet website maintained by the Department, Administration,
    Foundation, or Corporation, respectively. The results shall be made
    available in redacted form to exclude--
                (1) any matter described in section 552(b) of title 5,
            United States Code; and
                (2) sensitive personal information for any individual, the
            public access to which could be used to commit identity theft or
            for other inappropriate or unlawful purposes.

        (c) Any person awarded a grant or contract funded by amounts
    appropriated by this Act shall submit a statement to the Secretary of
    Commerce, the Attorney General, the Administrator, Director, or
    President, as appropriate, certifying that no funds derived from the
    grant or contract will be made available through a subcontract or in any
    other manner to another person who has a financial interest in the
    person awarded the grant or contract.
        (d) The provisions of the preceding subsections of this section
    shall take effect 30 days after the date on which the Director of the
    Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of
    the Office of Government Ethics, determines that

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    a uniform set of rules and requirements, substantially similar to the
    requirements in such subsections, consistently apply under the executive
    branch ethics program to all Federal departments, agencies, and
    entities.
        Sec. 515. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available under this Act may be used by the Departments of Commerce and
    Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the
    National Science Foundation to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact
    information system, as defined for security categorization in the
    National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Federal
    Information Processing Standard Publication 199, ``Standards for
    Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems''
    unless the agency has--
                (1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the information
            systems against criteria developed by NIST to inform acquisition
            decisions for high-impact and moderate-impact information
            systems within the Federal Government;
                (2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive
            awardee against available and relevant threat information
            provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other
            appropriate agencies; and
                (3) in consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation
            or other appropriate Federal entity, conducted an assessment of
            any risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage associated with the
            acquisition of such system, including any risk associated with
            such system being produced, manufactured, or assembled by one or
            more entities identified by the United States Government as
            posing a cyber threat, including but not limited to, those that
            may be owned, directed, or subsidized by the People's Republic
            of China.

        (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under
    this Act may be used to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact
    information system reviewed and assessed under subsection (a) unless the
    head of the assessing entity described in subsection (a) has--
                (1) developed, in consultation with NIST and supply chain
            risk management experts, a mitigation strategy for any
            identified risks;
                (2) determined that the acquisition of such system is in the
            national interest of the United States; and
                (3) reported that determination to the Committees on
            Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

        Sec. 516.  None of the funds made available in this Act shall be
    used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the use of torture by
    any official or contract employee of the United States Government.
        Sec. 517. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or treaty,
    none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this
    Act or any other Act may be expended or obligated by a department,
    agency, or instrumentality of the United States to pay administrative
    expenses or to compensate an officer or employee of the United States in
    connection with requiring an export license for the export to Canada of
    components, parts, accessories or attachments for firearms listed in
    Category I, section 121.1 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations
    (International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it
    existed on April 1, 2005) with a total value not exceeding $500
    wholesale

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    in any transaction, provided that the conditions of subsection (b) of
    this section are met by the exporting party for such articles.
        (b) The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export license--
                (1) does not exempt an exporter from filing any Shipper's
            Export Declaration or notification letter required by law, or
            from being otherwise eligible under the laws of the United
            States to possess, ship, transport, or export the articles
            enumerated in subsection (a); and
                (2) does not permit the export without a license of--
                        (A) fully automatic firearms and components and
                    parts for such firearms, other than for end use by the
                    Federal Government, or a Provincial or Municipal
                    Government of Canada;
                        (B) barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or
                    complete breech mechanisms for any firearm listed in
                    Category I, other than for end use by the Federal
                    Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of
                    Canada; or
                        (C) articles for export from Canada to another
                    foreign destination.

        (c) In accordance with this section, the District Directors of
    Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent or temporary export
    without a license of any unclassified articles specified in subsection
    (a) to Canada for end use in Canada or return to the United States, or
    temporary import of Canadian-origin items from Canada for end use in the
    United States or return to Canada for a Canadian citizen.
        (d) The President may require export licenses under this section on
    a temporary basis if the President determines, upon publication first in
    the Federal Register, that the Government of Canada has implemented or
    maintained inadequate import controls for the articles specified in
    subsection (a), such that a significant diversion of such articles has
    and continues to take place for use in international terrorism or in the
    escalation of a conflict in another nation. The President shall
    terminate the requirements of a license when reasons for the temporary
    requirements have ceased.
        Sec. 518.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
    department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving
    appropriated funds under this Act or any other Act shall obligate or
    expend in any way such funds to pay administrative expenses or the
    compensation of any officer or employee of the United States to deny any
    application submitted pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B) and qualified
    pursuant to 27 CFR section 478.112 or .113, for a permit to import
    United States origin ``curios or relics'' firearms, parts, or
    ammunition.
        Sec. 519.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    to include in any new bilateral or multilateral trade agreement the text
    of--
                (1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United States-
            Singapore Free Trade Agreement;
                (2) paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United States-
            Australia Free Trade Agreement; or
                (3) paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United States-Morocco
            Free Trade Agreement.

        Sec. 520.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    to authorize or issue a national security letter in contravention of any
    of the following laws authorizing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to
    issue national security letters: The Right to

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    Financial Privacy Act; The Electronic Communications Privacy Act; The
    Fair Credit Reporting Act; The National Security Act of 1947; USA
    PATRIOT Act; and the laws amended by these Acts.
        Sec. 521.  If at any time during any quarter, the program manager of
    a project within the jurisdiction of the Departments of Commerce or
    Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the
    National Science Foundation totaling more than $75,000,000 has
    reasonable cause to believe that the total program cost has increased by
    10 percent or more, the program manager shall immediately inform the
    respective Secretary, Administrator, or Director. The Secretary,
    Administrator, or Director shall notify the House and Senate Committees
    on Appropriations within 30 days in writing of such increase, and shall
    include in such notice: the date on which such determination was made; a
    statement of the reasons for such increases; the action taken and
    proposed to be taken to control future cost growth of the project;
    changes made in the performance or schedule milestones and the degree to
    which such changes have contributed to the increase in total program
    costs or procurement costs; new estimates of the total project or
    procurement costs; and a statement validating that the project's
    management structure is adequate to control total project or procurement
    costs.
        Sec. 522.  Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the
    transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence or intelligence related
    activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for
    purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
    414) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence
    Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015.
        Sec. 523.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount
    greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount
    unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the
    agency awarding the contract or grant that, to the best of its knowledge
    and belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all Federal tax returns
    required during the three years preceding the certification, has not
    been convicted of a criminal offense under the Internal Revenue Code of
    1986, and has not, more than 90 days prior to certification, been
    notified of any unpaid Federal tax assessment for which the liability
    remains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of an
    installment agreement or offer in compromise that has been approved by
    the Internal Revenue Service and is not in default, or the assessment is
    the subject of a non-frivolous administrative or judicial proceeding.

                                  (rescissions)

        Sec. 524. (a) Of the unobligated balances available to the
    Department of Commerce, the following funds are hereby rescinded, not
    later than September 30, 2015, from the following accounts in the
    specified amounts--
                (1) ``Departmental Management, Franchise Fund'', $2,906,000;
            and
                (2) ``Economic Development Administration, Economic
            Development Assistance Programs'', $5,000,000.

        (b) Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of
    Justice, the following funds are hereby rescinded, not later than

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    September 30, 2015, from the following accounts in the specified
    amounts--
                (1) ``Working Capital Fund'', $99,000,000;
                (2) ``Tactical Law Enforcement Wireless Communications'',
            $2,000,000;
                (3) ``Detention Trustee'', $23,000,000;
                (4) ``Legal Activities, Assets Forfeiture Fund'',
            $193,000,000;
                (5) ``Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, General Legal
            Activities'', $10,000,000;
                (6) ``Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, Antitrust
            Division'', $6,000,000;
                (7) ``Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys'',
            $9,000,000;
                (8) ``United States Marshals Service, Federal Prisoner
            Detention'', $188,000,000;
                (9) ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,
            Salaries and Expenses'', $3,200,000;
                (10) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office on
            Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women Prevention and
            Prosecution Programs'', $16,000,000;
                (11) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office of
            Justice Programs'', $82,500,000; and
                (12) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Community
            Oriented Policing Services'', $40,000,000.

        (c) The Departments of Commerce and Justice shall submit to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate a report no later than September 1, 2015, specifying the amount
    of each rescission made pursuant to subsections (a) and (b).
        Sec. 525.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    to purchase first class or premium airline travel in contravention of
    sections 301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41 of the Code of
    Federal Regulations.
        Sec. 526.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees
    from a Federal department or agency at any single conference occurring
    outside the United States unless such conference is a law enforcement
    training or operational conference for law enforcement personnel and the
    majority of Federal employees in attendance are law enforcement
    personnel stationed outside the United States.
        Sec. 527.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available in this Act may be used in a manner that is inconsistent with
    the principal negotiating objective of the United States with respect to
    trade remedy laws to preserve the ability of the United States--
                (1) to enforce vigorously its trade laws, including
            antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard laws;
                (2) to avoid agreements that--
                        (A) lessen the effectiveness of domestic and
                    international disciplines on unfair trade, especially
                    dumping and subsidies; or
                        (B) lessen the effectiveness of domestic and
                    international safeguard provisions, in order to ensure
                    that United States workers, agricultural producers, and
                    firms can compete fully on fair terms and enjoy the
                    benefits of reciprocal trade concessions; and

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                (3) to address and remedy market distortions that lead to
            dumping and subsidization, including overcapacity,
            cartelization, and market-access barriers.

        Sec. 528.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or
    assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its
    territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee
    who--
                (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed
            Forces of the United States; and
                (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United
            States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of
            Defense.

        Sec. 529. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, acquire, or
    modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or
    possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) for the
    purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the
    effective control of the Department of Defense.
        (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any
    modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
    Bay, Cuba.
        (c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual
    who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station,
    Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who--
                (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the
            Armed Forces of the United States; and
                (2) is--
                        (A) in the custody or under the effective control of
                    the Department of Defense; or
                        (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval
                    Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

        Sec. 530.  To the extent practicable, funds made available in this
    Act should be used to purchase light bulbs that are ``Energy Star''
    qualified or have the ``Federal Energy Management Program'' designation.
        Sec. 531.  The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
    instruct any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States
    receiving funds appropriated under this Act to track undisbursed
    balances in expired grant accounts and include in its annual performance
    plan and performance and accountability reports the following:
                (1) Details on future action the department, agency, or
            instrumentality will take to resolve undisbursed balances in
            expired grant accounts.
                (2) The method that the department, agency, or
            instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances in expired
            grant accounts.
                (3) Identification of undisbursed balances in expired grant
            accounts that may be returned to the Treasury of the United
            States.
                (4) In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on the total
            number of expired grant accounts with undisbursed balances (on
            the first day of each fiscal year) for the department, agency,
            or instrumentality and the total finances that have not been
            obligated to a specific project remaining in the accounts.

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        Sec. 532. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be
    used for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) or the
    Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to develop, design, plan,
    promulgate, implement, or execute a bilateral policy, program, order, or
    contract of any kind to participate, collaborate, or coordinate
    bilaterally in any way with China or any Chinese-owned company unless
    such activities are specifically authorized by a law enacted after the
    date of enactment of this Act.
        (b) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to
    effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors at facilities
    belonging to or utilized by NASA.
        (c) The limitations described in subsections (a) and (b) shall not
    apply to activities which NASA or OSTP has certified--
                (1) pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of technology,
            data, or other information with national security or economic
            security implications to China or a Chinese-owned company; and
                (2) will not involve knowing interactions with officials who
            have been determined by the United States to have direct
            involvement with violations of human rights.

        (d) Any certification made under subsection (c) shall be submitted
    to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
    the Senate no later than 30 days prior to the activity in question and
    shall include a description of the purpose of the activity, its agenda,
    its major participants, and its location and timing.
        Sec. 533.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to deny, or fail to act on,
    an application for the importation of any model of shotgun if--
                (1) all other requirements of law with respect to the
            proposed importation are met; and
                (2) no application for the importation of such model of
            shotgun, in the same configuration, had been denied by the
            Attorney General prior to January 1, 2011, on the basis that the
            shotgun was not particularly suitable for or readily adaptable
            to sporting purposes.

        Sec. 534. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
    used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network
    blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
        (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary
    for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any
    other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or
    adjudication activities.
        Sec. 535.  The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National
    Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Science
    Foundation shall submit spending plans, signed by the respective
    department or agency head, to the Committees on Appropriations of the
    House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act.
        Sec. 536.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be
    obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the
    Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty.
        Sec. 537.  None of the funds made available by this Act under the
    heading ``Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery'' may be used for

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    grant guidelines or requirements to establish minimum riparian buffers.
        Sec. 538.  None of the funds made available in this Act to the
    Department of Justice may be used, with respect to the States of
    Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware,
    District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine,
    Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,
    Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode
    Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and
    Wisconsin, to prevent such States from implementing their own State laws
    that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of
    medical marijuana.
        Sec. 539.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    in contravention of section 7606 (``Legitimacy of Industrial Hemp
    Research'') of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79) by the
    Department of Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration.
        Sec. 540. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be
    used to relinquish the responsibility of the National Telecommunications
    and Information Administration during fiscal year 2015 with respect to
    Internet domain name system functions, including responsibility with
    respect to the authoritative root zone file and the Internet Assigned
    Numbers Authority functions.
        (b) Subsection (a) of this section shall expire on September 30,
    2015.
        Sec. 541. (a) In General.--During the <<NOTE: 19 USC prec. 2271
    note.>>  period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on December 31,
    2015, the provisions of chapter 3 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974
    (19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.), as in effect on December 31, 2014, shall
    apply, except that in applying and administering such provisions,
    section 256(b) of that Act shall be applied and administered by
    substituting ``$16,000,000 for the period beginning on January 1, 2015,
    and ending December 31, 2015'' for ``$16,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2003 through 2007, and $4,000,000 for the 3-month period beginning
    on October 1, 2007''.

        (b) Termination.--During the period beginning on January 1, 2015,
    and ending on December 31, 2015, section 285 of the Trade Act of 1974
    (19 U.S.C. 2271 note), as in effect on December 31, 2014, shall apply,
    except that in applying and administering that section, subsection (b)
    of that section shall be applied and administered as if paragraph (1)
    read as follows:
                ``(1) Assistance for firms.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
                    subparagraph (B), assistance may not be provided under
                    chapter 3 after December 31, 2015.
                        ``(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A),
                    any assistance approved under chapter 3 on or before
                    December 31, 2015, may be provided--
                              ``(i) to the extent funds are available
                          pursuant to such chapter for such purpose; and
                              ``(ii) to the extent the recipient of the
                          assistance is otherwise eligible to receive such
                          assistance.''.

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     TITLE <<NOTE: Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of
      2014.>>  VI--TRAVEL PROMOTION, ENHANCEMENT, AND MODERNIZATION ACT OF
    2014
    SEC. 601. <<NOTE: 22 USC 2121 note.>>  SHORT TITLE.

        This title may be cited as the ``Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and
    Modernization Act of 2014''.
    SEC. 602. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

        Subsection (b)(2)(A) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C.
    2131(b)(2)(A)) is amended--
                (1) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
                        (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``promotion
                    and marketing'' and inserting ``promotion or
                    marketing''; and
                        (B) by inserting after the first sentence the
                    following: ``At least 5 members of the board shall have
                    experience working in United States multinational
                    entities with marketing budgets. At least 2 members of
                    the board shall be audit committee financial experts (as
                    defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission in
                    accordance with section 407 of Public Law 107-204 (15
                    U.S.C. 7265)). All members of the board shall be a
                    current or former chief executive officer, chief
                    financial officer, or chief marketing officer, or have
                    held an equivalent management position.''; and
                (2) in clause (x), by striking ``intercity passenger
            railroad business'' and inserting ``land or sea passenger
            transportation sector''.
    SEC. 603. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.

        Subsection (c)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C.
    2131(c)(3)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (I);
            and
                (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
                        ``(G) a description of, and rationales for, the
                    Corporation's efforts to focus on specific countries and
                    populations;
                        ``(H)(i) a description of, and rationales for, the
                    Corporation's combination of media channels employed in
                    meeting the promotional objectives of its marketing
                    campaign;
                        ``(ii) the ratio in which such channels are used;
                    and
                        ``(iii) a justification for the use and ratio of
                    such channels; and''.
    SEC. 604. BIANNUAL REVIEW OF PROCEDURES TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET
                            VALUE OF GOODS AND SERVICES.

        Subsection (d)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C.
    2131(d)(3)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``80 percent'' and
            inserting ``70 percent''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(E) Maintenance of an in-kind contributions
                    policy.--The Corporation shall maintain an in-kind
                    contributions policy.

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                        ``(F) Formalized procedures for in-kind
                    contributions policy.--Not later than 90 days after the
                    date of enactment of the Travel Promotion, Enhancement,
                    and Modernization Act of 2014, the Secretary of
                    Commerce, in coordination with the Corporation, shall
                    establish formal, publicly available procedures
                    specifying time frames and conditions for--
                              ``(i) making and agreeing to revisions of the
                          Corporation's in-kind contributions policy; and
                              ``(ii) addressing and resolving disagreements
                          between the Corporation and its partners,
                          including the Secretary of Commerce, regarding the
                          in-kind contributions policy.
                        ``(G) Biannual review of procedures to determine
                    fair market value of goods and services.--The
                    Corporation and the Secretary of Commerce (or their
                    designees) shall meet on a biannual basis to review the
                    procedures to determine the fair market value of goods
                    and services received from non-Federal sources by the
                    Corporation under subparagraph (B).''.
    SEC. 605. EXTENSION OF TRAVEL PROMOTION ACT OF 2009.

        (a) In General.--The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131)
    is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)(5)(A)(iv), by striking ``all States
            and the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``all States and
            territories of the United States and the District of
            Columbia,''; and
                (2) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``2015'' and
                    inserting ``2020''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``fiscal year
                    2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, or 2015'' and inserting ``each
                    of the fiscal years 2011 through 2020''.

        (b) Sunset of Travel Promotion Fund Fee.--Section 217(h)(3)(B)(iii)
    of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(iii)) is
    amended by striking ``September 30, 2015'' and inserting ``September 30,
    2020''.
    SEC. 606. ACCOUNTABILITY; PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.

        The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131), as amended by
    this Act, is further amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as
            subsections (h), (e), (i), and (j), respectively;
                (2) by moving subsection (e) (as so redesignated) so that it
            follows subsection (d);
                (3) in paragraph (2) of subsection (c), by striking
            ``$5,000,000'' and inserting ``$500,000''; and
                (4) by inserting after subsection (e), as redesignated, the
            following:

        ``(f) Accountability.--
                ``(1) Performance plans and measures.--Not later than 90
            days after the date of the enactment of the Travel Promotion,
            Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014, the Corporation
            shall--
                        ``(A) establish performance metrics including, time
                    frames, evaluation methodologies, and data sources for
                    measuring--

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                              ``(i) the effectiveness of marketing efforts
                          by the Corporation, including its progress in
                          achieving the long-term goals of increased
                          traveler visits to and spending in the United
                          States;
                              ``(ii) whether increases in visitation and
                          spending have occurred in response to external
                          influences, such as economic conditions or
                          exchange rates, rather than in response to the
                          efforts of the Corporation; and
                              ``(iii) any cost or benefit to the economy of
                          the United States; and
                        ``(B) conduct periodic program evaluations in
                    response to the data resulting from measurements under
                    subparagraph (A).
                ``(2) GAO accountability.--Not later than 60 days after the
            date on which the Corporation receives a report from the
            Government Accountability Office with recommendations for the
            Corporation, the Corporation shall submit a report to Congress
            that describes the actions taken by the Corporation in response
            to the recommendations in such report.

        ``(g) Procurement Requirements.--The Corporation shall--
                ``(1) establish a competitive procurement process; and
                ``(2) certify in its annual report to Congress under
            subsection (c)(3) that any contracts entered into were in
            compliance with the established competitive procurement
            process.''.
    SEC. 607. REPEAL OF ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY.

        The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131), as amended by
    this Act, is further amended by striking subsection (e) (as redesignated
    by section 606(1) of this Act).

     TITLE <<NOTE: Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of
     2014.>>  VII--REVITALIZE AMERICAN MANUFACTURING AND INNOVATION ACT OF
    2014
    SEC. 701. <<NOTE: 15 USC 271 note.>>  SHORT TITLE.

        This title may be cited as the ``Revitalize American Manufacturing
    and Innovation Act of 2014''.
    SEC. 702. <<NOTE: 15 USC 2785.>>  FINDINGS.

        Congress finds the following:
                (1) In 2012, manufacturers contributed $2.03 trillion to the
            economy, or \1/8\ of United States Gross Domestic Product.
                (2) For every $1.00 spent in manufacturing, another $1.32 is
            added to the economy, the highest multiplier effect of any
            economic sector.
                (3) Manufacturing supports an estimated 17,400,000 jobs in
            the United States--about 1 in 6 private-sector jobs. More than
            12,000,000 Americans (or 9 percent of the workforce) are
            employed directly in manufacturing.
                (4) In 2012, the average manufacturing worker in the United
            States earned $77,505 annually, including pay and benefits. The
            average worker in all industries earned $62,063.
                (5) Taken alone, manufacturing in the United States would be
            the 8th largest economy in the world.

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                (6) Manufacturers in the United States perform two-thirds of
            all private-sector research and development in the United
            States, driving more innovation than any other sector.
    SEC. 703. ESTABLISHMENT OF NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION.

        The National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C.
    271 et seq.) is amended--
                (1) <<NOTE: 15 USC 271 note.>>  by redesignating section 34
            as section 35; and
                (2) by inserting after section 33 (15 U.S.C. 278r) the
            following:
    ``SEC. 34. <<NOTE: 15 USC 278s.>>  NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING
                          INNOVATION.

        ``(a) Establishment of Network for Manufacturing Innovation
    Program.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish within the
            Institute a program to be known as the `Network for
            Manufacturing Innovation Program' (referred to in this section
            as the `Program').
                ``(2) Purposes of program.--The purposes of the Program
            are--
                        ``(A) to improve the competitiveness of United
                    States manufacturing and to increase the production of
                    goods manufactured predominantly within the United
                    States;
                        ``(B) to stimulate United States leadership in
                    advanced manufacturing research, innovation, and
                    technology;
                        ``(C) to facilitate the transition of innovative
                    technologies into scalable, cost-effective, and high-
                    performing manufacturing capabilities;
                        ``(D) to facilitate access by manufacturing
                    enterprises to capital-intensive infrastructure,
                    including high-performance electronics and computing,
                    and the supply chains that enable these technologies;
                        ``(E) to accelerate the development of an advanced
                    manufacturing workforce;
                        ``(F) to facilitate peer exchange of and the
                    documentation of best practices in addressing advanced
                    manufacturing challenges;
                        ``(G) to leverage non-Federal sources of support to
                    promote a stable and sustainable business model without
                    the need for long-term Federal funding; and
                        ``(H) to create and preserve jobs.
                ``(3) Support.--The Secretary, acting through the Director,
            shall carry out the purposes set forth in paragraph (2) by
            supporting--
                        ``(A) the Network for Manufacturing Innovation
                    established under subsection (b); and
                        ``(B) the establishment of centers for manufacturing
                    innovation.
                ``(4) Director.--The Secretary shall carry out the Program
            through the Director.

        ``(b) Establishment of Network for Manufacturing Innovation.--
                ``(1) In general.--As part of the Program, the Secretary
            shall establish a network of centers for manufacturing
            innovation.

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                ``(2) Designation.--The network established under paragraph
            (1) shall be known as the `Network for Manufacturing Innovation'
            (referred to in this section as the `Network').

        ``(c) Centers for Manufacturing Innovation.--
                ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, a `center
            for manufacturing innovation' is a center that--
                        ``(A) has been established by a person or group of
                    persons to address challenges in advanced manufacturing
                    and to assist manufacturers in retaining or expanding
                    industrial production and jobs in the United States;
                        ``(B) has a predominant focus on a manufacturing
                    process, novel material, enabling technology, supply
                    chain integration methodology, or another relevant
                    aspect of advanced manufacturing, such as nanotechnology
                    applications, advanced ceramics, photonics and optics,
                    composites, biobased and advanced materials, flexible
                    hybrid technologies, and tool development for
                    microelectronics;
                        ``(C) as determined by the Secretary, has the
                    potential--
                              ``(i) to improve the competitiveness of United
                          States manufacturing, including key advanced
                          manufacturing technologies such as nanotechnology,
                          advanced ceramics, photonics and optics,
                          composites, biobased and advanced materials,
                          flexible hybrid technologies, and tool development
                          for microelectronics;
                              ``(ii) to accelerate non-Federal investment in
                          advanced manufacturing production capacity in the
                          United States; or
                              ``(iii) to enable the commercial application
                          of new technologies or industry-wide manufacturing
                          processes; and
                        ``(D) includes active participation among
                    representatives from multiple industrial entities,
                    research universities, community colleges, and such
                    other entities as the Secretary considers appropriate,
                    which may include industry-led consortia, career and
                    technical education schools, Federal laboratories,
                    State, local, and tribal governments, businesses,
                    educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations.
                ``(2) Activities.--Activities of a center for manufacturing
            innovation may include the following:
                        ``(A) Research, development, and demonstration
                    projects, including proof-of-concept development and
                    prototyping, to reduce the cost, time, and risk of
                    commercializing new technologies and improvements in
                    existing technologies, processes, products, and research
                    and development of materials to solve precompetitive
                    industrial problems with economic or national security
                    implications.
                        ``(B) Development and implementation of education,
                    training, and workforce recruitment courses, materials,
                    and programs.
                        ``(C) Development of innovative methodologies and
                    practices for supply chain integration and introduction
                    of new technologies into supply chains.
                        ``(D) Outreach and engagement with small and medium-
                    sized manufacturing enterprises, including women

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                    and minority owned manufacturing enterprises, in
                    addition to large manufacturing enterprises.
                        ``(E) Such other activities as the Secretary, in
                    consultation with Federal departments and agencies whose
                    missions contribute to or are affected by advanced
                    manufacturing, considers consistent with the purposes
                    described in subsection (a)(2).
                ``(3) Additional centers for manufacturing innovation.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The National Additive
                    Manufacturing Innovation Institute and other
                    manufacturing centers formally recognized as
                    manufacturing innovation centers pursuant to Federal law
                    or executive actions, or under pending interagency
                    review for such recognition as of the date of enactment
                    of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation
                    Act of 2014, shall be considered centers for
                    manufacturing innovation, but such centers shall not
                    receive any financial assistance under subsection (d).
                        ``(B) Network participation.--A manufacturing center
                    that is substantially similar to those established under
                    this subsection but that does not receive financial
                    assistance under subsection (d) may, upon request of the
                    center, be recognized as a center for manufacturing
                    innovation by the Secretary for purposes of
                    participation in the Network.

        ``(d) Financial Assistance to Establish and Support Centers for
    Manufacturing Innovation.--
                ``(1) In general.--In carrying out the Program, the
            Secretary shall award financial assistance to a person or group
            of persons to assist the organization in planning, establishing,
            or supporting a center for manufacturing innovation.
                ``(2) Application.--A person or group of persons seeking
            financial assistance under paragraph (1) shall submit to the
            Secretary an application therefor at such time, in such manner,
            and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
            The application shall, at a minimum, describe the specific
            sources and amounts of non-Federal financial support for the
            center on the date financial assistance is sought, as well as
            the anticipated sources and amounts of non-Federal financial
            support during the period for which the center could be eligible
            for continued Federal financial assistance under this section.
                ``(3) Open process.--In soliciting applications for
            financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
            ensure an open process that will allow for the consideration of
            all applications relevant to advanced manufacturing regardless
            of technology area.
                ``(4) Selection.--
                        ``(A) Competitive, merit review.--In awarding
                    financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary
                    shall use a competitive, merit review process that
                    includes peer review by a diverse group of individuals
                    with relevant expertise from both the private and public
                    sectors.
                        ``(B) Participation in process.--
                              ``(i) In general.--No political appointee may
                          participate on a peer review panel. The Secretary
                          shall implement a conflict of interest policy that
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                          public transparency and accountability, and
                          requires full disclosure of any real or potential
                          conflicts of interest on the parts of individuals
                          that participate in the merit selection process.
                              ``(ii) Definition.--For purposes of this
                          subparagraph, the term `political appointee' means
                          any individual who--
                                        ``(I) is employed in a position
                                    described under sections 5312 through
                                    5316 of title 5, United States Code,
                                    (relating to the Executive Schedule);
                                        ``(II) is a limited term appointee,
                                    limited emergency appointee, or
                                    noncareer appointee in the Senior
                                    Executive Service, as defined under
                                    paragraphs (5), (6), and (7),
                                    respectively, of section 3132(a) of
                                    title 5, United States Code; or
                                        ``(III) is employed in a position in
                                    the executive branch of the Government
                                    of a confidential or policy-determining
                                    character under schedule C of subpart C
                                    of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of
                                    Federal Regulations.
                        ``(C) Performance measurement, transparency, and
                    accountability.--For each award of financial assistance
                    under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
                              ``(i) make publicly available at the time of
                          the award a description of the bases for the
                          award, including an explanation of the relative
                          merits of the winning applicant as compared to
                          other applications received, if applicable; and
                              ``(ii) develop and implement metrics-based
                          performance measures to assess the effectiveness
                          of the activities funded.
                        ``(D) Collaboration.--In awarding financial
                    assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall,
                    acting through the National Program Office established
                    under subsection (f)(1), collaborate with Federal
                    departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or
                    are affected by advanced manufacturing.
                        ``(E) Considerations.--In selecting a person who
                    submitted an application under paragraph (2) for an
                    award of financial assistance under paragraph (1), the
                    Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, the following:
                              ``(i) The potential of the center for
                          manufacturing innovation to advance domestic
                          manufacturing and the likelihood of economic
                          impact, including the creation or preservation of
                          jobs, in the predominant focus areas of the center
                          for manufacturing innovation.
                              ``(ii) The commitment of continued financial
                          support, advice, participation, and other
                          contributions from non-Federal sources, to provide
                          leverage and resources to promote a stable and
                          sustainable business model without the need for
                          long-term Federal funding.
                              ``(iii) Whether the financial support provided
                          to the center for manufacturing innovation from
                          non-Federal sources significantly exceeds the
                          requested Federal financial assistance.

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                              ``(iv) How the center for manufacturing
                          innovation will increase the non-Federal
                          investment in advanced manufacturing research in
                          the United States.
                              ``(v) How the center for manufacturing
                          innovation will engage with small and medium-sized
                          manufacturing enterprises, to improve the capacity
                          of such enterprises to commercialize new processes
                          and technologies.
                              ``(vi) How the center for manufacturing
                          innovation will carry out educational and
                          workforce activities that meet industrial needs
                          related to the predominant focus areas of the
                          center.
                              ``(vii) How the center for manufacturing
                          innovation will advance economic competitiveness
                          and generate substantial benefits to the Nation
                          that extend beyond the direct return to
                          participants in the Program.
                              ``(viii) Whether the predominant focus of the
                          center for manufacturing innovation is a
                          manufacturing process, novel material, enabling
                          technology, supply chain integration methodology,
                          or other relevant aspect of advanced manufacturing
                          that has not already been commercialized,
                          marketed, distributed, or sold by another entity.
                              ``(ix) How the center for manufacturing
                          innovation will strengthen and leverage the assets
                          of a region.
                              ``(x) How the center for manufacturing will
                          encourage the education and training of veterans
                          and individuals with disabilities.
                ``(5) Limitations on awards.--
                        ``(A) In general.--No award of financial assistance
                    may be made under paragraph (1) to a center of
                    manufacturing innovation after the 7-year period
                    beginning on the date on which the Secretary first
                    awards financial assistance to that center under that
                    paragraph.
                        ``(B) Matching funds and preferences.--The total
                    Federal financial assistance awarded to a center of
                    manufacturing innovation, including the financial
                    assistance under paragraph (1), in a given year shall
                    not exceed 50 percent of the total funding of the center
                    in that year, except that the Secretary may make an
                    exception in the case of large capital facilities or
                    equipment purchases. The Secretary shall give weighted
                    preference to applicants seeking less than the maximum
                    Federal share of funds allowed under this paragraph.
                        ``(C) Funding decrease.--The amount of financial
                    assistance provided to a center of manufacturing
                    innovation under paragraph (1) shall decrease after the
                    second year of funding for the center, and shall
                    continue to decrease thereafter in each year in which
                    financial assistance is provided, unless the Secretary
                    determines that--
                              ``(i) the center is otherwise meeting its
                          stated goals and metrics under this section;
                              ``(ii) unforeseen circumstances have altered
                          the center's anticipated funding; and
                              ``(iii) the center can identify future non-
                          Federal funding sources that would warrant a
                          temporary

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                          exemption from the limitations established in this
                          subparagraph.

        ``(e) Funding.--
                ``(1) General rule.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no
            funds are authorized to be appropriated by the Revitalize
            American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 for carrying
            out this section.
                ``(2) Authority.--
                        ``(A) NIST industrial technical services account.--
                    To the extent provided for in advance by appropriations
                    Acts, the Secretary may use not to exceed $5,000,000 for
                    each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2024 to carry out
                    this section from amounts appropriated to the Institute
                    for Industrial Technical Services.
                        ``(B) Energy efficiency and renewable energy
                    account.--To the extent provided for in advance by
                    appropriations Acts, the Secretary of Energy may
                    transfer to the Institute not to exceed $250,000,000 for
                    the period encompassing fiscal years 2015 through 2024
                    for the Secretary to carry out this section from amounts
                    appropriated for advanced manufacturing research and
                    development within the Energy Efficiency and Renewable
                    Energy account for the Department of Energy.

        ``(f) National Program Office.--
                ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish, within
            the Institute, the National Office of the Network for
            Manufacturing Innovation Program (referred to in this section as
            the `National Program Office'), which shall oversee and carry
            out the Program.
                ``(2) Functions.--The functions of the National Program
            Office are--
                        ``(A) to oversee the planning, management, and
                    coordination of the Program;
                        ``(B) to enter into memorandums of understanding
                    with Federal departments and agencies whose missions
                    contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing,
                    to carry out the purposes described in subsection
                    (a)(2);
                        ``(C) to develop, not later than 1 year after the
                    date of enactment of the Revitalize American
                    Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014, and update not
                    less frequently than once every 3 years thereafter, a
                    strategic plan to guide the Program;
                        ``(D) to establish such procedures, processes, and
                    criteria as may be necessary and appropriate to maximize
                    cooperation and coordinate the activities of the Program
                    with programs and activities of other Federal
                    departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or
                    are affected by advanced manufacturing;
                        ``(E) to establish a clearinghouse of public
                    information related to the activities of the Program;
                    and
                        ``(F) to act as a convener of the Network.
                ``(3) Recommendations.--In developing and updating the
            strategic plan under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary shall
            solicit recommendations and advice from a wide range of
            stakeholders, including industry, small and medium-sized
            manufacturing enterprises, research universities, community
            colleges, and

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            other relevant organizations and institutions on an ongoing
            basis.
                ``(4) Report to congress.--Upon completion, the Secretary
            shall transmit the strategic plan required under paragraph
            (2)(C) to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
            of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and
            Technology of the House of Representatives.
                ``(5) Hollings manufacturing extension partnership.--The
            Secretary shall ensure that the National Program Office
            incorporates the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership
            into Program planning to ensure that the results of the Program
            reach small and medium-sized entities.
                ``(6) Detailees.--Any Federal Government employee may be
            detailed to the National Program Office without reimbursement.
            Such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil
            service status or privilege.

        ``(g) Reporting and Auditing.--
                ``(1) Annual reports to the secretary.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall require each
                    recipient of financial assistance under subsection
                    (d)(1) to annually submit a report to the Secretary that
                    describes the finances and performance of the center for
                    manufacturing innovation for which such assistance was
                    awarded.
                        ``(B) Elements.--Each report submitted under
                    subparagraph (A) shall include--
                              ``(i) an accounting of expenditures of amounts
                          awarded to the recipient under subsection (d)(1);
                          and
                              ``(ii) consistent with the metrics-based
                          performance measures developed and implemented by
                          the Secretary under this section, a description of
                          the performance of the center for manufacturing
                          innovation with respect to--
                                        ``(I) its goals, plans, financial
                                    support, and accomplishments; and
                                        ``(II) how the center for
                                    manufacturing innovation has furthered
                                    the purposes described in subsection
                                    (a)(2).
                ``(2) Annual reports to congress.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Not less frequently than once
                    each year until December 31, 2024, the Secretary shall
                    submit a report to Congress that describes the
                    performance of the Program during the most recent 1-year
                    period.
                        ``(B) Elements.--Each report submitted under
                    subparagraph (A) shall include, for the period covered
                    by the report--
                              ``(i) a summary and assessment of the reports
                          received by the Secretary under paragraph (1);
                              ``(ii) an accounting of the funds expended by
                          the Secretary under the Program, including any
                          temporary exemptions granted from the requirements
                          of subsection (d)(5)(C);
                              ``(iii) an assessment of the participation in,
                          and contributions to, the Network by any centers
                          for manufacturing innovation not receiving
                          financial assistance under subsection (d)(1); and
                              ``(iv) an assessment of the Program with
                          respect to meeting the purposes described in
                          subsection (a)(2).

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                ``(3) Assessments by gao.--
                        ``(A) Assessments.--Not less frequently than once
                    every 2 years, the Comptroller General shall submit to
                    Congress an assessment of the operation of the Program
                    during the most recent 2-year period.
                        ``(B) Final assessment.--Not later than December 31,
                    2024, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a
                    final report regarding the overall success of the
                    Program.
                        ``(C) Elements.--Each assessment submitted under
                    subparagraph (A) or (B) shall include, for the period
                    covered by the report--
                              ``(i) a review of the management,
                          coordination, and industry utility of the Program;
                              ``(ii) an assessment of the extent to which
                          the Program has furthered the purposes described
                          in subsection (a)(2);
                              ``(iii) such recommendations for legislative
                          and administrative action as the Comptroller
                          General considers appropriate to improve the
                          Program; and
                              ``(iv) an assessment as to whether any prior
                          recommendations for improvement made by the
                          Comptroller General have been implemented or
                          adopted.

        ``(h) Additional Authorities.--
                ``(1) Appointment of personnel and contracts.--The Secretary
            may appoint such personnel and enter into such contracts,
            financial assistance agreements, and other agreements as the
            Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the
            Program, including support for research and development
            activities involving a center for manufacturing innovation.
                ``(2) Transfer of funds.--Of amounts available under the
            authority provided by subsection (e), the Secretary may transfer
            to other Federal agencies such sums as the Secretary considers
            necessary or appropriate to carry out the Program. No funds so
            transferred may be used to reimburse or otherwise pay for the
            costs of financial assistance incurred or commitments of
            financial assistance made prior to the date of enactment of the
            Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014.
                ``(3) Authority of other agencies.--In the event that the
            Secretary exercises the authority to transfer funds to another
            agency under paragraph (2), such agency may accept such funds to
            award and administer, under the same conditions and constraints
            applicable to the Secretary, all aspects of financial assistance
            awards under this section.
                ``(4) Use of resources.--In furtherance of the purposes of
            the Program, the Secretary may use, with the consent of a
            covered entity and with or without reimbursement, the land,
            services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of such covered
            entity.
                ``(5) Acceptance of resources.--In addition to amounts
            appropriated to carry out the Program, the Secretary may accept
            funds, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities from any
            covered entity to carry out the Program, subject to the same
            conditions and constraints otherwise applicable to the

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            Secretary under this section and such funds may only be
            obligated to the extent provided for in advance by
            appropriations Acts.
                ``(6) Covered entity.--For purposes of this subsection, a
            covered entity is any Federal department, Federal agency,
            instrumentality of the United States, State, local government,
            tribal government, territory, or possession of the United
            States, or of any political subdivision thereof, or
            international organization, or any public or private entity or
            individual.

        ``(i) Patents.--Chapter 18 of title 35, United States Code, shall
    apply to any funding agreement (as defined in section 201 of that title)
    awarded to new or existing centers for manufacturing innovation.''.
    SEC. 704. NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.

        Section 102 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42
    U.S.C. 6622) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
            ``In furtherance of the Committee's work, the Committee shall
            consult with the National Economic Council.'';
                (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (7) and
            inserting the following:
                ``(7) develop and update a national strategic plan for
            advanced manufacturing in accordance with subsection (c).''; and
                (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:

        ``(c) National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing.--
                ``(1) In general.--The President shall submit to Congress,
            and publish on an Internet website that is accessible to the
            public, the strategic plan developed under paragraph (2).
                ``(2) Development.--The Committee shall develop, and update
            as required under paragraph (4), in coordination with the
            National Economic Council, a strategic plan to improve
            Government coordination and provide long-term guidance for
            Federal programs and activities in support of United States
            manufacturing competitiveness, including advanced manufacturing
            research and development.
                ``(3) Contents.--The strategic plan described in paragraph
            (2) shall--
                        ``(A) specify and prioritize near-term and long-term
                    objectives, including research and development
                    objectives, the anticipated time frame for achieving the
                    objectives, and the metrics for use in assessing
                    progress toward the objectives;
                        ``(B) describe the progress made in achieving the
                    objectives from prior strategic plans, including a
                    discussion of why specific objectives were not met;
                        ``(C) specify the role, including the programs and
                    activities, of each relevant Federal agency in meeting
                    the objectives of the strategic plan;
                        ``(D) describe how the Federal agencies and
                    Federally funded research and development centers
                    supporting advanced manufacturing research and
                    development will foster the transfer of research and
                    development results into new manufacturing technologies
                    and United States-

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                    based manufacturing of new products and processes for
                    the benefit of society to ensure national, energy, and
                    economic security;
                        ``(E) describe how such Federal agencies and centers
                    will strengthen all levels of manufacturing education
                    and training programs to ensure an adequate, well-
                    trained workforce;
                        ``(F) describe how such Federal agencies and centers
                    will assist small and medium-sized manufacturers in
                    developing and implementing new products and processes;
                        ``(G) analyze factors that impact innovation and
                    competitiveness for United States advanced
                    manufacturing, including--
                              ``(i) technology transfer and
                          commercialization activities;
                              ``(ii) the adequacy of the national security
                          industrial base;
                              ``(iii) the capabilities of the domestic
                          manufacturing workforce;
                              ``(iv) export opportunities and trade
                          policies;
                              ``(v) financing, investment, and taxation
                          policies and practices;
                              ``(vi) emerging technologies and markets;
                              ``(vii) advanced manufacturing research and
                          development undertaken by competing nations; and
                              ``(viii) the capabilities of the manufacturing
                          workforce of competing nations; and
                        ``(H) elicit and consider the recommendations of a
                    wide range of stakeholders, including representatives
                    from diverse manufacturing companies, academia, and
                    other relevant organizations and institutions.
                ``(4) Updates.--Not later than May 1, 2018, and not less
            frequently than once every 4 years thereafter, the President
            shall submit to Congress, and publish on an Internet website
            that is accessible to the public, an update of the strategic
            plan submitted under paragraph (1). Such updates shall be
            developed in accordance with the procedures set forth under this
            subsection.
                ``(5) Requirement to consider strategy in the budget.--In
            preparing the budget for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of
            title 31, United States Code, the President shall include
            information regarding the consistency of the budget with the
            goals and recommendations included in the strategic plan
            developed under this subsection applying to that fiscal year.
                ``(6) AMP steering committee input.--The Advanced
            Manufacturing Partnership Steering Committee of the President's
            Council of Advisors on Science and Technology shall provide
            input, perspective, and recommendations to assist in the
            development and updates of the strategic plan under this
            subsection.''.
    SEC. 705. REGIONAL INNOVATION PROGRAM.

        Section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
    (15 U.S.C. 3722) is amended to read as follows:

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    ``SEC. 27. REGIONAL INNOVATION PROGRAM.

        ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a regional
    innovation program to encourage and support the development of regional
    innovation strategies, including regional innovation clusters.
        ``(b) Cluster Grants.--
                ``(1) In general.--As part of the program established under
            subsection (a), the Secretary may award grants on a competitive
            basis to eligible recipients for activities relating to the
            formation and development of regional innovation clusters.
                ``(2) Permissible activities.--Grants awarded under this
            subsection may be used for activities determined appropriate by
            the Secretary, including the following:
                        ``(A) Feasibility studies.
                        ``(B) Planning activities.
                        ``(C) Technical assistance.
                        ``(D) Developing or strengthening communication and
                    collaboration between and among participants of a
                    regional innovation cluster.
                        ``(E) Attracting additional participants to a
                    regional innovation cluster.
                        ``(F) Facilitating market development of products
                    and services developed by a regional innovation cluster,
                    including through demonstration, deployment, technology
                    transfer, and commercialization activities.
                        ``(G) Developing relationships between a regional
                    innovation cluster and entities or clusters in other
                    regions.
                        ``(H) Interacting with the public and State and
                    local governments to meet the goals of the cluster.
                ``(3) Eligible recipient defined.--In this subsection, the
            term `eligible recipient' means--
                        ``(A) a State;
                        ``(B) an Indian tribe;
                        ``(C) a city or other political subdivision of a
                    State;
                        ``(D) an entity that--
                              ``(i) is a nonprofit organization, an
                          institution of higher education, a public-private
                          partnership, a science or research park, a Federal
                          laboratory, or an economic development
                          organization or similar entity; and
                              ``(ii) has an application that is supported by
                          a State or a political subdivision of a State; or
                        ``(E) a consortium of any of the entities described
                    in subparagraphs (A) through (D).
                ``(4) Application.--
                        ``(A) In general.--An eligible recipient shall
                    submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in
                    such manner, and containing such information and
                    assurances as the Secretary may require.
                        ``(B) Components.--The application shall include, at
                    a minimum, a description of the regional innovation
                    cluster supported by the proposed activity, including a
                    description of--
                              ``(i) whether the regional innovation cluster
                          is supported by the private sector, State and
                          local governments, and other relevant
                          stakeholders;

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                              ``(ii) how the existing participants in the
                          regional innovation cluster will encourage and
                          solicit participation by all types of entities
                          that might benefit from participation, including
                          newly formed entities and those rival existing
                          participants;
                              ``(iii) the extent to which the regional
                          innovation cluster is likely to stimulate
                          innovation and have a positive impact on regional
                          economic growth and development;
                              ``(iv) whether the participants in the
                          regional innovation cluster have access to, or
                          contribute to, a well-trained workforce;
                              ``(v) whether the participants in the regional
                          innovation cluster are capable of attracting
                          additional funds from non-Federal sources; and
                              ``(vi) the likelihood that the participants in
                          the regional innovation cluster will be able to
                          sustain activities once grant funds under this
                          subsection have been expended.
                        ``(C) Special consideration.--The Secretary shall
                    give special consideration to applications from regions
                    that contain communities negatively impacted by trade.
                ``(5) Special consideration.--The Secretary shall give
            special consideration to an eligible recipient who agrees to
            collaborate with local workforce investment area boards.
                ``(6) Cost share.--The Secretary may not provide more than
            50 percent of the total cost of any activity funded under this
            subsection.
                ``(7) Outreach to rural communities.--The Secretary shall
            conduct outreach to public and private sector entities in rural
            communities to encourage those entities to participate in
            regional innovation cluster activities under this subsection.
                ``(8) Funding.--The Secretary may accept funds from other
            Federal agencies to support grants and activities under this
            subsection.

        ``(c) Regional Innovation Research and Information Program.--
                ``(1) In general.--As part of the program established under
            subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a regional
            innovation research and information program--
                        ``(A) to gather, analyze, and disseminate
                    information on best practices for regional innovation
                    strategies (including regional innovation clusters),
                    including information relating to how innovation,
                    productivity, and economic development can be maximized
                    through such strategies;
                        ``(B) to provide technical assistance, including
                    through the development of technical assistance guides,
                    for the development and implementation of regional
                    innovation strategies (including regional innovation
                    clusters);
                        ``(C) to support the development of relevant metrics
                    and measurement standards to evaluate regional
                    innovation strategies (including regional innovation
                    clusters), including the extent to which such strategies
                    stimulate innovation, productivity, and economic
                    development; and
                        ``(D) to collect and make available data on regional
                    innovation cluster activity in the United States,
                    including data on--

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                              ``(i) the size, specialization, and
                          competitiveness of regional innovation clusters;
                              ``(ii) the regional domestic product
                          contribution, total jobs and earnings by key
                          occupations, establishment size, nature of
                          specialization, patents, Federal research and
                          development spending, and other relevant
                          information for regional innovation clusters; and
                              ``(iii) supply chain product and service flows
                          within and between regional innovation clusters.
                ``(2) Research grants.--The Secretary may award research
            grants on a competitive basis to support and further the goals
            of the program established under this subsection.
                ``(3) Dissemination of information.--Data and analysis
            compiled by the Secretary under the program established in this
            subsection shall be made available to other Federal agencies,
            State and local governments, and nonprofit and for-profit
            entities.
                ``(4) Regional innovation grant program.--The Secretary
            shall incorporate data and analysis relating to any grant under
            subsection (b) into the program established under this
            subsection.

        ``(d) Interagency Coordination.--
                ``(1) In general.--To the maximum extent practicable, the
            Secretary shall ensure that the activities carried out under
            this section are coordinated with, and do not duplicate the
            efforts of, other programs at the Department of Commerce or
            other Federal agencies.
                ``(2) Collaboration.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall explore and
                    pursue collaboration with other Federal agencies,
                    including through multiagency funding opportunities, on
                    regional innovation strategies.
                        ``(B) Small businesses.--The Secretary shall ensure
                    that such collaboration with Federal agencies
                    prioritizes the needs and challenges of small
                    businesses.

        ``(e) Evaluation.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
            enactment of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and
            Innovation Act of 2014, the Secretary shall enter into a
            contract with an independent entity, such as the National
            Academy of Sciences, to conduct an evaluation of the program
            established under subsection (a).
                ``(2) Requirements.--The evaluation shall include--
                        ``(A) whether the program is achieving its goals;
                        ``(B) any recommendations for how the program may be
                    improved; and
                        ``(C) a recommendation as to whether the program
                    should be continued or terminated.

        ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) Regional innovation cluster.--The term `regional
            innovation cluster' means a geographically bounded network of
            similar, synergistic, or complementary entities that--
                        ``(A) are engaged in or with a particular industry
                    sector and its related sectors;
                        ``(B) have active channels for business transactions
                    and communication;

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                        ``(C) share specialized infrastructure, labor
                    markets, and services; and
                        ``(D) leverage the region's unique competitive
                    strengths to stimulate innovation and create jobs.
                ``(2) State.--The term `State' means one of the several
            States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
            Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth
            of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or
            possession of the United States.

        ``(g) Funding.--
                ``(1) General rule.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no
            funds are authorized to be appropriated by the Revitalize
            American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 for carrying
            out this section.
                ``(2) Authority.--To the extent provided for in advance by
            appropriations Acts, the Secretary may use not to exceed
            $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2019 to
            carry out this section from amounts appropriated for economic
            development assistance programs.''.

        This division may be cited as the ``Commerce, Justice, Science, and
    Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015''.

     DIVISION <<NOTE: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015.>>  C--
    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

                                     TITLE I

                               MILITARY PERSONNEL

                            Military Personnel, Army

        For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on
    deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all
    expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of
    temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of
    the Army on active duty (except members of reserve components provided
    for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve
    Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of
    Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the
    Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $41,116,129,000.

                            Military Personnel, Navy

        For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on
    deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all
    expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of
    temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of
    the Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for
    elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve
    Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of
    Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the
    Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $27,453,200,000.

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                        Military Personnel, Marine Corps

        For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on
    deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all
    expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of
    temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of
    the Marine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided
    for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law
    97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of
    Defense Military Retirement Fund, $12,828,931,000.

                          Military Personnel, Air Force

        For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on
    deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all
    expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of
    temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of
    the Air Force on active duty (except members of reserve components
    provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the
    Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section
    156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the
    Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $27,376,462,000.

                             Reserve Personnel, Army

        For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and
    related expenses for personnel of the Army Reserve on active duty under
    sections 10211, 10302, and 3038 of title 10, United States Code, or
    while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United
    States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section
    12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve
    training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty,
    and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States
    Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement
    Fund, $4,317,859,000.

                             Reserve Personnel, Navy

        For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and
    related expenses for personnel of the Navy Reserve on active duty under
    section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on
    active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in
    connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title
    10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while
    performing drills or equivalent duty, and expenses authorized by section
    16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the
    Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $1,835,924,000.

                         Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

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

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    in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing
    reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and for
    members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, and expenses
    authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for
    payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund,
    $660,424,000.

                          Reserve Personnel, Air Force

        For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and
    related expenses for personnel of the Air Force Reserve on active duty
    under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 of title 10, United States Code,
    or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10,
    United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in
    section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing
    reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other
    duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United
    States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military
    Retirement Fund, $1,653,148,000.

                         National Guard Personnel, Army

        For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and
    related expenses for personnel of the Army National Guard while on duty
    under sections 10211, 10302, or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of
    title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty under section
    12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code,
    in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of
    title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while
    performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses
    authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for
    payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund,
    $7,643,832,000.

                       National Guard Personnel, Air Force

        For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and
    related expenses for personnel of the Air National Guard on duty under
    sections 10211, 10305, or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32,
    United States Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of
    title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in
    connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title
    10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while
    performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses
    authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for
    payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund,
    $3,118,709,000.

                                    TITLE II

                            OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                         Operation and Maintenance, Army

        For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
    operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law,
    $31,961,920,000:  Provided, That not to exceed $12,478,000 can be

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    used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the
    approval or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may be
    made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes.

                         Operation and Maintenance, Navy

        For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
    operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, as
    authorized by law, $37,590,854,000:  Provided, That not to exceed
    $15,055,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to
    be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy,
    and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for
    confidential military purposes.

                     Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

        For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
    operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized by law,
    $5,610,063,000.

                      Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

        For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
    operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by law,
    $34,539,965,000:  Provided, That not to exceed $7,699,000 can be used
    for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the
    approval or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments
    may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military
    purposes.

                     Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
    operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the Department
    of Defense (other than the military departments), as authorized by law,
    $30,824,752,000:  Provided, That not more than $15,000,000 may be used
    for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund authorized under section
    166a of title 10, United States Code:  Provided further, That not to
    exceed $36,000,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary
    expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary
    of Defense, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for
    confidential military purposes:  Provided further, That of the funds
    provided under this heading, not less than $35,045,000 shall be made
    available for the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement
    Program, of which not less than $3,600,000 shall be available for
    centers defined in 10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D):  Provided further, That none of
    the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be
    used to plan or implement the consolidation of a budget or
    appropriations liaison office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense,
    the office of the Secretary of a military department, or the service
    headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a legislative affairs or
    legislative liaison office:  Provided further, That $8,881,000, to
    remain available until expended, is available only for expenses relating
    to certain classified activities, and may

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    be transferred as necessary by the Secretary of Defense to operation and
    maintenance appropriations or research, development, test and evaluation
    appropriations, to be merged with and to be available for the same time
    period as the appropriations to which transferred:  Provided further,
    That any ceiling on the investment item unit cost of items that may be
    purchased with operation and maintenance funds shall not apply to the
    funds described in the preceding proviso:  Provided further, That the
    transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any
    other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.

                     Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

        For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
    operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and
    administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment;
    hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the
    dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and
    communications, $2,513,393,000.

                     Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

        For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
    operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and
    administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment;
    hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the
    dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and
    communications, $1,021,200,000.

                 Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

        For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
    operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and
    administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of facilities and
    equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation;
    care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and
    equipment; and communications, $270,846,000.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

        For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
    operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and
    administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of facilities and
    equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation;
    care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and
    equipment; and communications, $3,026,342,000.

                 Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

        For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Army
    National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related
    expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs
    to structures and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles;
    personnel services in the National Guard Bureau; travel expenses (other
    than mileage), as authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty,
    for Army National Guard division, regimental, and battalion commanders
    while inspecting units in

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    compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically
    authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping
    the Army National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of repair,
    modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment
    (including aircraft), $6,175,951,000.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

        For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Air
    National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related
    expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs
    to structures and facilities; transportation of things, hire of
    passenger motor vehicles; supplying and equipping the Air National
    Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for repair, modification,
    maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment, including those
    furnished from stocks under the control of agencies of the Department of
    Defense; travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as
    authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on active Federal
    duty, for Air National Guard commanders while inspecting units in
    compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically
    authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau, $6,408,558,000.

               United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

        For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States Court of
    Appeals for the Armed Forces, $13,723,000, of which not to exceed $5,000
    may be used for official representation purposes.

                         Environmental Restoration, Army

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For the Department of the Army, $201,560,000, to remain available
    until transferred:  Provided, That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon
    determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration,
    reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings
    and debris of the Department of the Army, or for similar purposes,
    transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other
    appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be
    merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same
    time period as the appropriations to which transferred:  Provided
    further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds
    transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes
    provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this
    appropriation:  Provided further, That the transfer authority provided
    under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority
    provided elsewhere in this Act.

                         Environmental Restoration, Navy

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For the Department of the Navy, $277,294,000, to remain available
    until transferred:  Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy shall, upon
    determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration,
    reduction and recycling of hazardous waste,

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

                      Environmental Restoration, Air Force

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For the Department of the Air Force, $408,716,000, to remain
    available until transferred:  Provided, That the Secretary of the Air
    Force shall, upon determining that such funds are required for
    environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste,
    removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Air
    Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by
    this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the
    Department of the Air Force, to be merged with and to be available for
    the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to
    which transferred:  Provided further, That upon a determination that all
    or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not
    necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be
    transferred back to this appropriation:  Provided further, That the
    transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any
    other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.

                     Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For the Department of Defense, $8,547,000, to remain available until
    transferred:  Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall, upon
    determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration,
    reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings
    and debris of the Department of Defense, or for similar purposes,
    transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other
    appropriations made available to the Department of Defense, to be merged
    with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time
    period as the appropriations to which transferred:  Provided further,
    That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from
    this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein,
    such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation:  Provided
    further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in
    addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.

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             Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For the Department of the Army, $250,853,000, to remain available
    until transferred:  Provided, That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon
    determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration,
    reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings
    and debris at sites formerly used by the Department of Defense, transfer
    the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations
    made available to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to
    be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the
    appropriations to which transferred:  Provided further, That upon a
    determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this
    appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such
    amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation:  Provided
    further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in
    addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.

                 Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid

        For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and
    Civic Aid programs of the Department of Defense (consisting of the
    programs provided under sections 401, 402, 404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of
    title 10, United States Code), $103,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2016.

                      Cooperative Threat Reduction Account

        For assistance to the republics of the former Soviet Union and, with
    appropriate authorization by the Department of Defense and Department of
    State, to countries outside of the former Soviet Union, including
    assistance provided by contract or by grants, for facilitating the
    elimination and the safe and secure transportation and storage of
    nuclear, chemical and other weapons; for establishing programs to
    prevent the proliferation of weapons, weapons components, and weapon-
    related technology and expertise; for programs relating to the training
    and support of defense and military personnel for demilitarization and
    protection of weapons, weapons components, and weapons technology and
    expertise, and for defense and military contacts, $365,108,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2017.

          Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund

        For the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development
    Fund, $83,034,000.

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                                    TITLE III

                                   PROCUREMENT

                           Aircraft Procurement, Army

        For construction, procurement, production, modification, and
    modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, ground
    handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized
    equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants,
    including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and
    such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction
    prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and
    installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and
    private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned
    equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing
    purposes, $5,216,225,000, to remain available for obligation until
    September 30, 2017.

                            Missile Procurement, Army

        For construction, procurement, production, modification, and
    modernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance, ground
    handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized
    equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants,
    including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and
    such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction
    prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and
    installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and
    private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned
    equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing
    purposes, $1,208,692,000, to remain available for obligation until
    September 30, 2017.

            Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army

        For construction, procurement, production, and modification of
    weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including ordnance,
    spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and
    training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the
    land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and
    interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon
    prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of
    equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants;
    reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and
    other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,722,136,000, to
    remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.

                         Procurement of Ammunition, Army

        For construction, procurement, production, and modification of
    ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training
    devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition
    facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code,
    and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such
    lands and interests therein, may be acquired,

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    and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and
    procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools
    in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and
    contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the
    foregoing purposes, $1,015,477,000, to remain available for obligation
    until September 30, 2017.

                             Other Procurement, Army

        For construction, procurement, production, and modification of
    vehicles, including tactical, support, and non-tracked combat vehicles;
    the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only;
    communications and electronic equipment; other support equipment; spare
    parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and
    training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the
    land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and
    interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon
    prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of
    equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants;
    reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and
    other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $4,747,523,000, to
    remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.

                           Aircraft Procurement, Navy

        For construction, procurement, production, modification, and
    modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts,
    and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and
    private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands
    and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted
    thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of
    equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants;
    reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway,
    $14,758,035,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30,
    2017.

                            Weapons Procurement, Navy

        For construction, procurement, production, modification, and
    modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and related support
    equipment including spare parts, and accessories therefor; expansion of
    public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and
    such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction
    prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and
    installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and
    private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned
    equipment layaway, $3,137,257,000, to remain available for obligation
    until September 30, 2017.

                Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps

        For construction, procurement, production, and modification of
    ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training
    devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition
    facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United

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    States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing
    purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
    construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and
    procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools
    in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and
    contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the
    foregoing purposes, $674,100,000, to remain available for obligation
    until September 30, 2017.

                        Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy

        For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, or
    conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including armor and armament
    thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools and installation
    thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and
    contractor-owned equipment layaway; procurement of critical, long lead
    time components and designs for vessels to be constructed or converted
    in the future; and expansion of public and private plants, including
    land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be
    acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of
    title, as follows:
                Carrier Replacement Program, $1,219,425,000;
                Virginia Class Submarine, $3,530,254,000;
                Virginia Class Submarine (AP), $2,301,825,000;
                CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $483,600,000;
                DDG-1000 Program, $419,532,000;
                DDG-51 Destroyer, $2,661,907,000;
                DDG-51 Destroyer (AP), $134,039,000;
                Littoral Combat Ship, $1,507,049,000;
                LPD-17, $1,000,000,000;
                LHA Replacement, $29,093,000;
                Joint High Speed Vessel, $200,000,000;
                Moored Training Ship, $737,268,000;
                Moored Training Ship (AP), $64,388,000;
                Ship to Shore Connector, $159,600,000;
                LCAC Service Life Extension Program, $40,485,000; and
                For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first
            destination transportation, $474,629,000.
                Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Programs,
            $991,285,000.

        In all: $15,954,379,000, to remain available for obligation until
    September 30, 2019:  Provided, That additional obligations may be
    incurred after September 30, 2019, for engineering services, tests,
    evaluations, and other such budgeted work that must be performed in the
    final stage of ship construction:  Provided further, That none of the
    funds provided under this heading for the construction or conversion of
    any naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards in the United States
    shall be expended in foreign facilities for the construction of major
    components of such vessel:  Provided further, That none of the funds
    provided under this heading shall be used for the construction of any
    naval vessel in foreign shipyards.

                             Other Procurement, Navy

        For procurement, production, and modernization of support equipment
    and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy ordnance (except ordnance
    for new aircraft, new ships, and ships authorized for conversion); the
    purchase of passenger motor vehicles for

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    replacement only; expansion of public and private plants, including the
    land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be
    acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of
    title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and
    machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government
    and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $5,846,558,000, to remain
    available for obligation until September 30, 2017.

                            Procurement, Marine Corps

        For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, and
    modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, spare parts, and
    accessories therefor; plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools,
    and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and
    Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles for the
    Marine Corps, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for
    replacement only; and expansion of public and private plants, including
    land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be
    acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of
    title, $935,209,000, to remain available for obligation until September
    30, 2017.

                         Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

        For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft and
    equipment, including armor and armament, specialized ground handling
    equipment, and training devices, spare parts, and accessories therefor;
    specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants,
    Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants,
    erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing
    purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
    construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve
    plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other
    expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and
    transportation of things, $12,067,703,000, to remain available for
    obligation until September 30, 2017.

                         Missile Procurement, Air Force

        For construction, procurement, and modification of missiles,
    spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and
    accessories therefor; ground handling equipment, and training devices;
    expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and
    installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and
    acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and
    interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon
    prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
    owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing
    purposes including rents and transportation of things, $4,629,662,000,
    to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.

                      Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force

        For construction, procurement, production, and modification of
    ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and

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    training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including
    ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United
    States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing
    purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
    construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and
    procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools
    in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and
    contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the
    foregoing purposes, $659,909,000, to remain available for obligation
    until September 30, 2017.

                          Other Procurement, Air Force

        For procurement and modification of equipment (including ground
    guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground electronic and
    communication equipment), and supplies, materials, and spare parts
    therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor
    vehicles for replacement only; lease of passenger motor vehicles; and
    expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and
    installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and
    acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and
    interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon,
    prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
    owned equipment layaway, $16,781,266,000, to remain available for
    obligation until September 30, 2017.

                            Procurement, Defense-Wide

        For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense
    (other than the military departments) necessary for procurement,
    production, and modification of equipment, supplies, materials, and
    spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of
    passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and
    private plants, equipment, and installation thereof in such plants,
    erection of structures, and acquisition of land for the foregoing
    purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
    construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve
    plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway,
    $4,429,303,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30,
    2017.

                        Defense Production Act Purchases

        For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant to sections
    108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
    App. 2078, 2091, 2092, and 2093), $51,638,000, to remain available until
    expended.

                                    TITLE IV

                   RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

                Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army

        For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research,
    development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation,
    lease, and operation of facilities and equipment,

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    $6,675,565,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30,
    2016.

                Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy

        For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research,
    development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation,
    lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $15,958,460,000, to
    remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016:  Provided,
    That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are available for the V-
    22 may be used to meet unique operational requirements of the Special
    Operations Forces.

              Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force

        For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research,
    development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation,
    lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $23,643,983,000, to
    remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016.

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense
    (other than the military departments), necessary for basic and applied
    scientific research, development, test and evaluation; advanced research
    projects as may be designated and determined by the Secretary of
    Defense, pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and
    operation of facilities and equipment, $17,225,889,000, to remain
    available for obligation until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That of
    the funds made available in this paragraph, $225,000,000 for the Defense
    Rapid Innovation Program shall only be available for expenses, not
    otherwise provided for, to include program management and oversight, to
    conduct research, development, test and evaluation to include proof of
    concept demonstration; engineering, testing, and validation; and
    transition to full-scale production:  Provided further, That the
    Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein for the Defense
    Rapid Innovation Program to appropriations for research, development,
    test and evaluation to accomplish the purpose provided herein:  Provided
    further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other
    transfer authority available to the Department of Defense:  Provided
    further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 30 days
    prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the
    congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such
    transfer.

                    Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense

        For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
    independent activities of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation,
    in the direction and supervision of operational test and evaluation,
    including initial operational test and evaluation which is conducted
    prior to, and in support of, production decisions; joint operational
    testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in

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    connection therewith, $209,378,000, to remain available for obligation
    until September 30, 2016.

                                     TITLE V

                         REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                          Defense Working Capital Funds

        For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $1,649,468,000.

                          National Defense Sealift Fund

        For National Defense Sealift Fund programs, projects, and
    activities, and for expenses of the National Defense Reserve Fleet, as
    established by section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50
    U.S.C. App. 1744), and for the necessary expenses to maintain and
    preserve a U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security needs
    of the United States, $485,012,000, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, That none of the funds provided in this paragraph shall be
    used to award a new contract that provides for the acquisition of any of
    the following major components unless such components are manufactured
    in the United States: auxiliary equipment, including pumps, for all
    shipboard services; propulsion system components (engines, reduction
    gears, and propellers); shipboard cranes; and spreaders for shipboard
    cranes:  Provided further, That the exercise of an option in a contract
    awarded through the obligation of previously appropriated funds shall
    not be considered to be the award of a new contract:  Provided further,
    That none of the funds provided in this paragraph shall be used to award
    a new contract for the construction, acquisition, or conversion of
    vessels, including procurement of critical, long lead time components
    and designs for vessels to be constructed or converted in the future:
    Provided further, That the Secretary of the military department
    responsible for such procurement may waive the restrictions in the first
    proviso on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet
    Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an
    acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national
    security purposes.

                                    TITLE VI

                      OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                             Defense Health Program

        For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and health
    care programs of the Department of Defense as authorized by law,
    $32,069,772,000; of which $30,030,650,000 shall be for operation and
    maintenance, of which not to exceed one percent shall remain available
    for obligation until September 30, 2016, and of which up to
    $14,718,018,000 may be available for contracts entered into under the
    TRICARE program; of which $308,413,000, to remain available for
    obligation until September 30, 2017, shall be for procurement; and of
    which $1,730,709,000, to remain available for

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    obligation until September 30, 2016, shall be for research, development,
    test and evaluation:  Provided, That, notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, of the amount made available under this heading for
    research, development, test and evaluation, not less than $8,000,000
    shall be available for HIV prevention educational activities undertaken
    in connection with United States military training, exercises, and
    humanitarian assistance activities conducted primarily in African
    nations:  Provided further, That of the funds provided under this
    heading for operation and maintenance, procurement, and research,
    development, test and evaluation for the Interagency Program Office, the
    Defense Healthcare Management Systems Modernization (DHMSM) program, and
    the Defense Medical Information Exchange, not more than 25 percent may
    be obligated until the Secretary of Defense submits to the Government
    Accountability Office and the Committees on Appropriations of the House
    of Representatives and the Senate, and such Committees approve, a plan
    for expenditure that describes: (1) the status of the final request for
    proposal for DHMSM and how the program office used comments received
    from industry from draft requests for proposal to refine the final
    request for proposal; (2) any changes to the deployment timeline,
    including benchmarks, for full operating capability; (3) any refinements
    to the cost estimate for full operating capability and the total life
    cycle cost of the project; (4) an assurance that the acquisition
    strategy will comply with the acquisition rules, requirements,
    guidelines, and systems acquisition management practices of the Federal
    Government; (5) the status of the effort to achieve interoperability
    between the electronic health record systems of the Department of
    Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, including the scope,
    cost, schedule, mapping to health data standards, and performance
    benchmarks of the interoperable record; and (6) the progress toward
    developing, implementing, and fielding the interoperable electronic
    health record throughout the two Departments' medical facilities.

               Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense

        For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
    destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and
    munitions in accordance with the provisions of section 1412 of the
    Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for
    the destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the
    chemical weapon stockpile, $802,268,000, of which $196,128,000 shall be
    for operation and maintenance, of which no less than $52,102,000 shall
    be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, consisting
    of $21,016,000 for activities on military installations and $31,086,000,
    to remain available until September 30, 2016, to assist State and local
    governments; $10,227,000 shall be for procurement, to remain available
    until September 30, 2017, of which $3,225,000 shall be for the Chemical
    Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program to assist State and local
    governments; and $595,913,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2016, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation, of which
    $575,808,000 shall only be for the Assembled Chemical Weapons
    Alternatives program.

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             Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the Department
    of Defense, for transfer to appropriations available to the Department
    of Defense for military personnel of the reserve components serving
    under the provisions of title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for
    operation and maintenance; for procurement; and for research,
    development, test and evaluation, $950,687,000, of which $669,631,000
    shall be for counter-narcotics support; $105,591,000 shall be for the
    drug demand reduction program; and $175,465,000 shall be for the
    National Guard counter-drug program:  Provided, That the funds
    appropriated under this heading shall be available for obligation for
    the same time period and for the same purpose as the appropriation to
    which transferred:  Provided further, That upon a determination that all
    or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not
    necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be
    transferred back to this appropriation:  Provided further, That the
    transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any
    other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act.

                         Office of the Inspector General

        For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector General
    in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
    amended, $311,830,000, of which $309,430,000 shall be for operation and
    maintenance, of which not to exceed $700,000 is available for
    emergencies and extraordinary expenses to be expended on the approval or
    authority of the Inspector General, and payments may be made on the
    Inspector General's certificate of necessity for confidential military
    purposes; of which $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2017, shall be for procurement; and of which $1,400,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2016, shall be for research, development,
    test and evaluation.

                 Support for International Sporting Competitions

        For logistical and security support for international sporting
    competitions (including pay and non-travel related allowances only for
    members of the Reserve Components of the Armed Forces of the United
    States called or ordered to active duty in connection with providing
    such support), $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                                    TITLE VII

                                RELATED AGENCIES

        Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund

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

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                    Intelligence Community Management Account

        For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community Management
    Account, $507,600,000.

                                   TITLE VIII

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

        Sec. 8001.  No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
    be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the
    Congress.
        Sec. 8002.  During <<NOTE: 10 USC 1584 note.>>  the current fiscal
    year, provisions of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or
    employment of, any person not a citizen of the United States shall not
    apply to personnel of the Department of Defense:  Provided, That salary
    increases granted to direct and indirect hire foreign national employees
    of the Department of Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate
    in excess of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian
    employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is computed under the
    provisions of section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, or at a rate
    in excess of the percentage increase provided by the appropriate host
    nation to its own employees, whichever is higher:  Provided further,
    That this section shall not apply to Department of Defense foreign
    service national employees serving at United States diplomatic missions
    whose pay is set by the Department of State under the Foreign Service
    Act of 1980:  Provided further, That the limitations of this provision
    shall not apply to foreign national employees of the Department of
    Defense in the Republic of Turkey.

        Sec. 8003.  No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
    remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, unless
    expressly so provided herein.
        Sec. 8004.  No more than 20 percent of the appropriations in this
    Act which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year
    shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year:
    Provided, That this section shall not apply to obligations for support
    of active duty training of reserve components or summer camp training of
    the Reserve Officers' Training Corps.

                               (transfer of funds)

        Sec. 8005.  Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such
    action is necessary in the national interest, he may, with the approval
    of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed
    $4,500,000,000 of working capital funds of the Department of Defense or
    funds made available in this Act to the Department of Defense for
    military functions (except military construction) between such
    appropriations or funds or any subdivision thereof, to be merged with
    and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period,
    as the appropriation or fund to which transferred:  Provided, That such
    authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items,
    based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which
    originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds
    are requested has been denied by the Congress:  Provided further, That
    the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress promptly of all
    transfers made pursuant to this authority or any other authority in this

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    Act:  Provided further, That no part of the funds in this Act shall be
    available to prepare or present a request to the Committees on
    Appropriations for reprogramming of funds, unless for higher priority
    items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which
    originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which
    reprogramming is requested has been denied by the Congress:  Provided
    further, That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using
    authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 2015:
     Provided further, That transfers among military personnel
    appropriations shall not be taken into account for purposes of the
    limitation on the amount of funds that may be transferred under this
    section.
        Sec. 8006. (a) With regard to the list of specific programs,
    projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts and adjustments to
    budget activities corresponding to such programs, projects, and
    activities) contained in the tables titled ``Explanation of Project
    Level Adjustments'' in the explanatory statement regarding this Act, the
    obligation and expenditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise made
    available in this Act for those programs, projects, and activities for
    which the amounts appropriated exceed the amounts requested are hereby
    required by law to be carried out in the manner provided by such tables
    to the same extent as if the tables were included in the text of this
    Act.
        (b) Amounts specified in the referenced tables described in
    subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivisions of appropriations
    for purposes of section 8005 of this Act:  Provided, That section 8005
    shall apply when transfers of the amounts described in subsection (a)
    occur between appropriation accounts.
        Sec. 8007. (a) Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act,
    the Department of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional
    defense committees to establish the baseline for application of
    reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2015:  Provided,
    That the report shall include--
                (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to
            display the President's budget request, adjustments made by
            Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if
            appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;
                (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation both
            by budget activity and program, project, and activity as
            detailed in the Budget Appendix; and
                (3) an identification of items of special congressional
            interest.

        (b) Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none of the funds
    provided in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer
    until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the
    congressional defense committees, unless the Secretary of Defense
    certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that such
    reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement.

                               (transfer of funds)

        Sec. 8008.  During the current fiscal year, cash balances in working
    capital funds of the Department of Defense established pursuant to
    section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, may be maintained in only
    such amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be
    made from such funds:  Provided,

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    That transfers may be made between such funds:  Provided further, That
    transfers may be made between working capital funds and the ``Foreign
    Currency Fluctuations, Defense'' appropriation and the ``Operation and
    Maintenance'' appropriation accounts in such amounts as may be
    determined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the Office
    of Management and Budget, except that such transfers may not be made
    unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress of the
    proposed transfer. Except in amounts equal to the amounts appropriated
    to working capital funds in this Act, no obligations may be made against
    a working capital fund to procure or increase the value of war reserve
    material inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the
    Congress prior to any such obligation.
        Sec. 8009.  Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used to
    initiate a special access program without prior notification 30 calendar
    days in advance to the congressional defense committees.
        Sec. 8010.  None <<NOTE: 10 USC 2306b note.>>  of the funds provided
    in this Act shall be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract
    that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of
    $20,000,000 in any one year of the contract or that includes an unfunded
    contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for
    advance procurement leading to a multiyear contract that employs
    economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one
    year, unless the congressional defense committees have been notified at
    least 30 days in advance of the proposed contract award:  Provided, That
    no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to
    initiate a multiyear contract for which the economic order quantity
    advance procurement is not funded at least to the limits of the
    Government's liability:  Provided further, That no part of any
    appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate
    multiyear procurement contracts for any systems or component thereof if
    the value of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 unless
    specifically provided in this Act:  Provided further, That no multiyear
    procurement contract can be terminated without 30-day prior notification
    to the congressional defense committees:  Provided further, That the
    execution of multiyear authority shall require the use of a present
    value analysis to determine lowest cost compared to an annual
    procurement:  Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this
    Act may be used for a multiyear contract executed after the date of the
    enactment of this Act unless in the case of any such contract--
                (1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress a
            budget request for full funding of units to be procured through
            the contract and, in the case of a contract for procurement of
            aircraft, that includes, for any aircraft unit to be procured
            through the contract for which procurement funds are requested
            in that budget request for production beyond advance procurement
            activities in the fiscal year covered by the budget, full
            funding of procurement of such unit in that fiscal year;
                (2) cancellation provisions in the contract do not include
            consideration of recurring manufacturing costs of the contractor
            associated with the production of unfunded units to be delivered
            under the contract;
                (3) the contract provides that payments to the contractor
            under the contract shall not be made in advance of incurred
            costs on funded units; and

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                (4) the contract does not provide for a price adjustment
            based on a failure to award a follow-on contract.

        Sec. 8011.  Within the funds appropriated for the operation and
    maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby appropriated pursuant
    to section 401 of title 10, United States Code, for humanitarian and
    civic assistance costs under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code.
    Such funds may also be obligated for humanitarian and civic assistance
    costs incidental to authorized operations and pursuant to authority
    granted in section 401 of chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code,
    and these obligations shall be reported as required by section 401(d) of
    title 10, United States Code:  Provided, That funds available for
    operation and maintenance shall be available for providing humanitarian
    and similar assistance by using Civic Action Teams in the Trust
    Territories of the Pacific Islands and freely associated states of
    Micronesia, pursuant to the Compact of Free Association as authorized by
    Public Law 99-239:  Provided further, That upon a determination by the
    Secretary of the Army that such action is beneficial for graduate
    medical education programs conducted at Army medical facilities located
    in Hawaii, the Secretary of the Army may authorize the provision of
    medical services at such facilities and transportation to such
    facilities, on a nonreimbursable basis, for civilian patients from
    American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the
    Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and Guam.
        Sec. 8012. (a) During fiscal year 2015, the civilian personnel of
    the Department of Defense may not be managed on the basis of any end-
    strength, and the management of such personnel during that fiscal year
    shall not be subject to any constraint or limitation (known as an end-
    strength) on the number of such personnel who may be employed on the
    last day of such fiscal year.
        (b) The fiscal year 2016 budget request for the Department of
    Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation
    supporting the fiscal year 2016 Department of Defense budget request
    shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress as if subsections (a)
    and (b) of this provision were effective with regard to fiscal year
    2016.
        (c) As required by section 1107 of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C.
    2358 note) civilian personnel at the Department of Army Science and
    Technology Reinvention Laboratories may not be managed on the basis of
    the Table of Distribution and Allowances, and the management of the
    workforce strength shall be done in a manner consistent with the budget
    available with respect to such Laboratories.
        (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to military
    (civilian) technicians.
        Sec. 8013.  None of the funds made available by this Act shall be
    used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional
    action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before the
    Congress.
        Sec. 8014.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be
    available for the basic pay and allowances of any member of the Army
    participating as a full-time student and receiving benefits paid by the
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs from the Department of Defense Education
    Benefits Fund when time spent as a full-time student is credited toward
    completion of a service commitment:

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     Provided, That this section shall not apply to those members who have
    reenlisted with this option prior to October 1, 1987:  Provided further,
    That this section applies only to active components of the Army.

                               (transfer of funds)

        Sec. 8015.  Funds appropriated in title III of this Act for the
    Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Proteegee Program may be transferred
    to any other appropriation contained in this Act solely for the purpose
    of implementing a Mentor-Proteegee Program developmental assistance
    agreement pursuant to section 831 of the National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), as
    amended, under the authority of this provision or any other transfer
    authority contained in this Act.
        Sec. 8016.  None of the funds in this Act may be available for the
    purchase by the Department of Defense (and its departments and agencies)
    of welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and
    under unless the anchor and mooring chain are manufactured in the United
    States from components which are substantially manufactured in the
    United States:  Provided, That for the purpose of this section, the term
    ``manufactured'' shall include cutting, heat treating, quality control,
    testing of chain and welding (including the forging and shot blasting
    process):  Provided further, That for the purpose of this section
    substantially all of the components of anchor and mooring chain shall be
    considered to be produced or manufactured in the United States if the
    aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured in the United
    States exceeds the aggregate cost of the components produced or
    manufactured outside the United States:  Provided further, That when
    adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of
    Defense requirements on a timely basis, the Secretary of the service
    responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-
    case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations
    that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for
    national security purposes.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 8017.  In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act,
    there is appropriated $175,000,000, for an additional amount for
    ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', to remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That such funds shall only be available to the
    Secretary of Defense, acting through the Office of Economic Adjustment
    of the Department of Defense, or for transfer to the Secretary of
    Education, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to make grants,
    conclude cooperative agreements, or supplement other Federal funds to
    construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary public
    schools on military installations in order to address capacity or
    facility condition deficiencies at such schools:  Provided further, That
    in making such funds available, the Office of Economic Adjustment or the
    Secretary of Education shall give priority consideration to those
    military installations with schools having the most serious capacity or
    facility condition deficiencies as determined by the Secretary of
    Defense:  Provided further, That a matching share, as outlined by the
    Department of Defense in the guidelines published in the September 9,
    2011,

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    Federal Register (76 Fed. Reg. 55883), is required to be provided by the
    local education authority or the State in which the school is located:
    Provided further, That these provisions apply to funds provided under
    this section, and to funds previously provided by Congress to construct,
    renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary public schools on
    military installations in order to address capacity or facility
    condition deficiencies at such schools to the extent such funds remain
    unobligated on the date of enactment of this section.
        Sec. 8018.  None of the funds available to the Department of Defense
    may be used to demilitarize or dispose of M-1 Carbines, M-1 Garand
    rifles, M-14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber rifles, or M-1911
    pistols, or to demilitarize or destroy small arms ammunition or
    ammunition components that are not otherwise prohibited from commercial
    sale under Federal law, unless the small arms ammunition or ammunition
    components are certified by the Secretary of the Army or designee as
    unserviceable, unsuitable, or unsafe for further use.
        Sec. 8019.  No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated or made
    available in this Act shall be used during a single fiscal year for any
    single relocation of an organization, unit, activity or function of the
    Department of Defense into or within the National Capital Region:
    Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a
    case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense
    committees that such a relocation is required in the best interest of
    the Government.
        Sec. 8020.  Of the funds made available in this Act, $15,000,000
    shall be available for incentive payments authorized by section 504 of
    the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544):  Provided, That a
    prime contractor or a subcontractor at any tier that makes a subcontract
    award to any subcontractor or supplier as defined in section 1544 of
    title 25, United States Code, or a small business owned and controlled
    by an individual or individuals defined under section 4221(9) of title
    25, United States Code, shall be considered a contractor for the
    purposes of being allowed additional compensation under section 504 of
    the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544) whenever the prime
    contract or subcontract amount is over $500,000 and involves the
    expenditure of funds appropriated by an Act making appropriations for
    the Department of Defense with respect to any fiscal year:  Provided
    further, That notwithstanding section 1906 of title 41, United States
    Code, this section shall be applicable to any Department of Defense
    acquisition of supplies or services, including any contract and any
    subcontract at any tier for acquisition of commercial items produced or
    manufactured, in whole or in part, by any subcontractor or supplier
    defined in section 1544 of title 25, United States Code, or a small
    business owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined
    under section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code.
        Sec. 8021.  Funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense Media
    Activity shall not be used for any national or international political
    or psychological activities.
        Sec. 8022.  During the current fiscal year, the Department of
    Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to exceed $350,000,000
    for purposes specified in section 2350j(c) of title 10, United States
    Code, in anticipation of receipt of contributions, only from the
    Government of Kuwait, under that section:  Provided, That upon receipt,
    such contributions from the Government of

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    Kuwait shall be credited to the appropriations or fund which incurred
    such obligations.
        Sec. 8023. (a) Of the funds made available in this Act, not less
    than $39,500,000 shall be available for the Civil Air Patrol
    Corporation, of which--
                (1) $27,400,000 shall be available from ``Operation and
            Maintenance, Air Force'' to support Civil Air Patrol Corporation
            operation and maintenance, readiness, counter-drug activities,
            and drug demand reduction activities involving youth programs;
                (2) $10,400,000 shall be available from ``Aircraft
            Procurement, Air Force''; and
                (3) $1,700,000 shall be available from ``Other Procurement,
            Air Force'' for vehicle procurement.

        (b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reimbursement for
    any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for counter-drug activities in
    support of Federal, State, and local government agencies.
        Sec. 8024. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act are
    available to establish a new Department of Defense (department)
    federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), either as a
    new entity, or as a separate entity administrated by an organization
    managing another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit membership corporation
    consisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs and other nonprofit entities.
        (b) No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Overseers, Advisory
    Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or any similar entity
    of a defense FFRDC, and no paid consultant to any defense FFRDC, except
    when acting in a technical advisory capacity, may be compensated for his
    or her services as a member of such entity, or as a paid consultant by
    more than one FFRDC in a fiscal year:  Provided, That a member of any
    such entity referred to previously in this subsection shall be allowed
    travel expenses and per diem as authorized under the Federal Joint
    Travel Regulations, when engaged in the performance of membership
    duties.
        (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds
    available to the department from any source during fiscal year 2015 may
    be used by a defense FFRDC, through a fee or other payment mechanism,
    for construction of new buildings, for payment of cost sharing for
    projects funded by Government grants, for absorption of contract
    overruns, or for certain charitable contributions, not to include
    employee participation in community service and/or development.
        (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds
    available to the department during fiscal year 2015, not more than 5,750
    staff years of technical effort (staff years) may be funded for defense
    FFRDCs:  Provided, That of the specific amount referred to previously in
    this subsection, not more than 1,125 staff years may be funded for the
    defense studies and analysis FFRDCs:  Provided further, That this
    subsection shall not apply to staff years funded in the National
    Intelligence Program (NIP) and the Military Intelligence Program (MIP).
        (e) The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission of the
    department's fiscal year 2016 budget request, submit a report presenting
    the specific amounts of staff years of technical effort to be allocated
    for each defense FFRDC during that fiscal year and the associated budget
    estimates.

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        (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the total
    amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs is hereby reduced by
    $40,000,000.
        Sec. 8025.  None of the funds appropriated or made available in this
    Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate for use
    in any Government-owned facility or property under the control of the
    Department of Defense which were not melted and rolled in the United
    States or Canada:  Provided, That these procurement restrictions shall
    apply to any and all Federal Supply Class 9515, American Society of
    Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI)
    specifications of carbon, alloy or armor steel plate:  Provided further,
    That the Secretary of the military department responsible for the
    procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by
    certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
    of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are
    not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely
    basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire
    capability for national security purposes:  Provided further, That these
    restrictions shall not apply to contracts which are in being as of the
    date of the enactment of this Act.
        Sec. 8026.  For <<NOTE: 10 USC 2731 note.>>  the purposes of this
    Act, the term ``congressional defense committees'' means the Armed
    Services Committee of the House of Representatives, the Armed Services
    Committee of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on
    Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the
    Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

        Sec. 8027.  During the current fiscal year, the Department of
    Defense may acquire the modification, depot maintenance and repair of
    aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the production of components
    and other Defense-related articles, through competition between
    Department of Defense depot maintenance activities and private firms:
    Provided, That the Senior Acquisition Executive of the military
    department or Defense Agency concerned, with power of delegation, shall
    certify that successful bids include comparable estimates of all direct
    and indirect costs for both public and private bids:  Provided further,
    That Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 shall not apply to
    competitions conducted under this section.
        Sec. 8028. (a)(1) <<NOTE: 41 USC 8304 note.>>  If the Secretary of
    Defense, after consultation with the United States Trade Representative,
    determines that a foreign country which is party to an agreement
    described in paragraph (2) has violated the terms of the agreement by
    discriminating against certain types of products produced in the United
    States that are covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall
    rescind the Secretary's blanket waiver of the Buy American Act with
    respect to such types of products produced in that foreign country.

        (2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any reciprocal
    defense procurement memorandum of understanding, between the United
    States and a foreign country pursuant to which the Secretary of Defense
    has prospectively waived the Buy American Act for certain products in
    that country.
        (b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress a report
    on the amount of Department of Defense purchases from foreign entities
    in fiscal year 2015. Such report shall separately indicate the dollar
    value of items for which the Buy American

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    Act was waived pursuant to any agreement described in subsection (a)(2),
    the Trade Agreement Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), or any
    international agreement to which the United States is a party.
        (c) For purposes of this section, the term ``Buy American Act''
    means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.
        Sec. 8029.  During the current fiscal year, amounts contained in the
    Department of Defense Overseas Military Facility Investment Recovery
    Account established by section 2921(c)(1) of the National Defense
    Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note)
    shall be available until expended for the payments specified by section
    2921(c)(2) of that Act.
        Sec. 8030. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no cost to the Air Force,
    without consideration, to Indian tribes located in the States of Nevada,
    Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and
    Washington relocatable military housing units located at Grand Forks Air
    Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mountain Home Air Force Base,
    Ellsworth Air Force Base, and Minot Air Force Base that are excess to
    the needs of the Air Force.
        (b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at no cost to the
    Air Force, military housing units under subsection (a) in accordance
    with the request for such units that are submitted to the Secretary by
    the Operation Walking Shield Program on behalf of Indian tribes located
    in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana,
    Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington. Any such conveyance shall be subject
    to the condition that the housing units shall be removed within a
    reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary.
        (c) The Operation Walking Shield Program shall resolve any conflicts
    among requests of Indian tribes for housing units under subsection (a)
    before submitting requests to the Secretary of the Air Force under
    subsection (b).
        (d) In this section, the term ``Indian tribe'' means any recognized
    Indian tribe included on the current list published by the Secretary of
    the Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe
    Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-454; 108 Stat. 4792; 25 U.S.C. 479a-1).
        Sec. 8031.  During the current fiscal year, appropriations which are
    available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may
    be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not
    more than $250,000.
        Sec. 8032. (a) During the current fiscal year, none of the
    appropriations or funds available to the Department of Defense Working
    Capital Funds shall be used for the purchase of an investment item for
    the purpose of acquiring a new inventory item for sale or anticipated
    sale during the current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to
    customers of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds if such an
    item would not have been chargeable to the Department of Defense
    Business Operations Fund during fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of
    such an investment item would be chargeable during the current fiscal
    year to appropriations made to the Department of Defense for
    procurement.
        (b) The fiscal year 2016 budget request for the Department of
    Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation
    supporting the fiscal year 2016 Department of Defense budget

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    shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress on the basis that any
    equipment which was classified as an end item and funded in a
    procurement appropriation contained in this Act shall be budgeted for in
    a proposed fiscal year 2016 procurement appropriation and not in the
    supply management business area or any other area or category of the
    Department of Defense Working Capital Funds.
        Sec. 8033.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs
    of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain available for obligation
    beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for the
    Reserve for Contingencies, which shall remain available until September
    30, 2016: <<NOTE: 50 USC 3521 note.>>   Provided, That funds
    appropriated, transferred, or otherwise credited to the Central
    Intelligence Agency Central Services Working Capital Fund during this or
    any prior or subsequent fiscal year shall remain available until
    expended:  Provided further, That any funds appropriated or transferred
    to the Central Intelligence Agency for advanced research and development
    acquisition, for agent operations, and for covert action programs
    authorized by the President under section 503 of the National Security
    Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093) shall remain available until September 30,
    2016.

        Sec. 8034.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made
    available in this Act for the Defense Intelligence Agency may be used
    for the design, development, and deployment of General Defense
    Intelligence Program intelligence communications and intelligence
    information systems for the Services, the Unified and Specified
    Commands, and the component commands.
        Sec. 8035.  Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Defense
    under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', not less
    than $12,000,000 shall be made available only for the mitigation of
    environmental impacts, including training and technical assistance to
    tribes, related administrative support, the gathering of information,
    documenting of environmental damage, and developing a system for
    prioritization of mitigation and cost to complete estimates for
    mitigation, on Indian lands resulting from Department of Defense
    activities.
        Sec. 8036. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be
    expended by an entity of the Department of Defense unless the entity, in
    expending the funds, complies with the Buy American Act. For purposes of
    this subsection, the term ``Buy American Act'' means chapter 83 of title
    41, United States Code.
        (b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person has been
    convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a ``Made in
    America'' inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the United
    States that is not made in America, the Secretary shall determine, in
    accordance with section 2410f of title 10, United States Code, whether
    the person should be debarred from contracting with the Department of
    Defense.
        (c) In the case of any equipment or products purchased with
    appropriations provided under this Act, it is the sense of the Congress
    that any entity of the Department of Defense, in expending the
    appropriation, purchase only American-made equipment and products,
    provided that American-made equipment and products are cost-competitive,
    quality competitive, and available in a timely fashion.

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        Sec. 8037.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be
    available for a contract for studies, analysis, or consulting services
    entered into without competition on the basis of an unsolicited proposal
    unless the head of the activity responsible for the procurement
    determines--
                (1) as a result of thorough technical evaluation, only one
            source is found fully qualified to perform the proposed work;
                (2) the purpose of the contract is to explore an unsolicited
            proposal which offers significant scientific or technological
            promise, represents the product of original thinking, and was
            submitted in confidence by one source; or
                (3) the purpose of the contract is to take advantage of
            unique and significant industrial accomplishment by a specific
            concern, or to insure that a new product or idea of a specific
            concern is given financial support:  Provided, That this
            limitation shall not apply to contracts in an amount of less
            than $25,000, contracts related to improvements of equipment
            that is in development or production, or contracts as to which a
            civilian official of the Department of Defense, who has been
            confirmed by the Senate, determines that the award of such
            contract is in the interest of the national defense.

        Sec. 8038. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), none
    of the funds made available by this Act may be used--
                (1) to establish a field operating agency; or
                (2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the Armed Forces or
            civilian employee of the department who is transferred or
            reassigned from a headquarters activity if the member or
            employee's place of duty remains at the location of that
            headquarters.

        (b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military department
    may waive the limitations in subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, if
    the Secretary determines, and certifies to the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the
    granting of the waiver will reduce the personnel requirements or the
    financial requirements of the department.
        (c) This section does not apply to--
                (1) field operating agencies funded within the National
            Intelligence Program;
                (2) an Army field operating agency established to eliminate,
            mitigate, or counter the effects of improvised explosive
            devices, and, as determined by the Secretary of the Army, other
            similar threats;
                (3) an Army field operating agency established to improve
            the effectiveness and efficiencies of biometric activities and
            to integrate common biometric technologies throughout the
            Department of Defense; or
                (4) an Air Force field operating agency established to
            administer the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Program and Mortuary
            Operations for the Department of Defense and authorized Federal
            entities.

        Sec. 8039. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be
    available to convert to contractor performance an activity or function
    of the Department of Defense that, on or after the date of the enactment
    of this Act, is performed by Department of Defense civilian employees
    unless--

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                (1) the conversion is based on the result of a public-
            private competition that includes a most efficient and cost
            effective organization plan developed by such activity or
            function;
                (2) the Competitive Sourcing Official determines that, over
            all performance periods stated in the solicitation of offers for
            performance of the activity or function, the cost of performance
            of the activity or function by a contractor would be less costly
            to the Department of Defense by an amount that equals or exceeds
            the lesser of--
                        (A) 10 percent of the most efficient organization's
                    personnel-related costs for performance of that activity
                    or function by Federal employees; or
                        (B) $10,000,000; and
                (3) the contractor does not receive an advantage for a
            proposal that would reduce costs for the Department of Defense
            by--
                        (A) not making an employer-sponsored health
                    insurance plan available to the workers who are to be
                    employed in the performance of that activity or function
                    under the contract; or
                        (B) offering to such workers an employer-sponsored
                    health benefits plan that requires the employer to
                    contribute less towards the premium or subscription
                    share than the amount that is paid by the Department of
                    Defense for health benefits for civilian employees under
                    chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.

        (b)(1) The Department of Defense, without regard to subsection (a)
    of this section or subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 2461 of title
    10, United States Code, and notwithstanding any administrative
    regulation, requirement, or policy to the contrary shall have full
    authority to enter into a contract for the performance of any commercial
    or industrial type function of the Department of Defense that--
                (A) is included on the procurement list established pursuant
            to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (section 8503 of
            title 41, United States Code);
                (B) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified
            nonprofit agency for the blind or by a qualified nonprofit
            agency for other severely handicapped individuals in accordance
            with that Act; or
                (C) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified
            firm under at least 51 percent ownership by an Indian tribe, as
            defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and
            Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)), or a Native
            Hawaiian Organization, as defined in section 8(a)(15) of the
            Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15)).

        (2) This section shall not apply to depot contracts or contracts for
    depot maintenance as provided in sections 2469 and 2474 of title 10,
    United States Code.
        (c) The conversion of any activity or function of the Department of
    Defense under the authority provided by this section shall be credited
    toward any competitive or outsourcing goal, target, or measurement that
    may be established by statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed to be
    awarded under the authority of, and in compliance with, subsection (h)
    of section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, for the competition or
    outsourcing of commercial activities.

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                                  (rescissions)

        Sec. 8040.  Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense
    Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the
    following accounts and programs in the specified amounts:  Provided,
    That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by
    the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
    or as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on
    the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
    1985, as amended:
                ``Aircraft Procurement, Army'', 2013/2015, $18,242,000;
                ``Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army'', 2013/2015,
            $5,000,000;
                ``Other Procurement, Army'', 2013/2015, $97,000,000;
                ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', 2013/2015, $47,200,000;
                ``Procurement, Marine Corps'', 2013/2015, $40,217,000;
                ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', 2013/2015, $64,600,000;
                ``Missile Procurement, Air Force'', 2013/2015, $13,800,000;
                ``Aircraft Procurement, Army'', 2014/2016, $30,000,000;
                ``Other Procurement, Army'', 2014/2016, $213,998,000;
                ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', 2014/2016, $196,622,000;
                ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', 2014/2016, $63,400,000;
                ``Other Procurement, Navy'', 2014/2016, $1,505,000;
                ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', 2014/2016, $83,400,000;
                ``Missile Procurement, Air Force'', 2014/2016, $157,209,000;
                ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', 2014/2016, $12,100,000;
                ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Army'', 2014/
            2015, $5,000,000;
                ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force'',
            2014/2015, $37,000,000; and
                ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', 2014/
            2015, $141,727,000.

        Sec. 8041.  None of the funds available in this Act may be used to
    reduce the authorized positions for military technicians (dual status)
    of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve and Air
    Force Reserve for the purpose of applying any administratively imposed
    civilian personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on military technicians
    (dual status), unless such reductions are a direct result of a reduction
    in military force structure.
        Sec. 8042.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available in this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance to the
    Democratic People's Republic of Korea unless specifically appropriated
    for that purpose.
        Sec. 8043.  Funds appropriated in this Act for operation and
    maintenance of the Military Departments, Combatant Commands and Defense
    Agencies shall be available for reimbursement of pay, allowances and
    other expenses which would otherwise be incurred against appropriations
    for the National Guard and Reserve when members of the National Guard
    and Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to
    Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities,
    including the activities and programs included within the National
    Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program:  Provided,
    That nothing in this section authorizes deviation from established
    Reserve and National Guard personnel and training procedures.

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        Sec. 8044.  Of the amounts appropriated for ``Working Capital Fund,
    Army'', $225,000,000 shall be available to maintain competitive rates at
    the arsenals.
        Sec. 8045. (a) <<NOTE: 10 USC 374 note.>>  None of the funds
    available to the Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug
    interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other
    department or agency of the United States except as specifically
    provided in an appropriations law.

        (b) <<NOTE: 50 USC 3506 note.>>  None of the funds available to the
    Central Intelligence Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or
    counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other department or
    agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an
    appropriations law.

        Sec. 8046.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
    for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other than those
    produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin:  Provided, That
    the Secretary of the military department responsible for such
    procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by
    certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
    of Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic supplies are
    not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely
    basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire
    capability for national security purposes:  Provided further, That this
    restriction shall not apply to the purchase of ``commercial items'', as
    defined by section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy
    Act, except that the restriction shall apply to ball or roller bearings
    purchased as end items.
        Sec. 8047.  In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise
    made available elsewhere in this Act, $44,000,000 is hereby appropriated
    to the Department of Defense:  Provided, That upon the determination of
    the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national interest, the
    Secretary shall make grants in the amounts specified as follows:
    $20,000,000 to the United Service Organizations and $24,000,000 to the
    Red Cross.
        Sec. 8048.  None of the funds in this Act may be used to purchase
    any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the United States, unless
    the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense
    committees that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire
    capability for national security purposes that is not available from
    United States manufacturers.
        Sec. 8049.  Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, the
    Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small Business
    Technology Transfer program set-asides shall be taken proportionally
    from all programs, projects, or activities to the extent they contribute
    to the extramural budget.
        Sec. 8050. (a) <<NOTE: 22 USC 2323.>>  Notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, none of the funds available to the Department of
    Defense for the current fiscal year and hereafter may be obligated or
    expended to transfer to another nation or an international organization
    any defense articles or services (other than intelligence services) for
    use in the activities described in subsection (b) unless the
    congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
    the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of
    the Senate are notified 15 days in advance of such transfer.

        (b) This section applies to--

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                (1) any international peacekeeping or peace-enforcement
            operation under the authority of chapter VI or chapter VII of
            the United Nations Charter under the authority of a United
            Nations Security Council resolution; and
                (2) any other international peacekeeping, peace-enforcement,
            or humanitarian assistance operation.

        (c) A notice under subsection (a) shall include the following:
                (1) A description of the equipment, supplies, or services to
            be transferred.
                (2) A statement of the value of the equipment, supplies, or
            services to be transferred.
                (3) In the case of a proposed transfer of equipment or
            supplies--
                        (A) a statement of whether the inventory
                    requirements of all elements of the Armed Forces
                    (including the reserve components) for the type of
                    equipment or supplies to be transferred have been met;
                    and
                        (B) a statement of whether the items proposed to be
                    transferred will have to be replaced and, if so, how the
                    President proposes to provide funds for such
                    replacement.

        Sec. 8051.  None of the funds available to the Department of Defense
    under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay a contractor under
    a contract with the Department of Defense for costs of any amount paid
    by the contractor to an employee when--
                (1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of the
            normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee; and
                (2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated
            with a business combination.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 8052.  During the current fiscal year, no more than $30,000,000
    of appropriations made in this Act under the heading ``Operation and
    Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' may be transferred to appropriations
    available for the pay of military personnel, to be merged with, and to
    be available for the same time period as the appropriations to which
    transferred, to be used in support of such personnel in connection with
    support and services for eligible organizations and activities outside
    the Department of Defense pursuant to section 2012 of title 10, United
    States Code.
        Sec. 8053.  During the current fiscal year, in the case of an
    appropriation account of the Department of Defense for which the period
    of availability for obligation has expired or which has closed under the
    provisions of section 1552 of title 31, United States Code, and which
    has a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance, an obligation or an
    adjustment of an obligation may be charged to any current appropriation
    account for the same purpose as the expired or closed account if--
                (1) the obligation would have been properly chargeable
            (except as to amount) to the expired or closed account before
            the end of the period of availability or closing of that
            account;
                (2) the obligation is not otherwise properly chargeable to
            any current appropriation account of the Department of Defense;
            and

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                (3) in the case of an expired account, the obligation is not
            chargeable to a current appropriation of the Department of
            Defense under the provisions of section 1405(b)(8) of the
            National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, Public
            Law 101-510, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1551 note):  Provided, That
            in the case of an expired account, if subsequent review or
            investigation discloses that there was not in fact a negative
            unliquidated or unexpended balance in the account, any charge to
            a current account under the authority of this section shall be
            reversed and recorded against the expired account:  Provided
            further, That the total amount charged to a current
            appropriation under this section may not exceed an amount equal
            to 1 percent of the total appropriation for that account.

        Sec. 8054. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief
    of the National Guard Bureau may permit the use of equipment of the
    National Guard Distance Learning Project by any person or entity on a
    space-available, reimbursable basis. The Chief of the National Guard
    Bureau shall establish the amount of reimbursement for such use on a
    case-by-case basis.
        (b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be credited to
    funds available for the National Guard Distance Learning Project and be
    available to defray the costs associated with the use of equipment of
    the project under that subsection. Such funds shall be available for
    such purposes without fiscal year limitation.
        Sec. 8055.  Using funds made available by this Act or any other Act,
    the Secretary of the Air Force, pursuant to a determination under
    section 2690 of title 10, United States Code, may implement cost-
    effective agreements for required heating facility modernization in the
    Kaiserslautern Military Community in the Federal Republic of Germany:
    Provided, That in the City of Kaiserslautern and at the Rhine Ordnance
    Barracks area, such agreements will include the use of United States
    anthracite as the base load energy for municipal district heat to the
    United States Defense installations:  Provided further, That at
    Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center and Ramstein Air Base, furnished
    heat may be obtained from private, regional or municipal services, if
    provisions are included for the consideration of United States coal as
    an energy source.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 8056.  Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the heading
    ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide'', $25,000,000 shall be for
    continued implementation and expansion of the Sexual Assault Special
    Victims' Counsel Program, and $5,709,000 shall be for support of high
    priority Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program requirements and
    activities, including the training and funding of personnel:  Provided,
    That the funds are made available for transfer to the Department of the
    Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force:
    Provided further, That funds transferred shall be merged with and
    available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the
    appropriations to which the funds are transferred:  Provided further,
    That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer
    authority provided in this Act.
        Sec. 8057.  None of the funds appropriated in title IV of this Act
    may be used to procure end-items for delivery to military

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    forces for operational training, operational use or inventory
    requirements:  Provided, That this restriction does not apply to end-
    items used in development, prototyping, and test activities preceding
    and leading to acceptance for operational use:  Provided further, That
    this restriction does not apply to programs funded within the National
    Intelligence Program:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense
    may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in
    writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national security
    interest to do so.
        Sec. 8058. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-by-case
    basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each limitation on the
    procurement of defense items from foreign sources provided in law if the
    Secretary determines that the application of the limitation with respect
    to that country would invalidate cooperative programs entered into
    between the Department of Defense and the foreign country, or would
    invalidate reciprocal trade agreements for the procurement of defense
    items entered into under section 2531 of title 10, United States Code,
    and the country does not discriminate against the same or similar
    defense items produced in the United States for that country.
        (b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to--
                (1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after the
            date of the enactment of this Act; and
                (2) options for the procurement of items that are exercised
            after such date under contracts that are entered into before
            such date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason other
            than the application of a waiver granted under subsection (a).

        (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding
    construction of public vessels, ball and roller bearings, food, and
    clothing or textile materials as defined by section 11 (chapters 50-65)
    of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and products classified under headings
    4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 6505, 7019, 7218 through 7229,
    7304.41 through 7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508, 8105, 8108, 8109,
    8211, 8215, and 9404.
        Sec. 8059. (a) In General.--(1) None of the funds made available by
    this Act may be used for any training, equipment, or other assistance
    for a unit of a foreign security force if the Secretary of Defense has
    credible information that the unit has committed a gross violation of
    human rights.
                (2) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
            Secretary of State, shall ensure that prior to a decision to
            provide any training, equipment, or other assistance to a unit
            of a foreign security force full consideration is given to any
            credible information available to the Department of State
            relating to human rights violations by such unit.

        (b) Exception.--The prohibition in subsection (a)(1) shall not apply
    if the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of
    State, determines that the government of such country has taken all
    necessary corrective steps, or if the equipment or other assistance is
    necessary to assist in disaster relief operations or other humanitarian
    or national security emergencies.
        (c) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the
    Secretary of State, may waive the prohibition in subsection (a)(1) if
    the Secretary of Defense determines that such waiver is required by
    extraordinary circumstances.

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        (d) Procedures.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish, and
    periodically update, procedures to ensure that any information in the
    possession of the Department of Defense about gross violations of human
    rights by units of foreign security forces is shared on a timely basis
    with the Department of State.
        (e) Report.--Not more than 15 days after the application of any
    exception under subsection (b) or the exercise of any waiver under
    subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate
    congressional committees a report--
                (1) in the case of an exception under subsection (b),
            providing notice of the use of the exception and stating the
            grounds for the exception; and
                (2) in the case of a waiver under subsection (c), describing
            the information relating to the gross violation of human rights;
            the extraordinary circumstances that necessitate the waiver; the
            purpose and duration of the training, equipment, or other
            assistance; and the United States forces and the foreign
            security force unit involved.

        (f) Definition.--For purposes of this section the term ``appropriate
    congressional committees'' means the congressional defense committees
    and the Committees on Appropriations.
        Sec. 8060.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this or other Department of Defense Appropriations Acts may
    be obligated or expended for the purpose of performing repairs or
    maintenance to military family housing units of the Department of
    Defense, including areas in such military family housing units that may
    be used for the purpose of conducting official Department of Defense
    business.
        Sec. 8061.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
    appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test
    and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' for any new start advanced concept
    technology demonstration project or joint capability demonstration
    project may only be obligated 45 days after a report, including a
    description of the project, the planned acquisition and transition
    strategy and its estimated annual and total cost, has been provided in
    writing to the congressional defense committees:  Provided, That the
    Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis
    by certifying to the congressional defense committees that it is in the
    national interest to do so.
        Sec. 8062.  The Secretary of Defense shall provide a classified
    quarterly report beginning 30 days after enactment of this Act, to the
    House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Subcommittees on Defense on
    certain matters as directed in the classified annex accompanying this
    Act.
        Sec. 8063.  During <<NOTE: 10 USC 2241 note.>>  the current fiscal
    year and hereafter, none of the funds available to the Department of
    Defense may be used to provide support to another department or agency
    of the United States if such department or agency is more than 90 days
    in arrears in making payment to the Department of Defense for goods or
    services previously provided to such department or agency on a
    reimbursable basis:  Provided, That this restriction shall not apply if
    the department is authorized by law to provide support to such
    department or agency on a nonreimbursable basis, and is providing the
    requested support pursuant to such authority:  Provided further, That
    the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case
    basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on

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    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that it is
    in the national security interest to do so.

        Sec. 8064.  Notwithstanding section 12310(b) of title 10, United
    States Code, a member of the National Guard serving on full-time
    National Guard duty under section 502(f) of title 32, United States
    Code, may perform duties in support of the ground-based elements of the
    National Ballistic Missile Defense System.
        Sec. 8065.  None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to
    transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition held by the Department
    of Defense that has a center-fire cartridge and a United States military
    nomenclature designation of ``armor penetrator'', ``armor piercing
    (AP)'', ``armor piercing incendiary (API)'', or ``armor-piercing
    incendiary tracer (API-T)'', except to an entity performing
    demilitarization services for the Department of Defense under a contract
    that requires the entity to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
    Department of Defense that armor piercing projectiles are either: (1)
    rendered incapable of reuse by the demilitarization process; or (2) used
    to manufacture ammunition pursuant to a contract with the Department of
    Defense or the manufacture of ammunition for export pursuant to a
    License for Permanent Export of Unclassified Military Articles issued by
    the Department of State.
        Sec. 8066.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of
    the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, may waive payment of all or
    part of the consideration that otherwise would be required under section
    2667 of title 10, United States Code, in the case of a lease of personal
    property for a period not in excess of 1 year to any organization
    specified in section 508(d) of title 32, United States Code, or any
    other youth, social, or fraternal nonprofit organization as may be
    approved by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, on
    a case-by-case basis.
        Sec. 8067.  In specifying the amounts requested for the Department
    of the Army for Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, the budget of the
    President submitted to Congress shall request such amounts in the
    Cemeterial Expenses, Army appropriation, and shall not request such
    amounts in the Operation and Maintenance, Army appropriation.
        Sec. 8068.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used
    for the support of any nonappropriated funds activity of the Department
    of Defense that procures malt beverages and wine with nonappropriated
    funds for resale (including such alcoholic beverages sold by the drink)
    on a military installation located in the United States unless such malt
    beverages and wine are procured within that State, or in the case of the
    District of Columbia, within the District of Columbia, in which the
    military installation is located:  Provided, That in a case in which the
    military installation is located in more than one State, purchases may
    be made in any State in which the installation is located:  Provided
    further, That such local procurement requirements for malt beverages and
    wine shall apply to all alcoholic beverages only for military
    installations in States which are not contiguous with another State:
    Provided further, That alcoholic beverages other than wine and malt
    beverages, in contiguous States and the District of Columbia shall be
    procured from the most competitive source, price and other factors
    considered.

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                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 8069.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the
    heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $106,189,900 shall remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer
    such funds to other activities of the Federal Government:  Provided
    further, That the Secretary of Defense is authorized to enter into and
    carry out contracts for the acquisition of real property, construction,
    personal services, and operations related to projects carrying out the
    purposes of this section:  Provided further, That contracts entered into
    under the authority of this section may provide for such indemnification
    as the Secretary determines to be necessary:  Provided further, That
    projects authorized by this section shall comply with applicable
    Federal, State, and local law to the maximum extent consistent with the
    national security, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
        Sec. 8070. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this or any other
    Act may be used to take any action to modify--
                (1) the appropriations account structure for the National
            Intelligence Program budget, including through the creation of a
            new appropriation or new appropriation account;
                (2) how the National Intelligence Program budget request is
            presented in the unclassified P-1, R-1, and O-1 documents
            supporting the Department of Defense budget request;
                (3) the process by which the National Intelligence Program
            appropriations are apportioned to the executing agencies; or
                (4) the process by which the National Intelligence Program
            appropriations are allotted, obligated and disbursed.

        (b) Nothing in section (a) shall be construed to prohibit the merger
    of programs or changes to the National Intelligence Program budget at or
    below the Expenditure Center level, provided such change is otherwise in
    accordance with paragraphs (a)(1)-(3).
        (c) The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of
    Defense may jointly, only for the purposes of achieving auditable
    financial statements and improving fiscal reporting, study and develop
    detailed proposals for alternative financial management processes. Such
    study shall include a comprehensive counterintelligence risk assessment
    to ensure that none of the alternative processes will adversely affect
    counterintelligence.
        (d) Upon development of the detailed proposals defined under
    subsection (c), the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary
    of Defense shall--
                (1) provide the proposed alternatives to all affected
            agencies;
                (2) receive certification from all affected agencies
            attesting that the proposed alternatives will help achieve
            auditability, improve fiscal reporting, and will not adversely
            affect counterintelligence; and
                (3) not later than 30 days after receiving all necessary
            certifications under paragraph (2), present the proposed
            alternatives and certifications to the congressional defense and
            intelligence committees.

        (e) This section shall not be construed to alter or affect the
    application of section 1627 of the National Defense Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Year 2015 to the amounts made available by this Act.

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                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 8071.  During the current fiscal year, not to exceed
    $200,000,000 from funds available under ``Operation and Maintenance,
    Defense-Wide'' may be transferred to the Department of State ``Global
    Security Contingency Fund'':  Provided, That this transfer authority is
    in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department
    of Defense:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not
    fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers to the Department of State
    ``Global Security Contingency Fund'', notify the congressional defense
    committees in writing with the source of funds and a detailed
    justification, execution plan, and timeline for each proposed project.
        Sec. 8072.  In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act,
    $4,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense, to
    remain available for obligation until expended:  Provided, That
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, that upon the determination
    of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national interest,
    these funds shall be available only for a grant to the Fisher House
    Foundation, Inc., only for the construction and furnishing of additional
    Fisher Houses to meet the needs of military family members when
    confronted with the illness or hospitalization of an eligible military
    beneficiary.
        Sec. 8073.  The <<NOTE: 10 USC 2484 note.>>  Secretary of Defense
    shall issue regulations to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco-
    related products in military resale outlets in the United States, its
    territories and possessions at a price below the most competitive price
    in the local community:  Provided, That such regulations shall direct
    that the prices of tobacco or tobacco-related products in overseas
    military retail outlets shall be within the range of prices established
    for military retail system stores located in the United States.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 8074.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the
    headings ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'' and ``Research, Development, Test
    and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $619,814,000 shall be for the Israeli
    Cooperative Programs:  Provided, That of this amount, $350,972,000 shall
    be for the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Government of Israel
    for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-
    range rocket threats, subject to the U.S.-Israel Iron Dome Procurement
    Agreement, as amended; $137,934,000 shall be for the Short Range
    Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) program, including cruise missile
    defense research and development under the SRBMD program, of which
    $15,000,000 shall be for production activities of SRBMD missiles in the
    United States and in Israel to meet Israel's defense requirements
    consistent with each nation's laws, regulations, and procedures;
    $74,707,000 shall be for an upper-tier component to the Israeli Missile
    Defense Architecture; and $56,201,000 shall be for the Arrow System
    Improvement Program including development of a long range, ground and
    airborne, detection suite:  Provided further, That funds made available
    under this provision for production of missiles and missile components
    may be transferred to appropriations available for the procurement of
    weapons and equipment, to be merged with and to be available for the
    same time period and the same purposes as the appropriation to which
    transferred:  Provided further, That

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    the transfer authority provided under this provision is in addition to
    any other transfer authority contained in this Act.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 8075.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the
    heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', $991,285,000 shall be
    available until September 30, 2015, to fund prior year shipbuilding cost
    increases:  Provided, That upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
    the Navy shall transfer funds to the following appropriations in the
    amounts specified:  Provided further, That the amounts transferred shall
    be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the
    appropriations to which transferred to:
                (1) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'',
            2008/2015: Carrier Replacement Program $663,000,000;
                (2) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'',
            2009/2015: LPD-17 Amphibious Transport Dock Program $54,096,000;
                (3) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'',
            2010/2015: DDG-51 Destroyer $65,771,000;
                (4) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'',
            2010/2015: Littoral Combat Ship $35,345,000;
                (5) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'',
            2011/2015: DDG-51 Destroyer $63,373,000;
                (6) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'',
            2011/2015: Littoral Combat Ship $41,700,000;
                (7) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'',
            2011/2015: Joint High Speed Vessel $9,340,000;
                (8) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'',
            2012/2015: CVN Refueling Overhauls Program $54,000,000;
                (9) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'',
            2012/2015: Joint High Speed Vessel $2,620,000; and
                (10) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion,
            Navy'', 2013/2015: Joint High Speed Vessel $2,040,000.

        Sec. 8076.  Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the
    transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to
    be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504
    of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094) during fiscal year
    2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2015.
        Sec. 8077.  None of the funds provided in this Act shall be
    available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds
    that creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity unless
    such program, project, or activity must be undertaken immediately in the
    interest of national security and only after written prior notification
    to the congressional defense committees.
        Sec. 8078.  The <<NOTE: 10 USC 221 note.>>  budget of the President
    for fiscal year 2016 submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 1105
    of title 31, United States Code, shall include separate budget
    justification documents for costs of United States Armed Forces'
    participation in contingency operations for the Military Personnel
    accounts, the Operation and Maintenance accounts, the Procurement
    accounts, and the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation accounts:
    Provided, That these documents shall include a description of the
    funding requested for each contingency operation, for each military

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    service, to include all Active and Reserve components, and for each
    appropriations account:  Provided further, That these documents shall
    include estimated costs for each element of expense or object class, a
    reconciliation of increases and decreases for each contingency
    operation, and programmatic data including, but not limited to, troop
    strength for each Active and Reserve component, and estimates of the
    major weapons systems deployed in support of each contingency:  Provided
    further, That these documents shall include budget exhibits OP-5 and OP-
    32 (as defined in the Department of Defense Financial Management
    Regulation) for all contingency operations for the budget year and the
    two preceding fiscal years.

        Sec. 8079.  None of the funds in this Act may be used for research,
    development, test, evaluation, procurement or deployment of nuclear
    armed interceptors of a missile defense system.
        Sec. 8080.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, to
    reflect savings due to favorable foreign exchange rates, the total
    amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced by $386,268,000.
        Sec. 8081.  None of the funds appropriated or made available in this
    Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish the operation of the 53rd
    Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve, if such action
    would reduce the WC-130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels
    funded in this Act:  Provided, That the Air Force shall allow the 53rd
    Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to perform other missions in support of
    national defense requirements during the non-hurricane season.
        Sec. 8082.  None of the funds provided in this Act shall be
    available for integration of foreign intelligence information unless the
    information has been lawfully collected and processed during the conduct
    of authorized foreign intelligence activities:  Provided, That
    information pertaining to United States persons shall only be handled in
    accordance with protections provided in the Fourth Amendment of the
    United States Constitution as implemented through Executive Order No.
    12333.
        Sec. 8083. (a) At the time members of reserve components of the
    Armed Forces are called or ordered to active duty under section 12302(a)
    of title 10, United States Code, each member shall be notified in
    writing of the expected period during which the member will be
    mobilized.
        (b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements of
    subsection (a) in any case in which the Secretary determines that it is
    necessary to do so to respond to a national security emergency or to
    meet dire operational requirements of the Armed Forces.
        Sec. 8084.  Of the amounts appropriated for ``Missile Procurement,
    Air Force'', $125,000,000 shall be available for the acceleration of a
    competitively awarded Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle mission:
    Provided, That competitions shall be open to all certified providers of
    Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle-class systems:  Provided further, That
    competitions shall consider bids from two or more certified providers:
    Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such
    providers may compete any certified launch vehicle in their inventory.

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                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 8085.  The Secretary of Defense may transfer funds from any
    available Department of the Navy appropriation to any available Navy
    ship construction appropriation for the purpose of liquidating necessary
    changes resulting from inflation, market fluctuations, or rate
    adjustments for any ship construction program appropriated in law:
    Provided, That the Secretary may transfer not to exceed $16,000,000
    under the authority provided by this section:  Provided further, That
    the Secretary may not transfer any funds until 30 days after the
    proposed transfer has been reported to the Committees on Appropriations
    of the House of Representatives and the Senate, unless a response from
    the Committees is received sooner:  Provided further, That any funds
    transferred pursuant to this section shall retain the same period of
    availability as when originally appropriated:  Provided further, That
    the transfer authority provided by this section is in addition to any
    other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act.
        Sec. 8086. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
    used to transfer research and development, acquisition, or other program
    authority relating to current tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs)
    from the Army.
        (b) The Army shall retain responsibility for and operational control
    of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in order to
    support the Secretary of Defense in matters relating to the employment
    of unmanned aerial vehicles.
        Sec. 8087.  Up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the
    heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'' may be made available for
    the Asia Pacific Regional Initiative Program for the purpose of enabling
    the Pacific Command to execute Theater Security Cooperation activities
    such as humanitarian assistance, and payment of incremental and
    personnel costs of training and exercising with foreign security forces:
     Provided, That funds made available for this purpose may be used,
    notwithstanding any other funding authorities for humanitarian
    assistance, security assistance or combined exercise expenses:  Provided
    further, That funds may not be obligated to provide assistance to any
    foreign country that is otherwise prohibited from receiving such type of
    assistance under any other provision of law.
        Sec. 8088.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs
    of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall remain
    available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for
    funds appropriated for research and technology, which shall remain
    available until September 30, 2016.
        Sec. 8089.  For purposes of section 1553(b) of title 31, United
    States Code, any subdivision of appropriations made in this Act under
    the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'' shall be considered to
    be for the same purpose as any subdivision under the heading
    ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'' appropriations in any prior fiscal
    year, and the 1 percent limitation shall apply to the total amount of
    the appropriation.
        Sec. 8090. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a report to
    the congressional intelligence committees to establish the baseline for
    application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year
    2015:  Provided, That the report shall include--

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                (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to
            display the President's budget request, adjustments made by
            Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if
            appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;
                (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation by
            Expenditure Center and project; and
                (3) an identification of items of special congressional
            interest.

        (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program
    in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer until the
    report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional
    intelligence committees, unless the Director of National Intelligence
    certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence committees that
    such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement.
        Sec. 8091.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to eliminate, restructure or realign Army Contracting Command-New Jersey
    or make disproportionate personnel reductions at any Army Contracting
    Command-New Jersey sites without 30-day prior notification to the
    congressional defense committees.
        Sec. 8092.  None of the funds made available by this Act for excess
    defense articles, assistance under section 1206 of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat.
    3456), or peacekeeping operations for the countries designated annually
    to be in violation of the standards of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act
    of 2008 may be used to support any military training or operation that
    includes child soldiers, as defined by the Child Soldiers Prevention Act
    of 2008 (Public Law 110-457; 22 U.S.C. 2370c-1), unless such assistance
    is otherwise permitted under section 404 of the Child Soldiers
    Prevention Act of 2008.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 8093.  Of the funds appropriated in the Intelligence Community
    Management Account for the Program Manager for the Information Sharing
    Environment, $20,000,000 is available for transfer by the Director of
    National Intelligence to other departments and agencies for purposes of
    Government-wide information sharing activities:  Provided, That funds
    transferred under this provision are to be merged with and available for
    the same purposes and time period as the appropriation to which
    transferred:  Provided further, That the Office of Management and Budget
    must approve any transfers made under this provision.
        Sec. 8094. (a) None of the funds provided for the National
    Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be
    available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or
    transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National
    Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that--
                (1) creates a new start effort;
                (2) terminates a program with appropriated funding of
            $10,000,000 or more;
                (3) transfers funding into or out of the National
            Intelligence Program; or
                (4) transfers funding between appropriations,

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    unless the congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in
    advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period may be
    reduced for urgent national security requirements.
        (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program
    in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be available for
    obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer of funds
    in accordance with section 102A(d) or the National Security Act of 1947
    (50 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that results in a cumulative increase or decrease of
    the levels specified in the classified annex accompanying the Act unless
    the congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in
    advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period may be
    reduced for urgent national security requirements.
        Sec. 8095.  The <<NOTE: 50 USC 3103 note.>>  Director of National
    Intelligence shall submit to Congress each year, at or about the time
    that the President's budget is submitted to Congress that year under
    section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a future-years
    intelligence program (including associated annexes) reflecting the
    estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations included in that
    budget. Any such future-years intelligence program shall cover the
    fiscal year with respect to which the budget is submitted and at least
    the four succeeding fiscal years.

        Sec. 8096.  For the purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional
    intelligence committees'' means the Permanent Select Committee on
    Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on
    Intelligence of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee
    on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Subcommittee
    on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
        Sec. 8097.  The <<NOTE: 10 USC 127a note.>>  Department of Defense
    shall continue to report incremental contingency operations costs for
    Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Enduring Freedom, and any named
    successor operations, on a monthly basis and any other operation
    designated and identified by the Secretary of Defense for the purposes
    of section 127a of title 10, United States Code, on a semi-annual basis
    in the Cost of War Execution Report as prescribed in the Department of
    Defense Financial Management Regulation Department of Defense
    Instruction 7000.14, Volume 12, Chapter 23 ``Contingency Operations'',
    Annex 1, dated September 2005.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 8098.  During the current fiscal year, not to exceed
    $11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made in title II of this Act
    for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', ``Operation and Maintenance,
    Navy'', and ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'' may be transferred
    by the military department concerned to its central fund established for
    Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant to section 2493(d) of title 10, United
    States Code.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 8099.  Funds appropriated by this Act for operation and
    maintenance may be available for the purpose of making remittances and
    transfer to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund in
    accordance with section 1705 of title 10, United States Code.

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        Sec. 8100. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this
    Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web
    site of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress
    in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the
    agency that it shall serve the national interest.
        (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
                (1) the public posting of the report compromises national
            security; or
                (2) the report contains proprietary information.

        (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only
    after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or
    Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.
        Sec. 8101. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract for an
    amount in excess of $1,000,000, unless the contractor agrees not to--
                (1) enter into any agreement with any of its employees or
            independent contractors that requires, as a condition of
            employment, that the employee or independent contractor agree to
            resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of the
            Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out
            of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery,
            intentional infliction of emotional distress, false
            imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention; or
                (2) take any action to enforce any provision of an existing
            agreement with an employee or independent contractor that
            mandates that the employee or independent contractor resolve
            through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil
            Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of
            sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery,
            intentional infliction of emotional distress, false
            imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention.

        (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by
    this Act may be expended for any Federal contract unless the contractor
    certifies that it requires each covered subcontractor to agree not to
    enter into, and not to take any action to enforce any provision of, any
    agreement as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), with
    respect to any employee or independent contractor performing work
    related to such subcontract. For purposes of this subsection, a
    ``covered subcontractor'' is an entity that has a subcontract in excess
    of $1,000,000 on a contract subject to subsection (a).
        (c) The prohibitions in this section do not apply with respect to a
    contractor's or subcontractor's agreements with employees or independent
    contractors that may not be enforced in a court of the United States.
        (d) The Secretary of Defense may waive the application of subsection
    (a) or (b) to a particular contractor or subcontractor for the purposes
    of a particular contract or subcontract if the Secretary or the Deputy
    Secretary personally determines that the waiver is necessary to avoid
    harm to national security interests of the United States, and that the
    term of the contract or subcontract is not longer than necessary to
    avoid such harm. The determination shall set forth with specificity the
    grounds for the waiver and for the contract or subcontract term
    selected, and shall state any alternatives considered in lieu of a
    waiver and the reasons each such alternative would not avoid harm to
    national security

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    interests of the United States. The Secretary of Defense shall transmit
    to Congress, and simultaneously make public, any determination under
    this subsection not less than 15 business days before the contract or
    subcontract addressed in the determination may be awarded.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 8102.  From within the funds appropriated for operation and
    maintenance for the Defense Health Program in this Act, up to
    $146,857,000, shall be available for transfer to the Joint Department of
    Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration
    Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 1704 of the National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Public Law 111-84:
    Provided, That for purposes of section 1704(b), the facility operations
    funded are operations of the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Federal
    Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Veterans Affairs
    Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting
    facilities designated as a combined Federal medical facility as
    described by section 706 of Public Law 110-417:  Provided further, That
    additional funds may be transferred from funds appropriated for
    operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program to the Joint
    Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility
    Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Defense
    to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
    the Senate.
        Sec. 8103.  The Office of the Director of National Intelligence
    shall not employ more Senior Executive employees than are specified in
    the classified annex.
        Sec. 8104.  None <<NOTE: 10 USC 2241 note.>>  of the funds
    appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act and hereafter may
    be obligated or expended to pay a retired general or flag officer to
    serve as a senior mentor advising the Department of Defense unless such
    retired officer files a Standard Form 278 (or successor form concerning
    public financial disclosure under part 2634 of title 5, Code of Federal
    Regulations) to the Office of Government Ethics.

        Sec. 8105.  Appropriations available to the Department of Defense
    may be used for the purchase of heavy and light armored vehicles for the
    physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a
    limit of $250,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other
    limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles.
        Sec. 8106.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act or any other Act may be used by the Department of
    Defense or a component thereof in contravention of section 1243 of the
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, relating to
    limitations on providing certain missile defense information to the
    Russian Federation.
        Sec. 8107.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    by the Secretary of Defense to take beneficial occupancy of more than
    3,000 parking spaces (other than handicap-reserved spaces) to be
    provided by the BRAC 133 project:  Provided, That this limitation may be
    waived in part if: (1) the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress
    that levels of service at existing intersections in the vicinity of the
    project have not experienced failing levels of service as defined by the
    Transportation Research Board Highway

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    Capacity Manual over a consecutive 90-day period; (2) the Department of
    Defense and the Virginia Department of Transportation agree on the
    number of additional parking spaces that may be made available to
    employees of the facility subject to continued 90-day traffic
    monitoring; and (3) the Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional
    defense committees in writing at least 14 days prior to exercising this
    waiver of the number of additional parking spaces to be made available.
        Sec. 8108.  The Secretary of Defense shall report quarterly the
    numbers of civilian personnel end strength by appropriation account for
    each and every appropriation account used to finance Federal civilian
    personnel salaries to the congressional defense committees within 15
    days after the end of each fiscal quarter.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 8109.  Upon a determination by the Director of National
    Intelligence that such action is necessary and in the national interest,
    the Director may, with the approval of the Office of Management and
    Budget, transfer not to exceed $2,000,000,000 of the funds made
    available in this Act for the National Intelligence Program:  Provided,
    That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher
    priority items, based on unforeseen intelligence requirements, than
    those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item
    for which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress:  Provided
    further, That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using
    authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 2015.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 8110.  There is appropriated $540,000,000 for the ``Ship
    Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund'', to remain available
    until September 30, 2021:  Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy
    shall transfer funds from the ``Ship Modernization, Operations and
    Sustainment Fund'' to appropriations for operation and maintenance;
    research, development, test and evaluation; and procurement, only for
    the purposes of operating, sustaining, equipping and modernizing the
    Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers CG-63, CG-64, CG-65, CG-66,
    CG-67, CG-68, CG-69, CG-70, CG-71, CG-72, CG-73, and the Whidbey Island-
    class dock landing ships LSD-41, LSD-42, and LSD-46:  Provided further,
    That funds transferred shall be merged with and be available for the
    same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriation to which
    they are transferred:  Provided further, That the transfer authority
    provided herein shall be in addition to any other transfer authority
    available to the Department of Defense:  Provided further, That the
    Secretary of the Navy shall, not less than 30 days prior to making any
    transfer from the ``Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment
    Fund'', notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the
    details of such transfer:  Provided further, That the Secretary of the
    Navy shall transfer and obligate funds from the ``Ship Modernization,
    Operations and Sustainment Fund'' for modernization of not more than two
    Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers as detailed above in fiscal
    year 2015:  Provided further, That no more than six Ticonderoga-class
    guided missile cruisers shall be in a phased modernization at any time:
    Provided further, That the Secretary of the Navy shall contract for the

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    required modernization equipment in the year prior to inducting a
    Ticonderoga-class cruiser for modernization:  Provided further, That the
    prohibition in section 2244a(a) of title 10, United States Code, shall
    not apply to the use of any funds transferred pursuant to this section.
        Sec. 8111.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be
    obligated or expended by the Secretary of a military department in
    contravention of the provisions of section 352 of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 to adopt any new camouflage
    pattern design or uniform fabric for any combat or camouflage utility
    uniform or family of uniforms for use by an Armed Force.
        Sec. 8112.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or
    assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its
    territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee
    who--
                (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed
            Forces of the United States; and
                (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United
            States Naval Station, Guantaanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department
            of Defense.

        Sec. 8113. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, acquire, or
    modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or
    possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) for the
    purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the
    effective control of the Department of Defense.
        (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any
    modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantaanamo
    Bay, Cuba.
        (c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual
    who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station,
    Guantaanamo Bay, Cuba, and who--
                (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the
            Armed Forces of the United States; and
                (2) is--
                        (A) in the custody or under the effective control of
                    the Department of Defense; or
                        (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval
                    Station, Guantaanamo Bay, Cuba.

        Sec. 8114.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available in this Act may be used to transfer any individual detained at
    United States Naval Station Guantaanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or
    control of the individual's country of origin, any other foreign
    country, or any other foreign entity except in accordance with section
    1035 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014.
        Sec. 8115.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    in contravention of section 1590 or 1591 of title 18, United States
    Code, or in contravention of the requirements of section 106(g) or (h)
    of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g) or
    (h)).
        Sec. 8116.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).

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        Sec. 8117.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    by the Department of Defense or any other Federal agency to lease or
    purchase new light duty vehicles, for any executive fleet, or for an
    agency's fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential
    Memorandum-Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011.
        Sec. 8118. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of
    Defense, or any other official or officer of the Department of Defense,
    to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative
    agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee
    to Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary of Rosoboronexport.
        (b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in subsection
    (a) if the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and
    the Director of National Intelligence, determines that it is in the
    vital national security interest of the United States to do so, and
    certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that, to
    the best of the Secretary's knowledge:
                (1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of lethal
            military equipment to, and the maintenance of existing lethal
            military equipment for, the Government of the Syrian Arab
            Republic;
                (2) The armed forces of the Russian Federation have
            withdrawn from Crimea, other than armed forces present on
            military bases subject to agreements in force between the
            Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of
            Ukraine; and
                (3) Agents of the Russian Federation have ceased taking
            active measures to destabilize the control of the Government of
            Ukraine over eastern Ukraine.

        (c) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct
    a review of any action involving Rosoboronexport with respect to a
    waiver issued by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (b),
    and not later than 90 days after the date on which such a waiver is
    issued by the Secretary of Defense, the Inspector General shall submit
    to the congressional defense committees a report containing the results
    of the review conducted with respect to such waiver.
        Sec. 8119.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    for the purchase or manufacture of a flag of the United States unless
    such flags are treated as covered items under section 2533a(b) of title
    10, United States Code.
        Sec. 8120.  None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act
    may be obligated or expended by the United States Government for the
    direct personal benefit of the President of Afghanistan.
        Sec. 8121. (a) <<NOTE: 10 USC 2731 note.>>  Of the funds
    appropriated in this Act for the Department of Defense, amounts may be
    made available, under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe,
    to local military commanders appointed by the Secretary of Defense, or
    by an officer or employee designated by the Secretary, to provide at
    their discretion ex gratia payments in amounts consistent with
    subsection (d) of this section for damage, personal injury, or death
    that is incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces in a foreign
    country.

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        (b) An ex gratia payment under this section may be provided only
    if--
                (1) the prospective foreign civilian recipient is determined
            by the local military commander to be friendly to the United
            States;
                (2) a claim for damages would not be compensable under
            chapter 163 of title 10, United States Code (commonly known as
            the ``Foreign Claims Act''); and
                (3) the property damage, personal injury, or death was not
            caused by action by an enemy.

        (c) Nature of Payments.--Any payments provided under a program under
    subsection (a) shall not be considered an admission or acknowledgement
    of any legal obligation to compensate for any damage, personal injury,
    or death.
        (d) Amount of Payments.--If the Secretary of Defense determines a
    program under subsection (a) to be appropriate in a particular setting,
    the amounts of payments, if any, to be provided to civilians determined
    to have suffered harm incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces
    under the program should be determined pursuant to regulations
    prescribed by the Secretary and based on an assessment, which should
    include such factors as cultural appropriateness and prevailing economic
    conditions.
        (e) Legal Advice.--Local military commanders shall receive legal
    advice before making ex gratia payments under this subsection. The legal
    advisor, under regulations of the Department of Defense, shall advise on
    whether an ex gratia payment is proper under this section and applicable
    Department of Defense regulations.
        (f) Written Record.--A written record of any ex gratia payment
    offered or denied shall be kept by the local commander and on a timely
    basis submitted to the appropriate office in the Department of Defense
    as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
        (g) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall report to the
    congressional defense committees on an annual basis the efficacy of the
    ex gratia payment program including the number of types of cases
    considered, amounts offered, the response from ex gratia payment
    recipients, and any recommended modifications to the program.
        (h) Limitation.--Nothing in this section shall be deemed to provide
    any new authority to the Secretary of Defense.
        Sec. 8122.  None of the funds available in this Act to the
    Department of Defense, other than appropriations made for necessary or
    routine refurbishments, upgrades or maintenance activities, shall be
    used to reduce or to prepare to reduce the number of deployed and non-
    deployed strategic delivery vehicles and launchers below the levels set
    forth in the report submitted to Congress in accordance with section
    1042 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.
        Sec. 8123.  The Secretary of Defense shall post grant awards on a
    public Web site in a searchable format.
        Sec. 8124.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to cancel the avionics modernization program of record for C-130
    aircraft:  Provided, That the Secretary of the Air Force may proceed
    with a reduced scope program to address safety and airspace compliance
    requirements, using funds provided in this bill and previous funds
    appropriated for the avionics modernization

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    program of record, consistent with the National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
        Sec. 8125.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    by the Secretary of the Air Force to reduce the force structure at Lajes
    Field, Azores, Portugal, below the force structure at such Air Force
    Base as of October 1, 2013, except in accordance with section 1063 of
    the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
        Sec. 8126.  None of the Operation and Maintenance funds made
    available in this Act may be used in contravention of section 41106 of
    title 49, United States Code.
        Sec. 8127.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to fund the performance of a flight demonstration team at a location
    outside of the United States:  Provided, That this prohibition applies
    only if a performance of a flight demonstration team at a location
    within the United States was canceled during the current fiscal year due
    to insufficient funding.
        Sec. 8128.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    by the National Security Agency to--
                (1) conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 702 of the
            Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for the purpose of
            targeting a United States person; or
                (2) acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as such term is
            defined in section 2510(8) of title 18, United States Code) of
            any electronic communication of a United States person from a
            provider of electronic communication services to the public
            pursuant to section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
            Act of 1978.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 8129.  Of the amounts appropriated for ``Operation and
    Maintenance, Navy'', up to $1,000,000 shall be available for transfer to
    the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund
    established under section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public
    Service Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105).

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 8130.  In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act
    for basic allowance for housing for military personnel, including active
    duty, reserve and National Guard personnel, $88,000,000 is hereby
    appropriated to the Department of Defense and made available for
    transfer only to military personnel accounts:  Provided, That the
    transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any
    other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
        Sec. 8131.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be
    obligated or expended to divest E-3 airborne warning and control system
    aircraft, or disestablish any units of the active or reserve component
    associated with such aircraft:  Provided, That not later than 90 days
    following the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air
    Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
    providing a detailed explanation of how the Secretary will meet the
    priority requirements of the commanders of the combatant commands
    related to airborne warning and control with a fleet of fewer than 31 E-
    3 aircraft.

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        Sec. 8132.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be
    obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the
    Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty.
        Sec. 8133.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to transfer or divest AH-64 Apache helicopters from the Army National
    Guard to the active Army in fiscal year 2015:  Provided, That the
    Secretary of the Army shall ensure the continuing readiness of the AH-64
    Apache aircraft and ensure the training of the crews of such aircraft
    during fiscal year 2015, including the allocation of funds for operation
    and maintenance and personnel connected with such aircraft:  Provided
    further, That this section shall continue in effect through the date of
    enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2015.
        Sec. 8134.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be
    obligated for activities authorized under section 1208 of the Ronald W.
    Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public
    Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1621) to initiate support for, or expand support
    to, foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals unless the
    congressional defense committees are notified in accordance with the
    direction contained in the classified annex accompanying this Act, not
    less than 15 days before initiating such support:  Provided, That none
    of the funds made available in this Act may be used under such section
    1208 for any activity that is not in support of an ongoing military
    operation being conducted by United States Special Operations Forces to
    combat terrorism:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may
    waive the prohibitions in this section if the Secretary determines that
    such waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances and, by not later
    than 72 hours after making such waiver, notifies the congressional
    defense committees of such waiver.
        Sec. 8135. (a) Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense
    committees to assess whether the justification and approval requirements
    under section 811 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2405) have, inconsistent with
    the intent of Congress--
                (1) negatively impacted the ability of covered entities to
            be awarded sole-source contracts with the Department of Defense
            greater than $20,000,000;
                (2) discouraged agencies from awarding contracts greater
            than $20,000,000 to covered entities; and
                (3) been misconstrued and/or inconsistently implemented.

        (b) The Comptroller General shall analyze and report to the
    congressional defense committees on the sufficiency of the Department's
    report in addressing the requirements; review the extent to which
    section 811 has negatively impacted the ability of covered entities to
    be awarded sole-source contracts with the Department, discouraged
    agencies from awarding contracts, or been misconstrued and/or
    inconsistently implemented.
        Sec. 8136.  The Secretary of the Air Force shall designate a
    facility located on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to be named after
    Senator Alan J. Dixon in recognition of his significant public service
    achievements.
        Sec. 8137.  None of the funds in this Act may be used to require
    that seafood procured for the Department of Defense from sustainably
    managed fisheries in the United States, as determined

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    by the National Marine Fisheries Service, be required to additionally
    meet sustainability certification criteria prescribed by third-party
    nongovernmental organizations.
        Sec. 8138.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to--
                (1) disestablish, or prepare to disestablish, a Senior
            Reserve Officers' Training Corps program in accordance with
            Department of Defense Instruction Number 1215.08, dated June 26,
            2006; or
                (2) close, downgrade from host to extension center, or place
            on probation a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program
            in accordance with the information paper of the Department of
            the Army titled ``Army Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
            (SROTC) Program Review and Criteria'', dated January 27, 2014.

        Sec. 8139.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act may be used to retire, divest, or transfer, or to
    prepare or plan for the retirement, divestment, or transfer of, the
    entire KC-10 fleet during fiscal year 2015.
        Sec. 8140.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    with respect to Iraq in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50
    U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the introduction of United States
    armed forces into hostilities in Iraq, into situations in Iraq where
    imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the
    circumstances, or into Iraqi territory, airspace, or waters while
    equipped for combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation
    and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of such Resolution (50
    U.S.C. 1542 and 1543).
        Sec. 8141.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage, or prepare to divest,
    retire, transfer, or place in storage, any A-10 aircraft, or to
    disestablish any units of the active or reserve component associated
    with such aircraft.

                                    TITLE IX

                         OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

                               MILITARY PERSONNEL

                            Military Personnel, Army

        For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'',
    $3,259,970,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the
    Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
    pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
    Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                            Military Personnel, Navy

        For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy'',
    $332,166,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress
    for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
    section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985.

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                        Military Personnel, Marine Corps

        For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine Corps'',
    $403,311,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress
    for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
    section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985.

                          Military Personnel, Air Force

        For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air Force'',
    $728,334,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress
    for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
    section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985.

                             Reserve Personnel, Army

        For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Army'',
    $24,990,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress
    for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
    section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985.

                             Reserve Personnel, Navy

        For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Navy'',
    $13,953,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress
    for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
    section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985.

                         Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

        For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps'',
    $5,069,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress
    for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
    section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985.

                          Reserve Personnel, Air Force

        For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Air Force'',
    $19,175,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress
    for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
    section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985.

                         National Guard Personnel, Army

        For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, Army'',
    $174,778,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress
    for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
    section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985.

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                       National Guard Personnel, Air Force

        For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, Air
    Force'', $4,894,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the
    Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
    pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
    Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                            OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                         Operation and Maintenance, Army

        For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'',
    $18,108,656,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the
    Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
    pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
    Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                         Operation and Maintenance, Navy

        For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'',
    $6,253,819,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the
    Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
    pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
    Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                     Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

        For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine
    Corps'', $1,850,984,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by
    the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
    pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
    Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                      Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

        For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Air
    Force'', $10,076,383,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by
    the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
    pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
    Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                     Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

        For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-
    Wide'', $6,211,025,000:  Provided, That of the funds provided under this
    heading, not to exceed $1,260,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2016, shall be for payments to reimburse key cooperating
    nations for logistical, military, and other support, including access,
    provided to United States military and stability operations in
    Afghanistan and Iraq:  Provided further, That such reimbursement
    payments may be made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with
    the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and in consultation with the
    Director of the Office of Management and Budget, may determine, based on
    documentation determined by the Secretary of Defense to adequately
    account for the support provided, and such determination is final and
    conclusive upon the accounting officers of the United States, and 15
    days following notification to the appropriate congressional committees:

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     Provided further, That these funds may be used for the purpose of
    providing specialized training and procuring supplies and specialized
    equipment and providing such supplies and loaning such equipment on a
    non-reimbursable basis to coalition forces supporting United States
    military and stability operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and 15 days
    following notification to the appropriate congressional committees:
    Provided further, That these funds may be used to reimburse the
    government of Jordan, in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense may
    determine, to maintain the ability of the Jordanian armed forces to
    maintain security along the border between Jordan and Syria, upon 15
    days prior written notification to the congressional defense committees
    outlining the amounts reimbursed and the nature of the expenses to be
    reimbursed:  Provided further, That not to exceed $15,000,000 can be
    used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the
    approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and payments may be
    made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes:
     Provided further, That the authority in the preceding proviso may only
    be used for emergency and extraordinary expenses associated with
    activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant:
    Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly
    reports to the congressional defense committees on the use of funds
    provided in this paragraph:  Provided further, That such amount is
    designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
    War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced
    Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                     Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

        For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army
    Reserve'', $41,532,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the
    Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
    pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
    Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                     Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

        For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy
    Reserve'', $45,876,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the
    Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
    pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
    Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                 Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

        For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine
    Corps Reserve'', $10,540,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated
    by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
    Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget
    and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

        For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
    Reserve'', $77,794,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the
    Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/

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    Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the
    Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                 Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

        For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army
    National Guard'', $77,661,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated
    by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
    Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget
    and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

        For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Air
    National Guard'', $22,600,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated
    by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
    Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget
    and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                        Afghanistan Security Forces Fund

        For the ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'', $4,109,333,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That such funds
    shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any
    other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Commander,
    Combined Security Transition Command--Afghanistan, or the Secretary's
    designee, to provide assistance, with the concurrence of the Secretary
    of State, to the security forces of Afghanistan, including the provision
    of equipment, supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure
    repair, renovation, construction, and funding:  Provided further, That
    the authority to provide assistance under this heading is in addition to
    any other authority to provide assistance to foreign nations:  Provided
    further, That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein
    from any person, foreign government, or international organization may
    be credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and used
    for such purposes:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense
    shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing upon the
    receipt and upon the obligation of any contribution, delineating the
    sources and amounts of the funds received and the specific use of such
    contributions:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall,
    not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this appropriation
    account, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the
    details of any such obligation:  Provided further, That the Secretary of
    Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of any
    proposed new projects or transfer of funds between budget sub-activity
    groups in excess of $20,000,000:  Provided further, That the United
    States may accept equipment procured using funds provided under this
    heading in this or prior Acts that was transferred to the security
    forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United States:
    Provided further, That equipment procured using funds provided under
    this heading in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred to the
    security forces of Afghanistan or transferred to the security forces of
    Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United States, may be
    treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification
    to the congressional defense committees:  Provided further, That of the
    funds provided under this heading, not less than $25,000,000

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    shall be for recruitment and retention of women in the Afghanistan
    National Security Forces, and the recruitment and training of female
    security personnel for the 2015 parliamentary elections:  Provided
    further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas
    Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
    251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
    Act of 1985.

                            Iraq Train and Equip Fund

        For the ``Iraq Train and Equip Fund'', $1,618,000,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That such funds shall be
    available to the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
    Secretary of State, pursuant to section 1236 of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, to provide assistance, including
    training; equipment; logistics support, supplies, and services;
    stipends; infrastructure repair, renovation, and sustainment to military
    and other security forces of or associated with the Government of Iraq,
    including Kurdish and tribal security forces or other local security
    forces, with a national security mission, to counter the Islamic State
    in Iraq and the Levant:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense
    shall ensure that prior to providing assistance to elements of any
    forces such elements are appropriately vetted, including at a minimum,
    assessing such elements for associations with terrorist groups or groups
    associated with the Government of Iran; and receiving commitments from
    such elements to promote respect for human rights and the rule of law:
    Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may accept and retain
    contributions, including assistance in-kind, from foreign governments,
    including the Government of Iraq, and other entities, to carry out
    assistance authorized under this heading:  Provided further, That
    contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any foreign
    government or other entities, may be credited to this Fund, to remain
    available until expended, and used for such purposes:  Provided further,
    That not more than 25 percent of the funds appropriated under this
    heading may be obligated or expended until not fewer than 15 days after
    (1) the Secretary of Defense submits a report to the appropriate
    congressional committees, describing the plan for the provision of such
    training and assistance and the forces designated to receive such
    assistance, and (2) the President submits a report to the appropriate
    congressional committees on how assistance provided under this heading
    supports a larger regional strategy:  Provided further, That of the
    amount provided under this heading, not more than 60 percent may be
    obligated or expended until not fewer than 15 days after the date on
    which the Secretary of Defense certifies to the appropriate
    congressional committees that an amount equal to not less than 40
    percent of the amount provided under this heading has been contributed
    by other countries and entities for the purposes for which funds are
    provided under this heading, of which at least 50 percent shall have
    been contributed or provided by the Government of Iraq:  Provided
    further, That the limitation in the preceding proviso shall not apply if
    the Secretary of Defense determines, in writing, that the national
    security objectives of the United States will be compromised by the
    application of the limitation to such assistance, and notifies the
    appropriate congressional committees not less than 15 days in advance of
    the exemption taking effect,

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    including a justification for the Secretary's determination and a
    description of the assistance to be exempted from the application of
    such limitation:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may
    waive a provision of law relating to the acquisition of items and
    support services or sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control Act
    (22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) if the Secretary determines such provisions of
    law would prohibit, restrict, delay or otherwise limit the provision of
    such assistance and a notice of and justification for such waiver is
    submitted to the appropriate congressional committees:  Provided
    further, That the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' under
    this heading means the ``congressional defense committees'', the
    Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
    Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of
    Representatives:  Provided further, That amounts made available under
    this heading are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
    of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                       Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For the ``Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund'', $1,300,000,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That such funds
    shall be available to provide support and assistance to foreign security
    forces or other groups or individuals to conduct, support, or facilitate
    counterterrorism and crisis response activities pursuant to section 1534
    of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015:
    Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall transfer the funds
    provided herein to other appropriations provided for in this Act to be
    merged with and to be available for the same purposes and subject to the
    same authorities and for the same time period as the appropriation to
    which transferred:  Provided further, That the transfer authority under
    this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided
    elsewhere in this Act:  Provided further, That the funds available under
    this heading are available for transfer only to the extent that the
    Secretary of Defense submits a prior approval reprogramming request to
    the congressional defense committees:  Provided further, That the
    Secretary of Defense shall comply with the appropriate vetting standards
    and procedures established elsewhere in this Act for any recipient of
    training, equipment, or other assistance:  Provided further, That the
    amount provided under this heading is designated by the Congress for
    Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
    section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985.

                         European Reassurance Initiative

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For the ``European Reassurance Initiative'', $175,000,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2015:  Provided, That such funds shall be
    available under the authority provided to the Department of Defense by
    any other provision of law, for programs, activities, and assistance to
    provide support to the Governments of Ukraine, Estonia, Lithuania and
    Latvia, including the provision

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2292]]

    of training, equipment, and logistical supplies, support, and services,
    and the payment of incremental expenses of the Armed Forces associated
    with prepositioning additional equipment and undertaking additional or
    extended deployments in such countries and adjacent waters:  Provided
    further, That the Secretary of Defense shall transfer the funds provided
    herein to other appropriations provided for in this Act to be merged
    with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time
    period as the appropriation to which transferred:  Provided further,
    That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to
    transferring amounts from this appropriation, notify the congressional
    defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer:
    Provided further, That upon a determination by the Secretary of Defense
    that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are
    not necessary for the purposes herein, such amounts may be transferred
    back to the appropriation and shall be available for the same purposes
    and for the same time period as originally appropriated:  Provided
    further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in
    addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act:
     Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for
    Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
    section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985.

                                   PROCUREMENT

                           Aircraft Procurement, Army

        For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Army'',
    $196,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided,
    That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
    of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                            Missile Procurement, Army

        For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Army'',
    $32,136,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided,
    That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
    of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

            Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army

        For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Weapons and Tracked
    Combat Vehicles, Army'', $5,000,000, to remain available until September
    30, 2017:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for
    Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
    section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985.

                         Procurement of Ammunition, Army

        For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, Army'',
    $140,905,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:

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     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas
    Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
    251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
    Act of 1985.

                             Other Procurement, Army

        For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Army'',
    $773,583,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided,
    That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
    of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                           Aircraft Procurement, Navy

        For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'',
    $243,359,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided,
    That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
    of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                            Weapons Procurement, Navy

        For an additional amount for ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'',
    $66,785,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided,
    That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
    of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps

        For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and
    Marine Corps'', $154,519,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2017:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for
    Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
    section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985.

                             Other Procurement, Navy

        For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Navy'',
    $123,710,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided,
    That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
    of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                            Procurement, Marine Corps

        For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Marine Corps'',
    $65,589,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided,
    That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
    of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

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                         Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

        For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'',
    $481,019,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided,
    That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
    of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                         Missile Procurement, Air Force

        For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Air Force'',
    $136,189,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided,
    That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
    of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                      Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force

        For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, Air
    Force'', $219,785,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
    Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas
    Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
    251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
    Act of 1985.

                          Other Procurement, Air Force

        For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Air Force'',
    $3,607,526,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided,
    That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
    of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                            Procurement, Defense-Wide

        For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'',
    $250,386,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided,
    That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
    of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                  National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account

        For procurement of aircraft, missiles, tracked combat vehicles,
    ammunition, other weapons and other procurement for the reserve
    components of the Armed Forces, $1,200,000,000, to remain available for
    obligation until September 30, 2017:  Provided, That the Chiefs of
    National Guard and Reserve components shall, not later than 30 days
    after enactment of this Act, individually submit to the congressional
    defense committees the modernization priority assessment for their
    respective National Guard or Reserve component:  Provided further, That
    such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
    of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

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                   RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

                Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army

        For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and
    Evaluation, Army'', $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2016:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for
    Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
    section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985.

                Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy

        For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and
    Evaluation, Navy'', $36,020,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2016:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for
    Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
    section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985.

              Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force

        For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and
    Evaluation, Air Force'', $14,706,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2016:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the
    Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
    pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
    Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide

        For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and
    Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $174,647,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2016:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the
    Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
    pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
    Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                         REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                          Defense Working Capital Funds

        For an additional amount for ``Defense Working Capital Funds'',
    $91,350,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress
    for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
    section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985.

                      OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                             Defense Health Program

        For an additional amount for ``Defense Health Program'',
    $300,531,000, which shall be for operation and maintenance:  Provided,
    That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
    of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

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             Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense

        For an additional amount for ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug
    Activities, Defense'', $205,000,000:  Provided, That such amount is
    designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
    War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced
    Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                  Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For the ``Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund'',
    $444,464,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided,
    That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense,
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing
    the Director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat
    Organization to investigate, develop and provide equipment, supplies,
    services, training, facilities, personnel and funds to assist United
    States forces in the defeat of improvised explosive devices:  Provided
    further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided
    herein to appropriations for military personnel; operation and
    maintenance; procurement; research, development, test and evaluation;
    and defense working capital funds to accomplish the purpose provided
    herein:  Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition
    to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense:
    Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15
    days prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the
    congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such
    transfer:  Provided further, That such amount is designated by the
    Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
    pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
    Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                         Office of the Inspector General

        For an additional amount for the ``Office of the Inspector
    General'', $10,623,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the
    Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
    pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
    Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                         GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

        Sec. 9001.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made
    available in this title are in addition to amounts appropriated or
    otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year
    2015.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 9002.  Upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that
    such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may,
    with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer up to
    $3,500,000,000 between the appropriations or funds made available to the
    Department of Defense in this title:  Provided,

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    That the Secretary shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer
    made pursuant to the authority in this section:  Provided further, That
    the authority provided in this section is in addition to any other
    transfer authority available to the Department of Defense and is subject
    to the same terms and conditions as the authority provided in the
    Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015.
        Sec. 9003.  Supervision and administration costs and costs for
    design during construction associated with a construction project funded
    with appropriations available for operation and maintenance or the
    ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'' provided in this Act and executed
    in direct support of overseas contingency operations in Afghanistan, may
    be obligated at the time a construction contract is awarded:  Provided,
    That for the purpose of this section, supervision and administration
    costs and costs for design during construction include all in-house
    Government costs.
        Sec. 9004.  From funds made available in this title, the Secretary
    of Defense may purchase for use by military and civilian employees of
    the Department of Defense in the U.S. Central Command area of
    responsibility: (a) passenger motor vehicles up to a limit of $75,000
    per vehicle; and (b) heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical
    security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of
    $250,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations
    applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles.
        Sec. 9005.  Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the amounts appropriated in
    this title under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'' may be
    used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to fund the
    Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP), for the purpose of
    enabling military commanders in Afghanistan to respond to urgent, small-
    scale, humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements within their
    areas of responsibility:  Provided, That each project (including any
    ancillary or related elements in connection with such project) executed
    under this authority shall not exceed $2,000,000:  Provided further,
    That not later than 45 days after the end of each fiscal year quarter,
    the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees a report regarding the source of funds and the allocation and
    use of funds during that quarter that were made available pursuant to
    the authority provided in this section or under any other provision of
    law for the purposes described herein:  Provided further, That, not
    later than 30 days after the end of each month, the Army shall submit to
    the congressional defense committees monthly commitment, obligation, and
    expenditure data for the Commander's Emergency Response Program in
    Afghanistan:  Provided further, That not less than 15 days before making
    funds available pursuant to the authority provided in this section or
    under any other provision of law for the purposes described herein for a
    project with a total anticipated cost for completion of $500,000 or
    more, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees
    a written notice containing each of the following:
                (1) The location, nature and purpose of the proposed
            project, including how the project is intended to advance the
            military campaign plan for the country in which it is to be
            carried out.
                (2) The budget, implementation timeline with milestones, and
            completion date for the proposed project, including any

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            other CERP funding that has been or is anticipated to be
            contributed to the completion of the project.
                (3) A plan for the sustainment of the proposed project,
            including the agreement with either the host nation, a non-
            Department of Defense agency of the United States Government or
            a third-party contributor to finance the sustainment of the
            activities and maintenance of any equipment or facilities to be
            provided through the proposed project.

        Sec. 9006.  Funds available to the Department of Defense for
    operation and maintenance may be used, notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, to provide supplies, services, transportation,
    including airlift and sealift, and other logistical support to coalition
    forces supporting military and stability operations in Afghanistan:
    Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports
    to the congressional defense committees regarding support provided under
    this section.
        Sec. 9007.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this or any other Act shall be obligated or expended by the
    United States Government for a purpose as follows:
                (1) To establish any military installation or base for the
            purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United
            States Armed Forces in Iraq.
                (2) To exercise United States control over any oil resource
            of Iraq.
                (3) To establish any military installation or base for the
            purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United
            States Armed Forces in Afghanistan.

        Sec. 9008.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    in contravention of the following laws enacted or regulations
    promulgated to implement the United Nations Convention Against Torture
    and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at
    New York on December 10, 1984):
                (1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States Code.
                (2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and
            Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law 105-277; 112
            Stat. 2681-822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 note) and regulations prescribed
            thereto, including regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code
            of Federal Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of Federal
            Regulations.
                (3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of Defense,
            Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in
            the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law
            109-148).

        Sec. 9009.  None of the funds provided for the ``Afghanistan
    Security Forces Fund'' (ASFF) may be obligated prior to the approval of
    a financial and activity plan by the Afghanistan Resources Oversight
    Council (AROC) of the Department of Defense:  Provided, That the AROC
    must approve the requirement and acquisition plan for any service
    requirements in excess of $50,000,000 annually and any non-standard
    equipment requirements in excess of $100,000,000 using ASFF:  Provided
    further, That the Department of Defense must certify to the
    congressional defense committees that the AROC has convened and approved
    a process for ensuring compliance with the requirements in the preceding
    proviso and accompanying report language for the ASFF.
        Sec. 9010.  Funds made available in this title to the Department of
    Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase

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    items having an investment unit cost of not more than $250,000:
    Provided, That, upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such
    action is necessary to meet the operational requirements of a Commander
    of a Combatant Command engaged in contingency operations overseas, such
    funds may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost
    of not more than $500,000.
        Sec. 9011.  From funds made available to the Department of Defense
    in this title under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Air
    Force'', up to $140,000,000 may be used by the Secretary of Defense,
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, to support United States
    Government transition activities in Iraq by funding the operations and
    activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq and security
    assistance teams, including life support, transportation and personal
    security, and facilities renovation and construction, and site closeout
    activities prior to returning sites to the Government of Iraq:
    Provided, That to the extent authorized under the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, the operations and activities
    that may be carried out by the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq
    may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, include non-
    operational training activities in support of Iraqi Minister of Defense
    and Counter Terrorism Service personnel in an institutional environment
    to address capability gaps, integrate processes relating to
    intelligence, air sovereignty, combined arms, logistics and maintenance,
    and to manage and integrate defense-related institutions:  Provided
    further, That not later than 30 days following the enactment of this
    Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall submit to
    the congressional defense committees a plan for transitioning any such
    training activities that they determine are needed after the end of
    fiscal year 2015, to existing or new contracts for the sale of defense
    articles or defense services consistent with the provisions of the Arms
    Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.):  Provided further, That not
    less than 15 days before making funds available pursuant to the
    authority provided in this section, the Secretary of Defense shall
    submit to the congressional defense committees a written notice
    containing a detailed justification and timeline for the operations and
    activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq at each site
    where such operations and activities will be conducted during fiscal
    year 2015.
        Sec. 9012. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance,
    Defense-Wide'' for payments under section 1233 of Public Law 110-181 for
    reimbursement to the Government of Pakistan may be made available unless
    the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State,
    certifies to the congressional defense committees that the Government of
    Pakistan is--
                (1) cooperating with the United States in counterterrorism
            efforts against the Haqqani Network, the Quetta Shura Taliban,
            Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al Qaeda, and other
            domestic and foreign terrorist organizations, including taking
            steps to end support for such groups and prevent them from
            basing and operating in Pakistan and carrying out cross border
            attacks into neighboring countries;
                (2) not supporting terrorist activities against United
            States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and Pakistan's
            military and intelligence agencies are not intervening extra-
            judicially into political and judicial processes in Pakistan;

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                (3) dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) networks
            and interdicting precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of
            IEDs;
                (4) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related material
            and expertise;
                (5) implementing policies to protect judicial independence
            and due process of law;
                (6) issuing visas in a timely manner for United States
            visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance
            programs in Pakistan; and
                (7) providing humanitarian organizations access to
            detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani
            civilians affected by the conflict.

        (b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
    State, may waive the restriction in paragraph (a) on a case-by-case
    basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense committees
    that it is in the national security interest to do so:  Provided, That
    if the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
    State, exercises such waiver authority, the Secretaries shall report to
    the congressional defense committees on both the justification for the
    waiver and on the requirements of this section that the Government of
    Pakistan was not able to meet:  Provided further, That such report may
    be submitted in classified form if necessary.

                                  (rescissions)

        Sec. 9013.  Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense
    Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the
    following accounts and programs in the specified amounts:  Provided,
    That such amounts are designated by the Congress for Overseas
    Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
    251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
    Act of 1985, as amended:
                ``Other Procurement, Army'', 2013/2015, $8,200,000;
                ``Aircraft Procurement, Army'', 2014/2016, $464,000,000; and
                ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'', 2014/2015,
            $764,380,000.

        Sec. 9014.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    with respect to Syria in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50
    U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the introduction of United States
    armed or military forces into hostilities in Syria, into situations in
    Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by
    the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, airspace, or waters while
    equipped for combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation
    and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C.
    1542 and 1543).
        Sec. 9015.  In addition to the amounts appropriated in this Act,
    $250,000,000 is hereby appropriated, notwithstanding any other provision
    of law, to conduct surface and subsurface clearance of unexploded
    ordnance at closed training ranges used by the Armed Forces of the
    United States in Afghanistan:  Provided, That such funds shall be
    available until September 30, 2016:  Provided further, That such ranges
    shall not have been transferred to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
    for use by its armed forces:  Provided further, That within 90 days of
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary

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    of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a
    written plan to mitigate the threat of unexploded ordnance at such
    ranges, including a detailed spend plan:  Provided further, That the
    Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees
    written progress reports every 180 days after the submission of the
    initial plan, until such funds are fully expended:  Provided further,
    That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
    of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
        Sec. 9016.  The Secretary of Defense is authorized, in coordination
    with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including training,
    equipment, supplies, sustainment and stipends, to appropriately vetted
    elements of the Syrian opposition and other appropriately vetted Syrian
    groups or individuals for the following purposes: defending the Syrian
    people from attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL),
    and securing territory controlled by the Syrian opposition; protecting
    the United States, its friends and allies, and the Syrian people from
    the threats posed by terrorists in Syria; and promoting the conditions
    for a negotiated settlement to end the conflict in Syria:  Provided,
    That up to $500,000,000 of funds appropriated for the Counterterrorism
    Partnerships Fund may be used for activities authorized by this section:
     Provided further, That the Secretary may accept and retain
    contributions, including assistance in-kind, from foreign governments to
    carry out activities as authorized by this section and shall be credited
    to the appropriate appropriations accounts, except that any funds so
    accepted by the Secretary shall not be available for obligation until a
    reprogramming action is submitted to the congressional defense
    committees:  Provided further, That the President and the Secretary of
    Defense shall comply with the reporting requirements in section
    149(b)(1), (b)(2), (c), and (d) of the Continuing Appropriations
    Resolution, 2015 (Public Law 113-164):  Provided further, That the term
    ``appropriately vetted'' as used in this section shall be construed to
    mean, at a minimum, assessments of possible recipients for associations
    with terrorist groups including the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
    (ISIL), Jabhat al Nusrah, Ahrar al Sham, other al-Qaeda related groups,
    Hezbollah, or Shia militias supporting the Governments of Syria or Iran;
    and for commitment to the rule of law and a peaceful and democratic
    Syria:  Provided further, That none of the funds used pursuant to this
    authority shall be used for the procurement or transfer of man portable
    air defense systems:  Provided further, That nothing in this section
    shall be construed to constitute a specific statutory authorization for
    the introduction of the United States Armed Forces into hostilities or
    into situations wherein hostilities are clearly indicated by the
    circumstances, in accordance with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers
    Resolution:  Provided further, That amounts made available by this
    section are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
    of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
    Provided further, That the authority to provide assistance under this
    section shall terminate on September 30, 2015.
        Sec. 9017.  None of the funds in this Act may be made available for
    the transfer of additional C-130 cargo aircraft to the Afghanistan
    National Security Forces or the Afghanistan Air Force until the

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    Department of Defense provides a report to the congressional defense
    committees of the Afghanistan Air Force's medium airlift requirements.
    The report should identify Afghanistan's ability to utilize and maintain
    existing medium lift aircraft in the inventory and the best alternative
    platform, if necessary, to provide additional support to the Afghanistan
    Air Force's current medium airlift capacity.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 9018.  In addition to amounts appropriated in title II or
    otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $1,000,000,000 is hereby
    appropriated to the Department of Defense and made available for
    transfer to the operation and maintenance accounts of the Army, Navy,
    Marine Corps, and Air Force (including National Guard and reserve) for
    purposes of improving military readiness:  Provided, That the transfer
    authority provided under this provision is in addition to any other
    transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act:  Provided further,
    That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
    of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                                     TITLE X

                         EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS

                                   PROCUREMENT

                            Procurement, Defense-Wide

        For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'',
    $17,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, for expenses
    related to the Ebola outbreak:  Provided, That such amount is designated
    by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
    251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
    of 1985.

                   RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide

        For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and
    Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $95,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2016, for expenses related to developing technologies that
    are relevant to the Ebola outbreak:  Provided, That such amount is
    designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
    section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985.
        This division may be cited as the ``Department of Defense
    Appropriations Act, 2015''.

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      DIVISION D--ENERGY <<NOTE: Energy and Water Development and Related
    Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.>>  AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED
    AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

                                     TITLE I

                            CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL

                             DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                            Corps of Engineers--Civil

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

                                 investigations

        For expenses necessary where authorized by law for the collection
    and study of basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood and
    storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration,
    and related needs; for surveys and detailed studies, and plans and
    specifications of proposed river and harbor, flood and storm damage
    reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration projects,
    and related efforts prior to construction; for restudy of authorized
    projects; and for miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by
    law, surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of
    projects prior to construction, $122,000,000, to remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That the Secretary may initiate up to, but not more
    than, 10 new study starts during fiscal year 2015:  Provided further,
    That the new study starts will consist of seven studies where the
    majority of the benefits are derived from navigation transportation
    savings or from flood and storm damage reduction and three studies where
    the majority of the benefits are derived from environmental restoration:
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall not deviate from the new
    starts proposed in the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to
    the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate.

                                  construction

        For expenses necessary for the construction of river and harbor,
    flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem
    restoration, and related projects authorized by law; for conducting
    detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of such projects
    (including those involving participation by States, local governments,
    or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection by law (but
    such detailed studies, and plans and specifications, shall not
    constitute a commitment of the Government to construction);
    $1,639,489,000, to remain available until expended; of which such sums
    as are necessary to cover the Federal share of construction costs for
    facilities under the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities program shall
    be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund as authorized by
    Public Law 104-303; and of which such sums as are necessary to cover
    one-half of the costs

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    of construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and expansion of inland
    waterways projects shall be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust
    Fund, except as otherwise specifically provided for in law:  Provided,
    That the Secretary may initiate up to, but not more than, four new
    construction starts during fiscal year 2015:  Provided further, That the
    new construction starts will consist of three projects where the
    majority of the benefits are derived from navigation transportation
    savings or from flood and storm damage reduction and one project where
    the majority of the benefits are derived from environmental restoration:
     Provided further, That for new construction projects, project cost
    sharing agreements shall be executed as soon as practicable but no later
    than August 31, 2015:  Provided further, That no allocation for a new
    start shall be considered final and no work allowance shall be made
    until the Secretary provides to the Committees on Appropriations of the
    House of Representatives and the Senate an out-year funding scenario
    demonstrating the affordability of the selected new start and the
    impacts on other projects:  Provided further, That the Secretary may not
    deviate from the new starts proposed in the work plan, once the plan has
    been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate.

                        mississippi river and tributaries

        For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction projects and
    related efforts in the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape
    Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized by law, $302,000,000, to remain
    available until expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover
    the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for inland
    harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.

                            operation and maintenance

        For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and care of
    existing river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, aquatic
    ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; providing
    security for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, including
    administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining harbor channels
    provided by a State, municipality, or other public agency that serve
    essential navigation needs of general commerce, where authorized by law;
    surveying and charting northern and northwestern lakes and connecting
    waters; clearing and straightening channels; and removing obstructions
    to navigation, $2,908,511,000, to remain available until expended, of
    which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible
    operation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and
    for inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust
    Fund; of which such sums as become available from the special account
    for the Corps of Engineers established by the Land and Water
    Conservation Fund Act of 1965 shall be derived from that account for
    resource protection, research, interpretation, and maintenance
    activities related to resource protection in the areas at which outdoor
    recreation is available; and of which such sums as become available from
    fees collected under section 217 of Public Law 104-303 shall be used to
    cover the cost of operation and maintenance of the dredged material
    disposal facilities for which such fees have been collected:  Provided,
    That 1 percent

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    of the total amount of funds provided for each of the programs,
    projects, or activities funded under this heading shall not be allocated
    to a field operating activity prior to the beginning of the fourth
    quarter of the fiscal year and shall be available for use by the Chief
    of Engineers to fund such emergency activities as the Chief of Engineers
    determines to be necessary and appropriate, and that the Chief of
    Engineers shall allocate during the fourth quarter any remaining funds
    which have not been used for emergency activities proportionally in
    accordance with the amounts provided for the programs, projects, or
    activities.

                               regulatory program

        For expenses necessary for administration of laws pertaining to
    regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, $200,000,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2016.

                 formerly utilized sites remedial action program

        For expenses necessary to clean up contamination from sites in the
    United States resulting from work performed as part of the Nation's
    early atomic energy program, $101,500,000, to remain available until
    expended.

                      flood control and coastal emergencies

        For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other
    natural disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and other
    activities in response to such disasters as authorized by law,
    $28,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                                    expenses

        For expenses necessary for the supervision and general
    administration of the civil works program in the headquarters of the
    Corps of Engineers and the offices of the Division Engineers; and for
    costs of management and operation of the Humphreys Engineer Center
    Support Activity, the Institute for Water Resources, the United States
    Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and the United States
    Army Corps of Engineers Finance Center allocable to the civil works
    program, $178,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of
    which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and
    representation purposes and only during the current fiscal year:
    Provided, That no part of any other appropriation provided in title I of
    this Act shall be available to fund the civil works activities of the
    Office of the Chief of Engineers or the civil works executive direction
    and management activities of the division offices:  Provided further,
    That any Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies appropriation may be used
    to fund the supervision and general administration of emergency
    operations, repairs, and other activities in response to any flood,
    hurricane, or other natural disaster.

          office of the assistant secretary of the army for civil works

        For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil
    Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3016(b)(3), $3,000,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2016.

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                  GENERAL PROVISIONS--CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL

                  (including transfer and rescission of funds)

        Sec. 101. (a) None of the funds provided in title I of this Act, or
    provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities
    funded in title I of this Act that remain available for obligation or
    expenditure in fiscal year 2015, shall be available for obligation or
    expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that:
                (1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or
            activity;
                (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
                (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project,
            or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by
            this Act, unless prior approval is received from the House and
            Senate Committees on Appropriations;
                (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity
            for a different purpose, unless prior approval is received from
            the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations;
                (5) augments or reduces existing programs, projects, or
            activities in excess of the amounts contained in paragraphs 6
            through 10, unless prior approval is received from the House and
            Senate Committees on Appropriations;
                (6) Investigations.--For a base level over $100,000,
            reprogramming of 25 percent of the base amount up to a limit of
            $150,000 per project, study or activity is allowed:  Provided,
            That for a base level less than $100,000, the reprogramming
            limit is $25,000:  Provided further, That up to $25,000 may be
            reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not
            receive an appropriation for existing obligations and
            concomitant administrative expenses;
                (7) Construction.--For a base level over $2,000,000,
            reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of
            $3,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed:  Provided,
            That for a base level less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming
            limit is $300,000:  Provided further, That up to $3,000,000 may
            be reprogrammed for settled contractor claims, changed
            conditions, or real estate deficiency judgments:  Provided
            further, That up to $300,000 may be reprogrammed into any
            continuing study or activity that did not receive an
            appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant
            administrative expenses;
                (8) Operation and maintenance.--Unlimited reprogramming
            authority is granted for the Corps to be able to respond to
            emergencies:  Provided, That the Chief of Engineers shall notify
            the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of these
            emergency actions as soon thereafter as practicable:  Provided
            further, That for a base level over $1,000,000, reprogramming of
            15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $5,000,000 per
            project, study or activity is allowed:  Provided further, That
            for a base level less than $1,000,000, the reprogramming limit
            is $150,000:  Provided further, That $150,000 may be
            reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not
            receive an appropriation;
                (9) Mississippi river and tributaries.--The reprogramming
            guidelines in paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) shall apply

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            to the Investigations, Construction, and Operation and
            Maintenance portions of the Mississippi River and Tributaries
            Account respectively; and
                (10) Formerly utilized sites remedial action program.--
            Reprogramming of up to 15 percent of the base of the receiving
            project is permitted.

        (b) De Minimis Reprogrammings.--In no case should a reprogramming
    for less than $50,000 be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations.
        (c) Continuing Authorities Program.--Subsection (a)(1) shall not
    apply to any project or activity funded under the continuing authorities
    program.
        (d) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
    the Secretary shall submit a report to the House and Senate Committees
    on Appropriations to establish the baseline for application of
    reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year which
    shall include:
                (1) A table for each appropriation with a separate column to
            display the President's budget request, adjustments made by
            Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if applicable,
            and the fiscal year enacted level; and
                (2) A delineation in the table for each appropriation both
            by object class and program, project and activity as detailed in
            the budget appendix for the respective appropriations; and
                (3) An identification of items of special congressional
            interest.

        Sec. 102.  None of the funds made available in this title may be
    used to award or modify any contract that commits funds beyond the
    amounts appropriated for that program, project, or activity that remain
    unobligated, except that such amounts may include any funds that have
    been made available through reprogramming pursuant to section 101.
        Sec. 103.  The Secretary of the Army may transfer to the Fish and
    Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service may accept and
    expend, up to $4,700,000 of funds provided in this title under the
    heading ``Operation and Maintenance'' to mitigate for fisheries lost due
    to Corps of Engineers projects.
        Sec. 104.  Subsection <<NOTE: 16 USC 3301 note.>>  (a)(6) of section
    511 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 3301 note;
    110 Stat. 3761-3762; 113 Stat. 375-376; 121 Stat. 1203) is amended by
    striking ``$25,000,000'' and inserting ``$43,400,000''.

        Sec. 105.  The Secretary shall allocate funds made available in this
    Act solely in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the
    explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
    division A of this consolidated Act), including the determination and
    designation of new starts.
        Sec. 106.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to continue the study conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers pursuant
    to section 5018(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007
    (Public Law 110-114).
        Sec. 107.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    within the borders of the State of Louisiana by the Mississippi Valley
    Division or the Southwestern Division of the Army Corps of Engineers or
    any district of the Corps within such divisions to implement or enforce
    the mitigation methodology, referred to as the ``Modified Charleston
    Method''.

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        Sec. 108. (a) Of the funds made available in prior appropriations
    Acts for water resources efforts under the headings ``Corps of
    Engineers--Civil, Department of the Army'' that remain unobligated as of
    the date of enactment of this Act, including amounts specified in law
    for particular projects, programs, or activities, $28,000,000 is
    rescinded.
        (b) None of the funds under subsection (a) may be rescinded from
    amounts that the Congress designated as an emergency requirement
    pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced
    Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
        Sec. 109.  None of the funds made available in this or any other Act
    making appropriations for Energy and Water Development for any fiscal
    year may be used by the Corps of Engineers during the fiscal year ending
    September 30, 2015, to develop, adopt, implement, administer, or enforce
    any change to the regulations in effect on October 1, 2012, pertaining
    to the definitions of the terms ``fill material'' or ``discharge of fill
    material'' for the purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
    (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).
        Sec. 110.  The limited reevaluation report initiated in fiscal year
    2012 for the Mobile Harbor, Alabama navigation project shall include
    evaluation of the full depth of the project as authorized under section
    201 of Public Law 99-662 (110 Stat. 4090) at the same non-Federal share
    of the cost as in the design agreement executed on August 14, 2012.
        Sec. 111.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to require a permit for the discharge of dredged or fill material under
    the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.) for
    the activities identified in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section
    404(f)(1) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A),(C)).
        Sec. 112.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S.
    Department of the Army shall withdraw the interpretive rule, ``U.S.
    Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of the Army
    Interpretive Rule Regarding the Applicability of the Clean Water Act
    Section 404(f)(1)(A),'' signed on March 25, 2014.

                                    TITLE II

                           DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                              Central Utah Project

                     central utah project completion account

        For carrying out activities authorized by the Central Utah Project
    Completion Act, $9,874,000, to remain available until expended, of which
    $1,000,000 shall be deposited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and
    Conservation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and
    Conservation Commission:  Provided, That of the amount provided under
    this heading, $1,300,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016,
    for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out related responsibilities
    of the Secretary of the Interior:  Provided further, That for fiscal
    year 2015, of the amount made available to the Commission under this Act
    or any other Act, the Commission may use an amount not to exceed
    $1,500,000 for administrative expenses.

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                              Bureau of Reclamation

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

                           water and related resources

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For management, development, and restoration of water and related
    natural resources and for related activities, including the operation,
    maintenance, and rehabilitation of reclamation and other facilities,
    participation in fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native
    Americans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other agreements
    with, State and local governments, federally recognized Indian tribes,
    and others, $978,131,000, to remain available until expended, of which
    $25,000 shall be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River
    Basin Fund and $6,840,000 shall be available for transfer to the Lower
    Colorado River Basin Development Fund; of which such amounts as may be
    necessary may be advanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund:  Provided,
    That such transfers may be increased or decreased within the overall
    appropriation under this heading:  Provided further, That of the total
    appropriated, the amount for program activities that can be financed by
    the Reclamation Fund or the Bureau of Reclamation special fee account
    established by 16 U.S.C. 6806 shall be derived from that Fund or
    account:  Provided further, That funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395
    are available until expended for the purposes for which the funds were
    contributed:  Provided further, That funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a
    shall be credited to this account and are available until expended for
    the same purposes as the sums appropriated under this heading:  Provided
    further, That of the amounts provided herein, funds may be used for
    high-priority projects which shall be carried out by the Youth
    Conservation Corps, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1706.

                     central valley project restoration fund

        For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habitat restoration,
    improvement, and acquisition provisions of the Central Valley Project
    Improvement Act, $56,995,000, to be derived from such sums as may be
    collected in the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to
    sections 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 102-575, to
    remain available until expended:  Provided, That the Bureau of
    Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the full amount of the
    additional mitigation and restoration payments authorized by section
    3407(d) of Public Law 102-575:  Provided further, That none of the funds
    made available under this heading may be used for the acquisition or
    leasing of water for in-stream purposes if the water is already
    committed to in-stream purposes by a court adopted decree or order.

                        california bay-delta restoration

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For carrying out activities authorized by the Water Supply,
    Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, consistent with

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

                            policy and administration

        For necessary expenses of policy, administration, and related
    functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the Denver office, and
    offices in the five regions of the Bureau of Reclamation, to remain
    available until September 30, 2016, $58,500,000, to be derived from the
    Reclamation Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in 43 U.S.C. 377:
    Provided, That no part of any other appropriation in this Act shall be
    available for activities or functions budgeted as policy and
    administration expenses.

                   bureau of reclamation loan program account

                         (including rescission of funds)

        Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $500,000
    is hereby rescinded.

                            administrative provision

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

                 GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

        Sec. 201. (a) None of the funds provided in title II of this Act for
    Water and Related Resources, or provided by previous appropriations Acts
    to the agencies or entities funded in title II of this Act for Water and
    Related Resources that remain available for obligation or expenditure in
    fiscal year 2015, shall be available for obligation or expenditure
    through a reprogramming of funds that--
                (1) initiates or creates a new program, project, or
            activity;
                (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
                (3) increases funds for any program, project, or activity
            for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act,
            unless prior approval is received from the Committees on
            Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate;
                (4) restarts or resumes any program, project or activity for
            which funds are not provided in this Act, unless prior approval
            is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House
            of Representatives and the Senate;
                (5) transfers funds in excess of the following limits,
            unless prior approval is received from the Committees on
            Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:

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                        (A) 15 percent for any program, project or activity
                    for which $2,000,000 or more is available at the
                    beginning of the fiscal year; or
                        (B) $300,000 for any program, project or activity
                    for which less than $2,000,000 is available at the
                    beginning of the fiscal year;
                (6) transfers more than $500,000 from either the Facilities
            Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category or the
            Resources Management and Development category to any program,
            project, or activity in the other category, unless prior
            approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of
            the House of Representatives and the Senate; or
                (7) transfers, where necessary to discharge legal
            obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than $5,000,000
            to provide adequate funds for settled contractor claims,
            increased contractor earnings due to accelerated rates of
            operations, and real estate deficiency judgments, unless prior
            approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of
            the House of Representatives and the Senate.

        (b) Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer of funds
    within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation
    category.
        (c) For purposes of this section, the term transfer means any
    movement of funds into or out of a program, project, or activity.
        (d) The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports on a quarterly
    basis to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate detailing all the funds reprogrammed
    between programs, projects, activities, or categories of funding. The
    first quarterly report shall be submitted not later than 60 days after
    the date of enactment of this Act.
        Sec. 202. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act may be used to determine the final point of
    discharge for the interceptor drain for the San Luis Unit until
    development by the Secretary of the Interior and the State of California
    of a plan, which shall conform to the water quality standards of the
    State of California as approved by the Administrator of the
    Environmental Protection Agency, to minimize any detrimental effect of
    the San Luis drainage waters.
        (b) The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and the
    costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program shall be classified by
    the Secretary of the Interior as reimbursable or nonreimbursable and
    collected until fully repaid pursuant to the ``Cleanup Program--
    Alternative Repayment Plan'' and the ``SJVDP--Alternative Repayment
    Plan'' described in the report entitled ``Repayment Report, Kesterson
    Reservoir Cleanup Program and San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program,
    February 1995'', prepared by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of
    Reclamation. Any future obligations of funds by the United States
    relating to, or providing for, drainage service or drainage studies for
    the San Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit
    beneficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to Federal reclamation
    law.
        Sec. 203.  Section 9504(e) of the Secure Water Act of 2009 (42
    U.S.C. 10364(e)) is amended by striking ``$200,000,000'' and inserting
    ``$300,000,000''.
        Sec. 204.  Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought
    Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2241) is amended by striking ``2012'' and
    inserting ``2017''.

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        Sec. 205.  Title I of Public Law 108-361 (the Calfed Bay-Delta
    Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1681), as amended by section 210 of Public
    Law 111-85, is amended by striking ``2015'' each place it appears and
    inserting ``2016''.
        Sec. 206. (a) <<NOTE: 43 USC 620 note.>>  In General.--The Secretary
    of the Interior may fund or participate in pilot projects to increase
    Colorado River System water in Lake Mead and the initial units of
    Colorado River Storage Project reservoirs, as authorized by the first
    section of the Act of April 11, 1956 (43 U.S.C. 620), to address the
    effects of historic drought conditions.

        (b) Administration.--Pilot projects under this section are
    authorized to be funded through--
                (1) grants by the Secretary to public entities that use
            water from the Colorado River Basin for municipal purposes for
            projects that are implemented by 1 or more non-Federal entities;
            or
                (2) grants or other appropriate financial agreements to
            provide additional funds for renewing or implementing water
            conservation agreements that are in existence on the date of
            enactment of this Act.

        (c) Limitations.--
                (1) Funds in the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund established
            by section 5 of the Colorado River Storage Project Act (43
            U.S.C. 620d) and the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund
            established by section 403 of the Colorado River Basin Project
            Act (43 U.S.C. 1543) shall not be used to carry out this
            section; and
                (2) the authority to fund these pilot projects through
            grants shall terminate on September 30, 2018.

        (d) Report and Recommendation.--Not later than September 30, 2018,
    the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and
    Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committees on
    Appropriations and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report
    evaluating the effectiveness of the pilot projects described in
    subsection (a) and a recommendation to Congress whether the activities
    undertaken by the pilot projects should be continued.

                                    TITLE III

                              DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                                 ENERGY PROGRAMS

                     Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

                  (including transfer and rescission of funds)

        For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase,
    construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other
    expenses necessary for energy efficiency and renewable energy activities
    in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization
    Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation
    of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility
    acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,936,999,858, to remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That $160,000,000 shall be
    available until September 30, 2016, for program direction:  Provided
    further, That, of the amount provided under this heading,

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    the Secretary may transfer up to $45,000,000 to the Defense Production
    Act Fund for activities of the Department of Energy pursuant to the
    Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061, et seq.):  Provided
    further, That $13,064,858 from unobligated balances available from prior
    year appropriations provided under this heading is hereby rescinded, of
    which $145,204 is from Public Law 111-8 and $696,654 is from Public Law
    111-85:  Provided further, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts
    that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
    pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget
    and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                   Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

        For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase,
    construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other
    expenses necessary for electricity delivery and energy reliability
    activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy
    Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or
    condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or
    facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $147,306,000, to
    remain available until expended:  Provided, That $27,606,000 shall be
    available until September 30, 2016, for program direction.

                                 Nuclear Energy

                         (including rescission of funds)

        For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase,
    construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other
    expenses necessary for nuclear energy activities in carrying out the
    purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et
    seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or
    any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or
    expansion, $913,500,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided,
    That, of the amount made available under this heading, $80,000,000 shall
    be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction including
    official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $10,000:
    Provided further, That, of the funds made available under this heading
    in prior years, $80,000,000 of unobligated balances is hereby rescinded,
    including up to $18,000,000 from funds provided for program direction
    activities:  Provided further, That no amounts may be rescinded from
    amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
    pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget
    and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                     Fossil Energy Research and Development

        For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out fossil
    energy research and development activities, under the authority of the
    Department of Energy Organization Act (Public Law 95-91), including the
    acquisition of interest, including defeasible and equitable interests in
    any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition
    or expansion, and for conducting inquiries, technological investigations
    and research concerning the

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2314]]

    extraction, processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances without
    objectionable social and environmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, and
    1603), $571,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That
    $119,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program
    direction.

                     Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves

        For Department of Energy expenses necessary to carry out naval
    petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, $19,950,000, to remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That, notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, unobligated funds remaining from prior years shall be
    available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities.

                           Elk Hills School Lands Fund

        For necessary expenses in fulfilling the final payment under the
    Settlement Agreement entered into by the United States and the State of
    California on October 11, 1996, as authorized by section 3415 of Public
    Law 104-106, $15,579,815, for payment to the State of California for the
    State Teachers' Retirement Fund, of which $15,579,815 shall be derived
    from the Elk Hills School Lands Fund.

                           Strategic Petroleum Reserve

        For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Strategic Petroleum
    Reserve facility development and operations and program management
    activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
    6201 et seq.), $200,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                       Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve

                         (including rescission of funds)

        For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Northeast Home
    Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, and management activities
    pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et
    seq.), $7,600,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That
    of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available
    under this heading, $6,000,000 is hereby rescinded:  Provided further,
    That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by
    the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent
    resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985.

                        Energy Information Administration

        For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the
    activities of the Energy Information Administration, $117,000,000, to
    remain available until expended.

                        Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup

        For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase,
    construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other
    expenses necessary for non-defense environmental cleanup

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    activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy
    Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or
    condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or
    facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $246,000,000, to
    remain available until expended:  Provided, That funding made available
    under this heading may be made available for 15-D-410 Fort St. Vrain
    Facility Improvements Project.

           Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund

        For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out uranium
    enrichment facility decontamination and decommissioning, remedial
    actions, and other activities of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of
    1954, and title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992,
    $625,000,000, to be derived from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination
    and Decommissioning Fund, to remain available until expended, of which
    $10,000,000 shall be available in accordance with title X, subtitle A,
    of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.

                                     Science

        For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase,
    construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other
    expenses necessary for science activities in carrying out the purposes
    of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.),
    including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or
    facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or
    expansion, and purchase of not more than 17 passenger motor vehicles for
    replacement only, including two buses, $5,071,000,000, to remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That $183,700,000 shall be
    available until September 30, 2016, for program direction:  Provided
    further, That no funding may be made available for United States cash
    contributions to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor
    project until its governing Council implements the recommendations of
    the Third Biennial International Organization Management Assessment
    Report:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Energy may waive this
    requirement upon submission to the Committees on Appropriations of the
    House of Representatives and the Senate a determination that the Council
    is making satisfactory progress towards implementation of such
    recommendations.

                    Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy

        For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the
    activities authorized by section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act
    (Public Law 110-69), as amended, $280,000,000, to remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That $28,000,000 shall be available until September
    30, 2016, for program direction.

              Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program

        Such sums as are derived from amounts received from borrowers
    pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 under this
    heading in prior Acts, shall be collected in accordance with section
    502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided, That, for
    necessary administrative expenses to carry out

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    this Loan Guarantee program, $42,000,000 is appropriated, to remain
    available until September 30, 2016:  Provided further, That $25,000,000
    of the fees collected pursuant to section 1702(h) of the Energy Policy
    Act of 2005 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account
    to cover administrative expenses and shall remain available until
    expended, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from
    the general fund estimated at not more than $17,000,000:  Provided
    further, That fees collected under section 1702(h) in excess of the
    amount appropriated for administrative expenses shall not be available
    until appropriated:  Provided further, That the Department of Energy
    shall not subordinate any loan obligation to other financing in
    violation of section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or
    subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation to any loan or other debt
    obligations in violation of section 609.10 of title 10, Code of Federal
    Regulations.

             Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program

        For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary in
    carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan
    Program, $4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.

                              Clean Coal Technology

                         (including rescission of funds)

        Of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations under
    this heading, $6,600,000 is hereby permanently rescinded:  Provided,
    That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by
    the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent
    resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                           Departmental Administration

        For salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy necessary for
    departmental administration in carrying out the purposes of the
    Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.),
    $245,142,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, including
    the hire of passenger motor vehicles and official reception and
    representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, plus such additional
    amounts as necessary to cover increases in the estimated amount of cost
    of work for others notwithstanding the provisions of the Anti-Deficiency
    Act (31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.):  Provided, That such increases in cost of
    work are offset by revenue increases of the same or greater amount:
    Provided further, That moneys received by the Department for
    miscellaneous revenues estimated to total $119,171,000 in fiscal year
    2015 may be retained and used for operating expenses within this
    account, as authorized by section 201 of Public Law 95-238,
    notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302:  Provided further,
    That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as collections are
    received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year
    2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than
    $125,971,000:  Provided further, That $31,181,000 is for Energy Policy
    and Systems Analysis:  Provided further, That of the funds made
    available for

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    Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, the Secretary may obligate only
    $26,000,000 until the report required under section 315(f) of this Act
    has been submitted to Congress.

                         Office of the Inspector General

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General in
    carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
    $40,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.

                        ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

                    NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

                               Weapons Activities

                         (including rescission of funds)

        For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase,
    construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other
    incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy defense weapons
    activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy
    Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or
    condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or
    facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of
    not to exceed 4 passenger vehicles, $8,231,770,000, to remain available
    until expended:  Provided, That $97,118,000 shall be available until
    September 30, 2016, for program direction:  Provided further, That of
    the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under
    this heading, $45,113,000 is hereby rescinded:  Provided further, That
    no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the
    Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution
    on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
    of 1985.

                        Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

                         (including rescission of funds)

        For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase,
    construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other
    incidental expenses necessary for defense nuclear nonproliferation
    activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy
    Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or
    condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or
    facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,641,369,000, to
    remain available until expended:  Provided, That funds provided by this
    Act for Project 99-D-143, Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, and by
    prior Acts that remain unobligated for such Project, may be made
    available only for construction and program support activities for such
    Project:  Provided further, That of the unobligated balances from prior
    year appropriations available under this heading, $24,731,000 is hereby
    rescinded:  Provided further, That no amounts may be rescinded from
    amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
    pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget
    and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

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                                 Naval Reactors

                         (including rescission of funds)

        For Department of Energy expenses necessary for naval reactors
    activities to carry out the Department of Energy Organization Act (42
    U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition (by purchase,
    condemnation, construction, or otherwise) of real property, plant, and
    capital equipment, facilities, and facility expansion, $1,238,500,000,
    to remain available until expended:  Provided, That $41,500,000 shall be
    available until September 30, 2016, for program direction:  Provided
    further, That $4,500,000 from unobligated balances available from prior
    year appropriations provided under this heading is hereby rescinded:
    Provided further, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that
    were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
    a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and
    Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                          Federal Salaries and Expenses

        For necessary expenses for Federal Salaries and Expenses (previously
    the Office of the Administrator) in the National Nuclear Security
    Administration, $370,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2016, including official reception and representation expenses not to
    exceed $12,000.

                   ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

                          Defense Environmental Cleanup

                         (including rescission of funds)

        For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase,
    construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other
    expenses necessary for atomic energy defense environmental cleanup
    activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy
    Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or
    condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or
    facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of
    not to exceed one sport utility vehicle, one heavy duty truck, two
    ambulances, and one ladder fire truck for replacement only,
    $5,010,830,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That
    $280,784,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program
    direction:  Provided further, That $10,830,000 from unobligated balances
    available from prior year appropriations provided under this heading is
    hereby rescinded:  Provided further, That no amounts may be rescinded
    from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency
    requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the
    Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

         Defense Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning

        For an additional amount for atomic energy of defense environmental
    cleanup activities for Department of Energy contributions for uranium
    enrichment decontamination and decommissioning

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    activities, $463,000,000, to be deposited into the Defense Environmental
    Cleanup account which shall be transferred to the ``Uranium Enrichment
    Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund''.

                            Other Defense Activities

        For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase,
    construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other
    expenses, necessary for atomic energy defense, other defense activities,
    and classified activities, in carrying out the purposes of the
    Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.),
    including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any
    facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or
    expansion, $754,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided,
    That $249,378,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for
    program direction.

                         POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATION

                      Bonneville Power Administration Fund

        Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund,
    established pursuant to Public Law 93-454, are approved for the Black
    Canyon Trout Hatchery and, in addition, for official reception and
    representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $5,000:  Provided,
    That during fiscal year 2015, no new direct loan obligations may be
    made.

          Operation and Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration

        For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power
    transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy,
    including transmission wheeling and ancillary services, pursuant to
    section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied
    to the southeastern power area, $7,220,000, including official reception
    and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302
    and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to $7,220,000
    collected by the Southeastern Power Administration from the sale of
    power and related services shall be credited to this account as
    discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended
    for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Southeastern
    Power Administration:  Provided further, That the sum herein
    appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are
    received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year
    2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $0:  Provided further,
    That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $73,579,000 collected by the
    Southeastern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of
    1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited
    to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until
    expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling
    expenditures:  Provided further, That for purposes of this
    appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally
    recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase
    power and wheeling expenses).

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          Operation and Maintenance, Southwestern Power Administration

        For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power
    transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy, for
    construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations and
    appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses, including
    official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to
    exceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944
    (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the Southwestern Power Administration,
    $46,240,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That
    notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of
    1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), up to $34,840,000 collected by the Southwestern
    Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall
    be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to
    remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of funding the
    annual expenses of the Southwestern Power Administration:  Provided
    further, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be
    reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to
    result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more
    than $11,400,000:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C.
    3302, up to $53,000,000 collected by the Southwestern Power
    Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover
    purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account
    as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the
    sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures:
    Provided further, That, for purposes of this appropriation, annual
    expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same
    year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling
    expenses).

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

        For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, section
    302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7152), and other
    related activities including conservation and renewable resources
    programs as authorized, $304,402,000, including official reception and
    representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain
    available until expended, of which $296,321,000 shall be derived from
    the Department of the Interior Reclamation Fund:  Provided, That
    notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, section 5 of the Flood Control Act of
    1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), and section 1 of the Interior Department
    Appropriation Act, 1939 (43 U.S.C. 392a), up to $211,030,000 collected
    by the Western Area Power Administration from the sale of power and
    related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary
    offsetting collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole
    purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Western Area Power
    Administration:  Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated for
    annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the
    fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation
    estimated at not more than $93,372,000, of which $85,291,000 is derived
    from the Reclamation Fund:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31
    U.S.C. 3302, up to $260,510,000 collected by the Western Area Power
    Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 and the
    Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover

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    purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account
    as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the
    sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures:
    Provided further, That, for purposes of this appropriation, annual
    expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same
    year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling
    expenses).

                Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund

        For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the
    hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams, $4,727,000, to
    remain available until expended, and to be derived from the Falcon and
    Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power
    Administration, as provided in section 2 of the Act of June 18, 1954 (68
    Stat. 255):  Provided, That notwithstanding the provisions of that Act
    and of 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $4,499,000 collected by the Western Area
    Power Administration from the sale of power and related services from
    the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall be credited to this account as
    discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended
    for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the hydroelectric
    facilities of these Dams and associated Western Area Power
    Administration activities:  Provided further, That the sum herein
    appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are
    received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year
    2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $228,000:  Provided
    further, That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means
    expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are
    incurred:  Provided further, That for fiscal year 2015, the
    Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration may accept up to
    $802,000 in funds contributed by United States power customers of the
    Falcon and Amistad Dams for deposit into the Falcon and Amistad
    Operating and Maintenance Fund, and such funds shall be available for
    the purpose for which contributed in like manner as if said sums had
    been specifically appropriated for such purpose:  Provided further, That
    any such funds shall be available without further appropriation and
    without fiscal year limitation for use by the Commissioner of the United
    States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission for
    the sole purpose of operating, maintaining, repairing, rehabilitating,
    replacing, or upgrading the hydroelectric facilities at these Dams in
    accordance with agreements reached between the Administrator,
    Commissioner, and the power customers.

                      Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    to carry out the provisions of the Department of Energy Organization Act
    (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
    3109, the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and official reception and
    representation expenses not to exceed $3,000, $304,389,000, to remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That of the amount appropriated
    herein, not more than $5,400,000 may be made available for salaries,
    travel, and other support costs

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    for the offices <<NOTE: 42 USC 7171 note.>>  of the Commissioners:
    Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not
    to exceed $304,389,000 of revenues from fees and annual charges, and
    other services and collections in fiscal year 2015 shall be retained and
    used for necessary expenses in this account, and shall remain available
    until expended:  Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from
    the general fund shall be reduced as revenues are received during fiscal
    year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from
    the general fund estimated at not more than $0.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                  (including transfer and rescissions of funds)

        Sec. 301. (a) No appropriation, funds, or authority made available
    by this title for the Department of Energy shall be used to initiate or
    resume any program, project, or activity or to prepare or initiate
    Requests For Proposals or similar arrangements (including Requests for
    Quotations, Requests for Information, and Funding Opportunity
    Announcements) for a program, project, or activity if the program,
    project, or activity has not been funded by Congress.
        (b)(1) Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 3
    full business days in advance, none of the funds made available in this
    title may be used to--
                (A) make a grant allocation or discretionary grant award
            totaling $1,000,000 or more;
                (B) make a discretionary contract award or Other Transaction
            Agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more, including a contract
            covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation;
                (C) issue a letter of intent to make an allocation, award,
            or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A) or (B);
            or
                (D) announce publicly the intention to make an allocation,
            award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A)
            or (B).

        (2) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 15
    days of the conclusion of each quarter a report detailing each grant
    allocation or discretionary grant award totaling less than $1,000,000
    provided during the previous quarter.
        (3) The notification required by paragraph (1) and the report
    required by paragraph (2) shall include the recipient of the award, the
    amount of the award, the fiscal year for which the funds for the award
    were appropriated, the account and program, project, or activity from
    which the funds are being drawn, the title of the award, and a brief
    description of the activity for which the award is made.
        (c) The Department of Energy may not, with respect to any program,
    project, or activity that uses budget authority made available in this
    title under the heading ``Department of Energy--Energy Programs'', enter
    into a multiyear contract, award a multiyear grant, or enter into a
    multiyear cooperative agreement unless--
                (1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is funded
            for the full period of performance as anticipated at the time of
            award; or

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                (2) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement includes a
            clause conditioning the Federal Government's obligation on the
            availability of future year budget authority and the Secretary
            notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
            Representatives and the Senate at least 3 days in advance.

        (d) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), the amounts
    made available by this title shall be expended as authorized by law for
    the programs, projects, and activities specified in the ``Final Bill''
    column in the ``Department of Energy'' table included under the heading
    ``Title III--Department of Energy'' in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act).
        (e) The amounts made available by this title may be reprogrammed for
    any program, project, or activity, and the Department shall notify the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate at least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed reprogramming
    which would cause any program, project, or activity funding level to
    increase or decrease by more than $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is
    less, during the time period covered by this Act.
        (f) None of the funds provided in this title shall be available for
    obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that--
                (1) creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, project, or
            activity;
                (2) increases funds or personnel for any program, project,
            or activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this
            Act; or
                (3) reduces funds that are directed to be used for a
            specific program, project, or activity by this Act.

        (g)(1) The Secretary of Energy may waive any requirement or
    restriction in this section that applies to the use of funds made
    available for the Department of Energy if compliance with such
    requirement or restriction would pose a substantial risk to human
    health, the environment, welfare, or national security.
        (2) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of any
    waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but not later than 3
    days after the date of the activity to which a requirement or
    restriction would otherwise have applied. Such notice shall include an
    explanation of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that permitted
    such waiver.
        Sec. 302.  The unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided
    for activities in this Act may be available to the same appropriation
    accounts for such activities established pursuant to this title.
    Available balances may be merged with funds in the applicable
    established accounts and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for
    the same time period as originally enacted.
        Sec. 303.  Funds appropriated by this or any other Act, or made
    available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence
    activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for
    purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
    414) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence
    Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015.
        Sec. 304.  None of the funds made available in this title shall be
    used for the construction of facilities classified as high-hazard

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    nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 830 unless independent oversight is
    conducted by the Office of Independent Enterprise Assessments to ensure
    the project is in compliance with nuclear safety requirements.
        Sec. 305.  None of the funds made available in this title may be
    used to approve critical decision-2 or critical decision-3 under
    Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or any successive departmental
    guidance, for construction projects where the total project cost exceeds
    $100,000,000, until a separate independent cost estimate has been
    developed for the project for that critical decision.
        Sec. 306. (a) <<NOTE: 42 USC 2297h-10.>>  Secretarial
    Determinations.--In this fiscal year, and in each subsequent fiscal
    year, any determination (including a determination made prior to the
    date of enactment of this Act) by the Secretary of Energy under section
    3112(d)(2)(B) of the USEC Privatization Act (110 Stat. 1321-335), as
    amended, shall be valid for not more than 2 calendar years subsequent to
    such determination.

        (b) Congressional Notification.--In this fiscal year, and in each
    subsequent fiscal year, not less than 30 days prior to the provision of
    uranium in any form the Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees
    on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the
    following--
                (1) the provisions of law (including regulations)
            authorizing the provision of uranium;
                (2) the amount of uranium to be provided;
                (3) an estimate by the Secretary of Energy of the gross fair
            market value of the uranium on the expected date of the
            provision of the uranium;
                (4) the expected date of the provision of the uranium;
                (5) the recipient of the uranium;
                (6) the value the Secretary of Energy expects to receive in
            exchange for the uranium, including any adjustments to the gross
            fair market value of the uranium; and
                (7) whether the uranium to be provided is encumbered by any
            restriction on use under an international agreement or
            otherwise.

        Sec. 307.  Notwithstanding section 301(c) of this Act, none of the
    funds made available under the heading ``Department of Energy--Energy
    Programs--Science'' may be used for a multiyear contract, grant,
    cooperative agreement, or Other Transaction Agreement of $1,000,000 or
    less unless the contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or Other
    Transaction Agreement is funded for the full period of performance as
    anticipated at the time of award.
        Sec. 308.  In <<NOTE: 50 USC 2523c.>>  fiscal year 2015 and
    subsequent fiscal years, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees (as defined in U.S.C. 101(a)(16)) a
    report, on each major warhead refurbishment program that reaches the
    Phase 6.3 milestone, that provides an analysis of alternatives. Such
    report shall include--
                (1) a full description of alternatives considered prior to
            the award of Phase 6.3;
                (2) a comparison of the costs and benefits of each of those
            alternatives, to include an analysis of trade-offs among cost,
            schedule, and performance objectives against each alternative
            considered;
                (3) identification of the cost and risk of critical
            technology elements associated with each alternative, including
            technology

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            maturity, integration risk, manufacturing feasibility, and
            demonstration needs;
                (4) identification of the cost and risk of additional
            capital asset and infrastructure capabilities required to
            support production and certification of each alternative;
                (5) a comparative analysis of the risks, costs, and
            scheduling needs for any military requirement intended to
            enhance warhead safety, security, or maintainability, including
            any requirement to consolidate and/or integrate warhead systems
            or mods as compared to at least one other feasible refurbishment
            alternative the Nuclear Weapons Council considers appropriate;
            and
                (6) a life-cycle cost estimate for the alternative selected
            that details the overall cost, scope, and schedule planning
            assumptions.

        Sec. 309. (a) Unobligated balances available from prior year
    appropriations are hereby rescinded from the following accounts of the
    Department of Energy in the specified amounts:
                (1) ``Energy Programs--Energy Efficiency and Renewable
            Energy'', $9,740,000.
                (2) ``Energy Programs--Electricity Delivery and Energy
            Reliability'', $331,000.
                (3) ``Energy Programs--Nuclear Energy'', $121,000.
                (4) ``Energy Programs--Fossil Energy Research and
            Development'', $10,413,000.
                (5) ``Energy Programs--Science'', $3,262,000.
                (6) ``Energy Programs--Advanced Research Projects Agency--
            Energy'', $18,000.
                (7) ``Energy Programs--Departmental Administration'',
            $928,000.
                (8) ``Atomic Energy Defense Activities--National Nuclear
            Security Administration--Weapons Activities'', $6,298,000.
                (9) ``Atomic Energy Defense Activities--National Nuclear
            Security Administration--Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation'',
            $1,390,000.
                (10) ``Atomic Energy Defense Activities--National Nuclear
            Security Administration--Naval Reactors'', $160,000.
                (11) ``Atomic Energy Defense Activities--National Nuclear
            Security Administration--Office of the Administrator'',
            $413,000.
                (12) ``Environmental and Other Defense Activities--Defense
            Environmental Cleanup'', $9,983,000.
                (13) ``Environmental and Other Defense Activities--Other
            Defense Activities'', $551,000.
                (14) ``Power Marketing Administrations--Construction,
            Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area Power
            Administration'', $1,632,000.

        (b) No amounts may be rescinded by this section from amounts that
    were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
    a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and
    Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
        Sec. 310. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any prior
    Act under the heading ``Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation'' may be made
    available to enter into new contracts with, or new agreements for
    Federal assistance to, the Russian Federation.
        (b) The Secretary of Energy may waive the prohibition in subsection
    (a) if the Secretary determines that such activity is in

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    the national security interests of the United States. This waiver
    authority may not be delegated.
        (c) A waiver under subsection (b) shall not be effective until 15
    days after the date on which the Secretary submits to the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in
    classified form if necessary, a report on the justification for the
    waiver.
        Sec. 311.  Of <<NOTE: 50 USC 2791b.>>  the funds authorized by the
    Secretary of Energy for laboratory directed research and development, no
    individual program, project, or activity funded by this or any
    subsequent Act making appropriations for Energy and Water Development
    for any fiscal year may be charged more than the statutory maximum
    authorized for such activities:  Provided, That this section shall take
    effect not earlier than October 1, 2015.

        Sec. 312. (a) Domestic Uranium Enrichment.--None of the funds
    appropriated by this or any other Act or that may be available to the
    Department of Energy may be used for the construction of centrifuges for
    the production of enriched uranium for national security needs in fiscal
    year 2015.
        (b) The Department shall provide a report to the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later
    than April 30, 2015 that includes:
                (1) an accounting of the current and future availability of
            low-enriched uranium, highly-enriched uranium, and tritium to
            meet defense needs; and
                (2) a cost-benefit analysis of each of the options available
            to supply enriched uranium for defense purposes, including a
            preliminary cost and schedule estimate to build a national
            security train.

        Sec. 313.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be
    used--
                (1) to implement or enforce section 430.32(x) of title 10,
            Code of Federal Regulations; or
                (2) to implement or enforce the standards established by the
            tables contained in section 325(i)(1)(B) of the Energy Policy
            and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(1)(B)) with respect to
            BPAR incandescent reflector lamps, BR incandescent reflector
            lamps, and ER incandescent reflector lamps.

        Sec. 314.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    in contravention of section 3112(d)(2)(B) of the USEC Privatization Act
    (42 U.S.C. 2297h-10(d)(2)(B)) and all public notice and comment
    requirements under chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, that are
    applicable to carrying out such section.
        Sec. 315. (a) Notification of Strategic Petroleum Reserve
    Drawdown.--None of the funds made available by this Act or any prior
    Act, or funds made available in the SPR Petroleum Account, may be used
    to conduct a drawdown (including a test drawdown) and sale or exchange
    of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve unless the
    Secretary of Energy provides notice, in accordance with subsection (b),
    of such exchange, or drawdown (including a test drawdown) to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate.
        (b)(1) Content of notification.--The notification required under
    subsection (a) shall include at a minimum--
                        (A) The justification for the drawdown or exchange,
                    including--

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                              (i) a specific description of any obligation
                          under international energy agreements; and
                              (ii) in the case of a test drawdown, the
                          specific aspects of the Strategic Petroleum
                          Reserve to be tested;
                        (B) the provisions of law (including regulations)
                    authorizing the drawdown or exchange;
                        (C) the number of barrels of petroleum products
                    proposed to be withdrawn or exchanged;
                        (D) the location of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
                    site or sites from which the petroleum products are
                    proposed to be withdrawn;
                        (E) a good faith estimate of the expected proceeds
                    from the sale of the petroleum products;
                        (F) an estimate of the total inventories of
                    petroleum products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
                    after the anticipated drawdown;
                        (G) a detailed plan for disposition of the proceeds
                    after deposit into the SPR Petroleum Account; and
                        (H) a plan for refilling the Strategic Petroleum
                    Reserve, including whether the acquisition will be of
                    the same or a different petroleum product.
                (2) Timing of notification.--The Secretary shall provide the
            notification required under subsection (a)--
                        (A) in the case of an exchange or a drawdown, as
                    soon as practicable after the exchange or drawdown has
                    occurred; and
                        (B) in the case of a test drawdown, not later than
                    30 days prior to a test drawdown.

        (c) Post-sale Notification.--In addition to reporting requirements
    under other provisions of law, the Secretary shall, upon the execution
    of all contract awards associated with a competitive sale of petroleum
    products, notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate of the actual value of the proceeds from
    the sale.
        (d)(1) New regional reserves.--The Secretary may not establish any
    new regional petroleum product reserve--
                        (A) unless funding for the proposed regional
                    petroleum product reserve is explicitly requested in
                    advance in an annual budget submission and approved by
                    the Congress in an appropriations Act; or
                        (B) until 90 days after notification of, and
                    approval by, the Committees on Appropriations of the
                    House of Representatives and the Senate.
                (2) The budget request or notification shall include--
                        (A) the justification for the new reserve;
                        (B) a cost estimate for the establishment,
                    operation, and maintenance of the reserve, including
                    funding sources;
                        (C) a detailed plan for operation of the reserve,
                    including the conditions upon which the products may be
                    released;
                        (D) the location of the reserve; and
                        (E) the estimate of the total inventory of the
                    reserve.

        (e) Report on Refined Petroleum Products.--Not later than 180 days
    after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate a detailed plan for operation of the refined

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    petroleum products reserve, including funding sources and the conditions
    upon which refined petroleum products may be released.
        (f) Report on Strategic Petroleum Reserve Expansion.--(1) The
    Secretary, through the Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis,
    shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate not later than 180 days after enactment
    of this Act the report required in Public Law 111-8 (123 Stat. 617)
    regarding the expansion of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
                (2) The report required in paragraph (1) shall include an
            analysis of the impacts of Northeast Regional Refined Petroleum
            Product Reserve on the domestic petroleum market.

                                    TITLE IV

                              INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                         Appalachian Regional Commission

        For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized by the
    Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, notwithstanding 40 U.S.C.
    14704, and for necessary expenses for the Federal Co-Chairman and the
    Alternate on the Appalachian Regional Commission, for payment of the
    Federal share of the administrative expenses of the Commission,
    including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger
    motor vehicles, $90,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                     Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
    Board in carrying out activities authorized by the Atomic Energy Act of
    1954, as amended by Public Law 100-456, section 1441, $28,500,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2016.

                            Delta Regional Authority

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary of the Delta Regional Authority and to carry
    out its activities, as authorized by the Delta Regional Authority Act of
    2000, notwithstanding sections 382C(b)(2), 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of
    said Act, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                                Denali Commission

        For expenses of the Denali Commission including the purchase,
    construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment as
    necessary and other expenses, $10,000,000, to remain available until
    expended, notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 306(g) of
    the Denali Commission Act of 1998:  Provided, That funds shall be
    available for construction projects in an amount not to exceed 80
    percent of total project cost for distressed communities, as defined by
    section 307 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (division C, title III,
    Public Law 105-277), as amended by section

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    701 of appendix D, title VII, Public Law 106-113 (113 Stat. 1501A-280),
    and an amount not to exceed 50 percent for non-distressed communities.

                       Northern Border Regional Commission

        For expenses necessary of the Northern Border Regional Commission in
    carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United
    States Code, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided,
    That such amounts shall be available for administrative expenses,
    notwithstanding section 15751(b) of title 40, United States Code.

                     Southeast Crescent Regional Commission

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

                          Nuclear Regulatory Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Commission in carrying out the
    purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and the Atomic Energy
    Act of 1954, $1,003,233,000, including official representation expenses
    not to exceed $25,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided,
    That of the amount appropriated herein, not more than $7,500,000 may be
    made available for salaries, travel, and other support costs for the
    Office of the Commission, to remain available until September 30, 2016,
    of which, notwithstanding section 201(a)(2)(c) of the Energy
    Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5841(a)(2)(c)), the use and
    expenditure shall only be approved by a majority vote of the Commission:
     Provided further, That the Commission may reprogram, not earlier than
    30 days after notification of and approval by the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, up to an
    additional $2,000,000 for salaries, travel, and other support costs of
    the Office of the Commission:  Provided further, That revenues from
    licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections
    estimated at $885,375,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall be retained and used
    for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding 31
    U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain available until expended:  Provided
    further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount
    of revenues received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final
    fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $117,858,000:
    Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading,
    $10,000,000 shall be for university research and development in areas
    relevant to their respective organization's mission, and $5,000,000
    shall be for a Nuclear Science and Engineering Grant Program that will
    support multiyear projects that do not align with programmatic missions
    but are critical to maintaining the discipline of nuclear science and
    engineering.

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                           office of inspector general

        For expenses necessary of the Office of Inspector General in
    carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
    $12,071,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided,
    That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other
    services and collections estimated at $10,099,000 in fiscal year 2015
    shall be retained and be available until September 30, 2016, for
    necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding section
    3302 of title 31, United States Code:  Provided further, That the sum
    herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received
    during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015
    appropriation estimated at not more than $1,972,000:  Provided further,
    That, of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $850,000 shall be
    for Inspector General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
    Board, which shall not be available from fee revenues: <<NOTE: 42 USC
    2286l.>>   Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision
    of law, in this fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the
    Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is authorized to
    exercise the same authorities with respect to the Defense Nuclear
    Facilities Safety Board, as determined by the Inspector General of the
    Nuclear Regulatory Commission, as the Inspector General exercises under
    the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) with respect to the
    Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

                      Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board,
    as authorized by Public Law 100-203, section 5051, $3,400,000, to be
    derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund, to remain available until September
    30, 2016.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

        Sec. 401.  The <<NOTE: 42 USC 5854.>>  Chairman of the Nuclear
    Regulatory Commission shall notify the other members of the Commission,
    the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
    Representatives, and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of
    the Senate, not later than 1 day after the Chairman begins performing
    functions under the authority of section 3 of Reorganization Plan No. 1
    of 1980, or after a member of the Commission who is delegated emergency
    functions under subsection (b) of that section begins performing those
    functions. Such notification shall include an explanation of the
    circumstances warranting the exercise of such authority. The Chairman
    shall report to the Committees, not less frequently than once each week,
    on the actions taken by the Chairman, or a delegated member of the
    Commission, under such authority, until the authority is relinquished.
    The Chairman shall notify the Committees not later than 1 day after such
    authority is relinquished. The Chairman shall submit the report required
    by section 3(d) of the Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980 to the
    Committees not later than 1 day after it was submitted to the
    Commission. This section shall be in effect in fiscal year 2015 and each
    subsequent fiscal year.

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        Sec. 402.  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall comply with the
    July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of its Internal Commission
    Procedures when responding to Congressional requests for information.
        Sec. 403. (a) Securing Radiological Material.--No later than 2 years
    from enactment of this Act, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
    shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
    of Representatives and the Senate that evaluates the effectiveness of
    the requirements of 10 CFR Part 37 and determines whether such
    requirements are adequate to protect high-risk radiological material.
    Such evaluation shall consider inspection results and event reports from
    the first two years of implementation of the requirements in 10 CFR Part
    37 for NRC licensees.
        (b) No later than 2 years after the completion of the NRC evaluation
    required in subsection (a), the Government Accountability Office, with
    assistance from an independent group of security experts, shall provide
    a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the requirements of 10 CFR
    Part 37 for NRC and Agreement State licensees and recommendations to
    further strengthen radiological security.
        Sec. 404.  For <<NOTE: 31 USC 1105 note.>>  this fiscal year, and
    each fiscal year hereafter, each independent agency receiving funding
    under this title shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the
    House of Representatives and the Senate a Congressional Budget
    Justification and a detailed annual report.

                                     TITLE V

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

        Sec. 501.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used in
    any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on
    any legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress, other
    than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C.
    1913.
        Sec. 502. (a) None of the funds made available in title III of this
    Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of
    the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by or
    transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations Act
    for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in the explanatory
    statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
    this consolidated Act), or any authority whereby a department, agency,
    or instrumentality of the United States Government may provide goods or
    services to another department, agency, or instrumentality.
        (b) None of the funds made available for any department, agency, or
    instrumentality of the United States Government may be transferred to
    accounts funded in title III of this Act, except pursuant to a transfer
    made by or transfer authority provided in this Act or any other
    appropriations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in
    the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
    preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any authority whereby
    a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government
    may provide goods or services to another department, agency, or
    instrumentality.

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        (c) The head of any relevant department or agency funded in this Act
    utilizing any transfer authority shall submit to the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a
    semiannual report detailing the transfer authorities, except for any
    authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
    States Government may provide goods or services to another department,
    agency, or instrumentality, used in the previous 6 months and in the
    year-to-date. This report shall include the amounts transferred and the
    purposes for which they were transferred, and shall not replace or
    modify existing notification requirements for each authority.
        Sec. 503.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    in contravention of Executive Order No. 12898 of February 11, 1994
    (Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority
    Populations and Low-Income Populations).
        This division may be cited as the ``Energy and Water Development and
    Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015''.

    DIVISION E--FINANCIAL <<NOTE: Financial Services and General Government
    Appropriations Act, 2015. Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act,
    2015.>>  SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

                                     TITLE I

                           DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                              Departmental Offices

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices including
    operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Annex; hire of
    passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improvements of, and
    purchase of commercial insurance policies for, real properties leased or
    owned overseas, when necessary for the performance of official business;
    executive direction program activities; international affairs and
    economic policy activities; domestic finance and tax policy activities;
    and Treasury-wide management policies and programs activities,
    $210,000,000:  Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this
    heading--
                (1) not to exceed $350,000 is for official reception and
            representation expenses;
                (2) not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen emergencies of
            a confidential nature to be allocated and expended under the
            direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be accounted
            for solely on the Secretary's certificate; and
                (3) not to exceed $24,200,000 shall remain available until
            September 30, 2016, for--
                        (A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit and
                    Internal Control Program;
                        (B) information technology modernization
                    requirements;
                        (C) in an amount not less than $9,500,000, the
                    audit, oversight, and administration of the Gulf Coast
                    Restoration Trust Fund; and
                        (D) in an amount not to exceed $3,400,000, the
                    development and implementation of programs within the
                    Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and
                    Compliance Policy, including entering into cooperative
                    agreements.

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                 office of terrorism and financial intelligence

                              salaries and expenses

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism and Financial
    Intelligence to safeguard the financial system against illicit use and
    to combat rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, weapons of mass
    destruction proliferators, money launderers, drug kingpins, and other
    national security threats, $112,500,000:  Provided, That of the amount
    appropriated under this heading: (1) not to exceed $27,000,000 is
    available for administrative expenses; and (2) $1,000,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2016, is available for secure space
    requirements:  Provided further, That the unobligated balances of prior
    year appropriations made available for terrorism and financial
    intelligence activities under the heading ``Department of the Treasury--
    Departmental Offices--Salaries and Expenses'' shall be transferred to,
    and merged with, this account.

            department-wide systems and capital investments programs

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For development and acquisition of automatic data processing
    equipment, software, and services and for repairs and renovations to
    buildings owned by the Department of the Treasury, $2,725,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2017:  Provided, That these funds shall be
    transferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy the
    requirements of the Department's offices, bureaus, and other
    organizations:  Provided further, That this transfer authority shall be
    in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act:
    Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading
    shall be used to support or supplement ``Internal Revenue Service,
    Operations Support'' or ``Internal Revenue Service, Business Systems
    Modernization''.

                           office of inspector general

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
    carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
    $35,351,000, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; of which not to
    exceed $100,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a
    confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of
    the Inspector General of the Treasury; of which up to $2,800,000 shall
    be for audits and investigations conducted pursuant to section 1608 of
    the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and
    Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (33 U.S.C. 1321
    note); and of which not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official
    reception and representation expenses.

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                treasury inspector general for tax administration

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax
    Administration in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
    amended, including purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles (31
    U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates
    as may be determined by the Inspector General for Tax Administration;
    $158,210,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until September
    30, 2016; of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be available for
    official travel expenses; of which not to exceed $500,000 shall be
    available for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be
    allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspector General for
    Tax Administration; and of which not to exceed $1,500 shall be available
    for official reception and representation expenses.

         special inspector general for the troubled asset relief program

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Special Inspector
    General in carrying out the provisions of the Emergency Economic
    Stabilization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-343), $34,234,000.

                      Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network,
    including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and training expenses
    of non-Federal and foreign government personnel to attend meetings and
    training concerned with domestic and foreign financial intelligence
    activities, law enforcement, and financial regulation; services
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; not to exceed $10,000 for official
    reception and representation expenses; and for assistance to Federal law
    enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, $112,000,000, of
    which not to exceed $34,335,000 shall remain available until September
    30, 2017.

                            Treasury Forfeiture Fund

                                   (rescission)

        Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
    $769,000,000 are rescinded.

                          Bureau of the Fiscal Service

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau of the Fiscal
    Service, $348,184,000; of which not to exceed $4,210,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2017, is for information systems
    modernization initiatives; and of which $5,000 shall be available for
    official reception and representation expenses.

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        In addition, $165,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability
    Trust Fund to reimburse administrative and personnel expenses for
    financial management of the Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of
    Public Law 101-380.

                    Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 of the Homeland
    Security Act of 2002, including hire of passenger motor vehicles,
    $100,000,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 for official reception and
    representation expenses; not to exceed $50,000 for cooperative research
    and development programs for laboratory services; and provision of
    laboratory assistance to State and local agencies with or without
    reimbursement:  Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this
    heading, $3,000,000 shall be for the costs of criminal enforcement
    activities and special law enforcement agents for targeting tobacco
    smuggling and other criminal diversion activities.

                               United States Mint

                    united states mint public enterprise fund

        Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States Code, the United
    States Mint is provided funding through the United States Mint Public
    Enterprise Fund for costs associated with the production of circulating
    coins, numismatic coins, and protective services, including both
    operating expenses and capital investments:  Provided, That the
    aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations incurred during
    fiscal year 2015 under such section 5136 for circulating coinage and
    protective service capital investments of the United States Mint shall
    not exceed $20,000,000.

        Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account

        To carry out the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory
    Improvements Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title I of Public Law 103-325),
    including services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States
    Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate
    equivalent to the rate for EX-3, $230,500,000. Of the amount
    appropriated under this heading--
                (1) not less than $152,400,000, notwithstanding section
            108(e) of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)) with regard to
            Small and/or Emerging Community Development Financial
            Institutions Assistance awards, is available until September 30,
            2016, for financial assistance and technical assistance under
            subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 108(a)(1), respectively, of
            Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A) and (B)), of which
            up to $3,102,500 may be used for the cost of direct loans:
            Provided, That the cost of direct and guaranteed loans,
            including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined
            in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
            Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize
            gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not
            to exceed $25,000,000;

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                (2) not less than $15,000,000, notwithstanding section
            108(e) of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)), is available
            until September 30, 2016, for financial assistance, technical
            assistance, training and outreach programs designed to benefit
            Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native communities
            and provided primarily through qualified community development
            lender organizations with experience and expertise in community
            development banking and lending in Indian country, Native
            American organizations, tribes and tribal organizations, and
            other suitable providers;
                (3) not less than $18,000,000 is available until September
            30, 2016, for the Bank Enterprise Award program;
                (4) not less than $22,000,000, notwithstanding subsections
            (d) and (e) of section 108 of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C.
            4707(d) and (e)), is available until September 30, 2016, for a
            Healthy Food Financing Initiative to provide financial
            assistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach to
            community development financial institutions for the purpose of
            offering affordable financing and technical assistance to expand
            the availability of healthy food options in distressed
            communities;
                (5) up to $23,100,000 is available until September 30, 2015,
            for administrative expenses, including administration of CDFI
            fund programs and the New Markets Tax Credit Program, of which
            up to $1,000,000 is for capacity building to expand CDFI
            investments in underserved areas, and up to $300,000 is for
            administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program;
            and
                (6) during fiscal year 2015, none of the funds available
            under this heading are available for the cost, as defined in
            section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of
            commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under section 114A of
            the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act
            of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4713a):  Provided, That commitments to
            guarantee bonds and notes under such section 114A shall not
            exceed $750,000,000: <<NOTE: 12 USC 4713a note.>>   Provided
            further, That such section 114A shall remain in effect until
            September 30, 2015.

                            Internal Revenue Service

                                taxpayer services

        For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to provide
    taxpayer services, including pre-filing assistance and education, filing
    and account services, taxpayer advocacy services, and other services as
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the
    Commissioner, $2,156,554,000, of which not less than $7,000,000 shall be
    for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, of which not less than
    $10,000,000 shall be available for low-income taxpayer clinic grants,
    and of which not less than $12,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2016, shall be available for a Community Volunteer Income
    Tax Assistance matching grants program for tax return preparation
    assistance, of which not less than $206,000,000 shall be available for
    operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service:  Provided, That of
    the amounts made available for the Taxpayer Advocate Service, not less
    than $5,000,000 shall be for identity theft casework.

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                                   enforcement

        For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of the
    Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed taxes, to provide
    legal and litigation support, to conduct criminal investigations, to
    enforce criminal statutes related to violations of internal revenue laws
    and other financial crimes, to purchase and hire passenger motor
    vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)), and to provide other services as
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the
    Commissioner, $4,860,000,000, of which not less than $60,257,000 shall
    be for the Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement program.

                               operations support

        For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to support
    taxpayer services and enforcement programs, including rent payments;
    facilities services; printing; postage; physical security; headquarters
    and other IRS-wide administration activities; research and statistics of
    income; telecommunications; information technology development,
    enhancement, operations, maintenance, and security; the hire of
    passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and other services as
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the
    Commissioner; $3,638,446,000, of which not to exceed $315,000,000 shall
    remain available until September 30, 2016; of which not to exceed
    $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017, for
    research; of which not less than $1,850,000 shall be for the Internal
    Revenue Service Oversight Board; of which not to exceed $25,000 shall be
    for official reception and representation expenses: <<NOTE: 26 USC 7801
    note.>>   Provided, That not later than 30 days after the end of each
    quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall submit a report to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate and the Comptroller General of the United States detailing the
    cost and schedule performance for its major information technology
    investments, including the purpose and life-cycle stages of the
    investments; the reasons for any cost and schedule variances; the risks
    of such investments and strategies the Internal Revenue Service is using
    to mitigate such risks; and the expected developmental milestones to be
    achieved and costs to be incurred in the next quarter:  Provided
    further, That the Internal Revenue Service shall include, in its budget
    justification for fiscal year 2016, a summary of cost and schedule
    performance information for its major information technology systems.

                         business systems modernization

        For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service's business
    systems modernization program, $290,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2017, for the capital asset acquisition of information
    technology systems, including management and related contractual costs
    of said acquisitions, including related Internal Revenue Service labor
    costs, and contractual costs associated with operations authorized by 5
    U.S.C. 3109: <<NOTE: 26 USC 7801 note.>>   Provided, That not later than
    30 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service
    shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
    of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller General of the
    United States detailing the cost

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    and schedule performance for CADE 2 and Modernized e-File information
    technology investments, including the purposes and life-cycle stages of
    the investments; the reasons for any cost and schedule variances; the
    risks of such investments and the strategies the Internal Revenue
    Service is using to mitigate such risks; and the expected developmental
    milestones to be achieved and costs to be incurred in the next quarter.

               administrative provisions--internal revenue service

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 101.  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
    available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be transferred
    to any other Internal Revenue Service appropriation upon the advance
    approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
        Sec. 102.  The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain an employee
    training program, which shall include the following topics: taxpayers'
    rights, dealing courteously with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations,
    ethics, and the impartial application of tax law.
        Sec. 103.  The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and enforce
    policies and procedures that will safeguard the confidentiality of
    taxpayer information and protect taxpayers against identity theft.
        Sec. 104.  Funds made available by this or any other Act to the
    Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved facilities and
    increased staffing to provide sufficient and effective 1-800 help line
    service for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall continue to make
    improvements to the Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line service a
    priority and allocate resources necessary to enhance the response time
    to taxpayer communications, particularly with regard to victims of tax-
    related crimes.
        Sec. 105.  None of the funds made available to the Internal Revenue
    Service by this Act may be used to make a video unless the Service-Wide
    Video Editorial Board determines in advance that making the video is
    appropriate, taking into account the cost, topic, tone, and purpose of
    the video.
        Sec. 106.  The Internal Revenue Service shall issue a notice of
    confirmation of any address change relating to an employer making
    employment tax payments, and such notice shall be sent to both the
    employer's former and new address and an officer or employee of the
    Internal Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an offer-
    in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the victim of fraud by a
    third party payroll tax preparer.
        Sec. 107.  None of the funds made available under this Act may be
    used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United
    States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to
    the Constitution of the United States.
        Sec. 108.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    by the Internal Revenue Service to target groups for regulatory scrutiny
    based on their ideological beliefs.
        Sec. 109.  None of funds made available by this Act to the Internal
    Revenue Service shall be obligated or expended on conferences that do
    not adhere to the procedures, verification processes, documentation
    requirements, and policies issued by the Chief Financial Officer, Human
    Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services as a result of the
    recommendations in the report published

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    on May 31, 2013, by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax
    Administration entitled ``Review of the August 2010 Small Business/Self-
    Employed Division's Conference in Anaheim, California'' (Reference
    Number 2013-10-037).
        Sec. 110.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    in contravention of section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
    (relating to confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return
    information).

              Administrative Provisions--Department of the Treasury

                         (including transfers of funds)

        Sec. 111.  Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury in this
    Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as
    authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, repairs, and
    cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in
    foreign countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the
    general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used
    overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into contracts with the
    Department of State for the furnishing of health and medical services to
    employees and their dependents serving in foreign countries; and
    services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
        Sec. 112.  Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this
    title made available under the headings ``Departmental Offices--Salaries
    and Expenses'', ``Office of Inspector General'', ``Special Inspector
    General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program'', ``Financial Crimes
    Enforcement Network'', ``Bureau of the Fiscal Service'', and ``Alcohol
    and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau'' may be transferred between such
    appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
    Provided, That no transfer under this section may increase or decrease
    any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
        Sec. 113.  Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation made
    available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be transferred
    to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration's appropriation
    upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the
    House of Representatives and the Senate:  Provided, That no transfer may
    increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
        Sec. 114.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise
    available to the Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of Engraving
    and Printing may be used to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note.
        Sec. 115.  The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds from the
    ``Bureau of the Fiscal Service-Salaries and Expenses'' to the Debt
    Collection Fund as necessary to cover the costs of debt collection:
    Provided, That such amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and
    expenses account from debt collections received in the Debt Collection
    Fund.
        Sec. 116.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this or any other Act may be used by the United States Mint
    to construct or operate any museum without the explicit approval of the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate, the House Committee on Financial

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    Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
    Affairs.
        Sec. 117.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this or any other Act or source to the Department of the
    Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the United States
    Mint, individually or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or
    all functions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United
    States Mint without the explicit approval of the House Committee on
    Financial Services; the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
    Affairs; and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate.
        Sec. 118.  Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the
    transfer of funds in this Act, for the Department of the Treasury's
    intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be
    specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of
    the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year
    2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2015.
        Sec. 119.  Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available from the
    Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Industrial Revolving Fund for
    necessary official reception and representation expenses.
        Sec. 120.  The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a Capital
    Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
    the House of Representatives not later than 30 days following the
    submission of the annual budget submitted by the President:  Provided,
    That such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital investment
    spending from all accounts within the Department of the Treasury,
    including but not limited to the Department-wide Systems and Capital
    Investment Programs account, Treasury Franchise Fund account, and the
    Treasury Forfeiture Fund account:  Provided further, That such Capital
    Investment Plan shall include expenditures occurring in previous fiscal
    years for each capital investment project that has not been fully
    completed.
        Sec. 121. (a) Not later than 60 days after the end of each quarter,
    the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of Financial Research
    shall submit reports on their activities to the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the
    Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        (b) The reports required under subsection (a) shall include--
                (1) the obligations made during the previous quarter by
            object class, office, and activity;
                (2) the estimated obligations for the remainder of the
            fiscal year by object class, office, and activity;
                (3) the number of full-time equivalents within each office
            during the previous quarter;
                (4) the estimated number of full-time equivalents within
            each office for the remainder of the fiscal year; and
                (5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objectives, and
            performance measures of each office.

        (c) At the request of any such Committees specified in subsection
    (a), the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of Financial
    Research shall make officials available to testify on the contents of
    the reports required under subsection (a).

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        Sec. 122.  Within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
    the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit an itemized report to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate on the amount of total funds charged to each office by the
    Franchise Fund including the amount charged for each service provided by
    the Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed description of the
    services, a detailed explanation of how each charge for each service is
    calculated, and a description of the role customers have in governing in
    the Franchise Fund.
        Sec. 123.  The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
    appropriate agencies, departments, bureaus, and commissions that have
    expertise in terrorism and complex financial instruments, shall provide
    a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the
    House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
    Urban Affairs of the Senate not later than 90 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act on economic warfare and financial terrorism.
        This title may be cited as the ``Department of the Treasury
    Appropriations Act, 2015''.

     TITLE II <<NOTE: Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act,
    2015.>>

        EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE
                                    PRESIDENT

                                 The White House

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by law,
    including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as authorized by 5
    U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; subsistence expenses as authorized by 3
    U.S.C. 105, which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in
    that section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, and travel (not to
    exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C.
    103); and not to exceed $19,000 for official reception and
    representation expenses, to be available for allocation within the
    Executive Office of the President; and for necessary expenses of the
    Office of Policy Development, including services as authorized by 5
    U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, $55,000,000.

                     Executive Residence at the White House

                               operating expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence at the White
    House, $12,700,000, to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3
    U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112-114.

                              reimbursable expenses

        For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at the
    White House, such sums as may be necessary:  Provided, That all
    reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence shall be made
    in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph:  Provided further,
    That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,

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    such amount for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclusive
    authority of the Executive Residence to incur obligations and to receive
    offsetting collections, for such expenses:  Provided further, That the
    Executive Residence shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable
    political event to pay in advance an amount equal to the estimated cost
    of the event, and all such advance payments shall be credited to this
    account and remain available until expended:  Provided further, That the
    Executive Residence shall require the national committee of the
    political party of the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be
    separately accounted for and available for expenses relating to
    reimbursable political events sponsored by such committee during such
    fiscal year:  Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall
    ensure that a written notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable
    operating expense under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing
    such amount within 60 days after such expense is incurred, and that such
    amount is collected within 30 days after the submission of such notice:
    Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall charge interest and
    assess penalties and other charges on any such amount that is not
    reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the interest and
    penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding debt on a United States
    Government claim under 31 U.S.C. 3717:  Provided further, That each such
    amount that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and charges,
    shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts:  Provided
    further, That the Executive Residence shall prepare and submit to the
    Committees on Appropriations, by not later than 90 days after the end of
    the fiscal year covered by this Act, a report setting forth the
    reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence during the
    preceding fiscal year, including the total amount of such expenses, the
    amount of such total that consists of reimbursable official and
    ceremonial events, the amount of such total that consists of
    reimbursable political events, and the portion of each such amount that
    has been reimbursed as of the date of the report:  Provided further,
    That the Executive Residence shall maintain a system for the tracking of
    expenses related to reimbursable events within the Executive Residence
    that includes a standard for the classification of any such expense as
    political or nonpolitical:  Provided further, That no provision of this
    paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Residence from any
    other applicable requirement of subchapter I or II of chapter 37 of
    title 31, United States Code.

                       White House Repair and Restoration

        For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Executive
    Residence at the White House pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 105(d), $625,000, to
    remain available until expended, for required maintenance, resolution of
    safety and health issues, and continued preventative maintenance.

                          Council of Economic Advisers

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers in
    carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C.
    1021 et seq.), $4,184,000.

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             National Security Council and Homeland Security Council

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the National Security Council and the
    Homeland Security Council, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
    3109, $12,600,000.

                            Office of Administration

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, including
    services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, and hire of
    passenger motor vehicles, $111,300,000, of which not to exceed
    $12,006,000 shall remain available until expended for continued
    modernization of the information technology infrastructure within the
    Executive Office of the President.

                         Office of Management and Budget

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and Budget,
    including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by
    5 U.S.C. 3109, to carry out the provisions of chapter 35 of title 44,
    United States Code, and to prepare and submit the budget of the United
    States Government, in accordance with section 1105(a) of title 31,
    United States Code, $91,750,000, of which not to exceed $3,000 shall be
    available for official representation expenses:  Provided, That none of
    the funds appropriated in this Act for the Office of Management and
    Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any agricultural
    marketing orders or any activities or regulations under the provisions
    of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et
    seq.):  Provided further, That none of the funds made available for the
    Office of Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for the
    altering of the transcript of actual testimony of witnesses, except for
    testimony of officials of the Office of Management and Budget, before
    the Committees on Appropriations or their subcommittees:  Provided
    further, That none of the funds provided in this or prior Acts shall be
    used, directly or indirectly, by the Office of Management and Budget,
    for evaluating or determining if water resource project or study reports
    submitted by the Chief of Engineers acting through the Secretary of the
    Army are in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and
    requirements relevant to the Civil Works water resource planning
    process:  Provided further, That the Office of Management and Budget
    shall have not more than 60 days in which to perform budgetary policy
    reviews of water resource matters on which the Chief of Engineers has
    reported:  Provided further, That the Director of the Office of
    Management and Budget shall notify the appropriate authorizing and
    appropriating committees when the 60-day review is initiated:  Provided
    further, That if water resource reports have not been transmitted to the
    appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees within 15 days
    after the end of the Office of Management and Budget review period based
    on the notification from

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    the Director, Congress shall assume Office of Management and Budget
    concurrence with the report and act accordingly.

                     Office of National Drug Control Policy

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control
    Policy; for research activities pursuant to the Office of National Drug
    Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-469); not to
    exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and
    for participation in joint projects or in the provision of services on
    matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or public
    organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement,
    $22,647,000: <<NOTE: 21 USC 1702 note.>>   Provided, That the Office is
    authorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both real and
    personal, public and private, without fiscal year limitation, for the
    purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Office.

                          federal drug control programs

                  high intensity drug trafficking areas program

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control
    Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, $245,000,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2016, for drug control activities
    consistent with the approved strategy for each of the designated High
    Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (``HIDTAs''), of which not less than 51
    percent shall be transferred to State and local entities for drug
    control activities and shall be obligated not later than 120 days after
    enactment of this Act:  Provided, That up to 49 percent may be
    transferred to Federal agencies and departments in amounts determined by
    the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, of which up
    to $2,700,000 may be used for auditing services and associated
    activities:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding the requirements of
    Public Law 106-58, any unexpended funds obligated prior to fiscal year
    2013 may be used for any other approved activities of that HIDTA,
    subject to reprogramming requirements:  Provided further, That each
    HIDTA designated as of September 30, 2014, shall be funded at not less
    than the fiscal year 2014 base level, unless the Director submits to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate justification for changes to those levels based on clearly
    articulated priorities and published Office of National Drug Control
    Policy performance measures of effectiveness:  Provided further, That
    the Director shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the
    initial allocation of fiscal year 2015 funding among HIDTAs not later
    than 45 days after enactment of this Act, and shall notify the
    Committees of planned uses of discretionary HIDTA funding, as determined
    in consultation with the HIDTA Directors, not later than 90 days after
    enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That upon a determination that
    all or part of the funds so transferred from this appropriation are not
    necessary for the purposes provided herein and upon notification

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    to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
    the Senate, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation.

                       other federal drug control programs

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For other drug control activities authorized by the Office of
    National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public Law
    109-469), $107,150,000, to remain available until expended, which shall
    be available as follows: $93,500,000 for the Drug-Free Communities
    Program, of which $2,000,000 shall be made available as directed by
    section 4 of Public Law 107-82, as amended by Public Law 109-469 (21
    U.S.C. 1521 note); $1,400,000 for drug court training and technical
    assistance; $9,000,000 for anti-doping activities; $2,000,000 for the
    United States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agency; and
    $1,250,000 shall be made available as directed by section 1105 of Public
    Law 109-469:  Provided, That amounts made available under this heading
    may be transferred to other Federal departments and agencies to carry
    out such activities.

                               Unanticipated Needs

        For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet unanticipated
    needs, in furtherance of the national interest, security, or defense
    which may arise at home or abroad during the current fiscal year, as
    authorized by 3 U.S.C. 108, $800,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2016.

                   Information Technology Oversight and Reform

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses for the furtherance of integrated, efficient,
    secure, and effective uses of information technology in the Federal
    Government, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided,
    That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may transfer
    these funds to one or more other agencies to carry out projects to meet
    these purposes:  Provided further, That the Director of the Office of
    Management and Budget shall submit quarterly reports not later than 45
    days after the end of each quarter to the Committees on Appropriations
    of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Government
    Accountability Office identifying the savings achieved by the Office of
    Management and Budget's government-wide information technology reform
    efforts:  Provided further, That such reports shall include savings
    identified by fiscal year, agency, and appropriation.

                       Special Assistance to the President

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to provide
    assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned
    functions; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106,
    including subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106,

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    which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that section;
    and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,211,000.

                    Official Residence of the Vice President

                               operating expenses

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, and to the
    extent not otherwise provided for, heating and lighting, including
    electric power and fixtures, of the official residence of the Vice
    President; the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed
    $90,000 pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 106(b)(2), $299,000:  Provided, That
    advances, repayments, or transfers from this appropriation may be made
    to any department or agency for expenses of carrying out such
    activities.

     Administrative Provisions--Executive Office of the President and Funds
                          Appropriated to the President

                         (including transfers of funds)

        Sec. 201.  From funds made available in this Act under the headings
    ``The White House'', ``Executive Residence at the White House'', ``White
    House Repair and Restoration'', ``Council of Economic Advisers'',
    ``National Security Council and Homeland Security Council'', ``Office of
    Administration'', ``Special Assistance to the President'', and
    ``Official Residence of the Vice President'', the Director of the Office
    of Management and Budget (or such other officer as the President may
    designate in writing), may, with advance approval of the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, transfer
    not to exceed 10 percent of any such appropriation to any other such
    appropriation, to be merged with and available for the same time and for
    the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred:  Provided,
    That the amount of an appropriation shall not be increased by more than
    50 percent by such transfers:  Provided further, That no amount shall be
    transferred from ``Special Assistance to the President'' or ``Official
    Residence of the Vice President'' without the approval of the Vice
    President.
        Sec. 202.  Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this
    section, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
    submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate on the costs of implementing the Dodd-
    Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-
    203). Such report shall include--
                (1) the estimated mandatory and discretionary obligations of
            funds through fiscal year 2017, by Federal agency and by fiscal
            year, including--
                        (A) the estimated obligations by cost inputs such as
                    rent, information technology, contracts, and personnel;
                        (B) the methodology and data sources used to
                    calculate such estimated obligations; and
                        (C) the specific section of such Act that requires
                    the obligation of funds; and

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                (2) the estimated receipts through fiscal year 2017 from
            assessments, user fees, and other fees by the Federal agency
            making the collections, by fiscal year, including--
                        (A) the methodology and data sources used to
                    calculate such estimated collections; and
                        (B) the specific section of such Act that authorizes
                    the collection of funds.

        Sec. 203. (a) During fiscal year 2015, any Executive order issued by
    the President shall be accompanied by a statement from the Director of
    the Office of Management and Budget on the budgetary impact, including
    costs, benefits, and revenues, of the Executive order.
        (b) Any such statement shall include--
                (1) a narrative summary of the budgetary impact of such
            order on the Federal Government;
                (2) the impact on mandatory and discretionary obligations
            and outlays, listed by Federal agency, for each year in the 5-
            fiscal year period beginning in fiscal year 2015; and
                (3) the impact on revenues of the Federal Government over
            the 5-fiscal year period beginning in fiscal year 2015.

        (c) If an Executive order is issued during fiscal year 2015 due to a
    national emergency, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
    may issue the statement required by subsection (a) not later than 15
    days after the date that the Executive order is issued.
        Sec. 204.  The Director of the Office of National Drug Control
    Policy shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate not later than 60 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, and prior to the initial obligation of more than
    20 percent of the funds appropriated in any account under the heading
    ``Office of National Drug Control Policy'', a detailed narrative and
    financial plan on the proposed uses of all funds under the account by
    program, project, and activity:  Provided, That the reports required by
    this section shall be updated and submitted to the Committees on
    Appropriations every 6 months and shall include information detailing
    how the estimates and assumptions contained in previous reports have
    changed:  Provided further, That any new projects and changes in funding
    of ongoing projects shall be subject to the prior approval of the
    Committees on Appropriations.
        Sec. 205.  Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this Act
    made available to the Office of National Drug Control Policy may be
    transferred between appropriated programs upon the advance approval of
    the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided, That no transfer may
    increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 3 percent.
        Sec. 206.  Not to exceed $1,000,000 of any appropriations in this
    Act made available to the Office of National Drug Control Policy may be
    reprogrammed within a program, project, or activity upon the advance
    approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
        Sec. 207.  The first proviso under the heading ``Data-Driven
    Innovation'' in division E of Public Law 113-76 is amended by striking
    ``shall'' and inserting ``may''.
         This title may be cited as the ``Executive Office of the President
    Appropriations Act, 2015''.

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    TITLE III <<NOTE: Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2015.>>

                                  THE JUDICIARY

                       Supreme Court of the United States

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme Court, as
    required by law, excluding care of the building and grounds, including
    hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and
    1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation
    expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as the Chief
    Justice may approve, $74,967,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain
    available until expended.
        In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary
    under current law for the salaries of the chief justice and associate
    justices of the court.

                        care of the building and grounds

        For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the Architect of
    the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon the Architect by 40
    U.S.C. 6111 and 6112, $11,640,000, to remain available until expended.

             United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

                              salaries and expenses

        For salaries of officers and employees, and for necessary expenses
    of the court, as authorized by law, $30,212,000.
        In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary
    under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the
    court.

                   United States Court of International Trade

                              salaries and expenses

        For salaries of officers and employees of the court, services, and
    necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $17,807,000.
        In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary
    under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the
    court.

         Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services

                              salaries and expenses

        For the salaries of judges of the United States Court of Federal
    Claims, magistrate judges, and all other officers and employees of the
    Federal Judiciary not otherwise specifically provided for, necessary
    expenses of the courts, and the purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning
    of uniforms for Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as
    authorized by law, $4,846,818,000 (including the purchase

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    of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall
    remain available until expended for space alteration projects and for
    furniture and furnishings related to new space alteration and
    construction projects; and of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall
    remain available until September 30, 2016, for the Integrated Workplace
    Initiative:  Provided, That the amount provided for the Integrated
    Workplace Initiative shall not be available for obligation until the
    Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts
    submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate showing that the estimated cost savings
    resulting from the Initiative will exceed the estimated amounts
    obligated for the Initiative.
        In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary
    under current law for the salaries of circuit and district judges
    (including judges of the territorial courts of the United States),
    bankruptcy judges, and justices and judges retired from office or from
    regular active service.
        In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of Federal
    Claims associated with processing cases under the National Childhood
    Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-660), not to exceed
    $5,423,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation
    Trust Fund.

                                defender services

        For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; the
    compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to
    represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 3006A and 3599, and for the
    compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons furnishing
    investigative, expert, and other services for such representations as
    authorized by law; the compensation (in accordance with the maximums
    under 18 U.S.C. 3006A) and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys
    appointed to assist the court in criminal cases where the defendant has
    waived representation by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of
    expenses of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil actions for
    the protection of their employment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C.
    1875(d)(1); the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys
    appointed under 18 U.S.C. 983(b)(1) in connection with certain judicial
    civil forfeiture proceedings; the compensation and reimbursement of
    travel expenses of guardians ad litem appointed under 18 U.S.C. 4100(b);
    and for necessary training and general administrative expenses,
    $1,016,499,000, to remain available until expended.

                        fees of jurors and commissioners

        For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1871 and
    1876; compensation of jury commissioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C.
    1863; and compensation of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases
    pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28
    U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)), $52,191,000, to remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That the compensation of land commissioners shall
    not exceed the daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under 5
    U.S.C. 5332.

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                                 court security

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the
    provision of protective guard services for United States courthouses and
    other facilities housing Federal court operations, and the procurement,
    installation, and maintenance of security systems and equipment for
    United States courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court
    operations, including building ingress-egress control, inspection of
    mail and packages, directed security patrols, perimeter security, basic
    security services provided by the Federal Protective Service, and other
    similar activities as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial
    Improvement and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100-702),
    $513,975,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available
    until expended, to be expended directly or transferred to the United
    States Marshals Service, which shall be responsible for administering
    the Judicial Facility Security Program consistent with standards or
    guidelines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative Office of the
    United States Courts and the Attorney General.

                Administrative Office of the United States Courts

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the United
    States Courts as authorized by law, including travel as authorized by 31
    U.S.C. 1345, hire of a passenger motor vehicle as authorized by 31
    U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and
    elsewhere, $84,399,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is authorized for
    official reception and representation expenses.

                             Federal Judicial Center

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as authorized
    by Public Law 90-219, $26,959,000; of which $1,800,000 shall remain
    available through September 30, 2016, to provide education and training
    to Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed $1,500 is
    authorized for official reception and representation expenses.

                       United States Sentencing Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
    of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, $16,894,000, of which not
    to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official reception and representation
    expenses.

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                    Administrative Provisions--The Judiciary

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 301.  Appropriations and authorizations made in this title
    which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available for
    services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
        Sec. 302.  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
    available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this Act may
    be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation,
    except ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial
    Services, Defender Services'' and ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts,
    and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners'', shall
    be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers:  Provided,
    That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a
    reprogramming of funds under sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall
    not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with
    the procedures set forth in section 608.
        Sec. 303.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the salaries
    and expenses appropriation for ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and
    Other Judicial Services'' shall be available for official reception and
    representation expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States:
     Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed $11,000 and shall
    be administered by the Director of the Administrative Office of the
    United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of the Judicial
    Conference.
        Sec. 304.  Section 3314(a) of title 40, United States Code, shall be
    applied by substituting ``Federal'' for ``executive'' each place it
    appears.
        Sec. 305.  In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561-569, and notwithstanding
    any other provision of law, the United States Marshals Service shall
    provide, for such courthouses as its Director may designate in
    consultation with the Director of the Administrative Office of the
    United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, the security
    services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the Department of Homeland
    Security to provide, except for the services specified in 40 U.S.C.
    1315(b)(2)(E). For building-specific security services at these
    courthouses, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United
    States Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service rather
    than the Department of Homeland Security.
        Sec. 306. (a) Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of
    1990 (Public Law 101-650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended in the matter
    following paragraph (12)--
                (1) in the second sentence (relating to the District of
            Kansas), by striking ``23 years and 6 months'' and inserting
            ``24 years and 6 months''; and
                (2) in the sixth sentence (relating to the District of
            Hawaii), by striking ``20 years and 6 months'' and inserting
            ``21 years and 6 months''.

        (b) Section 406 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban
    Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent
    Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-115; 119 Stat. 2470;
    28 U.S.C. 133 note) is amended in the second sentence (relating to the
    eastern District of Missouri) by striking ``21 years and 6 months'' and
    inserting ``22 years and 6 months''.

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        (c) Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Department of Justice
    Appropriations Authorization Act (Public Law 107-273; 28 U.S.C. 133
    note), is amended--
                (1) in the first sentence by striking ``12 years'' and
            inserting ``13 years'';
                (2) in the second sentence (relating to the central District
            of California), by striking ``11 years and 6 months'' and
            inserting ``12 years and 6 months''; and
                (3) in the third sentence (relating to the western district
            of North Carolina), by striking ``10 years'' and inserting ``11
            years''.

        Sec. 307.  Section 84(b) of title 28, United States <<NOTE: 28 USC
    846.>> Code, is amended in the second sentence by inserting
    ``Bakersfield,'' after ``shall be held at''.

        Sec. 308.  Section 3155 of title 18, United States <<NOTE: 18 USC
    3155.>> Code, is amended--
                (1) in the first sentence, by deleting the words ``and the
            Director''; and
                (2) in the first sentence, by inserting at the end ``and
            shall ensure that case file, statistical, and other information
            concerning the work of pretrial services is provided to the
            Director''.

        This title may be cited as the ``Judiciary Appropriations Act,
    2015''.

    TITLE IV <<NOTE: District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2015.>>

                              DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

                                  Federal Funds

                  federal payment for resident tuition support

        For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be deposited
    into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to be administered by
    the Mayor, for District of Columbia resident tuition support,
    $30,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That such
    funds, including any interest accrued thereon, may be used on behalf of
    eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the
    difference between in-State and out-of-State tuition at public
    institutions of higher education, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at
    eligible private institutions of higher education:  Provided further,
    That the awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis of a
    resident's academic merit, the income and need of eligible students and
    such other factors as may be authorized:  Provided further, That the
    District of Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for
    the Resident Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the Federal
    funds appropriated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent
    appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, and
    any interest earned in this or any fiscal year:  Provided further, That
    the account shall be under the control of the District of Columbia Chief
    Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely for the purposes of
    carrying out the Resident Tuition Support Program:  Provided further,
    That the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly
    financial report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate

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    for these funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made and the
    purpose therefor.

        federal payment for emergency planning and security costs in the
                              district of columbia

        For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined by the
    Mayor of the District of Columbia in written consultation with the
    elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions,
    $12,500,000, to remain available until expended, for the costs of
    providing public safety at events related to the presence of the
    National Capital in the District of Columbia, including support
    requested by the Director of the United States Secret Service in
    carrying out protective duties under the direction of the Secretary of
    Homeland Security, and for the costs of providing support to respond to
    immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of
    Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions.

               federal payment to the district of columbia courts

        For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts,
    $245,110,000 to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia
    Court of Appeals, $13,622,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for
    official reception and representation expenses; for the Superior Court
    of the District of Columbia, $116,443,000, of which not to exceed $2,500
    is for official reception and representation expenses; for the District
    of Columbia Court System, $71,155,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is
    for official reception and representation expenses; and $43,890,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2016, for capital improvements for
    District of Columbia courthouse facilities:  Provided, That funds made
    available for capital improvements shall be expended consistent with the
    District of Columbia Courts master plan study and facilities condition
    assessment:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision
    of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by
    the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the
    same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other
    Federal agencies:  Provided further, That 30 days after providing
    written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may
    reallocate not more than $6,000,000 of the funds provided under this
    heading among the items and entities funded under this heading:
    Provided further, That the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in
    the District of Columbia may, by regulation, establish a program
    substantially similar to the program set forth in subchapter II of
    chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, for employees of the District
    of Columbia Courts.

      federal payment for defender services in district of columbia courts

        For payments authorized under section 11-2604 and section 11-2605,
    D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided under the
    District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments for counsel
    appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of
    the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Official
    Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements

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    to provide guardian ad litem representation, training, technical
    assistance, and such other services as are necessary to improve the
    quality of guardian ad litem representation, payments for counsel
    appointed in adoption proceedings under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C.
    Official Code, and payments authorized under section 21-2060, D.C.
    Official Code (relating to services provided under the District of
    Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of
    Attorney Act of 1986), $49,890,000, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, That funds provided under this heading shall be administered
    by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of
    Columbia:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision
    of law, this appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office
    of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner
    as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agencies.

     federal payment to the court services and offender supervision agency
                          for the district of columbia

        For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor
    vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the
    District of Columbia, as authorized by the National Capital
    Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997,
    $234,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception
    and representation expenses related to Community Supervision and
    Pretrial Services Agency programs, of which not to exceed $25,000 is for
    dues and assessments relating to the implementation of the Court
    Services and Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of
    2002; of which $173,155,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Community
    Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to include expenses relating
    to the supervision of adults subject to protection orders or the
    provision of services for or related to such persons, of which up to
    $9,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017, for the
    relocation of offender supervision field offices; and of which
    $60,845,000 shall be available to the Pretrial Services Agency:
    Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts
    under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of
    Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as
    funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies:
    Provided further, That amounts under this heading may be used for
    programmatic incentives for offenders and defendants successfully
    meeting terms of supervision:  Provided further, That the Director is
    authorized to accept and use gifts in the form of in-kind contributions
    of the following: space and hospitality to support offender and
    defendant programs; equipment, supplies, and vocational training
    services necessary to sustain, educate, and train offenders and
    defendants, including their dependent children; and programmatic
    incentives for offenders and defendants meeting terms of supervision:
    Provided further, That the Director shall keep accurate and detailed
    records of the acceptance and use of any gift under the previous
    proviso, and shall make such records available for audit and public
    inspection:  Provided further, That the Court Services and Offender
    Supervision Agency Director is authorized to accept and use
    reimbursement from the District of Columbia Government for space and
    services provided on a cost reimbursable basis.

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       federal payment to the district of columbia public defender service

        For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor
    vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, as
    authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government
    Improvement Act of 1997, $41,231,000, of which $1,150,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2017, is for relocation of satellite
    offices:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all
    amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office
    of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner
    as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of Federal agencies:
    Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United
    States Code, and in addition to the authority provided by the District
    of Columbia Code Section 2-1607(b), upon approval of the Board of
    Trustees, the District of Columbia Public Defender Service may accept
    and use voluntary and uncompensated services for the purpose of aiding
    or facilitating the work of the District of Columbia Public Defender
    Service:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding District of Columbia
    Code section 2-1603(d), for the purpose of any action brought against
    the Board of the Trustees of the District of Columbia Public Defender
    Service, the trustees shall be deemed to be employees of the Public
    Defender Service.

      federal payment to the district of columbia water and sewer authority

        For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer
    Authority, $14,000,000, to remain available until expended, to continue
    implementation of the Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan:  Provided,
    That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority provides a 100
    percent match for this payment.

          federal payment to the criminal justice coordinating council

        For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council,
    $1,900,000, to remain available until expended, to support initiatives
    related to the coordination of Federal and local criminal justice
    resources in the District of Columbia.

                    federal payment for judicial commissions

        For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 30, 2016,
    to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, $295,000, and for
    the Judicial Nomination Commission, $270,000.

                     federal payment for school improvement

        For a Federal payment for a school improvement program in the
    District of Columbia, $45,000,000, to remain available until expended,
    for payments authorized under the Scholarship for Opportunity and
    Results Act (division C of Public Law 112-10):  Provided, That within
    funds provided for opportunity scholarships $3,000,000 shall be for the
    activities specified in sections 3007(b) through 3007(d) and 3009 of the
    Act.

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           federal payment for the district of columbia national guard

        For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National Guard,
    $435,000, to remain available until expended for the Major General David
    F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard Retention and
    College Access Program.

              federal payment for testing and treatment of hiv/aids

        For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the testing of
    individuals for, and the treatment of individuals with, human
    immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in the
    District of Columbia, $5,000,000.

                           District of Columbia Funds

        Local funds are appropriated for the District of Columbia for the
    current fiscal year out of the General Fund of the District of Columbia
    (``General Fund'') for programs and activities set forth under the
    heading ``District of Columbia Funds Summary of Expenses'' and at the
    rate set forth under such heading, as included in the Fiscal Year 2015
    Budget Request Act of 2014 submitted to the Congress by the District of
    Columbia as amended as of the date of enactment of this Act:  Provided,
    That notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in
    section 450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (section 1-
    204.50a, D.C. Official Code), sections 816 and 817 of the Financial
    Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (secs. 47-
    369.01 and 47-369.02, D.C. Official Code), and provisions of this Act,
    the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating expenses for the
    District of Columbia for fiscal year 2015 under this heading shall not
    exceed the estimates included in the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request Act
    of 2014 submitted to Congress by the District of Columbia as amended as
    of the date of enactment of this Act or the sum of the total revenues of
    the District of Columbia for such fiscal year:  Provided further, That
    the amount appropriated may be increased by proceeds of one-time
    transactions, which are expended for emergency or unanticipated
    operating or capital needs:  Provided further, That such increases shall
    be approved by enactment of local District law and shall comply with all
    reserve requirements contained in the District of Columbia Home Rule
    Act:  Provided further, That the Chief Financial Officer of the District
    of Columbia shall take such steps as are necessary to assure that the
    District of Columbia meets these requirements, including the
    apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the appropriations and
    funds made available to the District during fiscal year 2015, except
    that the Chief Financial Officer may not reprogram for operating
    expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations
    issued for capital projects.
        This title may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Appropriations
    Act, 2015''.

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                                     TITLE V

                              INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                 Administrative Conference of the United States

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of the
    United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 et seq., $3,100,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $1,000 is for
    official reception and representation expenses.

                      Commodity Futures Trading Commission

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Commodity
    Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the purchase and hire of
    passenger motor vehicles, and the rental of space (to include multiple
    year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $250,000,000,
    including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representation
    expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses for consultations
    and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign governmental and
    other regulatory officials, of which not less than $50,000,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be for the purchase of
    information technology and of which not less than $2,620,000 shall be
    for the Office of the Inspector General:  Provided, That not to exceed
    $10,000,000 of the amounts provided herein may be moved between the
    amount for salaries and expenses and the amount for the purchase of
    information technology subject to reprogramming procedures under section
    608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
    except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

                       Consumer Product Safety Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety Commission,
    including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5
    U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem
    rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376,
    purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials'
    contributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $4,000 for
    official reception and representation expenses, $123,000,000.

                         Election Assistance Commission

                              salaries and expenses

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote Act of
    2002 (Public Law 107-252), $10,000,000, of which $1,900,000 shall be
    transferred to the National Institute of Standards and

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    Technology for election reform activities authorized under the Help
    America Vote Act of 2002.

                        Federal Communications Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications Commission, as
    authorized by law, including uniforms and allowances therefor, as
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; not to exceed $4,000 for official
    reception and representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor
    vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
    3109, $339,844,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That
    of which not less than $300,000 shall be available for consultation with
    federally recognized Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, and entities
    related to Hawaiian Home Lands:  Provided further, That $339,844,000 of
    offsetting collections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to
    section 9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934, shall be
    retained and used for necessary expenses and shall remain available
    until expended:  Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated
    shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during
    fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015
    appropriation estimated at $0:  Provided further, That any offsetting
    collections received in excess of $339,844,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall
    not be available for obligation:  Provided further, That remaining
    offsetting collections from prior years collected in excess of the
    amount specified for collection in each such year and otherwise becoming
    available on October 1, 2014, shall not be available for obligation:
    Provided further, That notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), proceeds
    from the use of a competitive bidding system that may be retained and
    made available for obligation shall not exceed $106,000,000 for fiscal
    year 2015:  Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under this
    heading, not less than $11,090,000 shall be for the salaries and
    expenses of the Office of Inspector General.

          administrative provisions--federal communications commission

        Sec. 501.  Section 302 of the Universal Service Antideficiency
    Temporary Suspension Act is amended by striking ``December 31, 2015'',
    each place it appears and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
        Sec. 502.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by
    the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change its
    rules or regulations for universal service support payments to implement
    the February 27, 2004 recommendations of the Federal-State Joint Board
    on Universal Service regarding single connection or primary line
    restrictions on universal service support payments.

                      Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

                         office of the inspector general

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
    carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,

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    $34,568,000, to be derived from the Deposit Insurance Fund or, only when
    appropriate, the FSLIC Resolution Fund.

                           Federal Election Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Federal
    Election Campaign Act of 1971, $67,500,000, of which not to exceed
    $5,000 shall be available for reception and representation expenses.

                        Federal Labor Relations Authority

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal Labor
    Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978,
    and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized
    by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts and consultants, hire of
    passenger motor vehicles, and including official reception and
    representation expenses (not to exceed $1,500) and rental of conference
    rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $25,548,000:  Provided,
    That public members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel may be paid
    travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law
    (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed intermittently in the Government
    service, and compensation as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109:  Provided
    further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees
    charged to non-Federal participants at labor-management relations
    conferences shall be credited to and merged with this account, to be
    available without further appropriation for the costs of carrying out
    these conferences.

                            Federal Trade Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, including
    uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902;
    services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor
    vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and
    representation expenses, $293,000,000, to remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be available for
    use to contract with a person or persons for collection services in
    accordance with the terms of 31 U.S.C. 3718:  Provided further, That,
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $100,000,000
    of offsetting collections derived from fees collected for premerger
    notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements
    Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall
    be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation:
    Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not
    to exceed $14,000,000 in offsetting collections derived from fees
    sufficient to implement and enforce the Telemarketing Sales Rule,
    promulgated under the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse
    Prevention Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be credited to this
    account, and be retained and used for necessary expenses in this
    appropriation:

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     Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the general
    fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during
    fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015
    appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than
    $179,000,000:  Provided further, That none of the funds made available
    to the Federal Trade Commission may be used to implement subsection
    (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
    1831t).

                         General Services Administration

                            real property activities

                             federal buildings fund

                     limitations on availability of revenue

                         (including transfers of funds)

        Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collections deposited
    into the Fund shall be available for necessary expenses of real property
    management and related activities not otherwise provided for, including
    operation, maintenance, and protection of federally owned and leased
    buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration
    of leased premises; moving governmental agencies (including space
    adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) in connection
    with the assignment, allocation and transfer of space; contractual
    services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; repair
    and alteration of federally owned buildings including grounds,
    approaches and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites;
    maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of
    buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise
    authorized by law; acquisition of options to purchase buildings and
    sites; conversion and extension of federally owned buildings;
    preliminary planning and design of projects by contract or otherwise;
    construction of new buildings (including equipment for such buildings);
    and payment of principal, interest, and any other obligations for public
    buildings acquired by installment purchase and purchase contract; in the
    aggregate amount of $9,238,310,000, of which--
                (1) $509,670,000 shall remain available until expended for
            construction and acquisition (including funds for sites and
            expenses, and associated design and construction services) of
            additional projects at--
                        (A) California, Calexico, Calexico West Land Port of
                    Entry, $98,062,000;
                        (B) California, San Diego, San Ysidro Land Port of
                    Entry, $216,828,000;
                        (C) District of Columbia, Washington, DHS
                    Consolidation at St. Elizabeths, $144,000,000;
                        (D) National Capital Region, Civilian Cyber Campus,
                    $35,000,000; and
                        (E) New York, Glenville, Scotia Depot, $15,780,000:

         Provided, That each of the foregoing limits of costs on new
    construction and acquisition projects may be exceeded to the extent that
    savings are effected in other such projects, but not to exceed 10
    percent of the amounts included in a transmitted prospectus,

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    if required, unless advance approval is obtained from the Committees on
    Appropriations of a greater amount;
                (2) $818,160,000 shall remain available until expended for
            repairs and alterations, including associated design and
            construction services, of which--
                        (A) $306,894,000 is for Major Repairs and
                    Alterations;
                        (B) $390,266,000 is for Basic Repairs and
                    Alterations; and
                        (C) $121,000,000 is for Special Emphasis Programs,
                    of which--
                              (i) $5,000,000 is for Energy and Water
                          Retrofit and Conservation Measures;
                              (ii) $26,000,000 is for Fire and Life Safety;
                              (iii) $20,000,000 is for Judiciary Capital
                          Security; and
                              (iv) $70,000,000 is for Consolidation
                          Activities:  Provided, That consolidation projects
                          result in reduced annual rent paid by the tenant
                          agency:  Provided further, That no consolidation
                          project exceed $20,000,000 in costs:  Provided
                          further, That consolidation projects are approved
                          by each of the committees specified in section
                          3307(a) of title 40, United States Code:  Provided
                          further, That preference is given to consolidation
                          projects that achieve a utilization rate of 130
                          usable square feet or less per person for office
                          space:  Provided further, That the obligation of
                          funds under this paragraph for consolidation
                          activities may not be made until 10 days after a
                          proposed spending plan and explanation for each
                          project to be undertaken, including estimated
                          savings, has been submitted to the Committees on
                          Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
                          the Senate:

         Provided, That funds made available in this or any previous Act in
    the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and Alterations shall, for
    prospectus projects, be limited to the amount identified for each
    project, except each project in this or any previous Act may be
    increased by an amount not to exceed 10 percent unless advance approval
    is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a greater amount:
    Provided further, That additional projects for which prospectuses have
    been fully approved may be funded under this category only if advance
    approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided
    further, That the amounts provided in this or any prior Act for
    ``Repairs and Alterations'' may be used to fund costs associated with
    implementing security improvements to buildings necessary to meet the
    minimum standards for security in accordance with current law and in
    compliance with the reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate
    Committees of the House and Senate:  Provided further, That the
    difference between the funds appropriated and expended on any projects
    in this or any prior Act, under the heading ``Repairs and Alterations'',
    may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or used to fund
    authorized increases in prospectus projects:  Provided further, That the
    amount provided in this or any prior Act for Basic Repairs and
    Alterations may be used to pay claims against the Government arising
    from any projects under the heading ``Repairs and Alterations'' or used
    to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects;

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                (3) $5,666,348,000 for rental of space to remain available
            until expended; and
                (4) $2,244,132,000 for building operations to remain
            available until expended, of which $1,122,727,000 is for
            building services, and $1,121,405,000 is for salaries and
            expenses:  Provided further, That not to exceed 5 percent of any
            appropriation made available under this paragraph for building
            operations may be transferred between and merged with such
            appropriations upon notification to the Committees on
            Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate,
            but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 5
            percent by any such transfers:  Provided further, That section
            508 of this title shall not apply with respect to funds made
            available under this heading for building operations:

         Provided further, That the total amount of funds made available
    from this Fund to the General Services Administration shall not be
    available for expenses of any construction, repair, alteration and
    acquisition project for which a prospectus, if required by 40 U.S.C.
    3307(a), has not been approved, except that necessary funds may be
    expended for each project for required expenses for the development of a
    proposed prospectus:  Provided further, That funds available in the
    Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency repairs when
    advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations:
    Provided further, That amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special
    services to other agencies under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2) and amounts to
    provide such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other
    facilities on private or other property not in Government ownership or
    control as may be appropriate to enable the United States Secret Service
    to perform its protective functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall be
    available from such revenues and collections:  Provided further, That
    revenues and collections and any other sums accruing to this Fund during
    fiscal year 2015, excluding reimbursements under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2), in
    excess of the aggregate new obligational authority authorized for Real
    Property Activities of the Federal Buildings Fund in this Act shall
    remain in the Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as
    authorized in appropriations Acts.

                               general activities

                             government-wide policy

        For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for
    Government-wide policy and evaluation activities associated with the
    management of real and personal property assets and certain
    administrative services; Government-wide policy support responsibilities
    relating to acquisition, travel, motor vehicles, information technology
    management, and related technology activities; and services as
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $58,000,000.

                               operating expenses

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for
    Government-wide activities associated with utilization and donation of
    surplus personal property; disposal of real property; agency-wide policy
    direction, management, and communications; the

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    Civilian Board of Contract Appeals; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
    3109; $61,049,000, of which $26,328,000 is for Real and Personal
    Property Management and Disposal; $25,729,000 is for the Office of the
    Administrator, of which not to exceed $7,500 is for official reception
    and representation expenses; and $8,992,000 is for the Civilian Board of
    Contract Appeals:  Provided further, That not to exceed 5 percent of the
    appropriation made available under this heading for Office of the
    Administrator may be transferred to the appropriation for the Real and
    Personal Property Management and Disposal upon notification to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate, but the appropriation for the Real and Personal Property
    Management and Disposal may not be increased by more than 5 percent by
    any such transfer.

                           office of inspector general

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General and
    service authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $65,000,000, of which $2,000,000 is
    available until expended:  Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 shall be
    available for payment for information and detection of fraud against the
    Government, including payment for recovery of stolen Government
    property:  Provided further, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be
    available for awards to employees of other Federal agencies and private
    citizens in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in enhanced
    Office of Inspector General effectiveness.

                allowances and office staff for former presidents

        For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 (3
    U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95-138, $3,250,000.

                          federal citizen services fund

                          (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Citizen Services and
    Innovative Technologies, including services authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323
    and 44 U.S.C. 3604; and for necessary expenses in support of interagency
    projects that enable the Federal Government to enhance its ability to
    conduct activities electronically, through the development and
    implementation of innovative uses of information technology;
    $53,294,000, of which $14,135,000 shall be available for electronic
    government projects, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen Services
    Fund:  Provided, That the previous amount may be transferred to Federal
    agencies to carry out the purpose of the Federal Citizen Services Fund:
    Provided further, That the appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and
    collections deposited into the Fund shall be available until expended
    for necessary expenses of Federal Citizen Services and other activities
    that enable the Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct
    activities electronically in the aggregate amount not to exceed
    $90,000,000:  Provided further, That appropriations, revenues,
    reimbursements, and collections accruing to this Fund during fiscal year
    2015 in excess of such amount shall remain in the Fund and shall not be
    available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts:
    Provided further, That any appropriations provided to the

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    Electronic Government Fund that remain unobligated as of September 30,
    2014, may be transferred to the Federal Citizen Services Fund:  Provided
    further, That the transfer authorities provided herein shall be in
    addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act.

           administrative provisions--general services administration

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 510.  Funds available to the General Services Administration
    shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles.
        Sec. 511.  Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available for
    fiscal year 2015 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may be
    transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary to meet
    program requirements:  Provided, That any proposed transfers shall be
    approved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate.
        Sec. 512.  Except as otherwise provided in this title, funds made
    available by this Act shall be used to transmit a fiscal year 2016
    request for United States Courthouse construction only if the request:
    (1) meets the design guide standards for construction as established and
    approved by the General Services Administration, the Judicial Conference
    of the United States, and the Office of Management and Budget; (2)
    reflects the priorities of the Judicial Conference of the United States
    as set out in its approved 5-year construction plan; and (3) includes a
    standardized courtroom utilization study of each facility to be
    constructed, replaced, or expanded.
        Sec. 513.  None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to
    increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning
    services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided
    through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the
    rate per square foot assessment for space and services as determined by
    the General Services Administration in consideration of the Public
    Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-313).
        Sec. 514.  From funds made available under the heading ``Federal
    Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue'', claims against
    the Government of less than $250,000 arising from direct construction
    projects and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from savings
    effected in other construction projects with prior notification to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate.
        Sec. 515.  In any case in which the Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
    Environment and Public Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting
    lease authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by the
    Administrator of the General Services Administration under 40 U.S.C.
    3307, the Administrator shall ensure that the delineated area of
    procurement is identical to the delineated area included in the
    prospectus for all lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator
    determines that the delineated area of the procurement should not be
    identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus, the
    Administrator shall provide an explanatory statement to each of such
    committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives

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    and the Senate prior to exercising any lease authority provided in the
    resolution.
        Sec. 516.  With respect to each project funded under the heading
    ``Major Repairs and Alterations'' or ``Judiciary Capital Security
    Program'', and with respect to E-Government projects funded under the
    heading ``Federal Citizen Services Fund'', the Administrator of General
    Services shall submit a spending plan and explanation for each project
    to be undertaken to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act.
        Sec. 517.  Any consolidation of the headquarters of the Federal
    Bureau of Investigation must result in a full consolidation.

                      Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation

                              salaries and expenses

        For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Trust Fund,
    established by section 10 of Public Law 93-642, $750,000, to remain
    available until expended.

                         Merit Systems Protection Board

                              salaries and expenses

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit Systems
    Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the
    Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection Act
    of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note), including services as authorized by 5
    U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and
    elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, direct procurement of
    survey printing, and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and
    representation expenses, $42,740,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2016, together with not to exceed $2,345,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2016, for administrative expenses to
    adjudicate retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service
    Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit
    Systems Protection Board.

                 Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation

                 morris k. udall and stewart l. udall trust fund

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund,
    pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (20
    U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), $1,995,000, to remain available until expended, of
    which, notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 of such Act: (1) up to $50,000
    shall be used to conduct financial audits pursuant to the Accountability
    of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-289); and (2) up to
    $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the activities authorized by
    section 6(7) of Public Law 102-259 and section 817(a) of Public Law 106-
    568 (20 U.S.C. 5604(7)):  Provided, That of the total amount made
    available under

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    this heading $200,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector
    General of the Department of the Interior, to remain available until
    expended, for audits and investigations of the Morris K. Udall and
    Stewart L. Udall Foundation, consistent with the Inspector General Act
    of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).

                      environmental dispute resolution fund

        For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to carry
    out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and Conflict
    Resolution Act of 1998, $3,400,000, to remain available until expended.

                  National Archives and Records Administration

                               operating expenses

        For necessary expenses in connection with the administration of the
    National Archives and Records Administration and archived Federal
    records and related activities, as provided by law, and for expenses
    necessary for the review and declassification of documents, the
    activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board, the operations
    and maintenance of the electronic records archives, the hire of
    passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or allowances therefor, as
    authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, repairs, and
    cleaning, $365,000,000.

                           office of inspector general

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
    carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008,
    Public Law 110-409, 122 Stat. 4302-16 (2008), and the Inspector General
    Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), and for the hire of passenger motor
    vehicles, $4,130,000.

                             repairs and restoration

        For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities,
    and to provide adequate storage for holdings, $7,600,000, to remain
    available until expended.

             national historical publications and records commission

                                 grants program

        For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for historical
    publications and records as authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504, $5,000,000, to
    remain available until expended.

                      National Credit Union Administration

                    community development revolving loan fund

        For the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund program as
    authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822 and 9910, $2,000,000 shall be
    available until September 30, 2016, for technical assistance to low-
    income designated credit unions.

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                           Office of Government Ethics

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of
    Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the
    Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and the Stop Trading on Congressional
    Knowledge Act of 2012, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
    3109, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and
    elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500
    for official reception and representation expenses, $15,420,000.

                         Office of Personnel Management

                              salaries and expenses

                       (including transfer of trust funds)

        For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of
    Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of
    1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services as
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations performed for veterans
    by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the
    District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger motor vehicles;
    not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses;
    advances for reimbursements to applicable funds of OPM and the Federal
    Bureau of Investigation for expenses incurred under Executive Order No.
    10422 of January 9, 1953, as amended; and payment of per diem and/or
    subsistence allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act activities
    require an employee to remain overnight at his or her post of duty,
    $96,039,000, of which $642,000 may be for strengthening the capacity and
    capabilities of the acquisition workforce (as defined by the Office of
    Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.)),
    including the recruitment, hiring, training, and retention of such
    workforce and information technology in support of acquisition workforce
    effectiveness or for management solutions to improve acquisition
    management; and in addition $118,425,000 for administrative expenses, to
    be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of OPM without regard to
    other statutes, including direct procurement of printed materials, for
    the retirement and insurance programs:  Provided, That the provisions of
    this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use applicable
    trust funds as provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 8958(f)(2)(A),
    8988(f)(2)(A), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code:
    Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be available
    for salaries and expenses of the Legal Examining Unit of OPM established
    pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor
    unit of like purpose:  Provided further, That the President's Commission
    on White House Fellows, established by Executive Order No. 11183 of
    October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2015, accept donations of
    money, property, and personal services:  Provided further, That such
    donations, including those from prior years, may be used for the
    development of publicity materials to provide information about the
    White House Fellows, except that no such donations shall be accepted for
    travel or

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    reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of employees of
    such Commission.

                           office of inspector general

                              salaries and expenses

                       (including transfer of trust funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
    carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
    including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger
    motor vehicles, $4,384,000, and in addition, not to exceed $21,340,000
    for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and provide other
    oversight of the Office of Personnel Management's retirement and
    insurance programs, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds
    of the Office of Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector
    General:  Provided, That the Inspector General is authorized to rent
    conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere.

                            Office of Special Counsel

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of
    Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the
    Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-454), the Whistleblower
    Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-12) as amended by Public Law 107-
    304, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 (Public Law
    112-199), and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights
    Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-353), including services as authorized by 5
    U.S.C. 3109, payment of fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of
    conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of
    passenger motor vehicles; $22,939,000.

                          Postal Regulatory Commission

                              salaries and expenses

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Postal Regulatory Commission in
    carrying out the provisions of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement
    Act (Public Law 109-435), $14,700,000, to be derived by transfer from
    the Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(a) of
    such Act.

                   Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight
    Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and
    Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee), $7,500,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2016.

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                 Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Recovery Accountability and
    Transparency Board to carry out the provisions of title XV of the
    American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), and
    to develop and test information technology resources and oversight
    mechanisms to enhance transparency of and detect and remediate waste,
    fraud, and abuse in Federal spending, and to develop and use information
    technology resources and oversight mechanisms to detect and remediate
    waste, fraud, and abuse in obligation and expenditure of funds as
    described in section 904(d) of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act,
    2013 (Public Law 113-2), which shall be administered under the terms and
    conditions of the accountability authorities of title XV of Public Law
    111-5, $18,000,000.

                       Securities and Exchange Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange Commission,
    including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space
    (to include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and
    elsewhere, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and
    representation expenses, $1,500,000,000, to remain available until
    expended; of which not less than $9,239,000 shall be for the Office of
    Inspector General; of which not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for
    a permanent secretariat for the International Organization of Securities
    Commissions; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for
    expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with
    foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, members of their
    delegations and staffs to exchange views concerning securities matters,
    such expenses to include necessary logistic and administrative expenses
    and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees in attendance
    including: (1) incidental expenses such as meals; (2) travel and
    transportation; and (3) related lodging or subsistence; and of which not
    less than $56,613,000 shall be for the Division of Economic and Risk
    Analysis:  Provided, That fees and charges authorized by section 31 of
    the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) shall be credited
    to this account as offsetting collections:  Provided further, That not
    to exceed $1,500,000,000 of such offsetting collections shall be
    available until expended for necessary expenses of this account:
    Provided further, That the total amount appropriated under this heading
    from the general fund for fiscal year 2015 shall be reduced as such
    offsetting fees are received so as to result in a final total fiscal
    year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than
    $0.

                            Selective Service System

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, including
    expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed
    personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as

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    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101-4118 for civilian employees; hire of
    passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and
    not to exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses;
    $22,500,000:  Provided, That during the current fiscal year, the
    President may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C.
    1341, whenever the President deems such action to be necessary in the
    interest of national defense:  Provided further, That none of the funds
    appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in connection with the
    induction of any person into the Armed Forces of the United States.

                          Small Business Administration

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Small
    Business Administration, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as
    authorized by sections 1343 and 1344 of title 31, United States Code,
    and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation
    expenses, $257,000,000, of which not less than $12,000,000 shall be
    available for examinations, reviews, and other lender oversight
    activities:  Provided, That the Administrator is authorized to charge
    fees to cover the cost of publications developed by the Small Business
    Administration, and certain loan program activities, including fees
    authorized by section 5(b) of the Small Business Act:  Provided further,
    That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, revenues received from all such
    activities shall be credited to this account, to remain available until
    expended, for carrying out these purposes without further
    appropriations:  Provided further, That the Small Business
    Administration may accept gifts in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000
    and may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance with section 132(a) of
    division K of Public Law 108-447, during fiscal year 2015:  Provided
    further, That $6,100,000 shall be available for the Loan Modernization
    and Accounting System, to be available until September 30, 2016:
    Provided further, That $2,000,000 shall be for the Federal and State
    Technology Partnership Program under section 34 of the Small Business
    Act (15 U.S.C. 657d).

                      entrepreneurial development programs

        For necessary expenses of programs supporting entrepreneurial and
    small business development, $220,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2016:  Provided, That $115,000,000 shall be available to
    fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2015 or fiscal year 2016 as
    authorized by section 21 of the Small Business Act:  Provided further,
    That $22,300,000 shall be for marketing, management, and technical
    assistance under section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
    636(m)(4)) by intermediaries that make microloans under the microloan
    program:  Provided further, That $17,400,000 shall be available for
    grants to States to carry out export programs that assist small business
    concerns authorized under section 1207 of Public Law 111-240.

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                           office of inspector general

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
    carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
    $19,400,000.

                               office of advocacy

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in carrying out the
    provisions of title II of Public Law 94-305 (15 U.S.C. 634a et seq.) and
    the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.),
    $9,120,000, to remain available until expended.

                         business loans program account

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For the cost of direct loans, $2,500,000, to remain available until
    expended, and for the cost of guaranteed loans as authorized by section
    503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (Public Law 85-699),
    $45,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That such
    costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined
    in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided
    further, That subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
    1974, during fiscal year 2015 commitments to guarantee loans under
    section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not
    exceed $7,500,000,000:  Provided further, That during fiscal year 2015
    commitments for general business loans authorized under section 7(a) of
    the Small Business Act shall not exceed $18,750,000,000 for a
    combination of amortizing term loans and the aggregated maximum line of
    credit provided by revolving loans:  Provided further, That during
    fiscal year 2015 commitments to guarantee loans for debentures under
    section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not
    exceed $4,000,000,000:  Provided further, That during fiscal year 2015,
    guarantees of trust certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small
    Business Act shall not exceed a principal amount of $12,000,000,000. In
    addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and
    guaranteed loan programs, $147,726,000, which may be transferred to and
    merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.

                         disaster loans program account

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program
    authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, $186,858,000, to
    be available until expended, of which $1,000,000 is for the Office of
    Inspector General of the Small Business Administration for audits and
    reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan programs and shall be
    transferred to and merged with the appropriations for the Office of
    Inspector General; of which $176,858,000 is for direct administrative
    expenses of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct loan
    program, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations
    for Salaries and Expenses; and of which $9,000,000 is for indirect
    administrative

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    expenses for the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and
    merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.

            administrative provisions--small business administration

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 520.  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
    available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business
    Administration in this Act may be transferred between such
    appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more
    than 10 percent by any such transfers:  Provided, That any transfer
    pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds
    under section 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation
    or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in
    that section.
        Sec. 521. (a) None of the funds made available under this Act may be
    used to collect a guarantee fee under section 7(a)(18) of the Small
    Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(18)) with respect to a loan guaranteed
    under section 7(a)(31) of such Act that is made to a small business
    concern (as defined under section 3 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) that is
    51 percent or more owned and controlled by 1 or more individuals who is
    a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code) or
    the spouse of a veteran.
        (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the
    authority of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to
    waive such a guarantee fee or any other loan fee with respect to a loan
    to a small business concern described in subsection (a) or any other
    borrower.

                          United States Postal Service

                       payment to the postal service fund

        For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone on free
    and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of section
    2401 of title 39, United States Code, $70,000,000, of which $41,000,000
    shall not be available for obligation until October 1, 2015:  Provided,
    That mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to
    be free:  Provided further, That 6-day delivery and rural delivery of
    mail shall continue at not less than the 1983 level:  Provided further,
    That none of the funds made available to the Postal Service by this Act
    shall be used to implement any rule, regulation, or policy of charging
    any officer or employee of any State or local child support enforcement
    agency, or any individual participating in a State or local program of
    child support enforcement, a fee for information requested or provided
    concerning an address of a postal customer:  Provided further, That none
    of the funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or close
    small rural and other small post offices.

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                           office of inspector general

                              salaries and expenses

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
    carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
    $243,883,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal Service Fund and
    expended as authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal Accountability
    and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109-435).

                             United States Tax Court

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other
    services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $51,300,000:  Provided, That
    travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certificate
    of the judge.

                                    TITLE VI

                          GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

                             (including rescission)

        Sec. 601.  None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the
    planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or
    otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or
    adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
        Sec. 602.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain
    available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be
    transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided
    herein.
        Sec. 603.  The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for
    any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
    3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a
    matter of public record and available for public inspection, except
    where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive
    order issued pursuant to existing law.
        Sec. 604.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be
    transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
    States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
    authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
        Sec. 605.  None of the funds made available by this Act shall be
    available for any activity or for paying the salary of any Government
    employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to a Government
    employee would result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or
    policy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff
    Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
        Sec. 606.  No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be
    expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the
    assistance the entity will comply with chapter 83 of title 41, United
    States Code.

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        Sec. 607.  No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under
    this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been
    convicted of violating chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.
        Sec. 608.  Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the
    funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to
    the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for
    obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any
    accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available
    to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or
    expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates a new
    program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases
    funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds
    have been denied or restricted by the Congress; (4) proposes to use
    funds directed for a specific activity by the Committee on
    Appropriations of either the House of Representatives or the Senate for
    a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or
    activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; (6)
    reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10
    percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes offices,
    programs, or activities unless prior approval is received from the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate:  Provided, That prior to any significant reorganization or
    restructuring of offices, programs, or activities, each agency or entity
    funded in this Act shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations
    of the House of Representatives and the Senate:  Provided further, That
    not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each
    agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate to
    establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer
    authorities for the current fiscal year:  Provided further, That at a
    minimum the report shall include: (1) a table for each appropriation
    with a separate column to display the President's budget request,
    adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if
    appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the
    table for each appropriation both by object class and program, project,
    and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective
    appropriation; and (3) an identification of items of special
    congressional interest:  Provided further, That the amount appropriated
    or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall be reduced by
    $100,000 per day for each day after the required date that the report
    has not been submitted to the Congress.
        Sec. 609.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to
    exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end
    of fiscal year 2015 from appropriations made available for salaries and
    expenses for fiscal year 2015 in this Act, shall remain available
    through September 30, 2016, for each such account for the purposes
    authorized:  Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds:  Provided
    further, That these requests shall be made in compliance with
    reprogramming guidelines.
        Sec. 610. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
    used by the Executive Office of the President to request--

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                (1) any official background investigation report on any
            individual from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or
                (2) a determination with respect to the treatment of an
            organization as described in section 501(c) of the Internal
            Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section
            501(a) of such Code from the Department of the Treasury or the
            Internal Revenue Service.

        (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply--
                (1) in the case of an official background investigation
            report, if such individual has given express written consent for
            such request not more than 6 months prior to the date of such
            request and during the same presidential administration; or
                (2) if such request is required due to extraordinary
            circumstances involving national security.

        Sec. 611.  The cost accounting standards promulgated under chapter
    15 of title 41, United States Code shall not apply with respect to a
    contract under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program established
    under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.
        Sec. 612.  For the purpose of resolving litigation and implementing
    any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign area cost-of-living
    allowance program, the Office of Personnel Management may accept and
    utilize (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel
    expenses imposed in an Appropriations Act) funds made available to the
    Office of Personnel Management pursuant to court approval.
        Sec. 613.  No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to
    pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with
    any health plan under the Federal employees health benefits program
    which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions.
        Sec. 614.  The provision of section 613 shall not apply where the
    life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to
    term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
        Sec. 615.  In order to promote Government access to commercial
    information technology, the restriction on purchasing nondomestic
    articles, materials, and supplies set forth in chapter 83 of title 41,
    United States Code (popularly known as the Buy American Act), shall not
    apply to the acquisition by the Federal Government of information
    technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, United States
    Code), that is a commercial item (as defined in section 103 of title 41,
    United States Code).
        Sec. 616.  Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, United States
    Code, no officer or employee of any regulatory agency or commission
    funded by this Act may accept on behalf of that agency, nor may such
    agency or commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a non-Federal
    entity for travel, subsistence, or related expenses for the purpose of
    enabling an officer or employee to attend and participate in any meeting
    or similar function relating to the official duties of the officer or
    employee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement is a person
    or entity subject to regulation by such agency or commission, or
    represents a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or
    commission, unless the person or entity is an organization described in
    section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
    tax under section 501(a) of such Code.
        Sec. 617.  Notwithstanding section 708 of this Act, funds made
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    Securities and Exchange Commission by this or any other Act may be used
    for the interagency funding and sponsorship of a joint advisory
    committee to advise on emerging regulatory issues.
        Sec. 618. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an
    Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise authorized to enter into
    contracts for either leases or the construction or alteration of real
    property for office, meeting, storage, or other space must consult with
    the General Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for
    offers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the case of
    succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations with the current
    lessor.
        (2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an emergency lease
    may do so during any period declared by the President to require
    emergency leasing authority with respect to such agency.
        (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``Executive agency
    covered by this Act'' means any Executive agency provided funds by this
    Act, but does not include the General Services Administration or the
    United States Postal Service.
        Sec. 619. (a) There are appropriated for the following activities
    the amounts required under current law:
                (1) Compensation of the President (3 U.S.C. 102).
                (2) Payments to--
                        (A) the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund (28
                    U.S.C. 377(o));
                        (B) the Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund (28
                    U.S.C. 376(c)); and
                        (C) the United States Court of Federal Claims
                    Judges' Retirement Fund (28 U.S.C. 178(l)).
                (3) Payment of Government contributions--
                        (A) with respect to the health benefits of retired
                    employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5,
                    United States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees
                    Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849); and
                        (B) with respect to the life insurance benefits for
                    employees retiring after December 31, 1989 (5 U.S.C. ch.
                    87).
                (4) Payment to finance the unfunded liability of new and
            increased annuity benefits under the Civil Service Retirement
            and Disability Fund (5 U.S.C. 8348).
                (5) Payment of annuities authorized to be paid from the
            Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund by statutory
            provisions other than subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84
            of title 5, United States Code.

        (b) Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any amount
    appropriated by this section from any otherwise applicable limitation on
    the use of funds contained in this Act.
        Sec. 620.  The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (Board)
    shall have authority to obligate funds for the scholarship program
    established by section 109(c)(2) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
    (Public Law 107-204) in an aggregate amount not exceeding the amount of
    funds collected by the Board as of December 31, 2014, including accrued
    interest, as a result of the assessment of monetary penalties. Funds
    available for obligation in fiscal year 2015 shall remain available
    until expended.
        Sec. 621.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    by the Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft report entitled
    ``Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to

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    Children: Preliminary Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry
    Self-Regulatory Efforts'' unless the Interagency Working Group on Food
    Marketed to Children complies with Executive Order No. 13563.
        Sec. 622.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to pay the salaries and expenses for the following positions:
                (1) Director, White House Office of Health Reform.
                (2) Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate
            Change.
                (3) Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury assigned
            to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry and Senior
            Counselor for Manufacturing Policy.
                (4) White House Director of Urban Affairs.

        Sec. 623.  None of the funds in this Act may be used for the
    Director of the Office of Personnel Management to award a contract,
    enter an extension of, or exercise an option on a contract to a
    contractor conducting the final quality review processes for background
    investigation fieldwork services or background investigation support
    services that, as of the date of the award of the contract, are being
    conducted by that contractor.
        Sec. 624.  Sections 1101(a) and 1104(a)(2)(A) of the Internet Tax
    Freedom Act (title XI of division C of Public Law 105-277; 47 U.S.C. 151
    note) are amended by striking ``November 1, 2014'' and inserting
    ``October 1, 2015''.
        Sec. 625. (a) The head of each executive branch agency funded by
    this Act shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of the agency
    has the authority to participate in decisions regarding the budget
    planning process related to information technology.
        (b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch agency funded by
    this Act that are available for information technology shall be
    allocated within the agency, consistent with the provisions of
    appropriations Acts and budget guidelines and recommendations from the
    Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in such manner as
    specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information Officer of the
    agency in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the agency
    and budget officials.
        Sec. 626.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 33 of title 44, United States
    Code.
        Sec. 627.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to enter into any contract with an incorporated entity if such entity's
    sealed bid or competitive proposal shows that such entity is
    incorporated or chartered in Bermuda or the Cayman Islands, and such
    entity's sealed bid or competitive proposal shows that such entity was
    previously incorporated in the United States.
        Sec. 628.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or
    for an agency's fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential
    Memorandum--Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. In instances
    where there is not an appropriate alternative fueled vehicle
    commercially available for a particular light duty vehicle class, an
    exception is granted as to not impede agency missions.
        Sec. 629.  From the unobligated balances available in the Securities
    and Exchange Commission Reserve Fund established by section 991 of the
    Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law
    111-203), $25,000,000 are rescinded.

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        Sec. 630.  Section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
    Consumer Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 8305) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``insured
                    depository institution'' and inserting ``covered
                    depository institution''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(3) Covered depository institution.--The term `covered
            depository institution' means--
                        ``(A) an insured depository institution, as that
                    term is defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit
                    Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); and
                        ``(B) a United States uninsured branch or agency of
                    a foreign bank.'';
                (2) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in the heading for such subsection, by striking
                    ``Insured'' and inserting ``Covered'';
                        (B) by striking ``an insured'' and inserting ``a
                    covered'';
                        (C) by striking ``such insured'' and inserting
                    ``such covered''; and
                        (D) by striking ``or savings and loan holding
                    company'' and inserting ``savings and loan holding
                    company, or foreign banking organization (as such term
                    is defined under Regulation K of the Board of Governors
                    of the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR 211.21(o)))'';
                (3) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:

        ``(d) Only Bona Fide Hedging and Traditional Bank Activities
    Permitted.--
                ``(1) In general.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall
            not apply to any covered depository institution that limits its
            swap and security-based swap activities to the following:
                        ``(A) Hedging and other similar risk mitigation
                    activities.--Hedging and other similar risk mitigating
                    activities directly related to the covered depository
                    institution's activities.
                        ``(B) Non-structured finance swap activities.--
                    Acting as a swaps entity for swaps or security-based
                    swaps other than a structured finance swap.
                        ``(C) Certain structured finance swap activities.--
                    Acting as a swaps entity for swaps or security-based
                    swaps that are structured finance swaps, if--
                              ``(i) such structured finance swaps are
                          undertaken for hedging or risk management
                          purposes; or
                              ``(ii) each asset-backed security underlying
                          such structured finance swaps is of a credit
                          quality and of a type or category with respect to
                          which the prudential regulators have jointly
                          adopted rules authorizing swap or security-based
                          swap activity by covered depository institutions.
                ``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
                        ``(A) Structured finance swap.--The term `structured
                    finance swap' means a swap or security-based swap based
                    on an asset-backed security (or group or index primarily
                    comprised of asset-backed securities).
                        ``(B) Asset-backed security.--The term `asset-backed
                    security' has the meaning given such term under section

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                    3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
                    78c(a)).'';
                (4) in subsection (e), by striking ``an insured'' and
            inserting ``a covered''; and
                (5) in subsection (f)--
                        (A) by striking ``an insured depository'' and
                    inserting ``a covered depository''; and
                        (B) by striking ``the insured depository'' each
                    place such term appears and inserting ``the covered
                    depository''.

                                    TITLE VII

                       GENERAL PROVISIONS--GOVERNMENT-WIDE

                     Departments, Agencies, and Corporations

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 701.  No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
    States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for
    fiscal year 2015 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such
    department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue
    to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that
    all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or
    distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled
    Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) by the officers and employees of such
    department, agency, or instrumentality.
        Sec. 702.  Unless <<NOTE: 31 USC 1343 note.>>  otherwise
    specifically provided, the maximum amount allowable during the current
    fiscal year in accordance with subsection 1343(c) of title 31, United
    States Code, for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive
    of buses, ambulances, law enforcement vehicles, protective vehicles, and
    undercover surveillance vehicles), is hereby fixed at $13,197 except
    station wagons for which the maximum shall be $13,631:  Provided, That
    these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed $3,700 for police-type
    vehicles, and by not to exceed $4,000 for special heavy-duty vehicles:
    Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section may not be
    exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles
    purchased for demonstration under the provisions of the Electric and
    Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976:
    Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section may be
    exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles
    acquired pursuant to Public Law 101-549 over the cost of comparable
    conventionally fueled vehicles:  Provided further, That the limits set
    forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle that is a
    commercial item and which operates on emerging motor vehicle technology,
    including but not limited to electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and
    hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

        Sec. 703.  Appropriations of the executive departments and
    independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for
    expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are
    hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living
    allowances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922-5924.
        Sec. 704.  Unless <<NOTE: 5 USC 3101 note.>>  otherwise specified in
    law during the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation
    contained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation
    of any officer

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    or employee of the Government of the United States (including any agency
    the majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the
    United States) whose post of duty is in the continental United States
    unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a
    person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking
    citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); (3) is a person who
    is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under
    8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a
    lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a
    person who owes allegiance to the United States:  Provided, That for
    purposes of this section, affidavits signed by any such person shall be
    considered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this section
    with respect to his or her status are being complied with:  Provided
    further, That for purposes of subsections (2) and (3) such affidavits
    shall be submitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as
    necessary:  Provided further, That any person making a false affidavit
    shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be fined no more
    than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both:  Provided
    further, That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in
    substitution for, any other provisions of existing law:  Provided
    further, That any payment made to any officer or employee contrary to
    the provisions of this section shall be recoverable in action by the
    Federal Government:  Provided further, That this section shall not apply
    to any person who is an officer or employee of the Government of the
    United States on the date of enactment of this Act, or to international
    broadcasters employed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or to
    temporary employment of translators, or to temporary employment in the
    field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies:
    Provided further, That this section does not apply to the employment as
    Wildland firefighters for not more than 120 days of nonresident aliens
    employed by the Department of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service
    pursuant to an agreement with another country.

        Sec. 705.  Appropriations available to any department or agency
    during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including
    maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment
    to the General Services Administration for charges for space and
    services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings
    and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in
    accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the
    Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable
    law.
        Sec. 706.  In addition to funds provided in this or any other Act,
    all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds resulting
    from the sale of materials, including Federal records disposed of
    pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling or waste
    prevention programs. Such funds shall be available until expended for
    the following purposes:
                (1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and
            recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 13423
            (January 24, 2007), including any such programs adopted prior to
            the effective date of the Executive order.
                (2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs,
            including, but not limited to, the development and

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            implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution
            prevention programs.
                (3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as
            deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.

        Sec. 707.  Funds made available by this or any other Act for
    administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations
    and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code,
    shall be available, in addition to objects for which such funds are
    otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia; services in
    accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this
    head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the expenditure
    of such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act by which they are
    made available:  Provided, That in the event any functions budgeted as
    administrative expenses are subsequently transferred to or paid from
    other funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be
    correspondingly reduced.
        Sec. 708.  No part of any appropriation contained in this or any
    other Act shall be available for interagency financing of boards (except
    Federal Executive Boards), commissions, councils, committees, or similar
    groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do not have
    a prior and specific statutory approval to receive financial support
    from more than one agency or instrumentality.
        Sec. 709.  None of the funds made available pursuant to the
    provisions of this or any other Act shall be used to implement,
    administer, or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved
    pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in accordance with the
    applicable law of the United States.
        Sec. 710.  During the period in which the head of any department or
    agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the Federal
    Government appointed by the President of the United States, holds
    office, no funds may be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to
    furnish or redecorate the office of such department head, agency head,
    officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for
    any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or
    redecoration is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the
    House of Representatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this
    section, the term ``office'' shall include the entire suite of offices
    assigned to the individual, as well as any other space used primarily by
    the individual or the use of which is directly controlled by the
    individual.
        Sec. 711.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 of this
    Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any
    other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of national
    security and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which
    benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities, as provided
    by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 2012).
        Sec. 712. (a) None of the funds made available by this or any other
    Act may be obligated or expended by any department, agency, or other
    instrumentality of the Federal Government to pay the salaries or
    expenses of any individual appointed to a position of a confidential or
    policy-determining character that is excepted from the competitive
    service under section 3302 of title 5, United States Code, (pursuant to
    schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal
    Regulations) unless the head of the applicable department, agency, or
    other instrumentality employing such schedule C individual certifies to
    the Director

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    of the Office of Personnel Management that the schedule C position
    occupied by the individual was not created solely or primarily in order
    to detail the individual to the White House.
        (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal
    employees or members of the armed forces detailed to or from an element
    of the intelligence community (as that term is defined under section
    3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))).
        Sec. 713.  No part of any appropriation contained in this or any
    other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any
    officer or employee of the Federal Government, who--
                (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to
            prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the
            Federal Government from having any direct oral or written
            communication or contact with any Member, committee, or
            subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter
            pertaining to the employment of such other officer or employee
            or pertaining to the department or agency of such other officer
            or employee in any way, irrespective of whether such
            communication or contact is at the initiative of such other
            officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of
            such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or
                (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes,
            reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or
            efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns,
            transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any
            employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or
            condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of the
            Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit any of
            the foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or
            employee, by reason of any communication or contact of such
            other officer or employee with any Member, committee, or
            subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph (1).

        Sec. 714. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other
    Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that--
                (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills,
            and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official
            duties;
                (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of
            emotional response or psychological stress in some participants;
                (3) does not require prior employee notification of the
            content and methods to be used in the training and written end
            of course evaluation;
                (4) contains any methods or content associated with
            religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new age''
            belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity
            Commission Notice N-915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or
                (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants'
            personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.

        (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise
    preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the
    performance of official duties.
        Sec. 715.  No part of any funds appropriated in this or any other
    Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for
    normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity
    or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation,

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    distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio,
    television, or film presentation designed to support or defeat
    legislation pending before the Congress, except in presentation to the
    Congress itself.
        Sec. 716.  None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act
    may be used by an agency to provide a Federal employee's home address to
    any labor organization except when the employee has authorized such
    disclosure or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of
    competent jurisdiction.
        Sec. 717.  None of the funds made available in this or any other Act
    may be used to provide any non-public information such as mailing,
    telephone or electronic mailing lists to any person or any organization
    outside of the Federal Government without the approval of the Committees
    on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
        Sec. 718.  No part of any appropriation contained in this or any
    other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, including by private
    contractor, for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United
    States not heretofore authorized by Congress.
        Sec. 719. (a) In this section, the term ``agency''--
                (1) means an Executive agency, as defined under 5 U.S.C.
            105; and
                (2) includes a military department, as defined under section
            102 of such title, the Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory
            Commission.

        (b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations to use
    such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency shall use
    official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. An
    employee not under a leave system, including a Presidential appointee
    exempted under 5 U.S.C. 6301(2), has an obligation to expend an honest
    effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee's time in the
    performance of official duties.
        Sec. 720.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this
    Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any
    other Act to any department or agency, which is a member of the Federal
    Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to
    finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative costs.
        Sec. 721.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this
    Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is hereby
    authorized to transfer to or reimburse ``General Services
    Administration, Government-wide Policy'' with the approval of the
    Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made available
    for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including rebates
    from charge card and other contracts:  Provided, That these funds shall
    be administered by the Administrator of General Services to support
    Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, information
    technology, procurement, and other management innovations, initiatives,
    and activities, as approved by the Director of the Office of Management
    and Budget, in consultation with the appropriate interagency and multi-
    agency groups designated by the Director (including the President's
    Management Council for overall management improvement initiatives, the
    Chief Financial Officers Council for financial management initiatives,
    the Chief Information Officers Council for information technology
    initiatives, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council for human

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    capital initiatives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for
    procurement initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Council for
    performance improvement initiatives):  Provided further, That the total
    funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $17,000,000 for
    Government-Wide innovations, initiatives, and activities:  Provided
    further, That the funds transferred to or for reimbursement of ``General
    Services Administration, Government-wide Policy'' during fiscal year
    2015 shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 2016:
    Provided further, That such transfers or reimbursements may only be made
    after 15 days following notification of the Committees on Appropriations
    of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the Director of the
    Office of Management and Budget.
        Sec. 722.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman may
    breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal building or on Federal
    property, if the woman and her child are otherwise authorized to be
    present at the location.
        Sec. 723.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 of this
    Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any
    other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of specific
    projects, workshops, studies, and similar efforts to carry out the
    purposes of the National Science and Technology Council (authorized by
    Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple Federal departments,
    agencies, or entities:  Provided, That the Office of Management and
    Budget shall provide a report describing the budget of and resources
    connected with the National Science and Technology Council to the
    Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on Science and
    Technology, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
    Transportation 90 days after enactment of this Act.
        Sec. 724.  Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant
    application, form, notification, press release, or other publications
    involving the distribution of Federal funds shall indicate the agency
    providing the funds, the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number,
    as applicable, and the amount provided:  Provided, That this section
    shall apply to direct payments, formula funds, and grants received by a
    State receiving Federal funds.
        Sec. 725. (a) Prohibition of Federal Agency Monitoring of
    Individuals' Internet Use.--None of the funds made available in this or
    any other Act may be used by any Federal agency--
                (1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation of data,
            derived from any means, that includes any personally
            identifiable information relating to an individual's access to
            or use of any Federal Government Internet site of the agency; or
                (2) to enter into any agreement with a third party
            (including another government agency) to collect, review, or
            obtain any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that
            includes any personally identifiable information relating to an
            individual's access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet
            site.

        (b) Exceptions.--The limitations established in subsection (a) shall
    not apply to--
                (1) any record of aggregate data that does not identify
            particular persons;
                (2) any voluntary submission of personally identifiable
            information;

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                (3) any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory, or
            supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable law; or
                (4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is a
            system security action taken by the operator of an Internet site
            and is necessarily incident to providing the Internet site
            services or to protecting the rights or property of the provider
            of the Internet site.

        (c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
                (1) The term ``regulatory'' means agency actions to
            implement, interpret or enforce authorities provided in law.
                (2) The term ``supervisory'' means examinations of the
            agency's supervised institutions, including assessing safety and
            soundness, overall financial condition, management practices and
            policies and compliance with applicable standards as provided in
            law.

        Sec. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
    to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision providing
    prescription drug coverage, except where the contract also includes a
    provision for contraceptive coverage.
        (b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with--
                (1) any of the following religious plans:
                        (A) Personal Care's HMO; and
                        (B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and
                (2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the plan
            objects to such coverage on the basis of religious beliefs.

        (c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into or
    renews a contract under this section may not subject any individual to
    discrimination on the basis that the individual refuses to prescribe or
    otherwise provide for contraceptives because such activities would be
    contrary to the individual's religious beliefs or moral convictions.
        (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require coverage
    of abortion or abortion-related services.
        Sec. 727.  The United States is committed to ensuring the health of
    its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes, and supports the
    strict adherence to anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication,
    education, and research as performed by nationally recognized oversight
    authorities.
        Sec. 728.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
    appropriated for official travel to Federal departments and agencies may
    be used by such departments and agencies, if consistent with Office of
    Management and Budget Circular A-126 regarding official travel for
    Government personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft
    ownership pilot program.
        Sec. 729.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
    funds appropriated or made available under this or any other
    appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce restrictions or
    limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to
    implement the proposed regulations of the Office of Personnel Management
    to add sections 300.311 through 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the
    Code of Federal Regulations, published in the Federal Register, volume
    68, number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail of
    executive branch employees to the legislative branch).
        Sec. 730.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive
    branch agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional
    facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be

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    used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training
    without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the
    House of Representatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law
    Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use of
    additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for
    training which cannot be accommodated in existing Center facilities.
        Sec. 731.  Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the
    funds provided in this or any other Act may be used by an executive
    branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for
    broadcast or distribution in the United States, unless the story
    includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the
    prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or
    funded by that executive branch agency.
        Sec. 732.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    in contravention of section 552a of title 5, United States Code
    (popularly known as the Privacy Act), and regulations implementing that
    section.
        Sec. 733. (a) In General.--None of the funds appropriated or
    otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used for any
    Federal Government contract with any foreign incorporated entity which
    is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) of
    the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(b)) or any subsidiary of
    such an entity.
        (b) Waivers.--
                (1) In general.--Any Secretary shall waive subsection (a)
            with respect to any Federal Government contract under the
            authority of such Secretary if the Secretary determines that the
            waiver is required in the interest of national security.
                (2) Report to congress.--Any Secretary issuing a waiver
            under paragraph (1) shall report such issuance to Congress.

        (c) Exception.--This section shall not apply to any Federal
    Government contract entered into before the date of the enactment of
    this Act, or to any task order issued pursuant to such contract.
        Sec. 734.  During fiscal year 2015, for each employee who--
                (1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 8414(b)(1)(B) of
            title 5, United States Code; or
                (2) retires under any other provision of subchapter III of
            chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 5 and receives a payment
            as an incentive to separate, the separating agency shall remit
            to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount
            equal to the Office of Personnel Management's average unit cost
            of processing a retirement claim for the preceding fiscal year.
            Such amounts shall be available until expended to the Office of
            Personnel Management and shall be deemed to be an administrative
            expense under section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States
            Code.

        Sec. 735. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other
    Act may be used to recommend or require any entity submitting an offer
    for a Federal contract to disclose any of the following information as a
    condition of submitting the offer:
                (1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, expenditure,
            independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering
            communication that is made by the entity, its officers or
            directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a
            candidate for election for Federal office or to a political
            committee, or

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            that is otherwise made with respect to any election for Federal
            office.
                (2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a payment
            described in paragraph (1)) made by the entity, its officers or
            directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to any
            person with the intent or the reasonable expectation that the
            person will use the funds to make a payment described in
            paragraph (1).

        (b) In this section, each of the terms ``contribution'',
    ``expenditure'', ``independent expenditure'', ``electioneering
    communication'', ``candidate'', ``election'', and ``Federal office'' has
    the meaning given such term in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
    (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.).
        Sec. 736.  None of the funds made available in this or any other Act
    may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of an officer or
    employee of the Federal government, including the President, the Vice
    President, a member of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident
    Commissioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch agency (as
    defined in section 133 of title 41, United States Code), or the head of
    an office of the legislative branch.
        Sec. 737. (a)(1) <<NOTE: 5 USC 5343 note.>>  Notwithstanding any
    other provision of law, and except as otherwise provided in this
    section, no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2015,
    by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate
    employee described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States
    Code--
                (A) during the period from the date of expiration of the
            limitation imposed by the comparable section for the previous
            fiscal years until the normal effective date of the applicable
            wage survey adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal year
            2015, in an amount that exceeds the rate payable for the
            applicable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule in
            accordance with such section; and
                (B) during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal
            year 2015, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage
            survey adjustment, the rate payable under subparagraph (A) by
            more than the sum of--
                        (i) the percentage adjustment taking effect in
                    fiscal year 2015 under section 5303 of title 5, United
                    States Code, in the rates of pay under the General
                    Schedule; and
                        (ii) the difference between the overall average
                    percentage of the locality-based comparability payments
                    taking effect in fiscal year 2015 under section 5304 of
                    such title (whether by adjustment or otherwise), and the
                    overall average percentage of such payments which was
                    effective in the previous fiscal year under such
                    section.

        (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing rate
    employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of
    title 5, United States Code, and no employee covered by section 5348 of
    such title, may be paid during the periods for which paragraph (1) is in
    effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under
    paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) applicable to such employee.
        (3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates payable to an
    employee who is covered by this subsection and who is paid from a
    schedule not in existence on September 30, 2014, shall

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    be determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel
    Management.
        (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium pay
    for employees subject to this subsection may not be changed from the
    rates in effect on September 30, 2014, except to the extent determined
    by the Office of Personnel Management to be consistent with the purpose
    of this subsection.
        (5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay for service
    performed after September 30, 2014.
        (6) For the purpose of administering any provision of law (including
    any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, retirement, life
    insurance, or any other employee benefit) that requires any deduction or
    contribution, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the basis
    of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay
    payable after the application of this subsection shall be treated as the
    rate of salary or basic pay.
        (7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to permit or
    require the payment to any employee covered by this subsection at a rate
    in excess of the rate that would be payable were this subsection not in
    effect.
        (8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for exceptions to
    the limitations imposed by this subsection if the Office determines that
    such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of
    qualified employees.
        (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment in rates of basic
    pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in fiscal year 2015
    under sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be--
                (1) not less than the percentage received by employees in
            the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted pursuant
            to the statutory pay systems under sections 5303 and 5304 of
            title 5, United States Code:  Provided, That prevailing rate
            employees at locations where there are no employees whose pay is
            increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United
            States Code, and prevailing rate employees described in section
            5343(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code, shall be considered
            to be located in the pay locality designated as ``Rest of United
            States'' pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United States
            Code, for purposes of this subsection; and
                (2) effective as of the first day of the first applicable
            pay period beginning after September 30, 2014.

        Sec. 738. (a) <<NOTE: 5 USC 5303 note.>>  The Vice President may not
    receive a pay raise in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding the rate
    adjustment made under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, or any
    other provision of law.

        (b) An employee serving in an Executive Schedule position, or in a
    position for which the rate of pay is fixed by statute at an Executive
    Schedule rate, may not receive a pay rate increase in calendar year
    2015, notwithstanding schedule adjustments made under section 5318 of
    title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law, except as
    provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). This subsection applies only to
    employees who are holding a position under a political appointment.
        (c) A chief of mission or ambassador at large may not receive a pay
    rate increase in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding section 401 of the
    Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465) or

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    any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h),
    or (i).
        (d) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 5, United States
    Code, a pay rate increase may not be received in calendar year 2015
    (except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i)) by--
                (1) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service
            paid a rate of basic pay at or above level IV of the Executive
            Schedule; or
                (2) a limited term appointee or limited emergency appointee
            in the Senior Executive Service serving under a political
            appointment and paid a rate of basic pay at or above level IV of
            the Executive Schedule.

        (e) Any employee paid a rate of basic pay (including any locality-
    based payments under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, or
    similar authority) at or above level IV of the Executive Schedule who
    serves under a political appointment may not receive a pay rate increase
    in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). This subsection does
    not apply to employees in the General Schedule pay system or the Foreign
    Service pay system, or to employees appointed under section 3161 of
    title 5, United States Code, or to employees in another pay system whose
    position would be classified at GS-15 or below if chapter 51 of title 5,
    United States Code, applied to them.
        (f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall prevent employees
    who do not serve under a political appointment from receiving pay
    increases as otherwise provided under applicable law.
        (g) A career appointee in the Senior Executive Service who receives
    a Presidential appointment and who makes an election to retain Senior
    Executive Service basic pay entitlements under section 3392 of title 5,
    United States Code, is not subject to this section.
        (h) A member of the Senior Foreign Service who receives a
    Presidential appointment to any position in the executive branch and who
    makes an election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay entitlements
    under section 302(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-
    465) is not subject to this section.
        (i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an employee in a
    covered position may receive a pay rate increase upon an authorized
    movement to a different covered position with higher-level duties and a
    pre-established higher level or range of pay, except that any such
    increase must be based on the rates of pay and applicable pay
    limitations in effect on December 31, 2013.
        (j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an individual
    who is newly appointed to a covered position during the period of time
    subject to this section, the initial pay rate shall be based on the
    rates of pay and applicable pay limitations in effect on December 31,
    2013.
        (k) If an employee affected by subsections (b) through (e) is
    subject to a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2015 but
    ends in calendar year 2016, the bar on the employee's receipt of pay
    rate increases shall apply through the end of that pay period.
        Sec. 739. (a) The head of any Executive branch department, agency,
    board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations
    Act shall submit annual reports to the Inspector General or senior
    ethics official for any entity without an Inspector

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    General, regarding the costs and contracting procedures related to each
    conference held by any such department, agency, board, commission, or
    office during fiscal year 2015 for which the cost to the United States
    Government was more than $100,000.
        (b) Each report submitted shall include, for each conference
    described in subsection (a) held during the applicable period--
                (1) a description of its purpose;
                (2) the number of participants attending;
                (3) a detailed statement of the costs to the United States
            Government, including--
                        (A) the cost of any food or beverages;
                        (B) the cost of any audio-visual services;
                        (C) the cost of employee or contractor travel to and
                    from the conference; and
                        (D) a discussion of the methodology used to
                    determine which costs relate to the conference; and
                (4) a description of the contracting procedures used
            including--
                        (A) whether contracts were awarded on a competitive
                    basis; and
                        (B) a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by
                    the departmental component or office in evaluating
                    potential contractors for the conference.

        (c) Within 15 days of the date of a conference held by any Executive
    branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this
    or any other appropriations Act during fiscal year 2015 for which the
    cost to the United States Government was more than $20,000, the head of
    any such department, agency, board, commission, or office shall notify
    the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without
    an Inspector General, of the date, location, and number of employees
    attending such conference.
        (d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this or
    any other appropriations Act may not be used for the purpose of
    defraying the costs of a conference described in subsection (c) that is
    not directly and programmatically related to the purpose for which the
    grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held in connection
    with planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes
    related to a project funded by the grant or contract.
        (e) None of the funds made available in this or any other
    appropriations Act may be used for travel and conference activities that
    are not in compliance with Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-
    12-12 dated May 11, 2012.
        Sec. 740.  None of the funds made available in this or any other
    appropriations Act may be used to increase, eliminate, or reduce funding
    for a program, project, or activity as proposed in the President's
    budget request for a fiscal year until such proposed change is
    subsequently enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change is
    made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provisions of this or any
    other appropriations Act.
        Sec. 741.  None of the funds made available by this or any other Act
    may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or apply the rule
    entitled ``Competitive Area'' published by the Office of Personnel
    Management in the Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180
    et seq.).

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        Sec. 742.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or announce a
    study or public-private competition regarding the conversion to
    contractor performance of any function performed by Federal employees
    pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 or any other
    administrative regulation, directive, or policy.
        Sec. 743. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this or any other Act may be available for a contract,
    grant, or cooperative agreement with an entity that requires employees
    or contractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse
    to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or
    otherwise restricting such employees or contactors from lawfully
    reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or
    law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency
    authorized to receive such information.
        (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not contravene
    requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other
    form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the
    nondisclosure of classified information.
        Sec. 744.  None of the funds made available by this or any other Act
    may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or
    cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan
    guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability
    that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative
    remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid
    in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority
    responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency
    is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency has
    considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a
    determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the
    interests of the Government.
        Sec. 745.  None of the funds made available by this or any other Act
    may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or
    cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan
    guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal
    violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where
    the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless a Federal agency
    has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a
    determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the
    interests of the Government.
        Sec. 746.  Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
    Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in
    consultation with the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and
    Efficiency, the Government Accountability Office, and other stakeholders
    shall develop--
                (1) criteria for an agency that has demonstrated a
            stabilized, effective system of internal control over financial
            reporting, whereby the agency would qualify for a consolidated
            Department level audit for obtaining a financial statement audit
            opinion, rather than an agency level audit; and
                (2) recommendations on how to improve current financial
            reporting requirements to increase government transparency,

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            in conjunction with the implementation of the Digital
            Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-
            101), and better meet the needs of all stakeholders.

        Sec. 747. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be
    used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard Forms 312 and
    4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or
    agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain the
    following provisions: ``These provisions are consistent with and do not
    supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations,
    rights, or liabilities created by existing statute or Executive order
    relating to (1) classified information, (2) communications to Congress,
    (3) the reporting to an Inspector General of a violation of any law,
    rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse
    of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or
    safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection. The definitions,
    requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by
    controlling Executive orders and statutory provisions are incorporated
    into this agreement and are controlling.'':  Provided, That
    notwithstanding the preceding provision of this section, a nondisclosure
    policy form or agreement that is to be executed by a person connected
    with the conduct of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity,
    other than an employee or officer of the United States Government, may
    contain provisions appropriate to the particular activity for which such
    document is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum,
    require that the person will not disclose any classified information
    received in the course of such activity unless specifically authorized
    to do so by the United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms shall
    also make it clear that they do not bar disclosures to Congress, or to
    an authorized official of an executive agency or the Department of
    Justice, that are essential to reporting a substantial violation of law.
        (b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be implemented and
    enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) if it complies with the
    requirements for such agreement that were in effect when the agreement
    was entered into.
        (c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to
    implement or enforce any agreement entered into during fiscal year 2014
    which does not contain substantially similar language to that required
    in subsection (a).
        Sec. 748.  During fiscal year 2015, on the date that a request is
    made for a transfer of funds in accordance with section 1017 of Public
    Law 111-203, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall notify
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
    Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
    Affairs of the Senate of such requests.
        Sec. 749.  None of the funds made available by this or any other Act
    may be used to implement a new Federal Flood Risk Management Standard
    until the Administration has solicited and considered input from
    Governors, mayors, and other stakeholders.
        Sec. 750.  Except <<NOTE: 5 USC 3101 note.>>  as expressly provided
    otherwise, any reference to ``this Act'' contained in any title other
    than title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or VIII.

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                                   TITLE VIII

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

                         (including transfers of funds)

        Sec. 801.  There are appropriated from the applicable funds of the
    District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making refunds
    and for the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been
    entered against the District of Columbia government.
        Sec. 802.  None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be
    used for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any
    policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation
    pending before Congress or any State legislature.
        Sec. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided under this Act to
    the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District government
    agencies, that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal
    year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United
    States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies
    funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditures
    for an agency through a reprogramming of funds which--
                (1) creates new programs;
                (2) eliminates a program, project, or responsibility center;
                (3) establishes or changes allocations specifically denied,
            limited or increased under this Act;
                (4) increases funds or personnel by any means for any
            program, project, or responsibility center for which funds have
            been denied or restricted;
                (5) re-establishes any program or project previously
            deferred through reprogramming;
                (6) augments any existing program, project, or
            responsibility center through a reprogramming of funds in excess
            of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or
                (7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel assigned to a
            specific program, project or responsibility center,

    unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations
    of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
        (b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to approve and
    execute reprogramming and transfer requests of local funds under this
    title through November 7, 2015.
        Sec. 804.  None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may be
    used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses, or
    other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator or
    United States Representative under section 4(d) of the District of
    Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C.
    Law 3-171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-123).
        Sec. 805.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of the
    funds made available by this Act or by any other Act may be used to
    provide any officer or employee of the District of Columbia with an
    official vehicle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in
    the performance of the officer's or employee's official duties. For
    purposes of this section, the term ``official duties'' does not include
    travel between the officer's or employee's residence and workplace,
    except in the case of--

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                (1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police
            Department who resides in the District of Columbia or is
            otherwise designated by the Chief of the Department;
                (2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or
            employee of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical
            Services Department who resides in the District of Columbia and
            is on call 24 hours a day;
                (3) at the discretion of the Director of the Department of
            Corrections, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia
            Department of Corrections who resides in the District of
            Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
                (4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Examiner, an
            officer or employee of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
            who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours
            a day;
                (5) at the discretion of the Director of the Homeland
            Security and Emergency Management Agency, an officer or employee
            of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency who
            resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a
            day;
                (6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and
                (7) the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.

        Sec. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be
    used by the District of Columbia Attorney General or any other officer
    or entity of the District government to provide assistance for any
    petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress to
    provide for voting representation in Congress for the District of
    Columbia.
        (b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia Attorney
    General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in private lawsuits, or
    from consulting with officials of the District government regarding such
    lawsuits.
        Sec. 807.  None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be
    used to distribute any needle or syringe for the purpose of preventing
    the spread of blood borne pathogens in any location that has been
    determined by the local public health or local law enforcement
    authorities to be inappropriate for such distribution.
        Sec. 808.  Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the
    Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing the issue
    of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans,
    but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation enacted on such
    issue should include a ``conscience clause'' which provides exceptions
    for religious beliefs and moral convictions.
        Sec. 809. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be
    used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or
    otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or
    distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances
    Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative.
        (b) None of the funds contained in this Act may be used to enact any
    law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties
    associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I
    substance under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or
    any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational purposes.
        Sec. 810.  None of the funds appropriated under this Act shall be
    expended for any abortion except where the life of the mother

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    would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where the
    pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
        Sec. 811. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of
    Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the
    Mayor, and the Council of the District of Columbia, a revised
    appropriated funds operating budget in the format of the budget that the
    District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the
    District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-204.42),
    for all agencies of the District of Columbia government for fiscal year
    2015 that is in the total amount of the approved appropriation and that
    realigns all budgeted data for personal services and other-than-personal
    services, respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures.
        (b) This section shall apply only to an agency for which the Chief
    Financial Officer for the District of Columbia certifies that a
    reallocation is required to address unanticipated changes in program
    requirements.
        Sec. 812.  No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of
    Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the
    Mayor, and the Council for the District of Columbia, a revised
    appropriated funds operating budget for the District of Columbia Public
    Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. The revised
    appropriated funds budget shall be in the format of the budget that the
    District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the
    District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, Sec. 1-204.42).
        Sec. 813. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as operating funds
    may be transferred to the District of Columbia's enterprise and capital
    funds and such amounts, once transferred, shall retain appropriation
    authority consistent with the provisions of this Act.
        (b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to reprogram
    or transfer for operating expenses any local funds transferred or
    reprogrammed in this or the four prior fiscal years from operating funds
    to capital funds, and such amounts, once transferred or reprogrammed,
    shall retain appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of
    this Act.
        (c) The District of Columbia government may not transfer or
    reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or
    other obligations issued for capital projects.
        Sec. 814.  None of the Federal funds appropriated in this Act shall
    remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may
    any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided
    herein.
        Sec. 815.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by law or under
    this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining
    available at the end of fiscal year 2015 from appropriations of Federal
    funds made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 in
    this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for each
    such account for the purposes authorized:  Provided, That a request
    shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of
    such funds:  Provided further, That these requests shall be made in
    compliance with reprogramming guidelines outlined in section 803 of this
    Act.

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        Sec. 816. (a) During fiscal year 2016, during a period in which
    neither a District of Columbia continuing resolution or a regular
    District of Columbia appropriation bill is in effect, local funds are
    appropriated in the amount provided for any project or activity for
    which local funds are provided in the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request
    Act of 2015 as submitted to Congress (subject to any modifications
    enacted by the District of Columbia as of the beginning of the period
    during which this subsection is in effect) at the rate set forth by such
    Act.
        (b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease to be
    available--
                (1) during any period in which a District of Columbia
            continuing resolution for fiscal year 2016 is in effect; or
                (2) upon the enactment into law of the regular District of
            Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2016.

        (c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is provided under the
    authority and conditions as provided under this Act and shall be
    available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by this
    Act.
        (d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall cover all
    obligations or expenditures incurred for such project or activity during
    the portion of fiscal year 2016 for which this section applies to such
    project or activity.
        (e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity during any
    period of fiscal year 2016 if any other provision of law (other than an
    authorization of appropriations)--
                (1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or grants
            authority for such project or activity to continue for such
            period; or
                (2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall be
            made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall be
            granted for such project or activity to continue for such
            period.

        (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect obligations
    of the government of the District of Columbia mandated by other law.
        Sec. 817.  Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to
    ``this Act'' contained in this title or in title IV shall be treated as
    referring only to the provisions of this title or of title IV.
        This division may be cited as the ``Financial Services and General
    Government Appropriations Act, 2015''.

    DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT <<NOTE: Department of the Interior, Environment,
       and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.>>  OF THE INTERIOR,
    ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

                                     TITLE I

                           DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                            Bureau of Land Management

                        management of lands and resources

        For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement,
    development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, acquisition
    of easements and other interests in lands, and performance of other
    functions, including maintenance of facilities, as authorized

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    by law, in the management of lands and their resources under the
    jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, including the general
    administration of the Bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of
    public lands pursuant to section 1010(a) of Public Law 96-487 (16 U.S.C.
    3150(a)), $970,016,000, to remain available until expended; of which
    $3,000,000 shall be available in fiscal year 2015 subject to a match by
    at least an equal amount by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
    for cost-shared projects supporting conservation of Bureau lands; and
    such funds shall be advanced to the Foundation as a lump-sum grant
    without regard to when expenses are incurred.
        In addition, $32,500,000 is for the processing of applications for
    permit to drill and related use authorizations, to remain available
    until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and
    credited to this appropriation that shall be derived from a fee of
    $6,500 per new application for permit to drill that the Bureau shall
    collect upon submission of each new application, and, in addition,
    $39,696,000 is for Mining Law Administration program operations,
    including the cost of administering the mining claim fee program, to
    remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by
    the Bureau and credited to this appropriation from mining claim
    maintenance fees and location fees that are hereby authorized for fiscal
    year 2015 so as to result in a final appropriation estimated at not more
    than $970,016,000, and $2,000,000, to remain available until expended,
    from communication site rental fees established by the Bureau for the
    cost of administering communication site activities.

                                land acquisition

        For expenses necessary to carry out sections 205, 206, and 318(d) of
    Public Law 94-579, including administrative expenses and acquisition of
    lands or waters, or interests therein, $19,746,000, to be derived from
    the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until
    expended.

                        oregon and california grant lands

        For expenses necessary for management, protection, and development
    of resources and for construction, operation, and maintenance of access
    roads, reforestation, and other improvements on the revested Oregon and
    California Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon
    and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent rights-of-
    way; and acquisition of lands or interests therein, including existing
    connecting roads on or adjacent to such grant lands; $113,777,000, to
    remain available until expended:  Provided, That 25 percent of the
    aggregate of all receipts during the current fiscal year from the
    revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands is hereby made a
    charge against the Oregon and California land-grant fund and shall be
    transferred to the General Fund in the Treasury in accordance with the
    second paragraph of subsection (b) of title II of the Act of August 28,
    1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181(f)).

                               range improvements

        For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of lands and
    interests therein, and improvement of Federal rangelands pursuant

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

                   service charges, deposits, and forfeitures

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

                            miscellaneous trust funds

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

                            administrative provisions

        The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the operations funded
    under this Act by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative
    agreements and reimbursable agreements with public and private entities,
    including with States. Appropriations for the Bureau shall be available
    for purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary structures, and
    alteration and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant
    facilities to which the United States has title; up to $100,000 for
    payments, at the discretion

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    of the Secretary, for information or evidence concerning violations of
    laws administered by the Bureau; miscellaneous and emergency expenses of
    enforcement activities authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be
    accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate, not to exceed
    $10,000:  Provided, That notwithstanding Public Law 90-620 (44 U.S.C.
    501), the Bureau may, under cooperative cost-sharing and partnership
    arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from
    cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which
    the cooperators share the cost of printing either in cash or in
    services, and the Bureau determines the cooperator is capable of meeting
    accepted quality standards:  Provided further, That projects to be
    funded pursuant to a written commitment by a State government to provide
    an identified amount of money in support of the project may be carried
    out by the Bureau on a reimbursable basis. Appropriations herein made
    shall not be available for the destruction of healthy, unadopted, wild
    horses and burros in the care of the Bureau or its contractors or for
    the sale of wild horses and burros that results in their destruction for
    processing into commercial products.

                     United States Fish and Wildlife Service

                               resource management

        For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and Wildlife
    Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific and economic studies,
    general administration, and for the performance of other authorized
    functions related to such resources, $1,207,658,000, to remain available
    until September 30, 2016 except as otherwise provided herein:  Provided,
    That not to exceed $20,515,000 shall be used for implementing
    subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered
    Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) (except for processing petitions,
    developing and issuing proposed and final regulations, and taking any
    other steps to implement actions described in subsection (c)(2)(A),
    (c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii)), of which not to exceed $4,605,000 shall
    be used for any activity regarding the designation of critical habitat,
    pursuant to subsection (a)(3), excluding litigation support, for species
    listed pursuant to subsection (a)(1) prior to October 1, 2012; of which
    not to exceed $1,501,000 shall be used for any activity regarding
    petitions to list species that are indigenous to the United States
    pursuant to subsections (b)(3)(A) and (b)(3)(B); and, of which not to
    exceed $1,504,000 shall be used for implementing subsections (a), (b),
    (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
    U.S.C. 1533) for species that are not indigenous to the United States.

                                  construction

        For construction, improvement, acquisition, or removal of buildings
    and other facilities required in the conservation, management,
    investigation, protection, and utilization of fish and wildlife
    resources, and the acquisition of lands and interests therein;
    $15,687,000, to remain available until expended.

                                land acquisition

        For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water Conservation
    Fund Act of 1965, (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.), including

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    administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or
    interest therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable to
    the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, $47,535,000, to be derived
    from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That none of the funds appropriated for specific
    land acquisition projects may be used to pay for any administrative
    overhead, planning or other management costs.

                cooperative endangered species conservation fund

        For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the Endangered
    Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535), $50,095,000, to remain available
    until expended, of which $22,695,000 is to be derived from the
    Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; and of which
    $27,400,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

                          national wildlife refuge fund

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

                    north american wetlands conservation fund

        For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the North
    American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.),
    $34,145,000, to remain available until expended.

                     neotropical migratory bird conservation

        For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical Migratory Bird
    Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), $3,660,000, to remain
    available until expended.

                     multinational species conservation fund

        For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant
    Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the Asian Elephant
    Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.), the Rhinoceros and
    Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Great Ape
    Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and the Marine Turtle
    Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), $9,061,000, to remain
    available until expended.

                        state and tribal wildlife grants

        For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the District of
    Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the
    Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Indian tribes under the
    provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and
    Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and implementation of
    programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including
    species that are not hunted or fished, $58,695,000, to remain available
    until expended:  Provided, That of the amount provided herein,
    $4,084,000 is for a competitive grant program for Indian tribes not
    subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation:  Provided
    further, That $5,487,000 is for a competitive grant program for States,
    territories, and other

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    jurisdictions and at the discretion of affected States, the regional
    Associations of fish and wildlife agencies, not subject to the remaining
    provisions of this appropriation:  Provided further, That the Secretary
    shall, after deducting $9,571,000 and administrative expenses, apportion
    the amount provided herein in the following manner: (1) to the District
    of Columbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to
    not more than one-half of 1 percent thereof; and (2) to Guam, American
    Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the
    Northern Mariana Islands, each a sum equal to not more than one-fourth
    of 1 percent thereof:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall
    apportion the remaining amount in the following manner: (1) one-third of
    which is based on the ratio to which the land area of such State bears
    to the total land area of all such States; and (2) two-thirds of which
    is based on the ratio to which the population of such State bears to the
    total population of all such States:  Provided further, That the amounts
    apportioned under this paragraph shall be adjusted equitably so that no
    State shall be apportioned a sum which is less than 1 percent of the
    amount available for apportionment under this paragraph for any fiscal
    year or more than 5 percent of such amount:  Provided further, That the
    Federal share of planning grants shall not exceed 75 percent of the
    total costs of such projects and the Federal share of implementation
    grants shall not exceed 65 percent of the total costs of such projects:
    Provided further, That the non-Federal share of such projects may not be
    derived from Federal grant programs:  Provided further, That any amount
    apportioned in 2015 to any State, territory, or other jurisdiction that
    remains unobligated as of September 30, 2016, shall be reapportioned,
    together with funds appropriated in 2017, in the manner provided herein.

                            administrative provisions

        The United States Fish and Wildlife Service may carry out the
    operations of Service programs by direct expenditure, contracts, grants,
    cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with public and
    private entities. Appropriations and funds available to the United
    States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for repair of damage
    to public roads within and adjacent to reservation areas caused by
    operations of the Service; options for the purchase of land at not to
    exceed $1 for each option; facilities incident to such public
    recreational uses on conservation areas as are consistent with their
    primary purpose; and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria,
    buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Service
    and to which the United States has title, and which are used pursuant to
    law in connection with management, and investigation of fish and
    wildlife resources:  Provided, That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the
    Service may, under cooperative cost sharing and partnership arrangements
    authorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators in
    connection with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators
    share at least one-half the cost of printing either in cash or services
    and the Service determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted
    quality standards:  Provided further, That the Service may accept
    donated aircraft as replacements for existing aircraft:  Provided
    further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, all fees collected for
    non-toxic shot review and approval shall be deposited

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    under the heading ``United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Resource
    Management'' and shall be available to the Secretary, without further
    appropriation, to be used for expenses of processing of such non-toxic
    shot type or coating applications and revising regulations as necessary,
    and shall remain available until expended.

                              National Park Service

                      operation of the national park system

        For expenses necessary for the management, operation, and
    maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the National Park
    Service and for the general administration of the National Park Service,
    $2,275,773,000, of which $9,923,000 for planning and interagency
    coordination in support of Everglades restoration and $81,961,000 for
    maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation projects for constructed assets
    shall remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That funds
    appropriated under this heading in this Act and previous Appropriations
    Acts are available for the purposes of section 5 of Public Law 95-348
    and section 204 of Public Law 93-486, as amended by section 1(3) of
    Public Law 100-355.

                      national recreation and preservation

        For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, natural
    programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership programs,
    environmental compliance and review, international park affairs, and
    grant administration, not otherwise provided for, $63,117,000.

                           historic preservation fund

        For expenses necessary in carrying out the National Historic
    Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), $56,410,000, to be derived
    from the Historic Preservation Fund and to remain available until
    September 30, 2016.

                                  construction

        For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement of physical
    facilities, including modifications authorized by section 104 of the
    Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C.
    410r-8), $138,339,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided,
    That notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any project
    initially funded in fiscal year 2015 with a future phase indicated in
    the National Park Service 5-Year Line Item Construction Plan, a single
    procurement may be issued which includes the full scope of the project:
    Provided further, That the solicitation and contract shall contain the
    clause ``availability of funds'' found at 48 CFR 52.232-18.

                        land and water conservation fund

                                  (rescission)

        The contract authority provided for fiscal year 2015 by section 9 of
    the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act <<NOTE: 16 USC 4601-10a
    note.>>  of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-10a) is rescinded.

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                      land acquisition and state assistance

        For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water Conservation
    Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 through 11), including administrative
    expenses, and for acquisition of lands or waters, or interest therein,
    in accordance with the statutory authority applicable to the National
    Park Service, $98,960,000, to be derived from the Land and Water
    Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended, of which
    $48,117,000 is for the State assistance program and of which $8,986,000
    shall be for the American Battlefield Protection Program grants as
    authorized by section 7301 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of
    2009 (Public Law 111-11).

                              centennial challenge

        For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of section 814(g)
    of Public Law 104-333 (16 U.S.C. 1f) relating to challenge cost share
    agreements, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
    Centennial Challenge projects and programs:  Provided, That not less
    than 50 percent of the total cost of each project or program shall be
    derived from non-Federal sources in the form of donated cash, assets, or
    a pledge of donation guaranteed by an irrevocable letter of credit.

                            administrative provisions

                          (including transfer of funds)

        In addition to other uses set forth in section 407(d) of Public Law
    105-391, franchise fees credited to a sub-account shall be available for
    expenditure by the Secretary, without further appropriation, for use at
    any unit within the National Park System to extinguish or reduce
    liability for Possessory Interest or leasehold surrender interest. Such
    funds may only be used for this purpose to the extent that the
    benefitting unit anticipated franchise fee receipts over the term of the
    contract at that unit exceed the amount of funds used to extinguish or
    reduce liability. Franchise fees at the benefitting unit shall be
    credited to the sub-account of the originating unit over a period not to
    exceed the term of a single contract at the benefitting unit, in the
    amount of funds so expended to extinguish or reduce liability.
        For the costs of administration of the Land and Water Conservation
    Fund grants authorized by section 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico
    Energy Security Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-432), the National Park
    Service may retain up to 3 percent of the amounts which are authorized
    to be disbursed under such section, such retained amounts to remain
    available until expended.
        National Park Service funds may be transferred to the Federal
    Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation, for
    purposes authorized under 23 U.S.C. 204. Transfers may include a
    reasonable amount for FHWA administrative support costs.

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                         United States Geological Survey

                      surveys, investigations, and research

        For expenses necessary for the United States Geological Survey to
    perform surveys, investigations, and research covering topography,
    geology, hydrology, biology, and the mineral and water resources of the
    United States, its territories and possessions, and other areas as
    authorized by 43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as to their
    mineral and water resources; give engineering supervision to power
    permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensees;
    administer the minerals exploration program (30 U.S.C. 641); conduct
    inquiries into the economic conditions affecting mining and materials
    processing industries (30 U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g(1)) and
    related purposes as authorized by law; and to publish and disseminate
    data relative to the foregoing activities; $1,045,000,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2016; of which $53,337,189 shall remain
    available until expended for satellite operations; and of which
    $7,280,000 shall be available until expended for deferred maintenance
    and capital improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in cost:
    Provided, That none of the funds provided for the ecosystem research
    activity shall be used to conduct new surveys on private property,
    unless specifically authorized in writing by the property
    owner: <<NOTE: 43 USC 50 note.>>   Provided further, That no part of
    this appropriation shall be used to pay more than one-half the cost of
    topographic mapping or water resources data collection and
    investigations carried on in cooperation with States and municipalities.

                            administrative provisions

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

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                        Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

                             ocean energy management

        For expenses necessary for granting leases, easements, rights-of-way
    and agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and
    marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf and approving
    operations related thereto, as authorized by law; for environmental
    studies, as authorized by law; for implementing other laws and to the
    extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for
    matching grants or cooperative agreements, $169,770,000, of which
    $72,422,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2016 and of which
    $97,348,000 is to remain available until expended:  Provided, That this
    total appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the
    Secretary and credited to this appropriation from additions to receipts
    resulting from increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5,
    1993, and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the
    Bureau of Ocean Energy Management pursuant to the Outer Continental
    Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and
    miscellaneous administrative activities:  Provided further, That the sum
    herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are received
    during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015
    appropriation estimated at not more than $72,422,000:  Provided further,
    That not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable expenses
    related to promoting volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities.

                 Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

                  offshore safety and environmental enforcement

        For expenses necessary for the regulation of operations related to
    leases, easements, rights-of-way and agreements for use for oil and gas,
    other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer
    Continental Shelf, as authorized by law; for enforcing and implementing
    laws and regulations as authorized by law and to the extent provided by
    Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants or
    cooperative agreements, $124,726,000, of which $66,147,000 is to remain
    available until September 30, 2016 and of which $58,579,000 is to remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That this total appropriation shall
    be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this
    appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from increases to
    lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery
    fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental
    Enforcement pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including
    studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative
    activities:  Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be
    reduced as such collections are received during the fiscal year, so as
    to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not
    more than $66,147,000.
        For an additional amount, $65,000,000, to remain available until
    expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and
    credited to this appropriation, which shall be derived from non-
    refundable inspection fees collected in fiscal year 2015, as provided in
    this Act:  Provided, That to the extent that amounts realized from such
    inspection fees exceed $65,000,000, the amounts realized

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    in excess of $65,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation and
    remain available until expended:  Provided further, That for fiscal year
    2015, not less than 50 percent of the inspection fees expended by the
    Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement will be used to fund
    personnel and mission-related costs to expand capacity and expedite the
    orderly development, subject to environmental safeguards, of the Outer
    Continental Shelf pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
    U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), including the review of applications for permits
    to drill.

                               oil spill research

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

              Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

                            regulation and technology

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Surface
    Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87,
    $122,713,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided,
    That <<NOTE: 30 USC 1211 note.>>  appropriations for the Office of
    Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for the travel
    and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of
    Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training.

        In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce permits
    issued by the Bureau pursuant to section 507 of Public Law 95-87 (30
    U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided,
    That <<NOTE: 30 USC 1257 note.>>  fees assessed and collected by the
    Bureau pursuant to such section 507 shall be credited to this account as
    discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until
    expended:  Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the
    general fund shall be reduced as collections are received during the
    fiscal year, so as to result in a fiscal year 2015 appropriation
    estimated at not more than $122,713,000.

                         abandoned mine reclamation fund

        For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface Mining
    Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87, $27,399,000, to
    be derived from receipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to
    remain available until expended:  Provided, That pursuant to Public Law
    97-365, the Department of the Interior is authorized to use up to 20
    percent from the recovery of the delinquent debt owed to the United
    States Government to pay for contracts to collect these debts:  Provided
    further, That funds made available under title IV of Public Law 95-87
    may be used for any required non-Federal share of the cost of projects
    funded by the Federal Government for the purpose of environmental
    restoration related to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage from
    abandoned mines:  Provided further, That such projects must be
    consistent with the purposes and priorities of the Surface Mining
    Control and Reclamation Act:  Provided further, That amounts provided
    under this heading may be used for the travel and per

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    diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface
    Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training.

                            administrative provision

        In fiscal year 2015 <<NOTE: 30 USC 1308b.>>  and each fiscal year
    thereafter, with funds available for the Technical Innovation and
    Professional Services program in this or any other Act with respect to
    any fiscal year, the Secretary may transfer title for computer hardware,
    software and other technical equipment to State and tribal regulatory
    and reclamation programs.

             Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education

                          operation of indian programs

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian programs, as
    authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 (25
    U.S.C. 13), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
    of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), the Education Amendments of 1978 (25
    U.S.C. 2001-2019), and the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25
    U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), $2,429,236,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2016, except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to
    exceed $8,500 may be for official reception and representation expenses;
    of which not to exceed $74,809,000 shall be for welfare assistance
    payments:  Provided, That in cases of designated Federal disasters, the
    Secretary may exceed such cap, from the amounts provided herein, to
    provide for disaster relief to Indian communities affected by the
    disaster:  Provided further, That federally recognized Indian tribes and
    tribal organizations of federally recognized Indian tribes may use their
    tribal priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs:
    Provided further, That not to exceed $606,690,000 for school operations
    costs of Bureau-funded schools and other education programs shall become
    available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available until September
    30, 2016:  Provided further, That not to exceed $48,553,000 shall remain
    available until expended for housing improvement, road maintenance,
    attorney fees, litigation support, land records improvement, and the
    Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program:  Provided further, That notwithstanding
    any other provision of law, including but not limited to the Indian
    Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450f et seq.) and section 1128
    of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2008), not to exceed
    $62,395,000 within and only from such amounts made available for school
    operations shall be available for administrative cost grants associated
    with ongoing grants entered into with the Bureau prior to or during
    fiscal year 2014 for the operation of Bureau-funded schools, and up to
    $500,000 within and only from such amounts made available for
    administrative cost grants shall be available for the transitional costs
    of initial administrative cost grants to grantees that assume operation
    on or after July 1, 2014, of Bureau-funded schools:  Provided further,
    That any forestry funds allocated to a federally recognized tribe which
    remain unobligated as of September 30, 2016, may be transferred during
    fiscal year 2017 to an Indian forest land assistance account established
    for the benefit of the holder of the funds within the holder's trust

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    fund account:  Provided further, That any such unobligated balances not
    so transferred shall expire on September 30, 2017:  Provided further,
    That in order to enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, the
    Bureau may use funds to purchase uniforms or other identifying articles
    of clothing for personnel.

                                  construction

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of irrigation
    and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other facilities, including
    architectural and engineering services by contract; acquisition of
    lands, and interests in lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and
    for construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pursuant to
    Public Law 87-483, $128,876,000, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, That such amounts as may be available for the construction of
    the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project may be transferred to the Bureau of
    Reclamation:  Provided further, That not to exceed 6 percent of contract
    authority available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs from the Federal
    Highway Trust Fund may be used to cover the road program management
    costs of the Bureau:  Provided further, That any funds provided for the
    Safety of Dams program pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 13 shall be made available
    on a nonreimbursable basis:  Provided further, That for fiscal year
    2015, in implementing new construction or facilities improvement and
    repair project grants in excess of $100,000 that are provided to grant
    schools under Public Law 100-297, the Secretary of the Interior shall
    use the Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for
    Assistance Programs contained in 43 CFR part 12 as the regulatory
    requirements:  Provided further, That such grants shall not be subject
    to section 12.61 of 43 CFR; the Secretary and the grantee shall
    negotiate and determine a schedule of payments for the work to be
    performed:  Provided further, That in considering grant applications,
    the Secretary shall consider whether such grantee would be deficient in
    assuring that the construction projects conform to applicable building
    standards and codes and Federal, tribal, or State health and safety
    standards as required by 25 U.S.C. 2005(b), with respect to
    organizational and financial management capabilities:  Provided further,
    That if the Secretary declines a grant application, the Secretary shall
    follow the requirements contained in 25 U.S.C. 2504(f):  Provided
    further, That any disputes between the Secretary and any grantee
    concerning a grant shall be subject to the disputes provision in 25
    U.S.C. 2507(e):  Provided further, That in order to ensure timely
    completion of construction projects, the Secretary may assume control of
    a project and all funds related to the project, if, within 18 months of
    the date of enactment of this Act, any grantee receiving funds
    appropriated in this Act or in any prior Act, has not completed the
    planning and design phase of the project and commenced construction:
    Provided further, That this appropriation may be reimbursed from the
    Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians appropriation for the
    appropriate share of construction costs for space expansion needed in
    agency offices to meet trust reform implementation.

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     indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to
                                     indians

        For payments and necessary administrative expenses for
    implementation of Indian land and water claim settlements pursuant to
    Public Laws 99-264, 100-580, 101-618, 111-11, and 111-291, and for
    implementation of other land and water rights settlements, $35,655,000,
    to remain available until expended.

                     indian guaranteed loan program account

        For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, $7,731,000, of
    which $1,045,000 is for administrative expenses, as authorized by the
    Indian Financing Act of 1974:  Provided, That such costs, including the
    cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided further, That these funds
    are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to
    be guaranteed or insured, not to exceed $100,496,183.

                            administrative provisions

        The Bureau of Indian Affairs may carry out the operation of Indian
    programs by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements,
    compacts, and grants, either directly or in cooperation with States and
    other organizations.
        Notwithstanding 25 U.S.C. 15, the Bureau of Indian Affairs may
    contract for services in support of the management, operation, and
    maintenance of the Power Division of the San Carlos Irrigation Project.
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to
    the Bureau of Indian Affairs for central office oversight and Executive
    Direction and Administrative Services (except executive direction and
    administrative services funding for Tribal Priority Allocations,
    regional offices, and facilities operations and maintenance) shall be
    available for contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements
    with the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the provisions of the Indian
    Self-Determination Act or the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 (Public
    Law 103-413).
        In the event any tribe returns appropriations made available by this
    Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, this action shall not diminish the
    Federal Government's trust responsibility to that tribe, or the
    government-to-government relationship between the United States and that
    tribe, or that tribe's ability to access future appropriations.
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to
    the Bureau of Indian Education, other than the amounts provided herein
    for assistance to public schools under 25 U.S.C. 452 et seq., shall be
    available to support the operation of any elementary or secondary school
    in the State of Alaska.
        No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education shall be used
    to support expanded grades for any school or dormitory beyond the grade
    structure in place or approved by the Secretary of the Interior at each
    school in the Bureau of Indian Education school system as of October 1,
    1995, except that the Secretary of the Interior may waive this
    prohibition to support expansion of up to one additional grade when the
    Secretary determines such waiver is needed to support accomplishment of
    the mission of the

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    Bureau of Indian Education. Appropriations made available in this or any
    prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau shall be available, in
    accordance with the Bureau's funding formula, only to the schools in the
    Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, and to any school or
    school program that was reinstated in fiscal year 2012. Funds made
    available under this Act may not be used to establish a charter school
    at a Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined in section 1141 of
    the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021)), except that a
    charter school that is in existence on the date of the enactment of this
    Act and that has operated at a Bureau-funded school before September 1,
    1999, may continue to operate during that period, but only if the
    charter school pays to the Bureau a pro rata share of funds to reimburse
    the Bureau for the use of the real and personal property (including
    buses and vans), the funds of the charter school are kept separate and
    apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau does not assume any obligation
    for charter school programs of the State in which the school is located
    if the charter school loses such funding. Employees of Bureau-funded
    schools sharing a campus with a charter school and performing functions
    related to the charter school's operation and employees of a charter
    school shall not be treated as Federal employees for purposes of chapter
    171 of title 28, United States Code.
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 113 of
    title I of appendix C of Public Law 106-113, if in fiscal year 2003 or
    2004 a grantee received indirect and administrative costs pursuant to a
    distribution formula based on section 5(f) of Public Law 101-301, the
    Secretary shall continue to distribute indirect and administrative cost
    funds to such grantee using the section 5(f) distribution formula.
        Funds available under this Act may not be used to establish
    satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school system as of
    September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary may waive this prohibition
    in order for an Indian tribe to provide language and cultural immersion
    educational programs for non-public schools located within the
    jurisdictional area of the tribal government which exclusively serve
    tribal members, do not include grades beyond those currently served at
    the existing Bureau-funded school, provide an educational environment
    with educator presence and academic facilities comparable to the Bureau-
    funded school, comply with all applicable Tribal, Federal, or State
    health and safety standards, and the Americans with Disabilities Act,
    and demonstrate the benefits of establishing operations at a satellite
    location in lieu of incurring extraordinary costs, such as for
    transportation or other impacts to students such as those caused by
    busing students extended distances:  Provided, That no funds available
    under this Act may be used to fund operations, maintenance,
    rehabilitation, construction or other facilities-related costs for such
    assets that are not owned by the Bureau:  Provided further, That the
    term ``satellite school'' means a school location physically separated
    from the existing Bureau school by more than 50 miles but that forms
    part of the existing school in all other respects.

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                              Departmental Offices

                             Office of the Secretary

                             departmental operations

        For necessary expenses for management of the Department of the
    Interior, including the collection and disbursement of royalties, fees,
    and other mineral revenue proceeds, and for grants and cooperative
    agreements, as authorized by law, $265,263,000, to remain available
    until September 30, 2016; of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for
    official reception and representation expenses; and of which up to
    $1,000,000 shall be available for workers compensation payments and
    unemployment compensation payments associated with the orderly closure
    of the United States Bureau of Mines; and of which $12,000,000 for the
    Office of Valuation Services is to be derived from the Land and Water
    Conservation Fund and shall remain available until expended; and of
    which $38,300,000 shall remain available until expended for the purpose
    of mineral revenue management activities:  Provided, That
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, $15,000 under this heading
    shall be available for refunds of overpayments in connection with
    certain Indian leases in which the Secretary concurred with the claimed
    refund due, to pay amounts owed to Indian allottees or tribes, or to
    correct prior unrecoverable erroneous payments.

                            administrative provisions

        For fiscal year 2015, up to $400,000 of the payments authorized by
    the Act of October 20, 1976 (31 U.S.C. 6901-6907) may be retained for
    administrative expenses of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program:
    Provided, That no payment shall be made pursuant to that Act to
    otherwise eligible units of local government if the computed amount of
    the payment is less than $100:  Provided further, That the Secretary may
    reduce the payment authorized by 31 U.S.C. 6901-6907 for an individual
    county by the amount necessary to correct prior year overpayments to
    that county:  Provided further, That the amount needed to correct a
    prior year underpayment to an individual county shall be paid from any
    reductions for overpayments to other counties and the amount necessary
    to cover any remaining underpayment is hereby appropriated and shall be
    paid to individual counties.

                                 Insular Affairs

                            assistance to territories

        For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under the
    jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and other jurisdictions
    identified in section 104(e) of Public Law 108-188, $85,976,000, of
    which: (1) $76,528,000 shall remain available until expended for
    territorial assistance, including general technical assistance,
    maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, coral reef initiative
    activities, and brown tree snake control and research; grants to the
    judiciary in American Samoa for compensation and expenses, as authorized
    by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); grants to the Government of American Samoa,
    in addition to current local revenues, for construction and support of
    governmental functions; grants to the

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    Government of the Virgin Islands as authorized by law; grants to the
    Government of Guam, as authorized by law; and grants to the Government
    of the Northern Mariana Islands as authorized by law (Public Law 94-241;
    90 Stat. 272); and (2) $9,448,000 shall be available until September 30,
    2016, for salaries and expenses of the Office of Insular
    Affairs: <<NOTE: 48 USC 1469b.>>   Provided, That all financial
    transactions of the territorial and local governments herein provided
    for, including such transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities
    established or used by such governments, may be audited by the
    Government Accountability Office, at its discretion, in accordance with
    chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code:  Provided further, That
    Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant funding shall be provided
    according to those terms of the Agreement of the Special Representatives
    on Future United States Financial Assistance for the Northern Mariana
    Islands approved by Public Law 104-134:  Provided further, That the
    funds for the program of operations and maintenance improvement are
    appropriated to institutionalize routine operations and maintenance
    improvement of capital infrastructure with territorial participation and
    cost sharing to be determined by the Secretary based on the grantee's
    commitment to timely maintenance of its capital assets:  Provided
    further, That any appropriation for disaster assistance under this
    heading in this Act or previous appropriations Acts may be used as non-
    Federal matching funds for the purpose of hazard mitigation grants
    provided pursuant to section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
    Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c).

                           compact of free association

        For grants and necessary expenses, $3,318,000, to remain available
    until expended, as provided for in sections 221(a)(2) and 233 of the
    Compact of Free Association for the Republic of Palau; and section
    221(a)(2) of the Compacts of Free Association for the Government of the
    Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia,
    as authorized by Public Law 99-658 and Public Law 108-188.

                            Administrative Provisions

                          (including transfer of funds)

        At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Secretary may transfer
    discretionary funds or mandatory funds provided under section 104(e) of
    Public Law 108-188 and Public Law 104-134, that are allocated for Guam,
    to the Secretary of Agriculture for the subsidy cost of direct or
    guaranteed loans, plus not to exceed three percent of the amount of the
    subsidy transferred for the cost of loan administration, for the
    purposes authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section
    306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act for
    construction and repair projects in Guam, and such funds shall remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That such costs, including the cost
    of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided further, That such loans or
    loan guarantees may be made without regard to the population of the
    area, credit elsewhere requirements, and restrictions on the types of
    eligible entities under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and
    section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development

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    Act:  Provided further, That any funds transferred to the Secretary of
    Agriculture shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available to
    make or guarantee loans under such authorities.

                             Office of the Solicitor

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, $65,800,000.

                           Office of Inspector General

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General,
    $50,047,000.

               Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians

                             federal trust programs

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For the operation of trust programs for Indians by direct
    expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants,
    $139,029,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed
    $23,061,000 from this or any other Act, may be available for historical
    accounting:  Provided, That funds for trust management improvements and
    litigation support may, as needed, be transferred to or merged with the
    Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, ``Operation of
    Indian Programs'' account; the Office of the Solicitor, ``Salaries and
    Expenses'' account; and the Office of the Secretary, ``Departmental
    Operations'' account:  Provided further, That funds made available
    through contracts or grants obligated during fiscal year 2015, as
    authorized by the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450
    et seq.), shall remain available until expended by the contractor or
    grantee:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of
    law, the Secretary shall not be required to provide a quarterly
    statement of performance for any Indian trust account that has not had
    activity for at least 18 months and has a balance of $15 or less:
    Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue an annual account
    statement and maintain a record of any such accounts and shall permit
    the balance in each such account to be withdrawn upon the express
    written request of the account holder:  Provided further, That not to
    exceed $50,000 is available for the Secretary to make payments to
    correct administrative errors of either disbursements from or deposits
    to Individual Indian Money or Tribal accounts after September 30, 2002:
    Provided further, That erroneous payments that are recovered shall be
    credited to and remain available in this account for this purpose:
    Provided further, That the Secretary shall not be required to reconcile
    Special Deposit Accounts with a balance of less than $500 unless the
    Office of the Special Trustee receives proof of ownership from a Special
    Deposit Accounts claimant.

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                            Department-Wide Programs

                            wildland fire management

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire suppression
    operations, fire science and research, emergency rehabilitation,
    hazardous fuels management activities, and rural fire assistance by the
    Department of the Interior, $804,779,000, to remain available until
    expended, of which not to exceed $6,127,000 shall be for the renovation
    or construction of fire facilities:  Provided, That such funds are also
    available for repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts from
    which funds were previously transferred for such purposes:  Provided
    further, That of the funds provided $164,000,000 is for hazardous fuels
    management activities, of which $10,000,000 is for resilient landscapes
    activities:  Provided further, That of the funds provided $18,035,000 is
    for burned area rehabilitation:  Provided further, That persons hired
    pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1469 may be furnished subsistence and lodging
    without cost from funds available from this appropriation:  Provided
    further, That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 1856d, sums received by a bureau
    or office of the Department of the Interior for fire protection rendered
    pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq., protection of United States
    property, may be credited to the appropriation from which funds were
    expended to provide that protection, and are available without fiscal
    year limitation:  Provided further, That using the amounts designated
    under this title of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter
    into procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, for
    hazardous fuels management and resilient landscapes activities, and for
    training and monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels management
    and resilient landscapes activities on Federal land, or on adjacent non-
    Federal land for activities that benefit resources on Federal land:
    Provided further, That the costs of implementing any cooperative
    agreement between the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may
    be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties:  Provided
    further, That notwithstanding requirements of the Competition in
    Contracting Act, the Secretary, for purposes of hazardous fuels
    management and resilient landscapes activities, may obtain maximum
    practicable competition among: (1) local private, nonprofit, or
    cooperative entities; (2) Youth Conservation Corps crews, Public Lands
    Corps (Public Law 109-154), or related partnerships with State, local,
    or nonprofit youth groups; (3) small or micro-businesses; or (4) other
    entities that will hire or train locally a significant percentage,
    defined as 50 percent or more, of the project workforce to complete such
    contracts:  Provided further, That in implementing this section, the
    Secretary shall develop written guidance to field units to ensure
    accountability and consistent application of the authorities provided
    herein:  Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading
    may be used to reimburse the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and
    the National Marine Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out
    their responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
    U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and conference, as required by section 7
    of such Act, in connection with wildland fire management activities:
    Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior may use wildland
    fire appropriations to

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    enter into leases of real property with local governments, at or below
    fair market value, to construct capitalized improvements for fire
    facilities on such leased properties, including but not limited to fire
    guard stations, retardant stations, and other initial attack and fire
    support facilities, and to make advance payments for any such lease or
    for construction activity associated with the lease:  Provided further,
    That the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may
    authorize the transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire
    management, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000, between
    the Departments when such transfers would facilitate and expedite
    wildland fire management programs and projects:  Provided further, That
    funds provided for wildfire suppression shall be available for support
    of Federal emergency response actions:  Provided further, That funds
    appropriated under this heading shall be available for assistance to or
    through the Department of State in connection with forest and rangeland
    research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries,
    and, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall be available
    to support forestry, wildland fire management, and related natural
    resource activities outside the United States and its territories and
    possessions, including technical assistance, education and training, and
    cooperation with United States and international organizations.

                     flame wildfire suppression reserve fund

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses for large fire suppression operations of the
    Department of the Interior and as a reserve fund for suppression and
    Federal emergency response activities, $92,000,000, to remain available
    until expended:  Provided, That such amounts are only available for
    transfer to the ``Wildland Fire Management'' account following a
    declaration by the Secretary in accordance with section 502 of the FLAME
    Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 1748a).

                        central hazardous materials fund

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

               natural resource damage assessment and restoration

                     natural resource damage assessment fund

        To conduct natural resource damage assessment, restoration
    activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by the Department of the
    Interior necessary to carry out the provisions of the Comprehensive
    Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601
    et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et
    seq.), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), and
    Public Law 101-337 (16 U.S.C. 19jj et seq.), $7,767,000, to remain
    available until expended.

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                              working capital fund

        For the operation and maintenance of a departmental financial and
    business management system, information technology improvements of
    general benefit to the Department, consolidation of facilities and
    operations throughout the Department, $57,100,000, to remain available
    until expended:  Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this
    Act or any other Act may be used to establish reserves in the Working
    Capital Fund account other than for accrued annual leave and
    depreciation of equipment without prior approval of the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:  Provided
    further, That the Secretary may assess reasonable charges to State,
    local and tribal government employees for training services provided by
    the National Indian Program Training Center, other than training related
    to Public Law 93-638:  Provided further, That the Secretary may lease or
    otherwise provide space and related facilities, equipment or
    professional services of the National Indian Program Training Center to
    State, local and tribal government employees or persons or organizations
    engaged in cultural, educational, or recreational activities (as defined
    in section 3306(a) of title 40, United States Code) at the prevailing
    rate for similar space, facilities, equipment, or services in the
    vicinity of the National Indian Program Training Center:  Provided
    further, That all funds received pursuant to the two preceding provisos
    shall be credited to this account, shall be available until expended,
    and shall be used by the Secretary for necessary expenses of the
    National Indian Program Training Center:  Provided further, That the
    Secretary may enter into grants and cooperative agreements to support
    the Office of Natural Resource Revenue's collection and disbursement of
    royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, as authorized by
    law.

                            administrative provision

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

                 General Provisions, Department of the Interior

                         (including transfers of funds)

                   emergency transfer authority--intra-bureau

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

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    to this section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation,
    which must be requested as promptly as possible.

                  emergency transfer authority--department-wide

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

                             authorized use of funds

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

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                authorized use of funds, indian trust management

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

                redistribution of funds, bureau of indian affairs

        Sec. 105.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
    of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any Tribal Priority
    Allocation funds, including tribal base funds, to alleviate tribal
    funding inequities by transferring funds to address identified, unmet
    needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate
    distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction in Tribal
    Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal year 2015.
    Under circumstances of dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or
    inaccurate distribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does
    not apply.

                      ellis, governors, and liberty islands

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

                     outer continental shelf inspection fees

        Sec. 107. (a) In fiscal year 2015, the Secretary shall collect a
    nonrefundable inspection fee, which shall be deposited in the ``Offshore
    Safety and Environmental Enforcement'' account, from the designated
    operator for facilities subject to inspection under 43 U.S.C. 1348(c).
        (b) Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that are above the
    waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are in place at the start of the
    fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 2015 shall be:
                (1) $10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with
            processing equipment or gathering lines;
                (2) $17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any
            combination of active or inactive wells; and
                (3) $31,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with any
            combination of active or inactive wells.

        (c) Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all inspections
    completed in fiscal year 2015. Fees for fiscal year 2015 shall be:

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                (1) $30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water
            depths of 500 feet or more; and
                (2) $16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in water
            depths of less than 500 feet.

        (d) The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection
    (b) within 60 days, with payment required within 30 days of billing. The
    Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (c) within 30
    days of the end of the month in which the inspection occurred, with
    payment required within 30 days of billing.

                      oil and gas leasing internet program

        Sec. 108. (a) Notwithstanding section 17(b)(1)(A) of the Mineral
    Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(A)), the Secretary of the Interior
    shall have the authority to implement an oil and gas leasing Internet
    program, under which the Secretary may conduct lease sales through
    methods other than oral bidding.
        (b) The authority in subsection (a) shall be effective for fiscal
    year 2015 until the date of the enactment of a provision of the Carl
    Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Year 2015 that amends section 17(b)(1) of the Mineral Leasing
    Act (30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)) to authorize onshore lease sales through
    Internet-based bidding methods.

         bureau of ocean energy management, regulation and enforcement
                                 reorganization

        Sec. 109.  The Secretary of the Interior, in order to implement a
    reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and
    Enforcement, may transfer funds among and between the successor offices
    and bureaus affected by the reorganization only in conformance with the
    reprogramming guidelines for division F in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act).

      contracts and agreements for wild horse and burro holding facilities

        Sec. 110.  Notwithstanding <<NOTE: 16 USC 1336 note.>>  any other
    provision of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into
    multiyear cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations and other
    appropriate entities, and may enter into multiyear contracts in
    accordance with the provisions of section 304B of the Federal Property
    and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254c) (except that
    the 5-year term restriction in subsection (d) shall not apply), for the
    long-term care and maintenance of excess wild free roaming horses and
    burros by such organizations or entities on private land. Such
    cooperative agreements and contracts may not exceed 10 years, subject to
    renewal at the discretion of the Secretary.

                            mass marking of salmonids

        Sec. 111.  The United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall, in
    carrying out its responsibilities to protect threatened and endangered
    species of salmon, implement a system of mass marking of salmonid
    stocks, intended for harvest, that are released from federally operated
    or federally financed hatcheries including but

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

                           prohibition on use of funds

        Sec. 112. (a) Any proposed new use of the Arizona & California
    Railroad Company's Right of Way for conveyance of water shall not
    proceed unless the Secretary of the Interior certifies that the proposed
    new use is within the scope of the Right of Way.
        (b) No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the
    Department of the Interior may be used, in relation to any proposal to
    store water underground for the purpose of export, for approval of any
    right-of-way or similar authorization on the Mojave National Preserve or
    lands managed by the Needles Field Office of the Bureau of Land
    Management, or for carrying out any activities associated with such
    right-of-way or similar approval.

                                republic of palau

        Sec. 113. (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c), the United
    States Government, through the Secretary of the Interior shall provide
    to the Government of Palau for fiscal year 2015 grants in amounts equal
    to the annual amounts specified in subsections (a), (c), and (d) of
    section 211 of the Compact of Free Association between the Government of
    the United States of America and the Government of Palau (48 U.S.C. 1931
    note) (referred to in this section as the ``Compact'').
        (b) Programmatic Assistance.--Subject to subsection (c), the United
    States shall provide programmatic assistance to the Republic of Palau
    for fiscal year 2015 in amounts equal to the amounts provided in
    subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 221 of the Compact.
        (c) Limitations on Assistance.--
                (1) In general.--The grants and programmatic assistance
            provided under subsections (a) and (b) shall be provided to the
            same extent and in the same manner as the grants and assistance
            were provided in fiscal year 2009.
                (2) Trust fund.--If the Government of Palau withdraws more
            than $5,000,000 from the trust fund established under section
            211(f) of the Compact, amounts to be provided under subsections
            (a) and (b) shall be withheld from the Government of Palau.

                       exhaustion of administrative review

        Sec. 114.  Paragraph (1) of section 122(a) of division E of Public
    Law 112-74 (125 Stat. 1013), as amended by section 122 of division G of
    Public Law 113-76 (128 Stat. 314), is further amended by striking
    ``through 2015,'' in the first sentence and inserting ``through 2016,''.

                         wild lands funding prohibition

        Sec. 115.  None of the funds made available in this Act or any other
    Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce Secretarial Order
    No. 3310 issued by the Secretary of the Interior on December 22, 2010:
    Provided, That nothing in this section shall restrict the Secretary's
    authorities under sections 201 and 202

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    of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711
    and 1712).

                   bureau of indian education operated schools

        Sec. 116.  Section 115(d) of division E of Public Law 112-74 (125
    Stat. 1010) <<NOTE: 25 USC 2000 note.>>  is amended by striking ``2014''
    and inserting ``2017''.

          reauthorization of forest ecosystem health and recovery fund

        Sec. 117.  Title I of the Department of the Interior, Environment,
    and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-88) is
    amended in the text under the heading ``FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND
    RECOVERY FUND'' by striking ``2015'' each place it appears and inserting
    ``2020''.

                               volunteers in parks

        Sec. 118.  Section 4 of Public Law 91-357 (16 U.S.C. 18j), as
    amended, is further amended by striking ``$3,500,000'' and inserting
    ``$5,000,000''.

                  contracts and agreements with indian affairs

        Sec. 119.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal
    year 2015, in carrying out work involving cooperation with State, local,
    and tribal governments or any political subdivision thereof, Indian
    Affairs may record obligations against accounts receivable from any such
    entities, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year
    shall not exceed total budgetary resources available at the end of the
    fiscal year.

                                 heritage areas

        Sec. 120. (a) Section 109 of title I of Public Law 105-355 (16
    U.S.C. 461 note) shall be applied for fiscal year 2015 by substituting
    ``2015'' for ``2014''.
        (b) Section 157(h)(1) of title I of Public Law 106-291 (16 U.S.C.
    461 note) is amended by striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting
    ``$11,000,000''.

                            ratification of payments

        Sec. 121.  All payments made to school districts under the first
    section of the Act of June 4, 1948 (62 Stat. 338, chapter 417; 16 U.S.C.
    40a), during the period beginning in fiscal year 1976 and ending on the
    date of enactment of this Act are ratified and approved, notwithstanding
    the payments made under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code to
    the units of general local government.

                                   sage-grouse

        Sec. 122.  None of the funds made available by this or any other Act
    may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to write or issue pursuant
    to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533)--

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                (1) a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus
            urophasianus);
                (2) a proposed rule for the Columbia basin distinct
            population segment of greater sage-grouse;
                (3) a final rule for the bi-state distinct population
            segment of greater sage-grouse; or
                (4) a final rule for Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus
            minimus).

                                    TITLE II

                         ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

                             Science and Technology

        For science and technology, including research and development
    activities, which shall include research and development activities
    under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
    Liability Act of 1980; necessary expenses for personnel and related
    costs and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory equipment and
    supplies; and other operating expenses in support of research and
    development, $734,648,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
     Provided, That of the funds included under this heading, $4,100,000
    shall be for Research: National Priorities as specified in the
    explanatory statement accompanying this Act.

                      Environmental Programs and Management

        For environmental programs and management, including necessary
    expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel and related costs
    and travel expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire,
    maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library
    memberships in societies or associations which issue publications to
    members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are
    not members; administrative costs of the brownfields program under the
    Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of
    2002; and not to exceed $19,000 for official reception and
    representation expenses, $2,613,679,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2016:  Provided, That of the funds included under this
    heading, $12,700,000 shall be for Environmental Protection: National
    Priorities as specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this
    Act:  Provided further, That of the funds included under this heading,
    $427,737,000 shall be for Geographic Programs specified in the
    explanatory statement accompanying this Act:  Provided further, That of
    the funds provided under this heading for Information Exchange and
    Outreach, $856,750 of funds made available for the Immediate Office of
    the Administrator and $1,790,750 of funds made available for the Office
    of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations shall be withheld from
    obligation until reports detailed in the explanatory statement
    accompanying this Act are provided to the Committees on Appropriations
    of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and of the funds
    provided under this heading for Operations and Administration for the
    Office of the Chief Financial Officer, $741,500 shall be withheld from
    obligation until such reports are provided to the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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                 Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund

        For necessary expenses to carry out section 3024 of the Solid Waste
    Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6939g), including the development, operation,
    maintenance, and upgrading of the hazardous waste electronic manifest
    system established by such section, $3,674,000, to remain available
    until September 30, 2017.

                           Office of Inspector General

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
    carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
    $41,489,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.

                            Buildings and Facilities

        For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and
    purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by, the
    Environmental Protection Agency, $42,317,000, to remain available until
    expended.

                          Hazardous Substance Superfund

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental
    Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including
    sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611)
    $1,088,769,000, to remain available until expended, consisting of such
    sums as are available in the Trust Fund on September 30, 2014, as
    authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and
    Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and up to $1,088,769,000 as a payment
    from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes
    as authorized by section 517(b) of SARA:  Provided, That funds
    appropriated under this heading may be allocated to other Federal
    agencies in accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA:  Provided further,
    That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $9,939,000 shall be
    paid to the ``Office of Inspector General'' appropriation to remain
    available until September 30, 2016, and $18,850,000 shall be paid to the
    ``Science and Technology'' appropriation to remain available until
    September 30, 2016.

               Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program

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

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                            Inland Oil Spill Programs

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

                       State and Tribal Assistance Grants

        For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, including
    capitalization grants for State revolving funds and performance
    partnership grants, $3,545,161,000, to remain available until expended,
    of which--
                (1) $1,448,887,000 shall be for making capitalization grants
            for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of the
            Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and of which $906,896,000
            shall be for making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water
            State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking
            Water Act:  Provided, That for fiscal year 2015, to the extent
            there are sufficient eligible project applications, not less
            than 10 percent of the funds made available under this title to
            each State for Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization
            grants shall be used by the State for projects to address green
            infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or
            other environmentally innovative activities:  Provided further,
            That for fiscal year 2015, funds made available under this title
            to each State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
            capitalization grants may, at the discretion of each State, be
            used for projects to address green infrastructure, water or
            energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally
            innovative activities:  Provided further, That notwithstanding
            section 603(d)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
            the limitation on the amounts in a State water pollution control
            revolving fund that may be used by a State to administer the
            fund shall not apply to amounts included as principal in loans
            made by such fund in fiscal year 2015 and prior years where such
            amounts represent costs of administering the fund to the extent
            that such amounts are or were deemed reasonable by the
            Administrator, accounted for separately from other assets in the
            fund, and used for eligible purposes of the fund, including
            administration:  Provided further, That for fiscal year 2015,
            notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 518(c) of
            the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and section 1452(i) of
            the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the
            funds appropriated for State Revolving Funds under such Acts may
            be reserved by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c)
            and section 1452(i) of such Acts:  Provided further, That for
            fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding the amounts specified in
            section 205(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to
            1.5 percent of the aggregate funds appropriated for the Clean
            Water State Revolving Fund program under the Act less any sums
            reserved under section 518(c) of the Act, may be reserved by the
            Administrator for grants made under title II of the Clean Water
            Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern
            Marianas, and United States Virgin Islands:  Provided further,
            That for fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding the limitations on
            amounts specified in section 1452(j) of the Safe

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            Drinking Water Act, up to 1.5 percent of the funds appropriated
            for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs under the
            Safe Drinking Water Act may be reserved by the Administrator for
            grants made under section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water
            Act:  Provided further, That not less than 20 percent but not
            more than 30 percent of the funds made available under this
            title to each State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
            capitalization grants shall be used by the State to provide
            additional subsidy to eligible recipients in the form of
            forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans, or grants (or
            any combination of these), and shall be so used by the State
            only where such funds are provided as initial financing for an
            eligible recipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt
            obligations of eligible recipients only where such debt was
            incurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act;
                (2) $5,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering,
            planning, design, construction and related activities in
            connection with the construction of high priority water and
            wastewater facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico
            Border, after consultation with the appropriate border
            commission;  Provided, That no funds provided by this
            appropriations Act to address the water, wastewater and other
            critical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the United
            States along the United States-Mexico border shall be made
            available to a county or municipal government unless that
            government has established an enforceable local ordinance, or
            other zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdiction the
            development or construction of any additional colonia areas, or
            the development within an existing colonia the construction of
            any new home, business, or other structure which lacks water,
            wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure;
                (3) $10,000,000 shall be for grants to the State of Alaska
            to address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs of
            rural and Alaska Native Villages:  Provided, That of these
            funds: (A) the State of Alaska shall provide a match of 25
            percent; (B) no more than 5 percent of the funds may be used for
            administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) the State of
            Alaska shall make awards consistent with the Statewide priority
            list established in conjunction with the Agency and the U.S.
            Department of Agriculture for all water, sewer, waste disposal,
            and similar projects carried out by the State of Alaska that are
            funded under section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control
            Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) or the Consolidated Farm and Rural
            Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) which shall allocate not
            less than 25 percent of the funds provided for projects in
            regional hub communities;
                (4) $80,000,000 shall be to carry out section 104(k) of the
            Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
            Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including grants, interagency
            agreements, and associated program support costs:  Provided,
            That not more than 25 percent of the amount appropriated to
            carry out section 104(k) of CERCLA shall be used for site
            characterization, assessment, and remediation of facilities
            described in section 101(39)(D)(ii)(II) of CERCLA;
                (5) $30,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII,
            subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005;

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                (6) $10,000,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants in
            accordance with the terms and conditions of the explanatory
            statement accompanying this Act; and
                (7) $1,054,378,000 shall be for grants, including associated
            program support costs, to States, federally recognized tribes,
            interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and air pollution control
            agencies for multi-media or single media pollution prevention,
            control and abatement and related activities, including
            activities pursuant to the provisions set forth under this
            heading in Public Law 104-134, and for making grants under
            section 103 of the Clean Air Act for particulate matter
            monitoring and data collection activities subject to terms and
            conditions specified by the Administrator, of which: $47,745,000
            shall be for carrying out section 128 of CERCLA; $9,646,000
            shall be for Environmental Information Exchange Network grants,
            including associated program support costs; $1,498,000 shall be
            for grants to States under section 2007(f)(2) of the Solid Waste
            Disposal Act, which shall be in addition to funds appropriated
            under the heading ``Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund
            Program'' to carry out the provisions of the Solid Waste
            Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal
            Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste
            Disposal Act; $17,848,000 of the funds available for grants
            under section 106 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
            shall be for State participation in national- and State-level
            statistical surveys of water resources and enhancements to State
            monitoring programs.

           Administrative Provisions--Environmental Protection Agency

                  (including transfer and rescission of funds)

        For fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 6303(1) and 6305(1),
    the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in carrying
    out the Agency's function to implement directly Federal environmental
    programs required or authorized by law in the absence of an acceptable
    tribal program, may award cooperative agreements to federally recognized
    Indian tribes or Intertribal consortia, if authorized by their member
    tribes, to assist the Administrator in implementing Federal
    environmental programs for Indian tribes required or authorized by law,
    except that no such cooperative agreements may be awarded from funds
    designated for State financial assistance agreements.
        The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is
    authorized to collect and obligate pesticide registration service fees
    in accordance with section 33 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
    Rodenticide Act, as amended by Public Law 112-177, the Pesticide
    Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2012.
        Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal Insecticide,
    Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136w-8(d)(2)), the
    Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may assess fees
    under section 33 of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136w-8) for fiscal year 2015.
        The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to $300,000,000 of
    the funds appropriated for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative under
    the heading ``Environmental Programs and Management''

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    to the head of any Federal department or agency, with the concurrence of
    such head, to carry out activities that would support the Great Lakes
    Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement programs,
    projects, or activities; to enter into an interagency agreement with the
    head of such Federal department or agency to carry out these activities;
    and to make grants to governmental entities, nonprofit organizations,
    institutions, and individuals for planning, research, monitoring,
    outreach, and implementation in furtherance of the Great Lakes
    Restoration Initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
        The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and Management,
    Office of Inspector General, Hazardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking
    Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are available for
    the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of
    facilities provided that the cost does not exceed $150,000 per project.
        The fourth paragraph under the heading ``Administrative Provisions''
    in title II of Public Law 109-54 is amended by striking ``2015'' and
    inserting ``2020''.
        For fiscal year 2015, and notwithstanding section 518(f) of the
    Water Pollution Control Act, the Administrator is authorized to use the
    amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under section 319 of the Act to
    make grants to federally recognized Indian tribes pursuant to sections
    319(h) and 518(e) of that Act.
        The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated
    under the heading ``Environmental Programs and Management'' for fiscal
    year 2015 to provide grants to implement the Southeastern New England
    Watershed Restoration Program.
        From unobligated balances to carry out projects and activities
    funded through the ``State and Tribal Assistance Grants'' account,
    $40,000,000, are hereby permanently rescinded:  Provided, That no
    amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the
    Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution
    on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
    of 1985.

                                    TITLE III

                                RELATED AGENCIES

                            DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                                 Forest Service

                          forest and rangeland research

        For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as
    authorized by law, $296,000,000, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, That of the funds provided, $70,000,000 is for the forest
    inventory and analysis program.

                           state and private forestry

        For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing technical
    and financial assistance to States, territories, possessions, and
    others, and for forest health management, including treatments of pests,
    pathogens, and invasive or noxious plants and for restoring and
    rehabilitating forests damaged by pests or invasive plants,

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    cooperative forestry, and education and land conservation activities and
    conducting an international program as authorized, $232,653,000, to
    remain available until expended, as authorized by law; of which
    $53,000,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

                             national forest system

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided
    for, for management, protection, improvement, and utilization of the
    National Forest System, $1,494,330,000, to remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That of the funds provided, $40,000,000 shall be
    deposited in the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund for
    ecological restoration treatments as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 7303(f):
    Provided further, That of the funds provided, $339,130,000 shall be for
    forest products:  Provided further, That of the funds provided, up to
    $81,941,000 is for the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program for
    Region 1, Region 3 and Region 4:  Provided further, That of the funds
    provided for forest products, up to $65,560,000 may be transferred to
    support the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program in the
    preceding proviso:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture
    may transfer to the Secretary of the Interior any unobligated funds
    appropriated in this fiscal year or in a previous fiscal year for
    operation of the Valles Caldera National Preserve.

                       capital improvement and maintenance

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided
    for, $360,374,000, to remain available until expended, for construction,
    capital improvement, maintenance and acquisition of buildings and other
    facilities and infrastructure; and for construction, reconstruction,
    decommissioning of roads that are no longer needed, including
    unauthorized roads that are not part of the transportation system, and
    maintenance of forest roads and trails by the Forest Service as
    authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532-538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205:  Provided,
    That $40,000,000 shall be designated for urgently needed road
    decommissioning, road and trail repair and maintenance and associated
    activities, and removal of fish passage barriers, especially in areas
    where Forest Service roads may be contributing to water quality problems
    in streams and water bodies which support threatened, endangered, or
    sensitive species or community water sources:  Provided further, That
    funds becoming available in fiscal year 2015 under the Act of March 4,
    1913 (16 U.S.C. 501) shall be transferred to the General Fund of the
    Treasury and shall not be available for transfer or obligation for any
    other purpose unless the funds are appropriated:  Provided further, That
    of the funds provided for decommissioning of roads, up to $14,743,000
    may be transferred to the ``National Forest System'' to support the
    Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program.

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                                land acquisition

        For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Land and
    Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.),
    including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or
    waters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory authority
    applicable to the Forest Service, $47,500,000, to be derived from the
    Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended.

             acquisition of lands for national forests special acts

        For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of the
    Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah; the Toiyabe National
    Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland
    National Forests, California, as authorized by law, $950,000, to be
    derived from forest receipts.

                 acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges

        For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from funds
    deposited by State, county, or municipal governments, public school
    districts, or other public school authorities, and for authorized
    expenditures from funds deposited by non-Federal parties pursuant to
    Land Sale and Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967,
    (16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain available until expended (16 U.S.C. 460l-
    516-617a, 555a; Public Law 96-586; Public Law 76-589, 76-591; and Public
    Law 78-310).

                              range betterment fund

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

         gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research

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

            management of national forest lands for subsistence uses

        For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage Federal lands
    in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII of the Alaska National
    Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96-487), $2,500,000, to
    remain available until expended.

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                            wildland fire management

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression activities on
    National Forest System lands, for emergency fire suppression on or
    adjacent to such lands or other lands under fire protection agreement,
    hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to such lands, emergency
    rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands and water,
    and for State and volunteer fire assistance, $2,333,298,000, to remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That such funds including
    unobligated balances under this heading, are available for repayment of
    advances from other appropriations accounts previously transferred for
    such purposes:  Provided further, That such funds shall be available to
    reimburse State and other cooperating entities for services provided in
    response to wildfire and other emergencies or disasters to the extent
    such reimbursements by the Forest Service for non-fire emergencies are
    fully repaid by the responsible emergency management agency:  Provided
    further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $6,914,000 of
    funds appropriated under this appropriation shall be available for the
    Forest Service in support of fire science research authorized by the
    Joint Fire Science Program, including all Forest Service authorities for
    the use of funds, such as contracts, grants, research joint venture
    agreements, and cooperative agreements:  Provided further, That all
    authorities for the use of funds, including the use of contracts,
    grants, and cooperative agreements, available to execute the Forest and
    Rangeland Research appropriation, are also available in the utilization
    of these funds for Fire Science Research:  Provided further, That funds
    provided shall be available for emergency rehabilitation and
    restoration, hazardous fuels management activities, support to Federal
    emergency response, and wildfire suppression activities of the Forest
    Service:  Provided further, That of the funds provided, $361,749,000 is
    for hazardous fuels management activities, $19,795,000 is for research
    activities and to make competitive research grants pursuant to the
    Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act, (16 U.S.C. 1641
    et seq.), $78,000,000 is for State fire assistance, and $13,000,000 is
    for volunteer fire assistance under section 10 of the Cooperative
    Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2106):  Provided further,
    That amounts in this paragraph may be transferred to the ``National
    Forest System'', and ``Forest and Rangeland Research'' accounts to fund
    forest and rangeland research, the Joint Fire Science Program,
    vegetation and watershed management, heritage site rehabilitation, and
    wildlife and fish habitat management and restoration:  Provided further,
    That, of the funds provided, $65,000,000 shall be available for the
    purpose of acquiring aircraft for the next-generation airtanker fleet to
    enhance firefighting mobility, effectiveness, efficiency, and safety,
    and such aircraft shall be suitable for contractor operation over the
    terrain and forested-ecosystems characteristic of National Forest System
    lands, as determined by the Chief of the Forest Service:  Provided
    further, That the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement
    between the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may be shared,
    as mutually agreed on by the affected parties:  Provided further, That
    up to $15,000,000 of the funds provided herein may be used by the
    Secretary of Agriculture to enter into procurement contracts

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2431]]

    or cooperative agreements or to issue grants for hazardous fuels
    management activities and for training or monitoring associated with
    such hazardous fuels management activities on Federal land or on non-
    Federal land if the Secretary determines such activities implement a
    community wildfire protection plan (or equivalent) and benefit resources
    on Federal land:  Provided further, That funds made available to
    implement the Community Forest Restoration Act, Public Law 106-393,
    title VI, shall be available for use on non-Federal lands in accordance
    with authorities made available to the Forest Service under the ``State
    and Private Forestry'' appropriation:  Provided further, That the
    Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize
    the transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire management, in an
    aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000, between the Departments when
    such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire management
    programs and projects:  Provided further, That of the funds provided for
    hazardous fuels management, not to exceed $15,000,000 may be used to
    make grants, using any authorities available to the Forest Service under
    the ``State and Private Forestry'' appropriation, for the purpose of
    creating incentives for increased use of biomass from National Forest
    System lands:  Provided further, That funds designated for wildfire
    suppression, including funds transferred from the ``FLAME Wildfire
    Suppression Reserve Fund,'' shall be assessed for cost pools on the same
    basis as such assessments are calculated against other agency programs:
    Provided further, That of the funds for hazardous fuels management, up
    to $28,077,000 may be transferred to the ``National Forest System'' to
    support the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program.

                     flame wildfire suppression reserve fund

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses for large fire suppression operations of the
    Department of Agriculture and as a reserve fund for suppression and
    Federal emergency response activities, $303,060,000, to remain available
    until expended:  Provided, That such amounts are only available for
    transfer to the ``Wildland Fire Management'' account following a
    declaration by the Secretary in accordance with section 502 of the FLAME
    Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 1748a).

                    administrative provisions--forest service

                         (including transfers of funds)

        Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year
    shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger motor vehicles;
    acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from excess sources, and hire of
    such vehicles; purchase, lease, operation, maintenance, and acquisition
    of aircraft to maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service
    wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs;
    notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft being
    replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to
    offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft; (2) services
    pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for employment
    under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings
    and other public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); (4) acquisition of land,
    waters, and interests therein pursuant

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2432]]

    to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the
    National Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6)
    the cost of uniforms as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; and (7) for
    debt collection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c).
        Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service may be
    transferred to the Wildland Fire Management appropriation for forest
    firefighting, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands
    or waters under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe
    burning conditions upon the Secretary's notification of the House and
    Senate Committees on Appropriations that all fire suppression funds
    appropriated under the headings ``Wildland Fire Management'' and ``FLAME
    Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund'' will be obligated within 30 days:
    Provided, That all funds used pursuant to this paragraph must be
    replenished by a supplemental appropriation which must be requested as
    promptly as possible.
        Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for
    assistance to or through the Agency for International Development in
    connection with forest and rangeland research, technical information,
    and assistance in foreign countries, and shall be available to support
    forestry and related natural resource activities outside the United
    States and its territories and possessions, including technical
    assistance, education and training, and cooperation with U.S., private,
    and international organizations. The Forest Service, acting for the
    International Program, may sign direct funding agreements with foreign
    governments and institutions as well as other domestic agencies
    (including the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Department
    of State, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation), U.S. private sector
    firms, institutions and organizations to provide technical assistance
    and training programs overseas on forestry and rangeland management.
        Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for
    expenditure or transfer to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of
    Land Management, for removal, preparation, and adoption of excess wild
    horses and burros from National Forest System lands, and for the
    performance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of such
    lands.
        None <<NOTE: 16 USC 556i.>> of the funds made available to the
    Forest Service in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal
    year shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of section 702(b)
    of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257),
    section 442 of Public Law 106-224 (7 U.S.C. 7772), or section 10417(b)
    of Public Law 107-107 (7 U.S.C. 8316(b)).

        None of the funds available to the Forest Service may be
    reprogrammed without the advance approval of the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the reprogramming
    procedures contained in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act.
        Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the Forest Service
    shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the Department of
    Agriculture and not more than $14,500,000 of funds available to the
    Forest Service shall be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for
    Department Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to as Greenbook
    charges. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit or limit the use of
    reimbursable agreements requested

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    by the Forest Service in order to obtain services from the Department of
    Agriculture's National Information Technology Center. Nothing in this
    paragraph shall limit the Forest Service portion of implementation costs
    to be paid to the Department of Agriculture for the International
    Technology Service.
        Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $5,000,000 shall
    be available for priority projects within the scope of the approved
    budget, which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps and
    shall be carried out under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act
    of 1993, Public Law 103-82, as amended by Public Lands Corps Healthy
    Forests Restoration Act of 2005, Public Law 109-154.
        Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is available to
    the Chief of the Forest Service for official reception and
    representation expenses.
        Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 101-593, of the
    funds available to the Forest Service, up to $3,000,000 may be advanced
    in a lump sum to the National Forest Foundation to aid conservation
    partnership projects in support of the Forest Service mission, without
    regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, for projects on or
    benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service
    programs:  Provided, That of the Federal funds made available to the
    Foundation, no more than $300,000 shall be available for administrative
    expenses:  Provided further, That the Foundation shall obtain, by the
    end of the period of Federal financial assistance, private contributions
    to match on at least one-for-one basis funds made available by the
    Forest Service:  Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer
    Federal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for a project at
    the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching
    funds.
        Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98-244, up to $3,000,000
    of the funds available to the Forest Service may be advanced to the
    National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in a lump sum to aid cost-share
    conservation projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, on
    or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service
    programs:  Provided, That such funds shall be matched on at least a one-
    for-one basis by the Foundation or its sub-recipients:  Provided
    further, That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or
    non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient
    has obtained the non-Federal matching funds.
        Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for
    interactions with and providing technical assistance to rural
    communities and natural resource-based businesses for sustainable rural
    development purposes.
        Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for
    payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic
    Area, pursuant to section 14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of
    Public Law 99-663.
        Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used to meet the
    non-Federal share requirement in section 502(c) of the Older Americans
    Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)).
        Funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed $55,000,000,
    shall be assessed for the purpose of performing fire, administrative and
    other facilities maintenance and decommissioning. Such assessments shall
    occur using a square foot rate

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2434]]

    charged on the same basis the agency uses to assess programs for payment
    of rent, utilities, and other support services.
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any appropriations or
    funds available to the Forest Service not to exceed $500,000 may be used
    to reimburse the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of
    Agriculture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a result of OGC
    assistance or participation requested by the Forest Service at meetings,
    training sessions, management reviews, land purchase negotiations and
    similar nonlitigation-related matters. Future budget justifications for
    both the Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture should clearly
    display the sums previously transferred and the requested funding
    transfers.
        An eligible individual who is employed in any project funded under
    title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and
    administered by the Forest Service shall be considered to be a Federal
    employee for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.

                     DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                              Indian Health Service

                             indian health services

        For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 1954 (68
    Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act,
    the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the
    Public Health Service Act with respect to the Indian Health Service,
    $4,182,147,000, together with payments received during the fiscal year
    pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 238(b) and 238b, for services furnished by the
    Indian Health Service:  Provided, That funds made available to tribes
    and tribal organizations through contracts, grant agreements, or any
    other agreements or compacts authorized by the Indian Self-Determination
    and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), shall be deemed to
    be obligated at the time of the grant or contract award and thereafter
    shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without
    fiscal year limitation:  Provided further, That, $914,139,000 for
    Purchased/Referred Care, including $51,500,000 for the Indian
    Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund, shall remain available until
    expended:  Provided further, That, of the funds provided, up to
    $36,000,000 shall remain available until expended for implementation of
    the loan repayment program under section 108 of the Indian Health Care
    Improvement Act:  Provided further, That the amounts collected by the
    Federal Government as authorized by sections 104 and 108 of the Indian
    Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a) during the
    preceding fiscal year for breach of contracts shall be deposited to the
    Fund authorized by section 108A of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a-1) and shall
    remain available until expended and, notwithstanding section 108A(c) of
    the Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a-1(c)), funds shall be available to make new
    awards under the loan repayment and scholarship programs under sections
    104 and 108 of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a):  Provided further,
    That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amounts made
    available within this account for the methamphetamine and suicide
    prevention and treatment initiative and for the domestic violence
    prevention initiative shall be allocated at the

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2435]]

    discretion of the Director of the Indian Health Service and shall remain
    available until expended:  Provided further, That funds provided in this
    Act may be used for annual contracts and grants that fall within 2
    fiscal years, provided the total obligation is recorded in the year the
    funds are appropriated:  Provided further, That the amounts collected by
    the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the authority of title
    IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall remain available
    until expended for the purpose of achieving compliance with the
    applicable conditions and requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of the
    Social Security Act, except for those related to the planning, design,
    or construction of new facilities:  Provided further, That funding
    contained herein for scholarship programs under the Indian Health Care
    Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available until expended:
    Provided further, That amounts received by tribes and tribal
    organizations under title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act
    shall be reported and accounted for and available to the receiving
    tribes and tribal organizations until expended:  Provided further, That
    the Bureau of Indian Affairs may collect from the Indian Health Service,
    tribes and tribal organizations operating health facilities pursuant to
    Public Law 93-638, such individually identifiable health information
    relating to disabled children as may be necessary for the purpose of
    carrying out its functions under the Individuals with Disabilities
    Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400, et seq.):  Provided further, That the
    Indian Health Care Improvement Fund may be used, as needed, to carry out
    activities typically funded under the Indian Health Facilities account.

                            indian health facilities

        For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, and equipment of
    health and related auxiliary facilities, including quarters for
    personnel; preparation of plans, specifications, and drawings;
    acquisition of sites, purchase and erection of modular buildings, and
    purchases of trailers; and for provision of domestic and community
    sanitation facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of the Act
    of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian Self-Determination Act,
    and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and for expenses necessary
    to carry out such Acts and titles II and III of the Public Health
    Service Act with respect to environmental health and facilities support
    activities of the Indian Health Service, $460,234,000 to remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, funds appropriated for the planning, design,
    construction, renovation or expansion of health facilities for the
    benefit of an Indian tribe or tribes may be used to purchase land on
    which such facilities will be located:  Provided further, That not to
    exceed $500,000 may be used by the Indian Health Service to purchase
    TRANSAM equipment from the Department of Defense for distribution to the
    Indian Health Service and tribal facilities:  Provided further, That
    none of the funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service may be used
    for sanitation facilities construction for new homes funded with grants
    by the housing programs of the United States Department of Housing and
    Urban Development:  Provided further, That not to exceed $2,700,000 from
    this account and the ``Indian Health Services'' account may be used by
    the Indian Health Service to obtain ambulances for the Indian Health
    Service and tribal facilities

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2436]]

    in conjunction with an existing interagency agreement between the Indian
    Health Service and the General Services Administration:  Provided
    further, That not to exceed $500,000 may be placed in a Demolition Fund,
    to remain available until expended, and be used by the Indian Health
    Service for the demolition of Federal buildings.

                administrative provisions--indian health service

        Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian Health Service
    shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 at rates
    not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable
    for senior-level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor
    vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; purchase of
    reprints; purchase, renovation and erection of modular buildings and
    renovation of existing facilities; payments for telephone service in
    private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations
    approved by the Secretary; uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized
    by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; and for expenses of attendance at meetings that
    relate to the functions or activities of the Indian Health Service:
    Provided, That in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Health
    Care Improvement Act, non-Indian patients may be extended health care at
    all tribally administered or Indian Health Service facilities, subject
    to charges, and the proceeds along with funds recovered under the
    Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651-2653) shall be
    credited to the account of the facility providing the service and shall
    be available without fiscal year limitation:  Provided further, That
    notwithstanding any other law or regulation, funds transferred from the
    Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Indian Health Service
    shall be administered under Public Law 86-121, the Indian Sanitation
    Facilities Act and Public Law 93-638:  Provided further, That funds
    appropriated to the Indian Health Service in this Act, except those used
    for administrative and program direction purposes, shall not be subject
    to limitations directed at curtailing Federal travel and transportation:
     Provided further, That none of the funds made available to the Indian
    Health Service in this Act shall be used for any assessments or charges
    by the Department of Health and Human Services unless identified in the
    budget justification and provided in this Act, or approved by the House
    and Senate Committees on Appropriations through the reprogramming
    process:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
    law, funds previously or herein made available to a tribe or tribal
    organization through a contract, grant, or agreement authorized by title
    I or title V of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
    Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), may be deobligated and reobligated to a
    self-determination contract under title I, or a self-governance
    agreement under title V of such Act and thereafter shall remain
    available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year
    limitation:  Provided further, That none of the funds made available to
    the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used to implement the
    final rule published in the Federal Register on September 16, 1987, by
    the Department of Health and Human Services, relating to the eligibility
    for the health care services of the Indian Health Service until the
    Indian Health Service has submitted a budget request reflecting the
    increased costs associated with the proposed final rule, and such
    request

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2437]]

    has been included in an appropriations Act and enacted into law:
    Provided further, That with respect to functions transferred by the
    Indian Health Service to tribes or tribal organizations, the Indian
    Health Service is authorized to provide goods and services to those
    entities on a reimbursable basis, including payments in advance with
    subsequent adjustment, and the reimbursements received therefrom, along
    with the funds received from those entities pursuant to the Indian Self-
    Determination Act, may be credited to the same or subsequent
    appropriation account from which the funds were originally derived, with
    such amounts to remain available until expended:  Provided further, That
    reimbursements for training, technical assistance, or services provided
    by the Indian Health Service will contain total costs, including direct,
    administrative, and overhead associated with the provision of goods,
    services, or technical assistance:  Provided further, That the
    appropriation structure for the Indian Health Service may not be altered
    without advance notification to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations.

                          National Institutes of Health

               national institute of environmental health sciences

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

                Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

                toxic substances and environmental public health

        For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances and
    Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set forth in
    sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the Comprehensive Environmental
    Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and section
    3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $74,691,000, of which up to $1,000
    per eligible employee of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
    Registry shall remain available until expended for Individual Learning
    Accounts:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, in
    lieu of performing a health assessment under section 104(i)(6) of
    CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct other appropriate health
    studies, evaluations, or activities, including, without limitation,
    biomedical testing, clinical evaluations, medical monitoring, and
    referral to accredited healthcare providers:  Provided further, That in
    performing any such health assessment or health study, evaluation, or
    activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall not be bound by the deadlines
    in section 104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA:  Provided further, That none of the
    funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for ATSDR to
    issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to section 104(i)
    of CERCLA during fiscal year 2015, and existing profiles may be updated
    as necessary.

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                             OTHER RELATED AGENCIES

                        Executive Office of the President

      council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality

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

                 Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to
    section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of passenger
    vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
    5901-5902, and for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for
    individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the maximum rate
    payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376, $11,000,000:
    Provided, That the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
    (Board) shall have not more than three career Senior Executive Service
    positions: <<NOTE: 5 USC app 8G note.>>  Provided further, That
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, the individual appointed to
    the position of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency
    (EPA) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the position of
    Inspector General of the Board:  Provided further, That notwithstanding
    any other provision of law, the Inspector General of the Board shall
    utilize personnel of the Office of Inspector General of EPA in
    performing the duties of the Inspector General of the Board, and shall
    not appoint any individuals to positions within the Board.

                   Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation

                              salaries and expenses

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian
    Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93-531, $7,341,000, to remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That funds provided in this or any
    other appropriations Act are to be used to relocate eligible individuals
    and groups including evictees from District 6, Hopi-partitioned lands
    residents, those in significantly substandard housing, and all others
    certified as eligible and not included in the preceding categories:
    Provided further, That none of the funds contained in this or any other
    Act may be used by the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation to
    evict any single Navajo

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    or Navajo family who, as of November 30, 1985, was physically domiciled
    on the lands partitioned to the Hopi Tribe unless a new or replacement
    home is provided for such household:  Provided further, That no
    relocatee will be provided with more than one new or replacement home:
    Provided further, That the Office shall relocate any certified eligible
    relocatees who have selected and received an approved homesite on the
    Navajo reservation or selected a replacement residence off the Navajo
    reservation or on the land acquired pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 640d-10:
    Provided further, That $200,000 shall be transferred to the Office of
    Inspector General of the Department of the Interior, to remain available
    until expended, for audits and investigations of the Office of Navajo
    and Hopi Indian Relocation, consistent with the Inspector General Act of
    1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).

        Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts
                                   Development

                            payment to the institute

        For payment to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native
    Culture and Arts Development, as authorized by title XV of Public Law
    99-498 (20 U.S.C. 56 part A), $9,469,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2016.

                             Smithsonian Institution

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, as authorized
    by law, including research in the fields of art, science, and history;
    development, preservation, and documentation of the National
    Collections; presentation of public exhibits and performances;
    collection, preparation, dissemination, and exchange of information and
    publications; conduct of education, training, and museum assistance
    programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease agreements of no
    more than 30 years, and protection of buildings, facilities, and
    approaches; not to exceed $100,000 for services as authorized by 5
    U.S.C. 3109; and purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for
    employees, $675,343,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016,
    except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed $47,522,000
    for the instrumentation program, collections acquisition, exhibition
    reinstallation, the National Museum of African American History and
    Culture, and the repatriation of skeletal remains program shall remain
    available until expended; and including such funds as may be necessary
    to support American overseas research centers:  Provided, That funds
    appropriated herein are available for advance payments to independent
    contractors performing research services or participating in official
    Smithsonian presentations.

                               facilities capital

        For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and alteration of
    facilities owned or occupied by the Smithsonian Institution, by contract
    or otherwise, as authorized by section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949
    (63 Stat. 623), and for construction, including necessary personnel,
    $144,198,000, to remain available until

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    expended, of which not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services as
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and of which $24,010,000 shall be for
    construction of the National Museum of African American History and
    Culture.

                             National Gallery of Art

                              salaries and expenses

        For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of Art, the
    protection and care of the works of art therein, and administrative
    expenses incident thereto, as authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937
    (50 Stat. 51), as amended by the public resolution of April 13, 1939
    (Public Resolution 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), including services as
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in advance when authorized by the
    treasurer of the Gallery for membership in library, museum, and art
    associations or societies whose publications or services are available
    to members only, or to members at a price lower than to the general
    public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards, and
    uniforms, or allowances therefor, for other employees as authorized by
    law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); purchase or rental of devices and services for
    protecting buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, alteration,
    improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds; and
    purchase of services for restoration and repair of works of art for the
    National Gallery of Art by contracts made, without advertising, with
    individuals, firms, or organizations at such rates or prices and under
    such terms and conditions as the Gallery may deem proper, $119,500,000,
    to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed
    $3,578,000 for the special exhibition program shall remain available
    until expended.

                 repair, restoration and renovation of buildings

        For necessary expenses of repair, restoration and renovation of
    buildings, grounds and facilities owned or occupied by the National
    Gallery of Art, by contract or otherwise, for operating lease agreements
    of no more than 10 years, with no extensions or renewals beyond the 10
    years, that address space needs created by the ongoing renovations in
    the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, $19,000,000, to remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That contracts awarded for
    environmental systems, protection systems, and exterior repair or
    renovation of buildings of the National Gallery of Art may be negotiated
    with selected contractors and awarded on the basis of contractor
    qualifications as well as price.

                 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

                           operations and maintenance

        For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance and security
    of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $22,000,000.

                         capital repair and restoration

        For necessary expenses for capital repair and restoration of the
    existing features of the building and site of the John F. Kennedy

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    Center for the Performing Arts, $10,800,000, to remain available until
    expended.

                Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Woodrow
    Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356) including hire of passenger
    vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $10,500,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2016.

               National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

                         National Endowment for the Arts

                            grants and administration

        For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the
    Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $146,021,000 shall be available to
    the National Endowment for the Arts for the support of projects and
    productions in the arts, including arts education and public outreach
    activities, through assistance to organizations and individuals pursuant
    to section 5 of the Act, for program support, and for administering the
    functions of the Act, to remain available until expended.

                      National Endowment for the Humanities

                            grants and administration

        For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the
    Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $146,021,000 to remain available
    until expended, of which $135,121,000 shall be available for support of
    activities in the humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act and
    for administering the functions of the Act; and $10,900,000 shall be
    available to carry out the matching grants program pursuant to section
    10(a)(2) of the Act, including $8,500,000 for the purposes of section
    7(h):  Provided, That appropriations for carrying out section 10(a)(2)
    shall be available for obligation only in such amounts as may be equal
    to the total amounts of gifts, bequests, devises of money, and other
    property accepted by the chairman or by grantees of the National
    Endowment for the Humanities under the provisions of sections
    11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) during the current and preceding fiscal
    years for which equal amounts have not previously been appropriated.

                            Administrative Provisions

        None of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the
    Arts and the Humanities may be used to process any grant or contract
    documents which do not include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913:  Provided,
    That none of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the
    Arts and the Humanities may be used for official reception and
    representation expenses:  Provided further, That funds from
    nonappropriated sources may be used as necessary for official reception
    and representation expenses:  Provided further, That the Chairperson of
    the National Endowment for the Arts may approve

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    grants of up to $10,000, if in the aggregate the amount of such grants
    does not exceed 5 percent of the sums appropriated for grantmaking
    purposes per year:  Provided further, That such small grant actions are
    taken pursuant to the terms of an expressed and direct delegation of
    authority from the National Council on the Arts to the Chairperson.

                             Commission of Fine Arts

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under Chapter 91 of
    title 40, United States Code, $2,524,000:  Provided, That the Commission
    is authorized to charge fees to cover the full costs of its
    publications, and such fees shall be credited to this account as an
    offsetting collection, to remain available until expended without
    further appropriation:  Provided further, That the Commission is
    authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, artwork, drawings
    and artifacts, that pertain to the history and design of the Nation's
    Capital or the history and activities of the Commission of Fine Arts,
    for the purpose of artistic display, study or education.

                   National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs

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

                    Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic
    Preservation (Public Law 89-665), $6,204,000.

                      National Capital Planning Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the National Capital Planning Commission
    under chapter 87 of title 40, United States Code, including services as
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $7,948,000:  Provided, That one-quarter of
    1 percent of the funds provided under this heading may be used for
    official reception and representational expenses associated with hosting
    international visitors engaged in the planning and physical development
    of world capitals.

                     United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

                            holocaust memorial museum

        For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as authorized by
    Public Law 106-292 (36 U.S.C. 2301-2310), $52,385,000, of which $515,000
    shall remain available until September 30, 2017, for the Museum's
    equipment replacement program; and of which $1,900,000 for the Museum's
    repair and rehabilitation program and $1,264,000 for the Museum's
    outreach initiatives program shall remain available until expended.

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                    Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission

                              salaries and expenses

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

                                    TITLE IV

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

                         (including transfers of funds)

                           restriction on use of funds

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

                          obligation of appropriations

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

                      disclosure of administrative expenses

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

                               mining applications

        Sec. 404. (a) Limitation of Funds.--None of the funds appropriated
    or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or
    expended to accept or process applications for a patent for any mining
    or mill site claim located under the general mining laws.
        (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of
    the Interior determines that, for the claim concerned (1) a patent
    application was filed with the Secretary on or before September 30,
    1994; and (2) all requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326
    of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode claims,
    sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C.
    35, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and section 2337 of the Revised
    Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill site claims, as the case may be, were
    fully complied with by the applicant by that date.

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        (c) Report.--On September 30, 2015, the Secretary of the Interior
    shall file with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and
    the Committee on Natural Resources of the House and the Committee on
    Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on actions taken by
    the Department under the plan submitted pursuant to section 314(c) of
    the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
    1997 (Public Law 104-208).
        (d) Mineral Examinations.--In order to process patent applications
    in a timely and responsible manner, upon the request of a patent
    applicant, the Secretary of the Interior shall allow the applicant to
    fund a qualified third-party contractor to be selected by the Director
    of the Bureau of Land Management to conduct a mineral examination of the
    mining claims or mill sites contained in a patent application as set
    forth in subsection (b). The Bureau of Land Management shall have the
    sole responsibility to choose and pay the third-party contractor in
    accordance with the standard procedures employed by the Bureau of Land
    Management in the retention of third-party contractors.

                  contract support costs, prior year limitation

        Sec. 405.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts
    appropriated to or otherwise designated in committee reports for the
    Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service by Public Laws
    103-138, 103-332, 104-134, 104-208, 105-83, 105-277, 106-113, 106-291,
    107-63, 108-7, 108-108, 108-447, 109-54, 109-289, division B and
    Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law
    109-289, as amended by Public Laws 110-5 and 110-28), Public Laws 110-
    92, 110-116, 110-137, 110-149, 110-161, 110-329, 111-6, 111-8, 111-88,
    112-10, 112-74, and 113-6 for payments for contract support costs
    associated with self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants,
    compacts, or annual funding agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs
    or the Indian Health Service as funded by such Acts, are the total
    amounts available for fiscal years 1994 through 2013 for such purposes,
    except that the Bureau of Indian Affairs, tribes and tribal
    organizations may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet
    contract support costs of ongoing contracts, grants, self-governance
    compacts, or annual funding agreements.

               contract support costs, fiscal year 2014 limitation

        Sec. 406.  Amounts provided under the headings ``Department of the
    Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education,
    Operation of Indian Programs'' and ``Department of Health and Human
    Services, Indian Health Service, Indian Health Services'' in the
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76) are the only
    amounts available for contract support costs arising out of self-
    determination or self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual
    funding agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian
    Health Service for activities funded by the fiscal year 2014
    appropriation:  Provided, That such amounts provided by that Act are not
    available for payment of claims for contract support costs for prior
    years, or for repayments of payments for settlements or judgments
    awarding contract support costs for prior years.

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               contract support costs, fiscal year 2015 limitation

        Sec. 407.  Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal year 2015 under
    the headings ``Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health
    Service, Indian Health Services'' and ``Department of the Interior,
    Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Operation of
    Indian Programs'' are the only amounts available for contract support
    costs arising out of self-determination or self-governance contracts,
    grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements for fiscal year 2015 with
    the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian Health Service:  Provided,
    That such amounts provided by this Act are not available for payment of
    claims for contract support costs for prior years, or for repayments of
    payments for settlements or judgments awarding contract support costs
    for prior years.

                             forest management plans

        Sec. 408.  <<NOTE: 16 USC 1604 note.>> The Secretary of Agriculture
    shall not be considered to be in violation of subparagraph 6(f)(5)(A) of
    the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16
    U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)) solely because more than 15 years have passed
    without revision of the plan for a unit of the National Forest System.
    Nothing in this section exempts the Secretary from any other requirement
    of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (16 U.S.C.
    1600 et seq.) or any other law:  Provided, That if the Secretary is not
    acting expeditiously and in good faith, within the funding available, to
    revise a plan for a unit of the National Forest System, this section
    shall be void with respect to such plan and a court of proper
    jurisdiction may order completion of the plan on an accelerated basis.

                      prohibition within national monuments

        Sec. 409.  No funds provided in this Act may be expended to conduct
    preleasing, leasing and related activities under either the Mineral
    Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands
    Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) within the boundaries of a National
    Monument established pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431
    et seq.) as such boundary existed on January 20, 2001, except where such
    activities are allowed under the Presidential proclamation establishing
    such monument.

                              limitation on takings

        Sec. 410.  Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds appropriated
    in this Act for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands may be
    expended for the filing of declarations of taking or complaints in
    condemnation without the approval of the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations:  Provided, That this provision shall not apply to funds
    appropriated to implement the Everglades National Park Protection and
    Expansion Act of 1989, or to funds appropriated for Federal assistance
    to the State of Florida to acquire lands for Everglades restoration
    purposes.

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                            timber sale requirements

        Sec. 411.  No timber sale in Alaska's Region 10 shall be advertised
    if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as the value of the timber is
    not sufficient to cover all logging and stumpage costs and provide a
    normal profit and risk allowance under the Forest Service's appraisal
    process) when appraised using a residual value appraisal. The western
    red cedar timber from those sales which is surplus to the needs of the
    domestic processors in Alaska, shall be made available to domestic
    processors in the contiguous 48 United States at prevailing domestic
    prices. All additional western red cedar volume not sold to Alaska or
    contiguous 48 United States domestic processors may be exported to
    foreign markets at the election of the timber sale holder. All Alaska
    yellow cedar may be sold at prevailing export prices at the election of
    the timber sale holder.

                         prohibition on no-bid contracts

        Sec. 412.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act to executive branch agencies may be used to enter
    into any Federal contract unless such contract is entered into in
    accordance with the requirements of Chapter 33 of title 41, United
    States Code, or Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, and the
    Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless--
                (1) Federal law specifically authorizes a contract to be
            entered into without regard for these requirements, including
            formula grants for States, or federally recognized Indian
            tribes; or
                (2) such contract is authorized by the Indian Self-
            Determination and Education and Assistance Act (Public Law 93-
            638, 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) or by any other Federal laws that
            specifically authorize a contract within an Indian tribe as
            defined in section 4(e) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)); or
                (3) such contract was awarded prior to the date of enactment
            of this Act.

                               posting of reports

        Sec. 413. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act,
    shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public website of
    that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in this
    or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that
    it shall serve the national interest.
        (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
                (1) the public posting of the report compromises national
            security; or
                (2) the report contains proprietary information.

        (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only
    after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or
    Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.

                national endowment for the arts grant guidelines

        Sec. 414.  Of the funds provided to the National Endowment for the
    Arts--

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

               national endowment for the arts program priorities

        Sec. 415. (a) In providing services or awarding financial assistance
    under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965
    from funds appropriated under this Act, the Chairperson of the National
    Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing
    services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions,
    workshops, or programs that serve underserved populations.
        (b) In this section:
                (1) The term ``underserved population'' means a population
            of individuals, including urban minorities, who have
            historically been outside the purview of arts and humanities
            programs due to factors such as a high incidence of income below
            the poverty line or to geographic isolation.
                (2) The term ``poverty line'' means the poverty line (as
            defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised
            annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community
            Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a
            family of the size involved.

        (c) In providing services and awarding financial assistance under
    the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 with
    funds appropriated by this Act, the Chairperson of the National
    Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing
    services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions,
    workshops, or programs that will encourage public knowledge, education,
    understanding, and appreciation of the arts.
        (d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out section 5 of
    the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965--
                (1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for
            projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of
            national impact or availability or are able to tour several
            States;
                (2) the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15
            percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State,
            excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph (1);
                (3) the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually
            and by State, on grants awarded by the Chairperson in each grant
            category under section 5 of such Act; and

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                (4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of grants to
            improve and support community-based music performance and
            education.

                           arts indemnity limitations

        Sec. 416.  <<NOTE: 20 USC 974.>> Section 5 of the Arts and Artifacts
    Indemnity Act (20 U.S.C. 974) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) by striking ``$10,000,000,000'' and inserting
                    ``$15,000,000,000''; and
                        (B) by striking ``$5,000,000,000'' and inserting
                    ``$7,500,000,000''; and
                (2) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) by striking ``$1,200,000,000'' and inserting
                    ``$1,800,000,000''; and
                        (B) by striking ``$750,000,000'' and inserting
                    ``$1,000,000,000''.

                      status of balances of appropriations

        Sec. 417.  The Department of the Interior, the Environmental
    Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Indian Health Service
    shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of balances
    of appropriations including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated
    funds in each program and activity.

                      report on use of climate change funds

        Sec. 418.  Not later than 120 days after the date on which the
    President's fiscal year 2016 budget request is submitted to the
    Congress, the President shall submit a comprehensive report to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate describing in detail all Federal agency funding, domestic and
    international, for climate change programs, projects, and activities in
    fiscal years 2014 and 2015, including an accounting of funding by agency
    with each agency identifying climate change programs, projects, and
    activities and associated costs by line item as presented in the
    President's Budget Appendix, and including citations and linkages where
    practicable to each strategic plan that is driving funding within each
    climate change program, project, and activity listed in the report.

                           prohibition on use of funds

        Sec. 419.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
    funds made available in this Act or any other Act may be used to
    promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the issuance of permits
    under title V of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq.) for carbon
    dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions resulting from
    biological processes associated with livestock production.

                      greenhouse gas reporting restrictions

        Sec. 420.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
    funds made available in this or any other Act may be

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    used to implement any provision in a rule, if that provision requires
    mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure management
    systems.

                 american battlefield protection program grants

        Sec. 421.  Section 7301(c) of Public Law 111-11 (16 U.S.C. 469k-
    1(c)) is amended by striking ``2014'' and inserting ``2021''.

                                 recreation fee

        Sec. 422.  Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement
    Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) is amended by striking ``10 years after December 8,
    2004'' and inserting ``on September 30, 2016''.

                           modification of authorities

        Sec. 423. (a) Section 8162(m)(3) of the Department of Defense
    Appropriations Act, 2000 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 106-79) is
    amended by striking ``September 30, 2014'' and inserting ``September 30,
    2015''.
        (b) For fiscal year 2015, the authority provided by the provisos
    under the heading ``Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission--Capital
    Construction'' in division E of Public Law 112-74 shall not be in
    effect.

                         use of american iron and steel

        Sec. 424. (a)(1) None of the funds made available by a State water
    pollution control revolving fund as authorized by section 1452 of the
    Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12) shall be used for a project
    for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public
    water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and steel
    products used in the project are produced in the United States.
        (2) In this section, the term ``iron and steel products'' means the
    following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined
    pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings,
    hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural
    steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials.
        (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases
    in which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (in
    this section referred to as the ``Administrator'') finds that--
                (1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the
            public interest;
                (2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United
            States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of
            a satisfactory quality; or
                (3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the
            United States will increase the cost of the overall project by
            more than 25 percent.

        (c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver under this
    section, the Administrator shall make available to the public on an
    informal basis a copy of the request and information available to the
    Administrator concerning the request, and shall allow for informal
    public input on the request for at least 15 days prior

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    to making a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall make
    the request and accompanying information available by electronic means,
    including on the official public Internet Web site of the Environmental
    Protection Agency.
        (d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United
    States obligations under international agreements.
        (e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds
    appropriated in this Act for the Clean and Drinking Water State
    Revolving Funds for carrying out the provisions described in subsection
    (a)(1) for management and oversight of the requirements of this section.
        (f) This section does not apply with respect to a project if a State
    agency approves the engineering plans and specifications for the
    project, in that agency's capacity to approve such plans and
    specifications prior to a project requesting bids, prior to the date of
    the enactment of this Act.

                               funding prohibition

        Sec. 425.  None of the funds made available by this or any other Act
    may be used to regulate the lead content of ammunition, ammunition
    components, or fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act (15
    U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) or any other law.
        This division may be cited as the ``Department of the Interior,
    Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015''.

     DIVISION G--DEPARTMENTS <<NOTE: Departments of Labor, Health and Human
       Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
    2015. Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2015.>>  OF LABOR, HEALTH
     AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
    ACT, 2015

                                     TITLE I

                               DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                     Employment and Training Administration

                        training and employment services

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
    Act (referred to in this Act as ``WIOA''), the Second Chance Act of
    2007, and the Women in Apprenticeship and Non-Traditional Occupations
    Act of 1992 (``WANTO Act''), $3,139,706,000, plus reimbursements, shall
    be available. Of the amounts provided:
                (1) for grants to States for adult employment and training
            activities, youth activities, and dislocated worker employment
            and training activities, $2,624,108,000 as follows:
                        (A) $776,736,000 for adult employment and training
                    activities, of which $64,736,000 shall be available for
                    the period July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016, and of
                    which $712,000,000 shall be available for the period
                    October 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016;
                        (B) $831,842,000 for youth activities, which shall
                    be available for the period April 1, 2015 through June
                    30, 2016; and
                        (C) $1,015,530,000 for dislocated worker employment
                    and training activities, of which $155,530,000 shall be

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                    available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30,
                    2016, and of which $860,000,000 shall be available for
                    the period October 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016:

      Provided, That notwithstanding section 128(a)(1) of the WIOA, the
    amount available to the Governor for statewide workforce investment
    activities shall not exceed 10 percent of the amount allotted to the
    State from each of the appropriations under the preceding subparagraphs;
                (2) for federally administered programs, $429,520,000 as
            follows:
                        (A) $220,859,000 for the dislocated workers
                    assistance national reserve, of which $20,859,000 shall
                    be available for the period July 1, 2015 through
                    September 30, 2016, and of which $200,000,000 shall be
                    available for the period October 1, 2015 through
                    September 30, 2016:  Provided, That funds provided to
                    carry out section 132(a)(2)(A) of the WIOA may be used
                    to provide assistance to a State for statewide or local
                    use in order to address cases where there have been
                    worker dislocations across multiple sectors or across
                    multiple local areas and such workers remain dislocated;
                    coordinate the State workforce development plan with
                    emerging economic development needs; and train such
                    eligible dislocated workers:  Provided further, That
                    funds provided to carry out sections 168(b) and 169(c)
                    of the WIOA may be used for technical assistance and
                    demonstration projects, respectively, that provide
                    assistance to new entrants in the workforce and
                    incumbent workers:  Provided further, That
                    notwithstanding section 168(b) of the WIOA and section
                    170(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (referred
                    to in this Act as ``WIA''), of the funds provided under
                    this subparagraph, and the funds available from the
                    appropriation under this subparagraph under the
                    authority of the WIA in Public Law 113-76, the Secretary
                    of Labor (referred to in this title as ``Secretary'')
                    may reserve not more than 10 percent of such funds to
                    provide technical assistance and carry out additional
                    activities related to the transition to the WIOA;
                        (B) $46,082,000 for Native American programs, which
                    shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through
                    June 30, 2016;
                        (C) $81,896,000 for migrant and seasonal farmworker
                    programs under section 167 of the WIOA, including
                    $75,885,000 for formula grants (of which not less than
                    70 percent shall be for employment and training
                    services), $5,517,000 for migrant and seasonal housing
                    (of which not less than 70 percent shall be for
                    permanent housing), and $494,000 for other discretionary
                    purposes, which shall be available for the period July
                    1, 2015 through June 30, 2016:  Provided, That
                    notwithstanding any other provision of law or related
                    regulation, the Department of Labor shall take no action
                    limiting the number or proportion of eligible
                    participants receiving related assistance services or
                    discouraging grantees from providing such services;
                        (D) $994,000 for carrying out the WANTO Act, which
                    shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through
                    June 30, 2016; and

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                        (E) $79,689,000 for YouthBuild activities as
                    described in section 171 of the WIOA, which shall be
                    available for the period April 1, 2015 through June 30,
                    2016;
                (3) for national activities, $86,078,000, as follows:
                        (A) $82,078,000 for ex-offender activities, under
                    the authority of section 169 of the WIOA and section 212
                    of the Second Chance Act of 2007, which shall be
                    available for the period April 1, 2015 through June 30,
                    2016:  Provided, That of this amount, $20,000,000 shall
                    be for competitive grants to national and regional
                    intermediaries for activities that prepare young ex-
                    offenders and school dropouts for employment, with a
                    priority for projects serving high-crime, high-poverty
                    areas; and
                        (B) $4,000,000 for the Workforce Data Quality
                    Initiative, under the authority of section 169 of the
                    WIOA, which shall be available for the period July 1,
                    2015 through June 30, 2016.

                                    job corps

                          (including transfer of funds)

        To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, including Federal
    administrative expenses, the purchase and hire of passenger motor
    vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repairs of buildings and
    other facilities, and the purchase of real property for training centers
    as authorized by the WIOA, $1,688,155,000, plus reimbursements, as
    follows:
                (1) $1,580,825,000 for Job Corps Operations, which shall be
            available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016;
                (2) $75,000,000 for construction, rehabilitation and
            acquisition of Job Corps Centers, which shall be available for
            the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018, and which may
            include the acquisition, maintenance, and repair of major items
            of equipment:  Provided, That the Secretary may transfer up to
            15 percent of such funds to meet the operational needs of such
            centers or to achieve administrative efficiencies:  Provided
            further, That any funds transferred pursuant to the preceding
            proviso shall not be available for obligation after June 30,
            2016:  Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations
            of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at
            least 15 days in advance of any transfer; and
                (3) $32,330,000 for necessary expenses of Job Corps,
            including expenses under the authority of the WIA, which shall
            be available for obligation for the period October 1, 2014
            through September 30, 2015:

      Provided, That no funds from any other appropriation shall be used to
    provide meal services at or for Job Corps centers:  Provided further,
    That an entity operating a Job Corps center that is ranked among the top
    5 percent of all Job Corps centers based on the Outcome Measurement
    System for program year 2013 shall be eligible to compete in any
    selection process to operate such center that is carried out during the
    period beginning on October 1, 2014 and ending on June 30, 2015.

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                community service employment for older americans

        To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (referred to
    in this Act as ``OAA''), $434,371,000, which shall be available for the
    period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, and may be recaptured and
    reobligated in accordance with section 517(c) of the OAA.

                  federal unemployment benefits and allowances

        For payments during fiscal year 2015 of trade adjustment benefit
    payments and allowances under part I of subchapter B of chapter 2 of
    title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and section 246 of that Act; and for
    training, employment and case management services, allowances for job
    search and relocation, and related State administrative expenses under
    part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of
    1974, and including benefit payments, allowances, training, employment
    and case management services, and related State administration provided
    pursuant to section 231(a) and section 233(b) of the Trade Adjustment
    Assistance Extension Act of 2011, $710,600,000, together with such
    amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent
    appropriation for payments for any period subsequent to September 15,
    2015.

         state unemployment insurance and employment service operations

        For authorized administrative expenses, $81,566,000, together with
    not to exceed $3,495,584,000 which may be expended from the Employment
    Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund (``the
    Trust Fund''), of which:
                (1) $2,757,793,000 from the Trust Fund is for grants to
            States for the administration of State unemployment insurance
            laws as authorized under title III of the Social Security Act
            (including not less than $60,000,000 to conduct in-person
            reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment
            insurance improper payment reviews, and to provide reemployment
            services and referrals to training as appropriate, $10,000,000
            for activities to address the misclassification of workers, and
            $3,000,000 for continued support of the Unemployment Insurance
            Integrity Center of Excellence), the administration of
            unemployment insurance for Federal employees and for ex-service
            members as authorized under 5 U.S.C. 8501-8523, and the
            administration of trade readjustment allowances, reemployment
            trade adjustment assistance, and alternative trade adjustment
            assistance under the Trade Act of 1974 and under sections 231(a)
            and 233(b) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of
            2011, and shall be available for obligation by the States
            through December 31, 2015, except that funds used for automation
            acquisitions shall be available for Federal obligation through
            December 31, 2015, and for State obligation through September
            30, 2017, or, if the automation acquisition is being carried out
            through consortia of States, for State obligation through
            September 30, 2020, and for expenditure through September 30,
            2021, and funds for competitive grants awarded to States for
            improved operations, to conduct in-person assessments and
            reviews and provide reemployment services and referrals, and to
            address

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            misclassification of workers shall be available for Federal
            obligation through December 31, 2015 and for obligation by the
            States through September 30, 2017, and funds used for
            unemployment insurance workloads experienced by the States
            through September 30, 2015 shall be available for Federal
            obligation through December 31, 2015:  Provided, That funds
            provided under this heading for fiscal year 2011 through fiscal
            year 2014 for automation acquisitions that are being carried out
            by consortia of States shall be available for expenditure by the
            States for six fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the
            funds were obligated to the States;
                (2) $12,892,000 from the Trust Fund is for national
            activities necessary to support the administration of the
            Federal-State unemployment insurance system;
                (3) $642,771,000 from the Trust Fund, together with
            $21,413,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury, is for grants
            to States in accordance with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act,
            and shall be available for Federal obligation for the period
            July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016;
                (4) $19,818,000 from the Trust Fund is for national
            activities of the Employment Service, including administration
            of the work opportunity tax credit under section 51 of the
            Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the provision of technical
            assistance and staff training under the Wagner-Peyser Act;
                (5) $62,310,000 from the Trust Fund is for the
            administration of foreign labor certifications and related
            activities under the Immigration and Nationality Act and related
            laws, of which $48,028,000 shall be available for the Federal
            administration of such activities, and $14,282,000 shall be
            available for grants to States for the administration of such
            activities; and
                (6) $60,153,000 from the General Fund is to provide
            workforce information, national electronic tools, and one-stop
            system building under the Wagner-Peyser Act and shall be
            available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2015
            through June 30, 2016:

      Provided, That to the extent that the Average Weekly Insured
    Unemployment (``AWIU'') for fiscal year 2015 is projected by the
    Department of Labor to exceed 2,957,000, an additional $28,600,000 from
    the Trust Fund shall be available for obligation for every 100,000
    increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount for any
    increment less than 100,000) to carry out title III of the Social
    Security Act:  Provided further, That funds appropriated in this Act
    that are allotted to a State to carry out activities under title III of
    the Social Security Act may be used by such State to assist other States
    in carrying out activities under such title III if the other States
    include areas that have suffered a major disaster declared by the
    President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
    Assistance Act:  Provided further, That the Secretary may use funds
    appropriated for grants to States under title III of the Social Security
    Act to make payments on behalf of States for the use of the National
    Directory of New Hires under section 453(j)(8) of such Act:  Provided
    further, That the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to
    States under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on
    behalf of States to the entity operating the State Information Data
    Exchange System:  Provided further, That funds appropriated in this Act
    which are used to establish a national one-stop career

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    center system, or which are used to support the national activities of
    the Federal-State unemployment insurance, employment service, or
    immigration programs, may be obligated in contracts, grants, or
    agreements with States and non-State entities:  Provided further, That
    States awarded competitive grants for improved operations under title
    III of the Social Security Act, or awarded grants to support the
    national activities of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system,
    may award subgrants to other States under such grants, subject to the
    conditions applicable to the grants:  Provided further, That funds
    appropriated under this Act for activities authorized under title III of
    the Social Security Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act may be used by States
    to fund integrated Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service
    automation efforts, notwithstanding cost allocation principles
    prescribed under the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-87:
    Provided further, That the Secretary, at the request of a State
    participating in a consortium with other States, may reallot funds
    allotted to such State under title III of the Social Security Act to
    other States participating in the consortium in order to carry out
    activities that benefit the administration of the unemployment
    compensation law of the State making the request:  Provided further,
    That the Secretary may collect fees for the costs associated with
    additional data collection, analyses, and reporting services relating to
    the National Agricultural Workers Survey requested by State and local
    governments, public and private institutions of higher education, and
    non-profit organizations and may utilize such sums, in accordance with
    the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, for the National Agricultural Workers
    Survey infrastructure, methodology, and data to meet the information
    collection and reporting needs of such entities, which shall be credited
    to this appropriation and shall remain available until September 30,
    2016, for such purposes.
         In addition, $20,000,000 from the Employment Security
    Administration Account of the Unemployment Trust Fund shall be available
    for in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment
    insurance improper payment reviews and to provide reemployment services
    and referrals to training as appropriate, which shall be available for
    Federal obligations through December 31, 2015, and for State obligation
    through September 30, 2017.

             advances to the unemployment trust fund and other funds

        For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized
    by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security Act, and to the Black
    Lung Disability Trust Fund as authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the
    Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and for nonrepayable advances to the
    revolving fund established by section 901(e) of the Social Security Act,
    to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8509, and to
    the ``Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances'' account, such sums
    as may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation through
    September 30, 2016.

                             program administration

        For expenses of administering employment and training programs,
    $104,577,000, together with not to exceed $49,982,000 which may be
    expended from the Employment Security Administration Account in the
    Unemployment Trust Fund.

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                    Employee Benefits Security Administration

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits Security
    Administration, $181,000,000.

                      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

                    pension benefit guaranty corporation fund

        The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (``Corporation'') is
    authorized to make such expenditures, including financial assistance
    authorized by subtitle E of title IV of the Employee Retirement Income
    Security Act of 1974, within limits of funds and borrowing authority
    available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such
    contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as
    provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, as may be necessary in carrying out the
    program, including associated administrative expenses, through September
    30, 2015, for the Corporation:  Provided, That none of the funds
    available to the Corporation for fiscal year 2015 shall be available for
    obligations for administrative expenses in excess of $415,394,000:
    Provided further, That to the extent that the number of new plan
    participants in plans terminated by the Corporation exceeds 100,000 in
    fiscal year 2015, an amount not to exceed an additional $9,200,000 shall
    be available through September 30, 2016, for obligation for
    administrative expenses for every 20,000 additional terminated
    participants:  Provided further, That obligations in excess of the
    amounts provided in this paragraph may be incurred for unforeseen and
    extraordinary pretermination expenses or extraordinary multiemployer
    program related expenses after approval by the Office of Management and
    Budget and notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House
    of Representatives and the Senate.

                             Wage and Hour Division

                              salaries and expenses

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

                      Office of Labor-Management Standards

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Management Standards,
    $39,129,000.

                 Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance
    Programs, $106,476,000.

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                    Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers' Compensation
    Programs, $110,823,000, together with $2,177,000 which may be expended
    from the Special Fund in accordance with sections 39(c), 44(d), and
    44(j) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.

                                special benefits

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses (except
    administrative expenses) accruing during the current or any prior fiscal
    year authorized by 5 U.S.C. 81; continuation of benefits as provided for
    under the heading ``Civilian War Benefits'' in the Federal Security
    Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the Employees' Compensation Commission
    Appropriation Act, 1944; sections 4(c) and 5(f) of the War Claims Act of
    1948; and 50 percent of the additional compensation and benefits
    required by section 10(h) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers'
    Compensation Act, $210,000,000, together with such amounts as may be
    necessary to be charged to the subsequent year appropriation for the
    payment of compensation and other benefits for any period subsequent to
    August 15 of the current year:  Provided, That amounts appropriated may
    be used under 5 U.S.C. 8104 by the Secretary to reimburse an employer,
    who is not the employer at the time of injury, for portions of the
    salary of a re-employed, disabled beneficiary:  Provided further, That
    balances of reimbursements unobligated on September 30, 2014, shall
    remain available until expended for the payment of compensation,
    benefits, and expenses:  Provided further, That in addition there shall
    be transferred to this appropriation from the Postal Service and from
    any other corporation or instrumentality required under 5 U.S.C. 8147(c)
    to pay an amount for its fair share of the cost of administration, such
    sums as the Secretary determines to be the cost of administration for
    employees of such fair share entities through September 30, 2015:
    Provided further, That of those funds transferred to this account from
    the fair share entities to pay the cost of administration of the Federal
    Employees' Compensation Act, $60,334,000 shall be made available to the
    Secretary as follows:
                (1) For enhancement and maintenance of automated data
            processing systems operations and telecommunications systems,
            $19,499,000;
                (2) For automated workload processing operations, including
            document imaging, centralized mail intake, and medical bill
            processing, $22,968,000;
                (3) For periodic roll disability management and medical
            review, $16,482,000;
                (4) For program integrity, $1,385,000; and
                (5) The remaining funds shall be paid into the Treasury as
            miscellaneous receipts:

      Provided further, That the Secretary may require that any person
    filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits under 5 U.S.C. 81, or
    the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, provide as part of
    such notice and claim, such identifying information

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    (including Social Security account number) as such regulations may
    prescribe.

                    special benefits for disabled coal miners

        For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act
    of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107-275, $77,262,000, to remain
    available until expended.
        For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, benefit
    payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, for costs incurred
    in the current fiscal year, such amounts as may be necessary.
        For making benefit payments under title IV for the first quarter of
    fiscal year 2016, $21,000,000, to remain available until expended.

         administrative expenses, energy employees occupational illness
                                compensation fund

        For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees
    Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $56,406,000, to remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That the Secretary may require that
    any person filing a claim for benefits under the Act provide as part of
    such claim such identifying information (including Social Security
    account number) as may be prescribed.

                        black lung disability trust fund

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Such <<NOTE: 26 USC 9501 note.>> sums as may be necessary from the
    Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (the ``Fund''), to remain available
    until expended, for payment of all benefits authorized by section
    9501(d)(1), (2), (6), and (7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
    repayment of, and payment of interest on advances, as authorized by
    section 9501(d)(4) of that Act. In addition, the following amounts may
    be expended from the Fund for fiscal year 2015 for expenses of operation
    and administration of the Black Lung Benefits program, as authorized by
    section 9501(d)(5): not to exceed $33,321,000 for transfer to the Office
    of Workers' Compensation Programs, ``Salaries and Expenses''; not to
    exceed $30,403,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, ``Salaries
    and Expenses''; not to exceed $327,000 for transfer to Departmental
    Management, ``Office of Inspector General''; and not to exceed $356,000
    for payments into miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the
    Department of the Treasury.

                  Occupational Safety and Health Administration

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and Health
    Administration, $552,787,000, including not to exceed $100,850,000 which
    shall be the maximum amount available for grants to States under section
    23(g) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the ``Act''), which
    grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the costs of State
    occupational safety and health programs required to be incurred under
    plans approved by the Secretary under section 18 of the Act; and, in
    addition, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Occupational Safety and
    Health Administration may retain

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    up to $499,000 per fiscal year of training institute course tuition and
    fees, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, and may utilize such
    sums for occupational safety and health training and education:
    Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary is
    authorized, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, to collect
    and retain fees for services provided to Nationally Recognized Testing
    Laboratories, and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the
    provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, to administer national and international
    laboratory recognition programs that ensure the safety of equipment and
    products used by workers in the workplace:  Provided further, That none
    of the funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or
    expended to prescribe, issue, administer, or enforce any standard, rule,
    regulation, or order under the Act which is applicable to any person who
    is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary
    labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees:  Provided further, That no
    funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended
    to administer or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under
    the Act with respect to any employer of 10 or fewer employees who is
    included within a category having a Days Away, Restricted, or
    Transferred (``DART'') occupational injury and illness rate, at the most
    precise industrial classification code for which such data are
    published, less than the national average rate as such rates are most
    recently published by the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Labor
    Statistics, in accordance with section 24 of the Act, except--
                (1) to provide, as authorized by the Act, consultation,
            technical assistance, educational and training services, and to
            conduct surveys and studies;
                (2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in response to
            an employee complaint, to issue a citation for violations found
            during such inspection, and to assess a penalty for violations
            which are not corrected within a reasonable abatement period and
            for any willful violations found;
                (3) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to
            imminent dangers;
                (4) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to
            health hazards;
                (5) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to
            a report of an employment accident which is fatal to one or more
            employees or which results in hospitalization of two or more
            employees, and to take any action pursuant to such investigation
            authorized by the Act; and
                (6) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to
            complaints of discrimination against employees for exercising
            rights under the Act:

      Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not apply to any
    person who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a
    temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees:  Provided
    further, That $10,537,000 shall be available for Susan Harwood training
    grants.

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                      Mine Safety and Health Administration

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health
    Administration, $375,887,000, including purchase and bestowal of
    certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid
    work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, including up to
    $2,000,000 for mine rescue and recovery activities and not less than
    $8,441,000 for state assistance grants:  Provided, That notwithstanding
    31 U.S.C. 3302, not to exceed $750,000 may be collected by the National
    Mine Health and Safety Academy for room, board, tuition, and the sale of
    training materials, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, to be
    available for mine safety and health education and training
    activities: <<NOTE: 30 USC 966 note.>>  Provided further, That
    notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Mine Safety and Health
    Administration is authorized to collect and retain up to $2,499,000 from
    fees collected for the approval and certification of equipment,
    materials, and explosives for use in mines, and may utilize such sums
    for such activities: <<NOTE: 30 USC 962.>>  Provided further, That the
    Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other
    contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects
    in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private:
    Provided further, That the Mine Safety and Health Administration is
    authorized to promote health and safety education and training in the
    mining community through cooperative programs with States, industry, and
    safety associations:  Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized
    to recognize the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association as a principal
    safety association and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, may
    provide funds and, with or without reimbursement, personnel, including
    service of Mine Safety and Health Administration officials as officers
    in local chapters or in the national organization:  Provided further,
    That any funds available to the Department of Labor may be used, with
    the approval of the Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine rescue
    and survival operations in the event of a major disaster.

                           Bureau of Labor Statistics

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, including
    advances or reimbursements to State, Federal, and local agencies and
    their employees for services rendered, $527,212,000, together with not
    to exceed $65,000,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security
    Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.

                     Office of Disability Employment Policy

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability Employment
    Policy to provide leadership, develop policy and initiatives, and award
    grants furthering the objective of eliminating barriers to the training
    and employment of people with disabilities, $38,500,000.

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                             Departmental Management

                              salaries and expenses

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, including the
    hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $337,621,000, together with not
    to exceed $308,000, which may be expended from the Employment Security
    Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund:  Provided, That
    $64,825,000 for the Bureau of International Labor Affairs shall be
    available for obligation through December 31, 2015:  Provided further,
    That funds available to the Bureau of International Labor Affairs may be
    used to administer or operate international labor activities, bilateral
    and multilateral technical assistance, and microfinance programs, by or
    through contracts, grants, subgrants and other arrangements:  Provided
    further, That not more than $58,825,000 shall be for programs to combat
    exploitative child labor internationally and not less than $6,000,000
    shall be used to implement model programs that address worker rights
    issues through technical assistance in countries with which the United
    States has free trade agreements or trade preference programs:  Provided
    further, That $8,040,000 shall be used for program evaluation and shall
    be available for obligation through September 30, 2016:  Provided
    further, That funds available for program evaluation may be transferred
    to any other appropriate account in the Department for such purpose:
    Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance
    of any transfer:  Provided further, That the funds available to the
    Women's Bureau may be used for grants to serve and promote the interests
    of women in the workforce.

                        veterans employment and training

        Not to exceed $231,872,000 may be derived from the Employment
    Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund to carry
    out the provisions of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States
    Code, of which:
                (1) $175,000,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State grants under
            38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5) to support disabled veterans' outreach
            program specialists under section 4103A of such title and local
            veterans' employment representatives under section 4104(b) of
            such title, and for the expenses described in section
            4102A(b)(5)(C), which shall be available for obligation by the
            States through December 31, 2015 and not to exceed 3 percent for
            the necessary Federal expenditures for data systems and contract
            support to allow for the tracking of participant and performance
            information:  Provided, That, in addition, such funds may be
            used to support such specialists and representatives in the
            provision of services to transitioning members of the Armed
            Forces who have participated in the Transition Assistance
            Program and have been identified as in need of intensive
            services, to members of the Armed Forces who are wounded, ill,
            or injured and receiving treatment in military treatment
            facilities or warrior transition units, and to the spouses or
            other family caregivers of such wounded, ill, or injured
            members;

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                (2) $14,000,000 is for carrying out the Transition
            Assistance Program under 38 U.S.C. 4113 and 10 U.S.C. 1144;
                (3) $39,458,000 is for Federal administration of chapters
            41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code; and
                (4) $3,414,000 is for the National Veterans' Employment and
            Training Services Institute under 38 U.S.C. 4109:

      Provided, That the Secretary may reallocate among the appropriations
    provided under paragraphs (1) through (4) above an amount not to exceed
    3 percent of the appropriation from which such reallocation is made.
        In addition, from the General Fund of the Treasury, $38,109,000 is
    for carrying out programs to assist homeless veterans and veterans at
    risk of homelessness who are transitioning from certain institutions
    under sections 2021, 2021A, and 2023 of title 38, United States Code:
    Provided, That notwithstanding subsections (c)(3) and (d) of section
    2023, the Secretary may award grants through September 30, 2015, to
    provide services under such section:  Provided further, That services
    provided under section 2023 may include, in addition to services to the
    individuals described in subsection (e) of such section, services to
    veterans recently released from incarceration who are at risk of
    homelessness.

                                 it modernization

        For necessary expenses for Department of Labor centralized
    infrastructure technology investment activities related to support
    systems and modernization, $15,394,000.

                           office of inspector general

        For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
    carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
    $76,000,000, together with not to exceed $5,590,000 which may be
    expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the
    Unemployment Trust Fund.

                               General Provisions

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

                               (transfer of funds)

        Sec. 102.  Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds
    (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
    1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for the
    Department of Labor in this Act may be transferred between a program,
    project, or activity, but no such program, project, or activity shall be
    increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer:  Provided, That
    the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used to
    create any new program or to fund any project or activity for which no
    funds are provided in this Act:  Provided further, That the Committees
    on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are
    notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.

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        Sec. 103.  In accordance with Executive Order 13126, none of the
    funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act
    shall be obligated or expended for the procurement of goods mined,
    produced, manufactured, or harvested or services rendered, in whole or
    in part, by forced or indentured child labor in industries and host
    countries already identified by the United States Department of Labor
    prior to enactment of this Act.
        Sec. 104.  None of the funds made available to the Department of
    Labor for grants under section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness
    and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 may be used for any purpose other
    than competitive grants for training individuals over the age of 16 who
    are not currently enrolled in school within a local educational agency
    in the occupations and industries for which employers are using H-1B
    visas to hire foreign workers, and the related activities necessary to
    support such training:  Provided, That the preceding limitation shall
    not apply to funding provided pursuant to solicitations for grant
    applications issued prior to January 15, 2014.
        Sec. 105.  None of the funds made available by this Act under the
    heading ``Employment and Training Administration'' shall be used by a
    recipient or subrecipient of such funds to pay the salary and bonuses of
    an individual, either as direct costs or indirect costs, at a rate in
    excess of Executive Level II. This limitation shall not apply to vendors
    providing goods and services as defined in Office of Management and
    Budget Circular A-133. Where States are recipients of such funds, States
    may establish a lower limit for salaries and bonuses of those receiving
    salaries and bonuses from subrecipients of such funds, taking into
    account factors including the relative cost-of-living in the State, the
    compensation levels for comparable State or local government employees,
    and the size of the organizations that administer Federal programs
    involved including Employment and Training Administration programs.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 106.  Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may transfer
    funds made available to the Employment and Training Administration by
    this Act, either directly or through a set-aside, for technical
    assistance services to grantees to ``Program Administration'' when it is
    determined that those services will be more efficiently performed by
    Federal employees:  Provided, That this section shall not apply to
    section 171 of the WIOA.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 107. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.5 percent
    from each appropriation made available in this Act identified in
    subsection (b) in order to carry out evaluations of any of the programs
    or activities that are funded under such accounts. Any funds reserved
    under this section shall be transferred to ``Departmental Management''
    for use by the Office of the Chief Evaluation Officer within the
    Department of Labor, and shall be available for obligation through
    September 30, 2016:  Provided, That such funds shall only be available
    if the Chief Evaluation Officer of the Department of Labor submits a
    plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
    and the Senate

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    describing the evaluations to be carried out 15 days in advance of any
    transfer.
        (b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: ``Training and
    Employment Services'', ``Job Corps'', ``Community Service Employment for
    Older Americans'', ``State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service
    Operations'', ``Employee Benefits Security Administration'', ``Office of
    Workers' Compensation Programs'', ``Wage and Hour Division'', ``Office
    of Federal Contract Compliance Programs'', ``Office of Labor Management
    Standards'', ``Occupational Safety and Health Administration'', ``Mine
    Safety and Health Administration'', funding made available to the
    ``Bureau of International Affairs'' and ``Women's Bureau'' within the
    ``Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses'' account, and
    ``Veterans Employment and Training''.
        Sec. 108. (a) Flexibility With Respect to the Crossing of H-2B
    Nonimmigrants Working in the Seafood Industry.--
                (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), if a petition for
            H-2B nonimmigrants filed by an employer in the seafood industry
            is granted, the employer may bring the nonimmigrants described
            in the petition into the United States at any time during the
            120-day period beginning on the start date for which the
            employer is seeking the services of the nonimmigrants without
            filing another petition.
                (2) Requirements for crossings after 90th day.--An employer
            in the seafood industry may not bring H-2B nonimmigrants into
            the United States after the date that is 90 days after the start
            date for which the employer is seeking the services of the
            nonimmigrants unless the employer--
                        (A) completes a new assessment of the local labor
                    market by--
                              (i) listing job orders in local newspapers on
                          2 separate Sundays; and
                              (ii) posting the job opportunity on the
                          appropriate Department of Labor Electronic Job
                          Registry and at the employer's place of
                          employment; and
                        (B) offers the job to an equally or better qualified
                    United States worker who--
                              (i) applies for the job; and
                              (ii) will be available at the time and place
                          of need.
                (3) Exemption from rules with respect to staggering.--The
            Secretary of Labor shall not consider an employer in the seafood
            industry who brings H-2B nonimmigrants into the United States
            during the 120-day period specified in paragraph (1) to be
            staggering the date of need in violation of section 655.20(d) of
            title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other applicable
            provision of law.

        (b) H-2B Nonimmigrants Defined.--In this section, the term ``H-2B
    nonimmigrants'' means aliens admitted to the United States pursuant to
    section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
    U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B)).
        Sec. 109.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to take any action in
    connection with any asserted liability under subsection (e) of section
    4062 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974:  Provided,
    That this section shall cease to apply upon the enactment of any bill
    that amends such subsection.

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                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 110. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.25 percent
    from each appropriation made available in this Act identified in
    subsection (b) in order to carry out information technology purchases
    and upgrades for any of the programs or activities that are funded under
    such accounts. Any funds reserved under this section shall be
    transferred to ``Departmental Management'' for use by the Office of the
    Chief Information Officer within the Department of Labor, and shall be
    available for obligation through September 30, 2016:  Provided, That
    such funds shall only be available if the Chief Information Officer of
    the Department of Labor submits a plan to the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate describing
    the purchases and upgrades to be carried out and an explanation of why
    funds are not needed in the donor account 15 days in advance of any
    transfer.
        (b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: ``Employment and
    Training Administration Program Administration'', funding made available
    for Federal administration within ``Job Corps'', ``Foreign Labor
    Certification Program Administration'', ``Employee Benefits Security
    Administration'', ``Office of Workers' Compensation Programs'', ``Wage
    and Hour Division'', ``Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs'',
    ``Office of Labor Management Standards'', ``Occupational Safety and
    Health Administration'', ``Mine Safety and Health Administration'',
    ``Veterans Employment and Training'', ``Bureau of Labor Statistics'',
    and ``Office of Disability Employment Policy''.
        Sec. 111. (a) Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
    U.S.C. 207) shall be applied as if the following text is part of such
    section:
        ``(s)(1) The provisions of this section shall not apply for a period
    of 2 years after the occurrence of a major disaster to any employee--
                        ``(A) employed to adjust or evaluate claims
                    resulting from or relating to such major disaster, by an
                    employer not engaged, directly or through an affiliate,
                    in underwriting, selling, or marketing property,
                    casualty, or liability insurance policies or contracts;
                        ``(B) who receives from such employer on average
                    weekly compensation of not less than $591.00 per week or
                    any minimum weekly amount established by the Secretary,
                    whichever is greater, for the number of weeks such
                    employee is engaged in any of the activities described
                    in subparagraph (C); and
                        ``(C) whose duties include any of the following:
                              ``(i) interviewing insured individuals,
                          individuals who suffered injuries or other damages
                          or losses arising from or relating to a disaster,
                          witnesses, or physicians;
                              ``(ii) inspecting property damage or reviewing
                          factual information to prepare damage estimates;
                              ``(iii) evaluating and making recommendations
                          regarding coverage or compensability of claims or
                          determining liability or value aspects of claims;
                              ``(iv) negotiating settlements; or
                              ``(v) making recommendations regarding
                          litigation.
                ``(2) The exemption in this subsection shall not affect the
            exemption provided by section 13(a)(1).

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                ``(3) For purposes of this subsection--
                        ``(A) the term `major disaster' means any disaster
                    or catastrophe declared or designated by any State or
                    Federal agency or department;
                        ``(B) the term `employee employed to adjust or
                    evaluate claims resulting from or relating to such major
                    disaster' means an individual who timely secured or
                    secures a license required by applicable law to engage
                    in and perform the activities described in clauses (i)
                    through (v) of paragraph (1)(C) relating to a major
                    disaster, and is employed by an employer that maintains
                    worker compensation insurance coverage or protection for
                    its employees, if required by applicable law, and
                    withholds applicable Federal, State, and local income
                    and payroll taxes from the wages, salaries and any
                    benefits of such employees; and
                        ``(C) the term `affiliate' means a company that, by
                    reason of ownership or control of 25 percent or more of
                    the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities
                    of one or more companies, directly or indirectly,
                    controls, is controlled by, or is under common control
                    with, another company.''.

        (b) This section shall be effective on the date of enactment of this
    Act.
        This title may be cited as the ``Department of Labor Appropriations
    Act, 2015''.

    TITLE II <<NOTE: Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations
    Act, 2015.>>

                     DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                  Health Resources and Services Administration

                               primary health care

        For carrying out titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act
    (referred to in this Act as the ``PHS Act'') with respect to primary
    health care and the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act of 1988,
    $1,491,522,000:  Provided, That no more than $100,000 shall be available
    until expended for carrying out the provisions of section 224(o) of the
    PHS Act, including associated administrative expenses and relevant
    evaluations:  Provided further, That no more than $99,893,000 shall be
    available until expended for carrying out the provisions of Public Law
    104-73 and for expenses incurred by the Department of Health and Human
    Services (referred to in this Act as ``HHS'') pertaining to
    administrative claims made under such law:  Provided further, That of
    funds provided for the Health Centers program, as defined by section 330
    of the PHS Act, by this Act or any other Act for fiscal year 2015, not
    less than $165,000,000 shall be obligated in fiscal year 2015 as base
    grant adjustments, not less than $350,000,000 shall be obligated in
    fiscal year 2015 to support new access points including approved and
    unfunded applications from fiscal year 2014, grants to expand medical
    services, behavioral health, oral health, pharmacy, and vision services,
    and up to $150,000,000 shall be obligated in fiscal year 2015 for
    construction and capital improvement costs.

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                                health workforce

        For carrying out titles III, VII, and VIII of the PHS Act with
    respect to the health workforce, section 1128E of the Social Security
    Act, and the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, $751,600,000:
    Provided, That sections 747(c)(2), 751(j)(2), 762(k), and the
    proportional funding amounts in paragraphs (1) through (4) of section
    756(e) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made available under this
    heading:  Provided further, That for any program operating under section
    751 of the PHS Act on or before January 1, 2009, the Secretary may
    hereafter waive any of the requirements contained in sections
    751(d)(2)(A) and 751(d)(2)(B) of such Act for the full project period of
    a grant under such section:  Provided further, That no funds shall be
    available for section 340G-1 of the PHS Act: <<NOTE: 42 USC 294a
    note.>>  Provided further, That fees collected for the disclosure of
    information under section 427(b) of the Health Care Quality Improvement
    Act of 1986 and sections 1128E(d)(2) and 1921 of the Social Security Act
    shall be sufficient to recover the full costs of operating the programs
    authorized by such sections and shall remain available until expended
    for the National Practitioner Data Bank:  Provided further, That funds
    transferred to this account to carry out section 846 and subpart 3 of
    part D of title III of the PHS Act may be used to make prior year
    adjustments to awards made under such sections.

                            maternal and child health

        For carrying out titles III, XI, XII, and XIX of the PHS Act with
    respect to maternal and child health, title V of the Social Security
    Act, and section 712 of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004,
    $851,738,000:  Provided, That notwithstanding sections 502(a)(1) and
    502(b)(1) of the Social Security Act, not more than $77,093,000 shall be
    available for carrying out special projects of regional and national
    significance pursuant to section 501(a)(2) of such Act and $10,276,000
    shall be available for projects described in paragraphs (A) through (F)
    of section 501(a)(3) of such Act.

                           ryan white hiv/aids program

        For carrying out title XXVI of the PHS Act with respect to the Ryan
    White HIV/AIDS program, $2,318,781,000, of which $1,970,881,000 shall
    remain available to the Secretary through September 30, 2017, for parts
    A and B of title XXVI of the PHS Act, and of which not less than
    $900,313,000 shall be for State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs under the
    authority of section 2616 or 311(c) of such Act.

                               health care systems

        For carrying out titles III and XII of the PHS Act with respect to
    health care systems, and the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of
    2005, $103,193,000, of which $122,000 shall be available until expended
    for facilities renovations at the Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease
    Center.

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2468]]

                                  rural health

        For carrying out titles III and IV of the PHS Act with respect to
    rural health, section 427(a) of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety
    Act, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2000, and sections 711 and 1820
    of the Social Security Act, $147,471,000, of which $41,609,000 from
    general revenues, notwithstanding section 1820(j) of the Social Security
    Act, shall be available for carrying out the Medicare rural hospital
    flexibility grants program:  Provided, That of the funds made available
    under this heading for Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants,
    $14,942,000 shall be available for the Small Rural Hospital Improvement
    Grant Program for quality improvement and adoption of health information
    technology and up to $1,000,000 shall be to carry out section 1820(g)(6)
    of the Social Security Act, with funds provided for grants under section
    1820(g)(6) available for the purchase and implementation of telehealth
    services, including pilots and demonstrations on the use of electronic
    health records to coordinate rural veterans care between rural providers
    and the Department of Veterans Affairs electronic health record system:
    Provided further, That notwithstanding section 338J(k) of the PHS Act,
    $9,511,000 shall be available for State Offices of Rural Health.

                                 family planning

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

                               program management

        For program support in the Health Resources and Services
    Administration, $154,000,000:  Provided, That funds made available under
    this heading may be used to supplement program support funding provided
    under the headings ``Primary Health Care'', ``Health Workforce'',
    ``Maternal and Child Health'', ``Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program'', ``Health
    Care Systems'', and ``Rural Health''.

                 vaccine injury compensation program trust fund

        For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Trust Fund
    (the ``Trust Fund''), such sums as may be necessary for claims
    associated with vaccine-related injury or death with respect to vaccines
    administered after September 30, 1988, pursuant to subtitle 2 of title
    XXI of the PHS Act, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That
    for necessary administrative expenses, not to exceed $7,500,000 shall be
    available from the Trust Fund to the Secretary.

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                   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

                      immunization and respiratory diseases

        For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXI, and section 2821 of
    the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
    and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act, with respect to
    immunization and respiratory diseases, $573,105,000.

         hiv/aids, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and
                             tuberculosis prevention

        For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXIII of the PHS Act with
    respect to HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and
    tuberculosis prevention, $1,117,609,000.

                    emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases

        For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII, and section 2821 of the
    PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and
    section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act, with respect to
    emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases, $352,990,000:  Provided, That
    of the funds available under this heading, $30,000,000 shall be for the
    Advanced Molecular Detection initiative.

                 chronic disease prevention and health promotion

        For carrying out titles II, III, XI, XV, XVII, and XIX of the PHS
    Act with respect to chronic disease prevention and health promotion,
    $747,220,000:  Provided, That funds appropriated under this account may
    be available for making grants under section 1509 of the PHS Act for not
    less than 21 States, tribes, or tribal organizations:  Provided further,
    That of the funds available under this heading, $7,500,000 shall be
    available to continue and expand community specific extension and
    outreach programs to combat obesity in counties with the highest levels
    of obesity:  Provided further, That of the funds provided under this
    heading, $80,000,000 shall be available for a program consisting of
    three-year grants of no less than $100,000 per year to non-governmental
    entities, local public health offices, school districts, local housing
    authorities, local transportation authorities or Indian tribes to
    implement evidence-based chronic disease prevention strategies:
    Provided further, That applicants for grants described in the previous
    proviso shall determine the population to be served and shall agree to
    work in collaboration with multi-sector partners:  Provided further,
    That the proportional funding requirements under section 1503(a) of the
    PHS Act shall not apply to funds made available under this heading.

       birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities and health

        For carrying out titles II, III, XI, and XVII of the PHS Act with
    respect to birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities and
    health, $131,781,000.

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                        public health scientific services

        For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with
    respect to health statistics, surveillance, health informatics, and
    workforce development, $481,061,000.

                              environmental health

        For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with
    respect to environmental health, $166,404,000.

                          injury prevention and control

        For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with
    respect to injury prevention and control, $170,447,000:  Provided, That
    of the funds provided under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be available
    for an evidence-based prescription drug overdose prevention program.

              national institute for occupational safety and health

        For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act, sections
    101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 of the Federal Mine Safety
    and Health Act, section 13 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency
    Response Act, and sections 20, 21, and 22 of the Occupational Safety and
    Health Act, with respect to occupational safety and health,
    $334,863,000.

           energy employees occupational illness compensation program

        For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees
    Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $55,358,000, to remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That this amount shall be available
    consistent with the provision regarding administrative expenses in
    section 151(b) of division B, title I of Public Law 106-554.

                                  global health

        For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with
    respect to global health, $416,517,000, of which $128,421,000 for
    international HIV/AIDS shall remain available through September 30,
    2016:  Provided, That funds may be used for purchase and insurance of
    official motor vehicles in foreign countries:  Provided further, That
    these funds are in addition to amounts provided in section 137 of Public
    Law 113-164.

                     public health preparedness and response

        For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with
    respect to public health preparedness and response, and for expenses
    necessary to support activities related to countering potential
    biological, nuclear, radiological, and chemical threats to civilian
    populations, $1,352,551,000, of which $534,343,000 shall remain
    available until expended for the Strategic National Stockpile:
    Provided, That in the event the Director of the CDC activates the
    Emergency Operations Center, the Director of the CDC may detail CDC
    staff without reimbursement for up to 45 days to support

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    the work of the CDC Emergency Operations Center, so long as the Director
    provides a notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate within 15 days of the use of this
    authority and a full report within 30 days after use of this authority
    which includes the number of staff and funding level broken down by the
    originating center and number of days detailed:  Provided further, That
    funds appropriated under this heading may be used to support a contract
    for the operation and maintenance of an aircraft in direct support of
    activities throughout CDC to ensure the agency is prepared to address
    public health preparedness emergencies.

                            buildings and facilities

        For acquisition of real property, equipment, construction, and
    renovation of facilities, $10,000,000, which shall remain available
    until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That funds previously set-aside by
    CDC for repair and upgrade of the Lake Lynn Experimental Mine and
    Laboratory shall be used to acquire a replacement mine safety research
    facility.

                     cdc-wide activities and program support

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For carrying out titles II, III, XVII and XIX, and section 2821 of
    the PHS Act and for cross-cutting activities and program support for
    activities funded in other appropriations included in this Act for the
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $113,570,000:  Provided,
    That paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) of section 2821 of the
    PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading and in
    all other accounts of the CDC:  Provided further, That employees of CDC
    or the Public Health Service, both civilian and commissioned officers,
    detailed to States, municipalities, or other organizations under
    authority of section 214 of the PHS Act, or in overseas assignments,
    shall be treated as non-Federal employees for reporting purposes only
    and shall not be included within any personnel ceiling applicable to the
    Agency, Service, or HHS during the period of detail or assignment:
    Provided further, That CDC may use up to $10,000 from amounts
    appropriated to CDC in this Act for official reception and
    representation expenses when specifically approved by the Director of
    CDC:  Provided further, That in addition, such sums as may be derived
    from authorized user fees, which shall be credited to the appropriation
    charged with the cost thereof:  Provided further, That with respect to
    the previous proviso, authorized user fees from the Vessel Sanitation
    Program shall be available through September 30, 2016:  Provided
    further, That of the funds made available under this heading and in all
    other accounts of CDC, up to $1,000 per eligible employee of CDC shall
    be made available until expended for Individual Learning Accounts.

                          National Institutes of Health

                            national cancer institute

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with
    respect to cancer, $4,950,396,000, of which up to $8,000,000

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    may be used for facilities repairs and improvements at the National
    Cancer Institute--Frederick Federally Funded Research and Development
    Center in Frederick, Maryland.

                    national heart, lung, and blood institute

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with
    respect to cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases, and blood and blood
    products, $2,997,870,000.

             national institute of dental and craniofacial research

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with
    respect to dental and craniofacial diseases, $399,886,000.

        national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with
    respect to diabetes and digestive and kidney disease, $1,749,681,000.

             national institute of neurological disorders and stroke

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with
    respect to neurological disorders and stroke, $1,605,205,000.

              national institute of allergy and infectious diseases

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with
    respect to allergy and infectious diseases, $4,358,841,000.

                 national institute of general medical sciences

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with
    respect to general medical sciences, $2,371,476,000, of which
    $715,000,000 shall be from funds available under section 241 of the PHS
    Act:  Provided, That not less than $273,325,000 is provided for the
    Institutional Development Awards program.

      eunice kennedy shriver national institute of child health and human
                                   development

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with
    respect to child health and human development, $1,286,571,000.

                             national eye institute

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with
    respect to eye diseases and visual disorders, $684,191,000.

               national institute of environmental health sciences

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with
    respect to environmental health sciences, $667,502,000.

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                           national institute on aging

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with
    respect to aging, $1,199,468,000.

      national institute of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with
    respect to arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases,
    $521,665,000.

        national institute on deafness and other communication disorders

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with
    respect to deafness and other communication disorders, $405,302,000.

                     national institute of nursing research

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with
    respect to nursing research, $140,953,000.

               national institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with
    respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, $447,408,000.

                        national institute on drug abuse

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with
    respect to drug abuse, $1,028,614,000.

                       national institute of mental health

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with
    respect to mental health, $1,463,036,000.

                    national human genome research institute

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with
    respect to human genome research, $499,356,000.

           national institute of biomedical imaging and bioengineering

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with
    respect to biomedical imaging and bioengineering research, $330,192,000.

            national center for complementary and integrative health

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with
    respect to complementary and integrative health, $124,681,000:
    Provided, That these funds may be used to support the transition enacted
    in section 224 of this Act.

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          national institute on minority health and health disparities

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with
    respect to minority health and health disparities research,
    $269,154,000.

                      john e. fogarty international center

        For carrying out the activities of the John E. Fogarty International
    Center (described in subpart 2 of part E of title IV of the PHS Act),
    $67,786,000.

                          national library of medicine

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with
    respect to health information communications, $336,939,000:  Provided,
    That of the amounts available for improvement of information systems,
    $4,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016:  Provided
    further, That in fiscal year 2015, the National Library of Medicine may
    enter into personal services contracts for the provision of services in
    facilities owned, operated, or constructed under the jurisdiction of the
    National Institutes of Health (referred to in this title as ``NIH'').

              national center for advancing translational sciences

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with
    respect to translational sciences, $635,230,000:  Provided, That up to
    $9,835,000 shall be available to implement section 480 of the PHS Act,
    relating to the Cures Acceleration Network:  Provided further, That at
    least $474,746,000 is provided to the Clinical and Translational
    Sciences Awards program.

                             office of the director

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of the Director,
    NIH, $1,401,134,000, of which up to $25,000,000 may be used to carry out
    section 213 of this Act:  Provided, That funding shall be available for
    the purchase of not to exceed 29 passenger motor vehicles for
    replacement only:  Provided further, That all funds credited to the NIH
    Management Fund shall remain available for one fiscal year after the
    fiscal year in which they are deposited:  Provided further, That
    $165,000,000 shall be for the National Children's Study (``NCS'') or
    research related to the Study's goals and mission, and any funds in
    excess of the estimated need shall be transferred to and merged with the
    accounts for the various Institutes and Centers to support activity
    related to the goals and objectives of the NCS:  Provided further, That
    NIH shall submit a spend plan on the NCS's next phase to the Committees
    on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not
    later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act:  Provided
    further, That $533,039,000 shall be available for the Common Fund
    established under section 402A(c)(1) of the PHS Act:  Provided further,
    That of the funds provided, $10,000 shall be for official reception and
    representation expenses when specifically approved by the Director of
    the NIH:  Provided further, That

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    the Office of AIDS Research within the Office of the Director of the NIH
    may spend up to $8,000,000 to make grants for construction or renovation
    of facilities as provided for in section 2354(a)(5)(B) of the PHS Act:
    Provided further, That NIH shall contract with the National Academy of
    Sciences for a Blue Ribbon Commission on Scientific Literacy and
    Standing:  Provided further, That NIH shall submit to Congress an NIH-
    wide 5-year scientific strategic plan as outlined in sections 402(b)(3)
    and 402(b)(4) of the PHS Act no later than 1 year after enactment of
    this Act.
        In addition to other funds appropriated for the Common Fund
    established under section 402A(c) of the PHS Act, $12,600,000 is
    appropriated to the Common Fund from the 10-year Pediatric Research
    Initiative Fund described in section 9008 of title 26, United States
    Code, for the purpose of carrying out section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the
    PHS Act (relating to pediatric research), as authorized in the Gabriella
    Miller Kids First Research Act.

                            buildings and facilities

        For the study of, construction of, renovation of, and acquisition of
    equipment for, facilities of or used by NIH, including the acquisition
    of real property, $128,863,000, to remain available through September
    30, 2019.

            Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

                                  mental health

        For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect
    to mental health, and the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with
    Mental Illness Act, $1,045,936,000:  Provided, That notwithstanding
    section 520A(f)(2) of the PHS Act, no funds appropriated for carrying
    out section 520A shall be available for carrying out section 1971 of the
    PHS Act:  Provided further, That in addition to amounts provided herein,
    $21,039,000 shall be available under section 241 of the PHS Act to carry
    out subpart I of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act to fund section
    1920(b) technical assistance, national data, data collection and
    evaluation activities, and further that the total available under this
    Act for section 1920(b) activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the
    amounts appropriated for subpart I of part B of title XIX:  Provided
    further, That section 520E(b)(2) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds
    appropriated in this Act for fiscal year 2015:  Provided further, That
    of the amount appropriated under this heading, $45,887,000 shall be for
    the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative as described in section
    582 of the PHS Act:  Provided further, That notwithstanding section
    565(b)(1) of the PHS Act, technical assistance may be provided to a
    public entity to establish or operate a system of comprehensive
    community mental health services to children with a serious emotional
    disturbance, without regard to whether the public entity receives a
    grant under section 561(a) of such Act:  Provided further, That States
    shall expend at least 5 percent of the amount each receives for carrying
    out section 1911 of the PHS Act to support evidence-based programs that
    address the needs of individuals with early serious mental illness,
    including psychotic disorders, regardless of the age of the individual
    at onset:  Provided further, That none of the funds provided for section
    1911 of the PHS Act shall be subject to section 241 of such Act.

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                            substance abuse treatment

        For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect
    to substance abuse treatment and section 1922(a) of the PHS Act with
    respect to substance abuse prevention, $2,102,658,000:  Provided, That
    in addition to amounts provided herein, the following amounts shall be
    available under section 241 of the PHS Act: (1) $79,200,000 to carry out
    subpart II of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act to fund section 1935(b)
    technical assistance, national data, data collection and evaluation
    activities, and further that the total available under this Act for
    section 1935(b) activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts
    appropriated for subpart II of part B of title XIX; and (2) $2,000,000
    to evaluate substance abuse treatment programs:  Provided further, That
    none of the funds provided for section 1921 of the PHS Act shall be
    subject to section 241 of such Act.

                            substance abuse prevention

        For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act with respect to
    substance abuse prevention, $175,219,000.

                     health surveillance and program support

        For program support and cross-cutting activities that supplement
    activities funded under the headings ``Mental Health'', ``Substance
    Abuse Treatment'', and ``Substance Abuse Prevention'' in carrying out
    titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act and the Protection and Advocacy
    for Individuals with Mental Illness Act in the Substance Abuse and
    Mental Health Services Administration, $150,232,000:  Provided, That in
    addition to amounts provided herein, $31,428,000 shall be available
    under section 241 of the PHS Act to supplement funds available to carry
    out national surveys on drug abuse and mental health, to collect and
    analyze program data, and to conduct public awareness and technical
    assistance activities:  Provided further, That, in addition, fees may be
    collected for the costs of publications, data, data tabulations, and
    data analysis completed under title V of the PHS Act and provided to a
    public or private entity upon request, which shall be credited to this
    appropriation and shall remain available until expended for such
    purposes:  Provided further, That amounts made available in this Act for
    carrying out section 501(m) of the PHS Act shall remain available
    through September 30, 2016:  Provided further, That funds made available
    under this heading may be used to supplement program support funding
    provided under the headings ``Mental Health'', ``Substance Abuse
    Treatment'', and ``Substance Abuse Prevention''.

                   Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

                         healthcare research and quality

        For carrying out titles III and IX of the PHS Act, part A of title
    XI of the Social Security Act, and section 1013 of the Medicare
    Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003,
    $363,698,000:  Provided, That section 947(c) of the PHS Act shall not
    apply in fiscal year 2015:  Provided further, That in addition, amounts
    received from Freedom of Information Act

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    fees, reimbursable and interagency agreements, and the sale of data
    shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until
    September 30, 2016.

                   Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

                          grants to states for medicaid

        For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI and XIX of
    the Social Security Act, $234,608,916,000, to remain available until
    expended.
        For making, after May 31, 2015, payments to States under title XIX
    or in the case of section 1928 on behalf of States under title XIX of
    the Social Security Act for the last quarter of fiscal year 2015 for
    unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as
    may be necessary.
        For making payments to States or in the case of section 1928 on
    behalf of States under title XIX of the Social Security Act for the
    first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $113,272,140,000, to remain available
    until expended.
        Payment under such title XIX may be made for any quarter with
    respect to a State plan or plan amendment in effect during such quarter,
    if submitted in or prior to such quarter and approved in that or any
    subsequent quarter.

                       payments to health care trust funds

        For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the
    Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as provided under
    sections 217(g), 1844, and 1860D-16 of the Social Security Act, sections
    103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, section
    278(d)(3) of Public Law 97-248, and for administrative expenses incurred
    pursuant to section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, $259,212,000,000.
        In addition, for making matching payments under section 1844 and
    benefit payments under section 1860D-16 of the Social Security Act that
    were not anticipated in budget estimates, such sums as may be necessary.

                               program management

        For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI, XVIII,
    XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act, titles XIII and XXVII of the
    PHS Act, the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, and
    other responsibilities of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
    Services, not to exceed $3,669,744,000, to be transferred from the
    Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary
    Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) of the
    Social Security Act; together with all funds collected in accordance
    with section 353 of the PHS Act and section 1857(e)(2) of the Social
    Security Act, funds retained by the Secretary pursuant to section 302 of
    the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006; and such sums as may be
    collected from authorized user fees and the sale of data, which shall be
    credited to this account and remain available until September 30, 2020:
    Provided, That all funds derived in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9701 from
    organizations established under title XIII of the PHS Act shall be
    credited to and available for carrying out the purposes

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    of this appropriation:  Provided further, That the Secretary is directed
    to collect fees in fiscal year 2015 from Medicare Advantage
    organizations pursuant to section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act
    and from eligible organizations with risk-sharing contracts under
    section 1876 of that Act pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) of that Act.

                   health care fraud and abuse control account

        In addition to amounts otherwise available for program integrity and
    program management, $672,000,000, to remain available through September
    30, 2016, to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust
    Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as
    authorized by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, of which
    $477,120,000 shall be for the Medicare Integrity Program at the Centers
    for Medicare and Medicaid Services, including administrative costs, to
    conduct oversight activities for Medicare Advantage under Part C and the
    Medicare Prescription Drug Program under Part D of the Social Security
    Act and for activities described in section 1893(b) of such Act, of
    which $67,200,000 shall be for the Department of Health and Human
    Services Office of Inspector General to carry out fraud and abuse
    activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of such Act, of which
    $67,200,000 shall be for the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance
    Program (``CHIP'') program integrity activities, and of which
    $60,480,000 shall be for the Department of Justice to carry out fraud
    and abuse activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of such Act:
    Provided, That the report required by section 1817(k)(5) of the Social
    Security Act for fiscal year 2015 shall include measures of the
    operational efficiency and impact on fraud, waste, and abuse in the
    Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP programs for the funds provided by this
    appropriation:  Provided further, That of the amount provided under this
    heading, $311,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of section
    251(b)(2)(C)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
    Act of 1985, as amended, and $361,000,000 is additional new budget
    authority specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(C) of such Act.

                    Administration for Children and Families

      payments to states for child support enforcement and family support
                                    programs

        For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV-D, X,
    XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960,
    $2,438,523,000, to remain available until expended; and for such
    purposes for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $1,160,000,000, to
    remain available until expended.
        For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except as
    otherwise provided, titles I, IV-D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social
    Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960, for the last 3 months of the
    current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current
    fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.

                        low income home energy assistance

        For making payments under subsections (b) and (d) of section 2602 of
    the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981,

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    $3,390,304,000:  Provided, That all but $491,000,000 of this amount
    shall be allocated as though the total appropriation for such payments
    for fiscal year 2015 was less than $1,975,000,000:  Provided further,
    That notwithstanding section 2609A(a), of the amounts appropriated under
    section 2602(b), not more than $2,988,000 of such amounts may be
    reserved by the Secretary for technical assistance, training, and
    monitoring of program activities for compliance with internal controls,
    policies and procedures and may, in addition to the authorities provided
    in section 2609A(a)(1), use such funds through contracts with private
    entities that do not qualify as nonprofit organizations.

                         refugee and entrant assistance

        For necessary expenses for refugee and entrant assistance activities
    authorized by section 414 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and
    section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, and for
    carrying out section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, section
    235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection
    Reauthorization Act of 2008, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of
    2000 (``TVPA''), section 203 of the Trafficking Victims Protection
    Reauthorization Act of 2005, and the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998,
    $1,559,884,000, of which $1,533,394,000 shall remain available through
    September 30, 2017 for carrying out such sections 414, 501, 462, and
    235:  Provided, That amounts available under this heading to carry out
    such section 203 and the TVPA shall also be available for research and
    evaluation with respect to activities under those authorities:  Provided
    further, That the limitation in section 206 of this Act regarding
    transfers increasing any appropriation shall apply to transfers to
    appropriations under this heading by substituting ``10 percent'' for ``3
    percent''.

        payments to states for the child care and development block grant

        For carrying out the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of
    1990 (``CCDBG Act''), $2,435,000,000 shall be used to supplement, not
    supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-
    income families:  Provided, That $19,357,000 shall be available for
    child care resource and referral and school-aged child care activities,
    of which $996,000 shall be available to the Secretary for a competitive
    grant for the operation of a national toll free referral line and Web
    site to develop and disseminate child care consumer education
    information for parents and help parents access child care in their
    local community:  Provided further, That, in addition to the amounts
    required to be reserved by the States under section 658G of the CCDBG
    Act, $305,906,000 shall be reserved by the States for activities
    authorized under section 658G, of which $112,187,000 shall be for
    activities that improve the quality of infant and toddler care:
    Provided further, That $9,851,000 shall be for use by the Secretary for
    child care research, demonstration, and evaluation activities:  Provided
    further, That technical assistance under section 658I(a)(3) of such Act
    may be provided directly, or through the use of contracts, grants,
    cooperative agreements, or interagency agreements.

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                           social services block grant

        For making grants to States pursuant to section 2002 of the Social
    Security Act, $1,700,000,000:  Provided, That notwithstanding
    subparagraph (B) of section 404(d)(2) of such Act, the applicable
    percent specified under such subparagraph for a State to carry out State
    programs pursuant to title XX-A of such Act shall be 10 percent.

                     children and families services programs

        For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the Runaway and
    Homeless Youth Act, the Head Start Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and
    Treatment Act, sections 303 and 313 of the Family Violence Prevention
    and Services Act, the Native American Programs Act of 1974, title II of
    the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978
    (adoption opportunities), the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988,
    part B-1 of title IV and sections 413, 1110, and 1115 of the Social
    Security Act; for making payments under the Community Services Block
    Grant Act (``CSBG Act''), sections 473B and 477(i) of the Social
    Security Act, and the Assets for Independence Act; for necessary
    administrative expenses to carry out such Acts and titles I, IV, V, X,
    XI, XIV, XVI, and XX of the Social Security Act, the Act of July 5,
    1960, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, title IV of the
    Immigration and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee
    Education Assistance Act of 1980; and for the administration of prior
    year obligations made by the Administration for Children and Families
    under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act
    and the Help America Vote Act of 2002, $10,346,115,000, of which
    $37,943,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, shall be
    for grants to States for adoption incentive payments, as authorized by
    section 473A of the Social Security Act and may be made for adoptions
    completed before September 30, 2015:  Provided, That $8,598,095,000
    shall be for making payments under the Head Start Act:  Provided
    further, That of the amount in the previous proviso, $8,073,095,000
    shall be available for payments under section 640 of the Head Start Act:
     Provided further, That of the amount provided for making payments under
    the Head Start Act, $25,000,000 shall be available for allocation by the
    Secretary to supplement activities described in paragraphs (7)(B) and
    (9) of section 641(c) of such Act under the Designation Renewal System,
    established under the authority of sections 641(c)(7), 645A(b)(12) and
    645A(d) of such Act:  Provided further, That amounts allocated to Head
    Start grantees at the discretion of the Secretary to supplement
    activities pursuant to the previous proviso shall not be included in the
    calculation of the ``base grant'' in subsequent fiscal years, as such
    term is used in section 640(a)(7)(A) of the Head Start Act:  Provided
    further, That notwithstanding section 640 of the Head Start Act, of the
    amount provided for making payments under the Head Start Act, and in
    addition to funds otherwise available under section 640 for such
    purposes, $500,000,000 shall be available through March 31, 2016 for
    Early Head Start programs as described in section 645A of such Act, for
    conversion of Head Start services to Early Head Start services as
    described in section 645(a)(5)(A) of such Act, and for discretionary
    grants for high quality infant and toddler care through Early Head
    Start-Child Care Partnerships, to entities

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    defined as eligible under section 645A(d) of such Act, with such funds
    in this Act and Public Law 113-76 not included in the calculation of the
    ``base grant'' for the current or any subsequent fiscal year as such
    term is used in section 640(a)(7)(A) of the Head Start Act, and,
    notwithstanding section 645A(c)(2) of such Act, these funds are
    available to serve children under age 4:  Provided further, That of the
    amount made available in the immediately preceding proviso, up to
    $10,000,000 shall be available for the Federal costs of administration
    and evaluation activities of the program described in such proviso:
    Provided further, That $710,383,000 shall be for making payments under
    the CSBG Act:  Provided further, That $36,733,000 shall be for sections
    680 and 678E(b)(2) of the CSBG Act, of which not less than $29,883,000
    shall be for section 680(a)(2) and not less than $6,500,000 shall be for
    section 680(a)(3)(B) of such Act:  Provided further, That to the extent
    Community Services Block Grant funds are distributed as grant funds by a
    State to an eligible entity as provided under the CSBG Act, and have not
    been expended by such entity, they shall remain with such entity for
    carryover into the next fiscal year for expenditure by such entity
    consistent with program purposes: <<NOTE: 42 USC 9921 note.>>  Provided
    further, That the Secretary shall establish procedures regarding the
    disposition of intangible assets and program income that permit such
    assets acquired with, and program income derived from, grant funds
    authorized under section 680 of the CSBG Act to become the sole property
    of such grantees after a period of not more than 12 years after the end
    of the grant period for any activity consistent with section
    680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act:  Provided further, That intangible assets
    in the form of loans, equity investments and other debt instruments, and
    program income may be used by grantees for any eligible purpose
    consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act:  Provided further,
    That these procedures shall apply to such grant funds made available
    after November 29, 1999:  Provided further, That funds appropriated for
    section 680(a)(2) of the CSBG Act shall be available for financing
    construction and rehabilitation and loans or investments in private
    business enterprises owned by community development corporations:
    Provided further, That section 303(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Family Violence
    Prevention and Services Act shall not apply to amounts provided herein:
    Provided further, That $1,864,000 shall be for a human services case
    management system for federally declared disasters, to include a
    comprehensive national case management contract and Federal costs of
    administering the system:  Provided further, That up to $2,000,000 shall
    be for improving the Public Assistance Reporting Information System,
    including grants to States to support data collection for a study of the
    system's effectiveness.

                       promoting safe and stable families

        For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 436 of the
    Social Security Act, $345,000,000 and, for carrying out, except as
    otherwise provided, section 437 of such Act, $59,765,000.

                     payments for foster care and permanency

        For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV-E of the
    Social Security Act, $4,832,000,000.

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        For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV-E of the
    Social Security Act, for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016,
    $2,300,000,000.
        For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except as
    otherwise provided, section 474 of title IV-E of the Social Security
    Act, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated
    costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be
    necessary.

                       Administration for Community Living

                     aging and disability services programs

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the OAA,
    titles III and XXIX of the PHS Act, section 119 of the Medicare
    Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, title XX-B of the
    Social Security Act, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill
    of Rights Act, parts 2 and 5 of subtitle D of title II of the Help
    America Vote Act of 2002, and for Department-wide coordination of policy
    and program activities that assist individuals with disabilities,
    $1,621,141,000, together with $52,115,000 to be transferred from the
    Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary
    Medical Insurance Trust Fund to carry out section 4360 of the Omnibus
    Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990:  Provided, That amounts appropriated
    under this heading may be used for grants to States under section 361 of
    the OAA only for disease prevention and health promotion programs and
    activities which have been demonstrated through rigorous evaluation to
    be evidence-based and effective:  Provided further, That none of the
    funds provided shall be used to carry out sections 1701 and 1703 of the
    PHS Act (with respect to chronic disease self-management activity
    grants), except that such funds may be used for necessary expenses
    associated with administering any such grants awarded prior to the date
    of the enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That notwithstanding
    any other provision of this Act, funds made available under this heading
    to carry out section 311 of the OAA may be transferred to the Secretary
    of Agriculture in accordance with such section.

                             Office of the Secretary

                         general departmental management

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general
    departmental management, including hire of six passenger motor vehicles,
    and for carrying out titles III, XVII, XXI, and section 229 of the PHS
    Act, the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act, and research
    studies under section 1110 of the Social Security Act, $448,034,000,
    together with $64,828,000 from the amounts available under section 241
    of the PHS Act to carry out national health or human services research
    and evaluation activities:  Provided, That of this amount, $52,224,000
    shall be for minority AIDS prevention and treatment activities:
    Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading,
    $101,000,000 shall be for making competitive contracts and grants to
    public and private entities to fund medically accurate and age

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    appropriate programs that reduce teen pregnancy and for the Federal
    costs associated with administering and evaluating such contracts and
    grants, of which not more than 10 percent of the available funds shall
    be for training and technical assistance, evaluation, outreach, and
    additional program support activities, and of the remaining amount 75
    percent shall be for replicating programs that have been proven
    effective through rigorous evaluation to reduce teenage pregnancy,
    behavioral risk factors underlying teenage pregnancy, or other
    associated risk factors, and 25 percent shall be available for research
    and demonstration grants to develop, replicate, refine, and test
    additional models and innovative strategies for preventing teenage
    pregnancy:  Provided further, That of the amounts provided under this
    heading from amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act,
    $6,800,000 shall be available to carry out evaluations (including
    longitudinal evaluations) of teenage pregnancy prevention approaches:
    Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading,
    $1,750,000 is for strengthening the Department's acquisition workforce
    capacity and capabilities:  Provided further, That with respect to the
    previous proviso, such funds shall be available for training,
    recruiting, retaining, and hiring members of the acquisition workforce
    as defined by 41 U.S.C. 1703, for information technology in support of
    acquisition workforce effectiveness and for management solutions to
    improve acquisition management:  Provided further, That of the funds
    made available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for making
    competitive grants to provide abstinence education (as defined by
    section 510(b)(2)(A)-(H) of the Social Security Act) to adolescents, and
    for Federal costs of administering the grant:  Provided further, That
    grants made under the authority of section 510(b)(2)(A)-(H) of the
    Social Security Act shall be made only to public and private entities
    that agree that, with respect to an adolescent to whom the entities
    provide abstinence education under such grant, the entities will not
    provide to that adolescent any other education regarding sexual conduct,
    except that, in the case of an entity expressly required by law to
    provide health information or services the adolescent shall not be
    precluded from seeking health information or services from the entity in
    a different setting than the setting in which abstinence education was
    provided:  Provided further, That funds provided in this Act for embryo
    adoption activities may be used to provide to individuals adopting
    embryos, through grants and other mechanisms, medical and administrative
    services deemed necessary for such adoptions:  Provided further, That
    such services shall be provided consistent with 42 CFR 59.5(a)(4).

                     office of medicare hearings and appeals

        For expenses necessary for the Office of Medicare Hearings and
    Appeals, $87,381,000, to be transferred in appropriate part from the
    Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary
    Medical Insurance Trust Fund.

      office of the national coordinator for health information technology

        For expenses necessary for the Office of the National Coordinator
    for Health Information Technology, including grants, contracts, and
    cooperative agreements for the development and

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    advancement of interoperable health information technology, $60,367,000.

                           office of inspector general

        For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General,
    including the hire of passenger motor vehicles for investigations, in
    carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
    $71,000,000:  Provided, That of such amount, necessary sums shall be
    available for providing protective services to the Secretary and
    investigating non-payment of child support cases for which non-payment
    is a Federal offense under 18 U.S.C. 228.

                             office for civil rights

        For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, $38,798,000.

          retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers

        For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public Health Service
    Commissioned Officers as authorized by law, for payments under the
    Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan,
    and for medical care of dependents and retired personnel under the
    Dependents' Medical Care Act, such amounts as may be required during the
    current fiscal year.

                public health and social services emergency fund

        For expenses necessary to support activities related to countering
    potential biological, nuclear, radiological, chemical, and cybersecurity
    threats to civilian populations, and for other public health
    emergencies, $848,154,000, of which $415,000,000 shall remain available
    through September 30, 2016, for expenses necessary to support advanced
    research and development pursuant to section 319L of the PHS Act, and
    other administrative expenses of the Biomedical Advanced Research and
    Development Authority:  Provided, That funds provided under this heading
    for the purpose of acquisition of security countermeasures shall be in
    addition to any other funds available for such purpose:  Provided
    further, That products purchased with funds provided under this heading
    may, at the discretion of the Secretary, be deposited in the Strategic
    National Stockpile pursuant to section 319F-2 of the PHS Act:  Provided
    further, That $5,000,000 of the amounts made available to support
    emergency operations shall remain available through September 30, 2017:
    Provided further, That these funds are in addition to amounts provided
    in section 136 of Public Law 113-164.
        For expenses necessary for procuring security countermeasures (as
    defined in section 319F-2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act), $255,000,000, to
    remain available until expended.
        For an additional amount for expenses necessary to prepare for or
    respond to an influenza pandemic, $71,915,000; of which $39,906,000
    shall be available until expended, for activities including the
    development and purchase of vaccine, antivirals, necessary medical
    supplies, diagnostics, and other surveillance tools:  Provided, That
    notwithstanding section 496(b) of the PHS Act,

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    funds may be used for the construction or renovation of privately owned
    facilities for the production of pandemic influenza vaccines and other
    biologics, if the Secretary finds such construction or renovation
    necessary to secure sufficient supplies of such vaccines or biologics.

                               General Provisions

        Sec. 201.  Funds appropriated in this title shall be available for
    not to exceed $50,000 for official reception and representation expenses
    when specifically approved by the Secretary.
        Sec. 202.  The Secretary shall make available through assignment not
    more than 60 employees of the Public Health Service to assist in child
    survival activities and to work in AIDS programs through and with funds
    provided by the Agency for International Development, the United Nations
    International Children's Emergency Fund or the World Health
    Organization.
        Sec. 203.  None of the funds appropriated in this title shall be
    used to pay the salary of an individual, through a grant or other
    extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II.
        Sec. 204.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be
    expended pursuant to section 241 of the PHS Act, except for funds
    specifically provided for in this Act, or for other taps and assessments
    made by any office located in HHS, prior to the preparation and
    submission of a report by the Secretary to the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing
    the planned uses of such funds.
        Sec. 205.  Notwithstanding section 241(a) of the PHS Act, such
    portion as the Secretary shall determine, but not more than 2.5 percent,
    of any amounts appropriated for programs authorized under such Act shall
    be made available for the evaluation (directly, or by grants or
    contracts) and the implementation and effectiveness of programs funded
    in this title.

                               (transfer of funds)

        Sec. 206.  Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds
    (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
    1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for HHS in this
    Act may be transferred between appropriations, but no such appropriation
    shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer:
    Provided, That the transfer authority granted by this section shall not
    be used to create any new program or to fund any project or activity for
    which no funds are provided in this Act:  Provided further, That the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.

                               (transfer of funds)

        Sec. 207.  The Director of the NIH, jointly with the Director of the
    Office of AIDS Research, may transfer up to 3 percent among institutes
    and centers from the total amounts identified by these two Directors as
    funding for research pertaining to the human immunodeficiency virus:
    Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance
    of any transfer.

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                               (transfer of funds)

        Sec. 208.  Of the amounts made available in this Act for NIH, the
    amount for research related to the human immunodeficiency virus, as
    jointly determined by the Director of NIH and the Director of the Office
    of AIDS Research, shall be made available to the ``Office of AIDS
    Research'' account. The Director of the Office of AIDS Research shall
    transfer from such account amounts necessary to carry out section
    2353(d)(3) of the PHS Act.
        Sec. 209.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be made
    available to any entity under title X of the PHS Act unless the
    applicant for the award certifies to the Secretary that it encourages
    family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning
    services and that it provides counseling to minors on how to resist
    attempts to coerce minors into engaging in sexual activities.
        Sec. 210.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no provider
    of services under title X of the PHS Act shall be exempt from any State
    law requiring notification or the reporting of child abuse, child
    molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest.
        Sec. 211.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act (including
    funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be used to carry out the
    Medicare Advantage program if the Secretary denies participation in such
    program to an otherwise eligible entity (including a Provider Sponsored
    Organization) because the entity informs the Secretary that it will not
    provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or provide referrals for
    abortions:  Provided, That the Secretary shall make appropriate
    prospective adjustments to the capitation payment to such an entity
    (based on an actuarially sound estimate of the expected costs of
    providing the service to such entity's enrollees):  Provided further,
    That nothing in this section shall be construed to change the Medicare
    program's coverage for such services and a Medicare Advantage
    organization described in this section shall be responsible for
    informing enrollees where to obtain information about all Medicare
    covered services.
        Sec. 212.  In order for HHS to carry out international health
    activities, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease, chronic and
    environmental disease, and other health activities abroad during fiscal
    year 2015:
                (1) The Secretary may exercise authority equivalent to that
            available to the Secretary of State in section 2(c) of the State
            Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956. The Secretary shall
            consult with the Secretary of State and relevant Chief of
            Mission to ensure that the authority provided in this section is
            exercised in a manner consistent with section 207 of the Foreign
            Service Act of 1980 and other applicable statutes administered
            by the Department of State.
                (2) The Secretary is authorized to provide such funds by
            advance or reimbursement to the Secretary of State as may be
            necessary to pay the costs of acquisition, lease, alteration,
            renovation, and management of facilities outside of the United
            States for the use of HHS. The Department of State shall
            cooperate fully with the Secretary to ensure that HHS has
            secure, safe, functional facilities that comply with applicable
            regulation governing location, setback, and other facilities
            requirements and serve the purposes established by this Act. The
            Secretary is authorized, in consultation with the Secretary

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            of State, through grant or cooperative agreement, to make
            available to public or nonprofit private institutions or
            agencies in participating foreign countries, funds to acquire,
            lease, alter, or renovate facilities in those countries as
            necessary to conduct programs of assistance for international
            health activities, including activities relating to HIV/AIDS and
            other infectious diseases, chronic and environmental diseases,
            and other health activities abroad.
                (3) The Secretary is authorized to provide to personnel
            appointed or assigned by the Secretary to serve abroad,
            allowances and benefits similar to those provided under chapter
            9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, and 22 U.S.C.
            4081 through 4086 and subject to such regulations prescribed by
            the Secretary. The Secretary is further authorized to provide
            locality-based comparability payments (stated as a percentage)
            up to the amount of the locality-based comparability payment
            (stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such personnel
            under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code if such
            personnel's official duty station were in the District of
            Columbia. Leaves of absence for personnel under this subsection
            shall be on the same basis as that provided under subchapter I
            of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, or section 903 of
            the Foreign Service Act of 1980, to individuals serving in the
            Foreign Service.

        Sec. 213. (a) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
    law, the Director of NIH (``Director'') may use funds available under
    section 402(b)(7) or 402(b)(12) of the PHS Act to enter into
    transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants)
    to carry out research identified pursuant to such section 402(b)(7)
    (pertaining to the Common Fund) or research and activities described in
    such section 402(b)(12).
        (b) Peer Review.--In entering into transactions under subsection
    (a), the Director may utilize such peer review procedures (including
    consultation with appropriate scientific experts) as the Director
    determines to be appropriate to obtain assessments of scientific and
    technical merit. Such procedures shall apply to such transactions in
    lieu of the peer review and advisory council review procedures that
    would otherwise be required under sections 301(a)(3), 405(b)(1)(B),
    405(b)(2), 406(a)(3)(A), 492, and 494 of the PHS Act.
        Sec. 214.  Funds which are available for Individual Learning
    Accounts for employees of CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and
    Disease Registry (``ATSDR'') may be transferred to appropriate accounts
    of CDC, to be available only for Individual Learning Accounts:
    Provided, That such funds may be used for any individual full-time
    equivalent employee while such employee is employed either by CDC or
    ATSDR.
        Sec. 215.  Not to exceed $45,000,000 of funds appropriated by this
    Act to the institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health
    may be used for alteration, repair, or improvement of facilities, as
    necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the activities
    authorized herein, at not to exceed $3,500,000 per project.

                               (transfer of funds)

        Sec. 216.  Of the amounts made available for NIH, 1 percent of the
    amount made available for National Research Service Awards

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    (``NRSA'') shall be made available to the Administrator of the Health
    Resources and Services Administration to make NRSA awards for research
    in primary medical care to individuals affiliated with entities who have
    received grants or contracts under sections 736, 739, or 747 of the PHS
    Act, and 1 percent of the amount made available for NRSA shall be made
    available to the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and
    Quality to make NRSA awards for health service research.
        Sec. 217.  None of the funds made available in this title may be
    used, in whole or in part, to advocate or promote gun control.
        Sec. 218. <<NOTE: 42 USC 3000-11.>> (a) The Secretary shall
    establish a publicly accessible Web site to provide information
    regarding the uses of funds made available under section 4002 of the
    Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (``ACA'').

        (b) With respect to funds provided under section 4002 of the ACA,
    the Secretary shall include on the Web site established under subsection
    (a) at a minimum the following information:
                (1) In the case of each transfer of funds under section
            4002(c), a statement indicating the program or activity
            receiving funds, the operating division or office that will
            administer the funds, and the planned uses of the funds, to be
            posted not later than the day after the transfer is made.
                (2) Identification (along with a link to the full text) of
            each funding opportunity announcement, request for proposals, or
            other announcement or solicitation of proposals for grants,
            cooperative agreements, or contracts intended to be awarded
            using such funds, to be posted not later than the day after the
            announcement or solicitation is issued.
                (3) Identification of each grant, cooperative agreement, or
            contract with a value of $25,000 or more awarded using such
            funds, including the purpose of the award and the identity of
            the recipient, to be posted not later than 5 days after the
            award is made.
                (4) A report detailing the uses of all funds transferred
            under section 4002(c) during the fiscal year, to be posted not
            later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year.

        (c) With respect to awards made in fiscal years 2013 through 2015,
    the Secretary shall also include on the Web site established under
    subsection (a), semi-annual reports from each entity awarded a grant,
    cooperative agreement, or contract from such funds with a value of
    $25,000 or more, summarizing the activities undertaken and identifying
    any sub-grants or sub-contracts awarded (including the purpose of the
    award and the identity of the recipient), to be posted not later than 30
    days after the end of each 6-month period.
        (d) In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall:
                (1) present the information required in subsection (b)(1) on
            a single webpage or on a single database;
                (2) ensure that all information required in this section is
            directly accessible from the single webpage or database; and
                (3) ensure that all information required in this section is
            able to be organized by program or State.

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                               (transfer of funds)

        Sec. 219. (a) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
    shall transfer funds appropriated under section 4002 of the Patient
    Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (``ACA'') to the accounts
    specified, in the amounts specified, and for the activities specified
    under the heading ``Prevention and Public Health Fund'' in the
    explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
    division A of this Consolidated Act) accompanying this Act.
        (b) Notwithstanding section 4002(c) of the ACA, the Secretary may
    not further transfer these amounts.
        (c) Funds transferred for activities authorized under section 2821
    of the PHS Act shall be made available without reference to section
    2821(b) of such Act.
        Sec. 220. (a) The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development
    Authority (``BARDA'') may enter into a contract, for more than one but
    no more than 10 program years, for purchase of research services or of
    security countermeasures, as that term is defined in section 319F-
    2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6b(c)(1)(B)), if--
                (1) funds are available and obligated--
                        (A) for the full period of the contract or for the
                    first fiscal year in which the contract is in effect;
                    and
                        (B) for the estimated costs associated with a
                    necessary termination of the contract; and
                (2) the Secretary determines that a multi-year contract will
            serve the best interests of the Federal Government by
            encouraging full and open competition or promoting economy in
            administration, performance, and operation of BARDA's programs.

        (b) A contract entered into under this section:
                (1) shall include a termination clause as described by
            subsection (c) of section 3903 of title 41, United States Code;
            and
                (2) shall be subject to the congressional notice requirement
            stated in subsection (d) of such section.

        Sec. 221. (a) The Secretary shall publish in the fiscal year 2016
    budget justification and on Departmental Web sites information
    concerning the employment of full-time equivalent Federal employees or
    contractors for the purposes of implementing, administering, enforcing,
    or otherwise carrying out the provisions of the Patient Protection and
    Affordable Care Act of 2010 (``ACA''), and the amendments made by that
    Act, in the proposed fiscal year and the 4 prior fiscal years.
        (b) With respect to employees or contractors supported by all funds
    appropriated for purposes of carrying out the ACA (and the amendments
    made by that Act), the Secretary shall include, at a minimum, the
    following information:
                (1) For each such fiscal year, the section of such Act under
            which such funds were appropriated, a statement indicating the
            program, project, or activity receiving such funds, the Federal
            operating division or office that administers such program, and
            the amount of funding received in discretionary or mandatory
            appropriations.
                (2) For each such fiscal year, the number of full-time
            equivalent employees or contracted employees assigned to each

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            authorized and funded provision detailed in accordance with
            paragraph (1).

        (c) In carrying out this section, the Secretary may exclude from the
    report employees or contractors who:
                (1) Are supported through appropriations enacted in laws
            other than the ACA and work on programs that existed prior to
            the passage of the ACA;
                (2) spend less than 50 percent of their time on activities
            funded by or newly authorized in the ACA;
                (3) or who work on contracts for which FTE reporting is not
            a requirement of their contract, such as fixed-price contracts.

        Sec. 222.  In addition to the amounts otherwise available for
    ``Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Program Management'', the
    Secretary of Health and Human Services may transfer up to $305,000,000
    to such account from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the
    Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to support program
    management activity related to the Medicare Program:  Provided, That
    except for the foregoing purpose, such funds may not be used to support
    any provision of Public Law 111-148 or Public Law 111-152 (or any
    amendment made by either such Public Law) or to supplant any other
    amounts within such account.
        Sec. 223.  In lieu of the timeframe specified in section 338E(c)(2)
    of the PHS Act, terminations described in such section may occur up to
    60 days after the execution of a contract awarded in fiscal year 2015
    under section 338B of such Act.
        Sec. 224.  Title IV of the PHS Act is amended by:
                (1) <<NOTE: 42 USC 281, 287c-21 prec., 287c-21.>> Striking
            ``National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine''
            in each place it appears and replacing it with ``National Center
            for Complementary and Integrative Health'';
                (2) <<NOTE: 42 USC 287c-21.>> Striking ``alternative
            medicine'' in each place it appears and replacing it with
            ``integrative health'';
                (3) <<NOTE: 42 USC 287c-21.>> Striking all references to
            ``alternative and complementary medical treatment'' or
            ``complementary and alternative treatment'' in each place either
            appears and inserting ``complementary and integrative health'';
                (4) <<NOTE: 42 USC 287c-21.>> Striking references to
            ``alternative medical treatment'' in each place it appears and
            inserting ``integrative health treatment''; and
                (5) <<NOTE: 42 USC 287c-21.>> Striking section 485D(c) and
            inserting:

        ``(c) In carrying out subsection (a), the Director of the Center
    shall, as appropriate, study the integration of new and non-traditional
    approaches to health care treatment and consumption, including but not
    limited to non-traditional treatment, diagnostic and prevention systems,
    modalities, and disciplines.''.
        Sec. 225.  In addition to amounts provided herein, payments made for
    research organisms or substances, authorized under section 301(a) of the
    PHS Act, shall be retained and credited to the appropriations accounts
    of the Institutes and Centers of the NIH making the substance or
    organism available under section 301(a). Amounts credited to the account
    under this authority shall be available for obligation through September
    30, 2016.
        Sec. 226.  The Secretary shall publish, as part of the fiscal year
    2016 budget of the President submitted under section 1105(a) of title
    31, United States Code, information that details the uses

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    of all funds used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
    specifically for Health Insurance Marketplaces for each fiscal year
    since the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
    (Public Law 111-148) and the proposed uses for such funds for fiscal
    year 2016. Such information shall include, for each such fiscal year--
                (1) the amount of funds used for each activity specified
            under the heading ``Health Insurance Marketplace Transparency''
            in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
            matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act)
            accompanying this Act; and
                (2) the milestones completed for data hub functionality and
            implementation readiness.

        Sec. 227.  None of the funds made available by this Act from the
    Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Supplemental
    Medical Insurance Trust Fund, or transferred from other accounts funded
    by this Act to the ``Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services--Program
    Management'' account, may be used for payments under section 1342(b)(1)
    of Public Law 111-148 (relating to risk corridors).
        Sec. 228. (a) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this section,
    activities authorized under part A of title IV and section 1108(b) of
    the Social Security Act shall continue through September 30, 2015, in
    the manner authorized for fiscal year 2014, and out of any money in the
    Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are
    hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose.
    Grants and payments may be made pursuant to this authority through
    September 30, 2015, at the level provided for such activities for fiscal
    year 2014, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c).
        (b) In the case of the Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs
    established under section 403(b) of the Social Security Act--
                (1) the amount appropriated for section 403(b) of such Act
            shall be $608,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 and 2016;
                (2) the requirement to reserve funds provided for in section
            403(b)(2) of such Act shall not apply during fiscal years 2015
            and 2016; and
                (3) grants and payments may only be made from such Fund for
            fiscal year 2015 after the application of subsection (d).

        (c) <<NOTE: 42 USC 613 note.>> In the case of research, evaluations,
    and national studies funded under section 413(h)(1) of the Social
    Security Act, no funds shall be appropriated under that section for
    fiscal year 2015 or any fiscal year thereafter.

        (d) Of the amount made available under subsection (b)(1) for section
    403(b) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2015--
                (1) $15,000,000 is hereby transferred and made available to
            carry out section 413(h) of the Social Security Act; and
                (2) $10,000,000 is hereby transferred and made available to
            the Bureau of the Census to conduct activities using the Survey
            of Income and Program Participation to obtain information to
            enable interested parties to evaluate the impact of the
            amendments made by title I of the Personal Responsibility and
            Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.

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        (e) Section 413(h)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
    613(h)(1)) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
    striking ``Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not
    otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated $15,000,000 for fiscal
    year 2012'' and inserting ``Funds made available to carry out this
    section for a fiscal year shall be used''.
        (f) Section 414 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 614) is
    repealed.
        (g) Expenditures made pursuant to Public Law 113-164 for section
    403(b) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2015 shall be charged
    to the appropriation provided by subsection (b)(1) for such fiscal year.
        Sec. 229.  The remaining unobligated balances of the amount
    appropriated for fiscal year 2015 by section 510(d) of the Social
    Security Act (42 U.S.C. 710(d)) for which no application has been
    received by the Funding Opportunity Announcement deadline, shall be made
    available to States that require the implementation of each element
    described in subparagraphs (A) through (H) of the definition of
    abstinence education in section 510(b)(2). The remaining unobligated
    balances shall be reallocated to such States that submit a valid
    application consistent with the original formula for this funding.
         <<NOTE: 42 USC 11225 note.>> Sec. 230.  Hereafter, for each fiscal
    year through fiscal year 2025, the Director of the National Institutes
    of Health shall prepare and submit directly to the President for review
    and transmittal to Congress, after reasonable opportunity for comment,
    but without change, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and
    the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services, an
    annual budget estimate (including an estimate of the number and type of
    personnel needs for the Institutes) for the initiatives of the National
    Institutes of Health pursuant to the National Alzheimer's Plan, as
    required under section 2(d)(2) of Public Law 111-375.

        This title may be cited as the ``Department of Health and Human
    Services Appropriations Act, 2015''.

    TITLE III <<NOTE: Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2015.>>

                             DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

                         Education for the Disadvantaged

        For carrying out title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education
    Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as ``ESEA'') and section 418A of
    the Higher Education Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as ``HEA''),
    $15,536,107,000, of which $4,652,762,000 shall become available on July
    1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, and of
    which $10,841,177,000 shall become available on October 1, 2015, and
    shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for academic year
    2015-2016:  Provided, That $6,459,401,000 shall be for basic grants
    under section 1124 of the ESEA:  Provided further, That up to $3,984,000
    of these funds shall be available to the Secretary of Education
    (referred to in this title as ``Secretary'') on October 1, 2014, to
    obtain annually updated local educational agency-level census poverty
    data from the Bureau of the Census:  Provided further, That
    $1,362,301,000 shall be for concentration grants under section 1124A of
    the ESEA:

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     Provided further, That $3,294,050,000 shall be for targeted grants
    under section 1125 of the ESEA:  Provided further, That $3,294,050,000
    shall be for education finance incentive grants under section 1125A of
    the ESEA:  Provided further, That funds available under sections 1124,
    1124A, 1125 and 1125A of the ESEA may be used to provide homeless
    children and youths with services not ordinarily provided to other
    students under those sections, including supporting the liaison
    designated pursuant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento
    Homeless Assistance Act, and providing transportation pursuant to
    section 722(g)(1)(J)(iii) of such Act:  Provided further, That $710,000
    shall be to carry out sections 1501 and 1503 of the ESEA:  Provided
    further, That $505,756,000 shall be available for school improvement
    grants under section 1003(g) of the ESEA, which shall be allocated by
    the Secretary through the formula described in section 1003(g)(2) and
    shall be used consistent with the requirements of section 1003(g),
    except that State and local educational agencies may use such funds to
    serve any school eligible to receive assistance under part A of title I
    that has not made adequate yearly progress for at least 2 years or is in
    the State's lowest quintile of performance based on proficiency rates
    and, in the case of secondary schools, priority shall be given to those
    schools with graduation rates below 60 percent:  Provided further, That
    notwithstanding section 1003(g)(5)(C) of the ESEA, the Secretary may
    permit a State educational agency to establish an award period of up to
    5 years for each participating local educational agency: <<NOTE: 20 USC
    6303a.>>  Provided further, That funds available for school improvement
    grants for fiscal year 2014 and thereafter may be used by a local
    educational agency to implement a whole-school reform strategy for a
    school using an evidence-based strategy that ensures whole-school reform
    is undertaken in partnership with a strategy developer offering a whole-
    school reform program that is based on at least a moderate level of
    evidence that the program will have a statistically significant effect
    on student outcomes, including at least one well-designed and well-
    implemented experimental or quasi-experimental study:  Provided further,
    That funds available for school improvement grants may be used by a
    local educational agency to implement an alternative State-determined
    school improvement strategy that has been established by a State
    educational agency with the approval of the Secretary:  Provided
    further, That a local educational agency that is determined to be
    eligible for services under subpart 1 or 2 of part B of title VI of the
    ESEA may modify not more than one element of a school improvement grant
    model:  Provided further, That notwithstanding section 1003(g)(5)(A),
    each State educational agency may establish a maximum subgrant size of
    not more than $2,000,000 for each participating school applicable to
    such funds:  Provided further, That the Secretary may reserve up to 5
    percent of the funds available for section 1003(g) of the ESEA to carry
    out activities to build State and local educational agency capacity to
    implement effectively the school improvement grants program:  Provided
    further, That $160,000,000 shall be available under section 1502 of the
    ESEA for a comprehensive literacy development and education program to
    advance literacy skills, including pre-literacy skills, reading, and
    writing, for students from birth through grade 12, including limited-
    English-proficient students and students with disabilities, of which
    one-half of 1 percent shall be reserved for the Secretary of the
    Interior for such a program

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    at schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education, one-half of 1
    percent shall be reserved for grants to the outlying areas for such a
    program, up to 5 percent may be reserved for national activities, and
    the remainder shall be used to award competitive grants to State
    educational agencies for such a program, of which a State educational
    agency may reserve up to 5 percent for State leadership activities,
    including technical assistance and training, data collection, reporting,
    and administration, and shall subgrant not less than 95 percent to local
    educational agencies or, in the case of early literacy, to local
    educational agencies or other nonprofit providers of early childhood
    education that partner with a public or private nonprofit organization
    or agency with a demonstrated record of effectiveness in improving the
    early literacy development of children from birth through kindergarten
    entry and in providing professional development in early literacy,
    giving priority to such agencies or other entities serving greater
    numbers or percentages of disadvantaged children:  Provided further,
    That the State educational agency shall ensure that at least 15 percent
    of the subgranted funds are used to serve children from birth through
    age 5, 40 percent are used to serve students in kindergarten through
    grade 5, and 40 percent are used to serve students in middle and high
    school including an equitable distribution of funds between middle and
    high schools:  Provided further, That eligible entities receiving
    subgrants from State educational agencies shall use such funds for
    services and activities that have the characteristics of effective
    literacy instruction through professional development, screening and
    assessment, targeted interventions for students reading below grade
    level and other research-based methods of improving classroom
    instruction and practice:  Provided further, That $37,474,000 shall be
    for carrying out section 418A of the HEA.

                                   Impact Aid

        For carrying out programs of financial assistance to federally
    affected schools authorized by title VIII of the ESEA, $1,288,603,000,
    of which $1,151,233,000 shall be for basic support payments under
    section 8003(b), $48,316,000 shall be for payments for children with
    disabilities under section 8003(d), $17,406,000 shall be for
    construction under section 8007(b) and be available for obligation
    through September 30, 2016, $66,813,000 shall be for Federal property
    payments under section 8002, and $4,835,000, to remain available until
    expended, shall be for facilities maintenance under section 8008:
    Provided, That for purposes of computing the amount of a payment for an
    eligible local educational agency under section 8003(a) for school year
    2014-2015, children enrolled in a school of such agency that would
    otherwise be eligible for payment under section 8003(a)(1)(B) of such
    Act, but due to the deployment of both parents or legal guardians, or a
    parent or legal guardian having sole custody of such children, or due to
    the death of a military parent or legal guardian while on active duty
    (so long as such children reside on Federal property as described in
    section 8003(a)(1)(B)), are no longer eligible under such section, shall
    be considered as eligible students under such section, provided such
    students remain in average daily attendance at a school in the same
    local educational agency they attended prior to their change in
    eligibility status.

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                           School Improvement Programs

        For carrying out school improvement activities authorized by parts A
    and B of title II, part B of title IV, parts A and B of title VI, and
    parts B and C of title VII of the ESEA; the McKinney-Vento Homeless
    Assistance Act; section 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act
    of 2002; the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003; and the
    Civil Rights Act of 1964, $4,402,671,000, of which $2,585,661,000 shall
    become available on July 1, 2015, and remain available through September
    30, 2016, and of which $1,681,441,000 shall become available on October
    1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for
    academic year 2015-2016:  Provided, That funds made available to carry
    out part B of title VII of the ESEA may be used for construction,
    renovation, and modernization of any elementary school, secondary
    school, or structure related to an elementary school or secondary
    school, run by the Department of Education of the State of Hawaii, that
    serves a predominantly Native Hawaiian student body:  Provided further,
    That funds made available to carry out part C of title VII of the ESEA
    shall be awarded on a competitive basis, and also may be used for
    construction:  Provided further, That $48,445,000 shall be available to
    carry out section 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of
    2002:  Provided further, That $16,699,000 shall be available to carry
    out the Supplemental Education Grants program for the Federated States
    of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands:  Provided
    further, That the Secretary may reserve up to 5 percent of the amount
    referred to in the previous proviso to provide technical assistance in
    the implementation of these grants:  Provided further, That up to 2.3
    percent of the funds for subpart 1 of part A of title II of the ESEA
    shall be reserved by the Secretary for competitive awards for teacher or
    principal recruitment and training or professional enhancement
    activities, including for civic education instruction, to national not-
    for-profit organizations, of which up to 8 percent may only be used for
    research, dissemination, evaluation, and technical assistance for
    competitive awards carried out under this proviso:  Provided further,
    That $152,717,000 shall be to carry out part B of title II of the ESEA.

                                Indian Education

        For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not otherwise
    provided, title VII, part A of the ESEA, $123,939,000.

                           Innovation and Improvement

        For carrying out activities authorized by part G of title I, subpart
    5 of part A and parts C and D of title II, parts B, C, and D of title V
    of the ESEA, and section 14007 of division A of the American Recovery
    and Reinvestment Act of 2009, as amended, $1,102,111,000:  Provided,
    That up to $120,000,000 shall be available through December 31, 2015 for
    section 14007 of division A of Public Law 111-5, and up to 5 percent of
    such funds may be used for technical assistance and the evaluation of
    activities carried out under such section:  Provided further, That the
    education facilities clearinghouse established through a competitive
    award process in fiscal year 2013 is authorized to collect and
    disseminate information on effective educational practices and the
    latest

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    research regarding the planning, design, financing, construction,
    improvement, operation, and maintenance of safe, healthy, high-
    performance public facilities for early learning programs, kindergarten
    through grade 12, and higher education:  Provided further, That
    $230,000,000 of the funds for subpart 1 of part D of title V of the ESEA
    shall be for competitive grants to local educational agencies, including
    charter schools that are local educational agencies, or States, or
    partnerships of: (1) a local educational agency, a State, or both; and
    (2) at least one nonprofit organization to develop and implement
    performance-based compensation systems for teachers, principals, and
    other personnel in high-need schools:  Provided further, That such
    performance-based compensation systems must consider gains in student
    academic achievement as well as classroom evaluations conducted multiple
    times during each school year among other factors and provide educators
    with incentives to take on additional responsibilities and leadership
    roles:  Provided further, That recipients of such grants shall
    demonstrate that such performance-based compensation systems are
    developed with the input of teachers and school leaders in the schools
    and local educational agencies to be served by the grant:  Provided
    further, That recipients of such grants may use such funds to develop or
    improve systems and tools (which may be developed and used for the
    entire local educational agency or only for schools served under the
    grant) that would enhance the quality and success of the compensation
    system, such as high-quality teacher evaluations and tools to measure
    growth in student achievement:  Provided further, That applications for
    such grants shall include a plan to sustain financially the activities
    conducted and systems developed under the grant once the grant period
    has expired:  Provided further, That up to 5 percent of such funds for
    competitive grants shall be available for technical assistance,
    training, peer review of applications, program outreach, and evaluation
    activities:  Provided further, That $250,000,000 of the funds for part D
    of title V of the ESEA shall be available through December 31, 2015 for
    carrying out, in accordance with the applicable requirements of part D
    of title V of the ESEA, a preschool development grants program:
    Provided further, That the Secretary, jointly with the Secretary of HHS,
    shall make competitive awards to States for activities that build the
    capacity within the State to develop, enhance, or expand high-quality
    preschool programs, including comprehensive services and family
    engagement, for preschool-aged children from families at or below 200
    percent of the Federal poverty line:  Provided further, That each State
    may subgrant a portion of such grant funds to local educational agencies
    and other early learning providers (including, but not limited to, Head
    Start programs and licensed child care providers), or consortia thereof,
    for the implementation of high-quality preschool programs for children
    from families at or below 200 percent of the Federal poverty line:
    Provided further, That subgrantees that are local educational agencies
    shall form strong partnerships with early learning providers and that
    subgrantees that are early learning providers shall form strong
    partnerships with local educational agencies, in order to carry out the
    requirements of the subgrant:  Provided further, That up to 3 percent of
    such funds for preschool development grants shall be available for
    technical assistance, evaluation, and other national activities related
    to such grants:  Provided further, That $10,000,000 of funds available
    under part D of title V of the ESEA shall

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    be for the Full-Service Community Schools program:  Provided further,
    That of the funds available for part B of title V of the ESEA, the
    Secretary shall use up to $11,000,000 to carry out activities under
    section 5205(b) and shall use not less than $13,000,000 for subpart 2:
    Provided further, That of the funds available for subpart 1 of part B of
    title V of the ESEA, and notwithstanding section 5205(a), the Secretary
    shall reserve up to $75,000,000 to make multiple awards to non-profit
    charter management organizations and other entities that are not for-
    profit entities for the replication and expansion of successful charter
    school models and shall reserve not less than $11,000,000 to carry out
    the activities described in section 5205(a), including improving quality
    and oversight of charter schools and providing technical assistance and
    grants to authorized public chartering agencies in order to increase the
    number of high-performing charter schools:  Provided further, That funds
    available for part B of title V of the ESEA may be used for grants that
    support preschool education in charter schools:  Provided further, That
    each application submitted pursuant to section 5203(a) shall describe a
    plan to monitor and hold accountable authorized public chartering
    agencies through such activities as providing technical assistance or
    establishing a professional development program, which may include
    evaluation, planning, training, and systems development for staff of
    authorized public chartering agencies to improve the capacity of such
    agencies in the State to authorize, monitor, and hold accountable
    charter schools:  Provided further, That each application submitted
    pursuant to section 5203(a) shall contain assurances that State law,
    regulations, or other policies require that: (1) each authorized charter
    school in the State operate under a legally binding charter or
    performance contract between itself and the school's authorized public
    chartering agency that describes the rights and responsibilities of the
    school and the public chartering agency; conduct annual, timely, and
    independent audits of the school's financial statements that are filed
    with the school's authorized public chartering agency; and demonstrate
    improved student academic achievement; and (2) authorized public
    chartering agencies use increases in student academic achievement for
    all groups of students described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) of the ESEA
    as one of the most important factors when determining to renew or revoke
    a school's charter.

                     Safe Schools and Citizenship Education

        For carrying out activities authorized by part A of title IV and
    subparts 1, 2, and 10 of part D of title V of the ESEA, $223,315,000:
    Provided, That $70,000,000 shall be available for subpart 2 of part A of
    title IV, of which up to $5,000,000, to remain available until expended,
    shall be for the Project School Emergency Response to Violence
    (``Project SERV'') program to provide education-related services to
    local educational agencies and institutions of higher education in which
    the learning environment has been disrupted due to a violent or
    traumatic crisis:  Provided further, That $56,754,000 shall be available
    through December 31, 2015 for Promise Neighborhoods.

                          English Language Acquisition

        For carrying out part A of title III of the ESEA, $737,400,000,
    which shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain

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    available through September 30, 2016, except that 6.5 percent of such
    amount shall be available on October 1, 2014, and shall remain available
    through September 30, 2016, to carry out activities under section
    3111(c)(1)(C):  Provided, That the Secretary shall use estimates of the
    American Community Survey child counts for the most recent 3-year period
    available to calculate allocations under such part:  Provided further,
    That the Secretary shall use $14,000,000 of funds available under this
    paragraph for grants to all State educational agencies within States
    with at least one county where 50 or more unaccompanied children have
    been released to sponsors since January 1, 2014, through the Department
    of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement:  Provided
    further, That awards to eligible State educational agencies shall be
    based on the State's relative share of unaccompanied children that have
    been released to sponsors since January 1, 2014:  Provided further, That
    the data on unaccompanied children used by the Secretary under the two
    preceding provisos shall be the most recently available data from the
    Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement,
    as of the date of enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That each
    eligible State educational agency that receives a grant shall award
    subgrants to local educational agencies in the State that have
    experienced a significant increase during the 2014-2015 school year, as
    determined by the State educational agency, compared to the average of
    the 2 preceding school years, in the number or percentage of immigrant
    children and youth enrolled in their schools:  Provided further, That
    local educational agencies shall use those subgrants for supplemental
    academic and non-academic services and supports to immigrant children
    and youth:  Provided further, That the term ``immigrant children and
    youth'' has the meaning given in section 3301 of the ESEA, and the terms
    ``State educational agency'' and ``local educational agency'' have the
    meanings given to them in section 9101 of the ESEA:  Provided further,
    That each eligible State educational agency shall prepare and submit to
    the Secretary not later than 1 year after the award a report identifying
    the local educational agencies that received subgrants, the State's
    definition of ``significant increase'' used to award the subgrants; and
    such other information as the Secretary may require.

                                Special Education

        For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
    (IDEA) and the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004,
    $12,522,358,000, of which $3,006,259,000 shall become available on July
    1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, and of
    which $9,283,383,000 shall become available on October 1, 2015, and
    shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for academic year
    2015-2016:  Provided, That the amount for section 611(b)(2) of the IDEA
    shall be equal to the lesser of the amount available for that activity
    during fiscal year 2014, increased by the amount of inflation as
    specified in section 619(d)(2)(B) of the IDEA, or the percent change in
    the funds appropriated under section 611(i) of the IDEA, but not less
    than the amount for that activity during fiscal year 2014:  Provided
    further, That the Secretary shall, without regard to section 611(d) of
    the IDEA, distribute to all other States (as that term is defined in
    section 611(g)(2)), subject to the third proviso, any amount by

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    which a State's allocation under section 611(d), from funds appropriated
    under this heading, is reduced under section 612(a)(18)(B), according to
    the following: 85 percent on the basis of the States' relative
    populations of children aged 3 through 21 who are of the same age as
    children with disabilities for whom the State ensures the availability
    of a free appropriate public education under this part, and 15 percent
    to States on the basis of the States' relative populations of those
    children who are living in poverty:  Provided further, That the
    Secretary may not distribute any funds under the previous proviso to any
    State whose reduction in allocation from funds appropriated under this
    heading made funds available for such a distribution:  Provided further,
    That the States shall allocate such funds distributed under the second
    proviso to local educational agencies in accordance with section
    611(f): <<NOTE: 20 USC 1411 note.>>   Provided further, That the amount
    by which a State's allocation under section 611(d) of the IDEA is
    reduced under section 612(a)(18)(B) and the amounts distributed to
    States under the previous provisos in fiscal year 2012 or any subsequent
    year shall not be considered in calculating the awards under section
    611(d) for fiscal year 2013 or for any subsequent fiscal years:
    Provided further, That, notwithstanding the provision in section
    612(a)(18)(B) regarding the fiscal year in which a State's allocation
    under section 611(d) is reduced for failure to comply with the
    requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A), the Secretary may apply the
    reduction specified in section 612(a)(18)(B) over a period of
    consecutive fiscal years, not to exceed five, until the entire reduction
    is applied: <<NOTE: 20 USC 1411 note.>>  Provided further, That the
    Secretary may, in any fiscal year in which a State's allocation under
    section 611 is reduced in accordance with section 612(a)(18)(B), reduce
    the amount a State may reserve under section 611(e)(1) by an amount that
    bears the same relation to the maximum amount described in that
    paragraph as the reduction under section 612(a)(18)(B) bears to the
    total allocation the State would have received in that fiscal year under
    section 611(d) in the absence of the reduction:  Provided further, That
    the Secretary shall either reduce the allocation of funds under section
    611 for any fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the State
    fails to comply with the requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A) as
    authorized by section 612(a)(18)(B), or seek to recover funds under
    section 452 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1234a):
    Provided further, That the funds reserved under 611(c) of the IDEA may
    be used to provide technical assistance to States to improve the
    capacity of the States to meet the data collection requirements of
    sections 616 and 618 and to administer and carry out other services and
    activities to improve data collection, coordination, quality, and use
    under parts B and C of the IDEA:  Provided further, That the level of
    effort a local educational agency must meet under section
    613(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the IDEA, in the year after it fails to maintain
    effort is the level of effort that would have been required in the
    absence of that failure and not the LEA's reduced level of expenditures:
     Provided further, That the Secretary may use funds made available for
    the State Personnel Development Grants program under part D, subpart 1
    of IDEA to evaluate program performance under such subpart.

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                 Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research

        For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the
    Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, and
    the Helen Keller National Center Act, $3,709,853,000, of which
    $3,335,074,000 shall be for grants for vocational rehabilitation
    services under title I of the Rehabilitation Act:  Provided, That the
    Secretary may use amounts provided in this Act that remain available
    subsequent to the reallotment of funds to States pursuant to section
    110(b) of the Rehabilitation Act for innovative activities aimed at
    improving the outcomes of individuals with disabilities as defined in
    section 7(20)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act, including activities aimed
    at improving the education and post-school outcomes of children
    receiving Supplemental Security Income (``SSI'') and their families that
    may result in long-term improvement in the SSI child recipient's
    economic status and self-sufficiency:  Provided further, That States may
    award subgrants for a portion of the funds to other public and private,
    non-profit entities:  Provided further, That any funds made available
    subsequent to reallotment for innovative activities aimed at improving
    the outcomes of individuals with disabilities shall remain available
    until September 30, 2016:  Provided further, That $2,000,000 shall be
    for competitive grants to support alternative financing programs that
    provide for the purchase of assistive technology devices, such as a low-
    interest loan fund; an interest buy-down program; a revolving loan fund;
    a loan guarantee; or insurance program:  Provided further, That
    applicants shall provide an assurance that, and information describing
    the manner in which, the alternative financing program will expand and
    emphasize consumer choice and control:  Provided further, That State
    agencies and community-based disability organizations that are directed
    by and operated for individuals with disabilities shall be eligible to
    compete.

               Special Institutions for Persons With Disabilities

                      american printing house for the blind

        For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, $24,931,000.

                    national technical institute for the deaf

        For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under titles I and
    II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $67,016,000:  Provided,
    That from the total amount available, the Institute may at its
    discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized under
    section 207 of such Act.

                              gallaudet university

        For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model Secondary
    School for the Deaf, and the partial support of Gallaudet University
    under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986,
    $120,275,000:  Provided, That from the total amount available, the
    University may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as
    authorized under section 207 of such Act.

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                     Career, Technical, and Adult Education

        For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Carl D.
    Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and the Adult
    Education and Family Literacy Act (``AEFLA''), $1,707,686,000, of which
    $916,686,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain
    available through September 30, 2016, and of which $791,000,000 shall
    become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available through
    September 30, 2016:  Provided, That of the amount provided for Adult
    Education State Grants, $71,439,000 shall be made available for
    integrated English literacy and civics education services to immigrants
    and other limited-English-proficient populations:  Provided further,
    That of the amount reserved for integrated English literacy and civics
    education, notwithstanding section 211 of the AEFLA, 65 percent shall be
    allocated to States based on a State's absolute need as determined by
    calculating each State's share of a 10-year average of the United States
    Citizenship and Immigration Services data for immigrants admitted for
    legal permanent residence for the 10 most recent years, and 35 percent
    allocated to States that experienced growth as measured by the average
    of the 3 most recent years for which United States Citizenship and
    Immigration Services data for immigrants admitted for legal permanent
    residence are available, except that no State shall be allocated an
    amount less than $60,000:  Provided further, That of the amounts made
    available for AEFLA, $13,712,000 shall be for national leadership
    activities under section 243.

                          Student Financial Assistance

        For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 10 of part A, and part C of
    title IV of the HEA, $24,198,210,000, which shall remain available
    through September 30, 2016.
        The <<NOTE: 20 USC 1070a note.>> maximum Pell Grant for which a
    student shall be eligible during award year 2015-2016 shall be $4,860.

                           Student Aid Administration

        For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part D of title I,
    and subparts 1, 3, 9, and 10 of part A, and parts B, C, D, and E of
    title IV of the HEA, and subpart 1 of part A of title VII of the Public
    Health Service Act, $1,396,924,000, to remain available through
    September 30, 2016.

                                Higher Education

        For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles II,
    III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the HEA, the Mutual Educational and
    Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and section 117 of the Carl D. Perkins
    Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, $1,924,839,000:  Provided,
    That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in
    this Act to carry out title VI of the HEA and section 102(b)(6) of the
    Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to
    support visits and study in foreign countries by individuals who are
    participating in advanced foreign language training and international
    studies in areas that are vital to United States national security and
    who plan to apply their language skills and knowledge of these

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    countries in the fields of government, the professions, or international
    development:  Provided further, That of the funds referred to in the
    preceding proviso up to 1 percent may be used for program evaluation,
    national outreach, and information dissemination activities:  Provided
    further, That up to 1.5 percent of the funds made available under
    chapter 2 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the HEA may be used for
    evaluation:  Provided further, That up to 2.5 percent of the funds made
    available under this Act for part B of title VII of the HEA may be used
    for technical assistance and the evaluation of activities carried out
    under such section.

                                Howard University

        For partial support of Howard University, $221,821,000, of which not
    less than $3,405,000 shall be for a matching endowment grant pursuant to
    the Howard University Endowment Act and shall remain available until
    expended.

              College Housing and Academic Facilities Loans Program

        For Federal administrative expenses to carry out activities related
    to existing facility loans pursuant to section 121 of the HEA, $435,000.

      Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program
                                     Account

        For the cost of guaranteed loans, $19,096,000, as authorized
    pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which shall remain available
    through September 30, 2016:  Provided, That such costs, including the
    cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided further, That these funds
    are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to
    be guaranteed, not to exceed $303,593,000:  Provided further, That these
    funds may be used to support loans to public and private Historically
    Black Colleges and Universities without regard to the limitations within
    section 344(a) of the HEA.
        In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
    Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program
    entered into pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, $334,000.

                         Institute of Education Sciences

        For carrying out activities authorized by the Education Sciences
    Reform Act of 2002, the National Assessment of Educational Progress
    Authorization Act, section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance
    Act of 2002, and section 664 of the Individuals with Disabilities
    Education Act, $573,935,000, which shall remain available through
    September 30, 2016:  Provided, That funds available to carry out section
    208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act may be used to link
    Statewide elementary and secondary data systems with early childhood,
    postsecondary, and workforce data systems, or to further develop such
    systems:  Provided further, That up to $6,000,000 of the funds available
    to carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act may
    be used for awards to public or private organizations or agencies to
    support activities to improve data coordination, quality, and use at the
    local, State,

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    and national levels:  Provided further, That $137,235,000 shall be for
    carrying out activities authorized by the National Assessment of
    Educational Progress Authorization Act.

                             Departmental Management

                             program administration

        For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the
    Department of Education Organization Act, including rental of conference
    rooms in the District of Columbia and hire of three passenger motor
    vehicles, $411,000,000, of which up to $1,000,000, to remain available
    until expended, shall be for relocation of, and renovation of buildings
    occupied by, Department staff.

                             office for civil rights

        For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, as
    authorized by section 203 of the Department of Education Organization
    Act, $100,000,000.

                           office of inspector general

        For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, as
    authorized by section 212 of the Department of Education Organization
    Act, $57,791,000.

                               General Provisions

        Sec. 301.  No funds appropriated in this Act may be used for the
    transportation of students or teachers (or for the purchase of equipment
    for such transportation) in order to overcome racial imbalance in any
    school or school system, or for the transportation of students or
    teachers (or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in
    order to carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any school or
    school system.
        Sec. 302.  None of the funds contained in this Act shall be used to
    require, directly or indirectly, the transportation of any student to a
    school other than the school which is nearest the student's home, except
    for a student requiring special education, to the school offering such
    special education, in order to comply with title VI of the Civil Rights
    Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section an indirect requirement of
    transportation of students includes the transportation of students to
    carry out a plan involving the reorganization of the grade structure of
    schools, the pairing of schools, or the clustering of schools, or any
    combination of grade restructuring, pairing, or clustering. The
    prohibition described in this section does not include the establishment
    of magnet schools.
        Sec. 303.  No funds appropriated in this Act may be used to prevent
    the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in the
    public schools.

                               (transfer of funds)

        Sec. 304.  Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds
    (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
    1985) which are appropriated for the Department of Education in this Act
    may be transferred between appropriations, but

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    no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any
    such transfer:  Provided, That the transfer authority granted by this
    section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any
    project or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act:
    Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance
    of any transfer.
        Sec. 305.  The Outlying Areas may consolidate funds received under
    this Act, pursuant to 48 U.S.C. 1469a, under part A of title V of the
    ESEA.
         <<NOTE: 48 USC 1921d note.>> Sec. 306.  Section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of
    the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
    1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix)) shall be applied by substituting ``2015'' for
    ``2009''.

        Sec. 307.  The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the
    Institute of Education Sciences, may reserve funds under section 9601 of
    the ESEA (subject to the limitations in subsections (b) and (c) of that
    section) in order to carry out activities authorized under paragraphs
    (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of that section with respect to any ESEA
    program funded in this Act and without respect to the source of funds
    for those activities:  Provided, That high-quality evaluations of ESEA
    programs shall be prioritized, before using funds for any other
    evaluation activities:  Provided further, That any funds reserved under
    this section shall be available from July 1, 2015 through September 30,
    2016:  Provided further, That not later than 10 days prior to the
    initial obligation of funds reserved under this section, the Secretary,
    in consultation with the Director, shall submit an evaluation plan to
    the Senate Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor,
    and Pensions and the House Committees on Appropriations and Education
    and the Workforce which identifies the source and amount of funds
    reserved under this section, the impact on program grantees if funds are
    withheld, the programs to be evaluated with such funds, how ESEA
    programs will be regularly evaluated, and how findings from evaluations
    completed under this section will be widely disseminated.
        Sec. 308.  <<NOTE: 20 USC 1090 note.>> The Secretary of Education
    shall--
                (1) modify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
            described in section 483 of the HEA so that the Free Application
            for Federal Student Aid contains an individual box for the
            purpose of identifying students who are foster youth or were in
            the foster care system; and
                (2) utilize such identification as a tool to notify students
            who are foster youth or were in the foster care system of their
            potential eligibility for Federal student aid, including
            postsecondary education programs through the John H. Chafee
            Foster Care Independence Program and any other Federal programs
            under which such students may be eligible to receive assistance.

        Sec. 309. (a) Student Eligibility.--
                (1) Subsection (d) of section 484 of the HEA <<NOTE: 20 USC
            1091.>> is amended to read as follows:

        ``(d) Students Who Are Not High School Graduates.--
                ``(1) Student eligibility.--In order for a student who does
            not have a certificate of graduation from a school providing
            secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such
            certificate, to be eligible for any assistance under subparts 1,
            3, and 4 of part A and parts B, C, D, and E of this title,

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            the student shall meet the requirements of one of the following
            subparagraphs:
                        ``(A) The student is enrolled in an eligible career
                    pathway program and meets one of the following
                    standards:
                              ``(i) The student shall take an independently
                          administered examination and shall achieve a
                          score, specified by the Secretary, demonstrating
                          that such student can benefit from the education
                          or training being offered. Such examination shall
                          be approved by the Secretary on the basis of
                          compliance with such standards for development,
                          administration, and scoring as the Secretary may
                          prescribe in regulations.
                              ``(ii) The student shall be determined as
                          having the ability to benefit from the education
                          or training in accordance with such process as the
                          State shall prescribe. Any such process described
                          or approved by a State for the purposes of this
                          section shall be effective 6 months after the date
                          of submission to the Secretary unless the
                          Secretary disapproves such process. In determining
                          whether to approve or disapprove such process, the
                          Secretary shall take into account the
                          effectiveness of such process in enabling students
                          without secondary school diplomas or the
                          equivalent thereof to benefit from the instruction
                          offered by institutions utilizing such process,
                          and shall also take into account the cultural
                          diversity, economic circumstances, and educational
                          preparation of the populations served by the
                          institutions.
                              ``(iii) The student shall be determined by the
                          institution of higher education as having the
                          ability to benefit from the education or training
                          offered by the institution of higher education
                          upon satisfactory completion of 6 credit hours or
                          the equivalent coursework that are applicable
                          toward a degree or certificate offered by the
                          institution of higher education.
                        ``(B) The student has completed a secondary school
                    education in a home school setting that is treated as a
                    home school or private school under State law.
                ``(2) Eligible career pathway program.--In this subsection,
            the term `eligible career pathway program' means a program
            that--
                        ``(A) concurrently enrolls participants in connected
                    adult education and eligible postsecondary programs;
                        ``(B) provides counseling and supportive services to
                    identify and attain academic and career goals;
                        ``(C) provides structured course sequences that--
                              ``(i) are articulated and contextualized; and
                              ``(ii) allow students to advance to higher
                          levels of education and employment;
                        ``(D) provides opportunities for acceleration to
                    attain recognized postsecondary credentials, including
                    degrees, industry relevant certifications, and
                    certificates of completion of apprenticeship programs;
                        ``(E) is organized to meet the needs of adults;
                        ``(F) is aligned with the education and skill needs
                    of the regional economy; and

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                        ``(G) has been developed and implemented in
                    collaboration with partners in business, workforce
                    development, and economic development.''
                (2) <<NOTE: 20 USC 1091 note.>> The amendment made by
            paragraph (1) shall take effect as if such amendment was enacted
            on June 30, 2014, and shall apply to students who are enrolled
            or who first enroll in an eligible program of study on or after
            July 1, 2014.

        (b) Section 401 (b)(2)(A)(ii) of the HEA <<NOTE: 20 USC 1070a.>> is
    amended by inserting after ``year'' and before the comma ``except that a
    student eligible only under 484(d)(1)(A) who first enrolls in an
    eligible program of study on or after July 1, 2015 shall not be eligible
    for the amount of the increase calculated under paragraph (7)(B)''.

        Sec. 310.  (a) An institution of higher education that maintains an
    endowment fund supported with funds appropriated for title III or V of
    the HEA for fiscal year 2015 may use the income from that fund to award
    scholarships to students, subject to the limitation in section
    331(c)(3)(B)(i) of the HEA. The use of such income for such purposes,
    prior to the enactment of this Act, shall be considered to have been an
    allowable use of that income, subject to that limitation.
         (b) Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III and V of the
    HEA are reauthorized.
        Sec. 311.  In making awards under section 402D of the HEA with funds
    appropriated by this Act, the Secretary shall--
                (1) notwithstanding any other provision of law, publish a
            notice inviting applications for new awards no later than
            December 18, 2014; and
                (2) make all awards by August 10, 2015.

        This title may be cited as the ``Department of Education
    Appropriations Act, 2015''.

                                    TITLE IV

                                RELATED AGENCIES

      Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary for the Committee for Purchase From People
    Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled established by Public Law 92-28,
    $5,362,000.

                 Corporation for National and Community Service

                               operating expenses

        For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and
    Community Service (referred to in this title as ``CNCS'') to carry out
    the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (referred to in this title as
    ``1973 Act'') and the National and Community Service Act of 1990
    (referred to in this title as ``1990 Act''), $758,349,000,
    notwithstanding sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(6), 501(a)(4)(C),
    and 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act:  Provided, That of the amounts
    provided under this heading: (1) up to 1 percent of program grant

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    funds may be used to defray the costs of conducting grant application
    reviews, including the use of outside peer reviewers and electronic
    management of the grants cycle; (2) $70,000,000 shall be available for
    expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act; (3)
    $16,038,000 shall be available to provide assistance to State
    commissions on national and community service, under section 126(a) of
    the 1990 Act and notwithstanding section 501(a)(5)(B) of the 1990 Act;
    (4) $30,000,000 shall be available to carry out subtitle E of the 1990
    Act; and (5) $3,800,000 shall be available for expenses authorized under
    section 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act, which, notwithstanding the
    provisions of section 198P shall be awarded by CNCS on a competitive
    basis:  Provided further, That for the purposes of carrying out the 1990
    Act, satisfying the requirements in section 122(c)(1)(D) may include a
    determination of need by the local community:  Provided further, That
    not to exceed 20 percent of funds made available under section
    501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act may be used for Social Innovation Fund
    Pilot Program-related performance-based awards for Pay for Success
    projects and shall remain available through September 30, 2016:
    Provided further, That, with respect to the previous proviso, any funds
    obligated for such projects shall remain available for disbursement
    until expended, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1552(a):  Provided further,
    That any funds deobligated from projects under section 501(a)(4)(E) of
    the 1990 Act shall immediately be available for activities authorized
    under 198K of such Act.

                      payment to the national service trust

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For payment to the National Service Trust established under subtitle
    D of title I of the 1990 Act, $209,618,000, to remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That CNCS may transfer additional funds from the
    amount provided within ``Operating Expenses'' allocated to grants under
    subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to the National Service Trust upon
    determination that such transfer is necessary to support the activities
    of national service participants and after notice is transmitted to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate:  Provided further, That amounts appropriated for or transferred
    to the National Service Trust may be invested under section 145(b) of
    the 1990 Act without regard to the requirement to apportion funds under
    31 U.S.C. 1513(b).

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of administration as provided under section
    501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 504(a) of the 1973 Act,
    including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger
    motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the District of
    Columbia, the employment of experts and consultants authorized under 5
    U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and
    representation expenses, $81,737,000.

                           office of inspector general

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
    carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $5,250,000.

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                            administrative provisions

        Sec. 401.  CNCS shall make any significant changes to program
    requirements, service delivery or policy only through public notice and
    comment rulemaking. For fiscal year 2015, during any grant selection
    process, an officer or employee of CNCS shall not knowingly disclose any
    covered grant selection information regarding such selection, directly
    or indirectly, to any person other than an officer or employee of CNCS
    that is authorized by CNCS to receive such information.
        Sec. 402.  <<NOTE: 42 USC 12571 note.>> AmeriCorps programs
    receiving grants under the National Service Trust program shall meet an
    overall minimum share requirement of 24 percent for the first 3 years
    that they receive AmeriCorps funding, and thereafter shall meet the
    overall minimum share requirement as provided in section 2521.60 of
    title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, without regard to the operating
    costs match requirement in section 121(e) or the member support Federal
    share limitations in section 140 of the 1990 Act, and subject to partial
    waiver consistent with section 2521.70 of title 45, Code of Federal
    Regulations.

        Sec. 403.  Donations made to CNCS under section 196 of the 1990 Act
    for the purposes of financing programs and operations under titles I and
    II of the 1973 Act or subtitle B, C, D, or E of title I of the 1990 Act
    shall be used to supplement and not supplant current programs and
    operations.
        Sec. 404.  In addition to the requirements in section 146(a) of the
    1990 Act, use of an educational award for the purpose described in
    section 148(a)(4) shall be limited to individuals who are veterans as
    defined under section 101 of the Act.
        Sec. 405.  For the purpose of carrying out section 189D of the 1990
    Act:
                (1) Entities described in paragraph (a) of such section
            shall be considered ``qualified entities'' under section 3 of
            the National Child Protection Act of 1993 (``NCPA''); and
                (2) Individuals described in such section shall be
            considered ``volunteers'' under section 3 of NCPA; and
                (3) State Commissions on National and Community Service
            established pursuant to section 178 of the 1990 Act, are
            authorized to receive criminal history record information,
            consistent with Public Law 92-544.

                       Corporation for Public Broadcasting

        For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (``CPB''), as
    authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, an amount which shall be
    available within limitations specified by that Act, for the fiscal year
    2017, $445,000,000:  Provided, That none of the funds made available to
    CPB by this Act shall be used to pay for receptions, parties, or similar
    forms of entertainment for Government officials or employees:  Provided
    further, That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall
    be available or used to aid or support any program or activity from
    which any person is excluded, or is denied benefits, or is discriminated
    against, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex:
     Provided further, That none of the funds made available to CPB by this
    Act shall be used to apply any political test or qualification in
    selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other personnel action
    with respect to officers, agents, and employees of

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    CPB:  Provided further, That none of the funds made available to CPB by
    this Act shall be used to support the Television Future Fund or any
    similar purpose.

                   Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation
    Service (``Service'') to carry out the functions vested in it by the
    Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, including hire of passenger motor
    vehicles; for expenses necessary for the Labor-Management Cooperation
    Act of 1978; and for expenses necessary for the Service to carry out the
    functions vested in it by the Civil Service Reform Act, $45,666,000,
    including up to $400,000 to remain available through September 30, 2016
    for activities authorized by the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of
    1978:  Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, fees charged, up
    to full-cost recovery, for special training activities and other
    conflict resolution services and technical assistance, including those
    provided to foreign governments and international organizations, and for
    arbitration services shall be credited to and merged with this account,
    and shall remain available until expended:  Provided further, That fees
    for arbitration services shall be available only for education,
    training, and professional development of the agency workforce:
    Provided further, That the Director of the Service is authorized to
    accept and use on behalf of the United States gifts of services and
    real, personal, or other property in the aid of any projects or
    functions within the Director's jurisdiction.

                Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review
    Commission, $16,751,000.

                    Institute of Museum and Library Services

        office of museum and library services: grants and administration

        For carrying out the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996 and the
    National Museum of African American History and Culture Act,
    $227,860,000.

                 Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary to carry out section 1900 of the Social
    Security Act, $7,650,000.

                      Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the Social
    Security Act, $11,749,000, to be transferred to this appropriation

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    from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal
    Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund.

                         National Council on Disability

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary for the National Council on Disability as
    authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, $3,250,000.

                         National Labor Relations Board

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board to
    carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations
    Act, 1947, and other laws, $274,224,000:  Provided, That no part of this
    appropriation shall be available to organize or assist in organizing
    agricultural laborers or used in connection with investigations,
    hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining units composed of
    agricultural laborers as referred to in section 2(3) of the Act of July
    5, 1935, and as amended by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and
    as defined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938, and including in
    said definition employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of
    ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated
    on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent of the water stored
    or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes.

                            administrative provision

        Sec. 406.  None of the funds provided by this Act or previous Acts
    making appropriations for the National Labor Relations Board may be used
    to issue any new administrative directive or regulation that would
    provide employees any means of voting through any electronic means in an
    election to determine a representative for the purposes of collective
    bargaining.

                            National Mediation Board

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Railway
    Labor Act, including emergency boards appointed by the President,
    $13,227,000.

                Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and Health Review
    Commission, $11,639,000.

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                            Railroad Retirement Board

                         dual benefits payments account

        For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, authorized under
    section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, $34,000,000, which
    shall include amounts becoming available in fiscal year 2014 pursuant to
    section 224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98-76; and in addition, an amount,
    not to exceed 2 percent of the amount provided herein, shall be
    available proportional to the amount by which the product of recipients
    and the average benefit received exceeds the amount available for
    payment of vested dual benefits:  Provided, That the total amount
    provided herein shall be credited in 12 approximately equal amounts on
    the first day of each month in the fiscal year.

              federal payments to the railroad retirement accounts

        For payment to the accounts established in the Treasury for the
    payment of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act for interest
    earned on unnegotiated checks, $150,000, to remain available through
    September 30, 2016, which shall be the maximum amount available for
    payment pursuant to section 417 of Public Law 98-76.

                          limitation on administration

        For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement Board (``Board'')
    for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act and the Railroad
    Unemployment Insurance Act, $111,225,000, to be derived in such amounts
    as determined by the Board from the railroad retirement accounts and
    from moneys credited to the railroad unemployment insurance
    administration fund:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of
    the Railroad Retirement Act this limitation may be used to hire
    attorneys only through the excepted service:  Provided further, That the
    previous proviso shall not change the status under Federal employment
    laws of any attorney hired by the Railroad Retirement Board prior to
    January 1, 2013.

                  limitation on the office of inspector general

        For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General for
    audit, investigatory and review activities, as authorized by the
    Inspector General Act of 1978, not more than $8,437,000, to be derived
    from the railroad retirement accounts and railroad unemployment
    insurance account.

                         Social Security Administration

                     payments to social security trust funds

        For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust
    Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as provided under
    sections 201(m), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2) of the Social Security Act,
    $16,400,000.

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                      supplemental security income program

        For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security Act,
    section 401 of Public Law 92-603, section 212 of Public Law 93-66, as
    amended, and section 405 of Public Law 95-216, including payment to the
    Social Security trust funds for administrative expenses incurred
    pursuant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act,
    $41,232,978,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That any
    portion of the funds provided to a State in the current fiscal year and
    not obligated by the State during that year shall be returned to the
    Treasury:  Provided further, That not more than $83,000,000 shall be
    available for research and demonstrations under sections 1110, 1115, and
    1144 of the Social Security Act, and remain available through September
    30, 2017.
        For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, benefit
    payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social Security Act, for
    unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as
    may be necessary.
        For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social Security
    Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $19,200,000,000, to
    remain available until expended.

                      limitation on administrative expenses

        For necessary expenses, including the hire of two passenger motor
    vehicles, and not to exceed $20,000 for official reception and
    representation expenses, not more than $10,284,945,000 may be expended,
    as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any
    one or all of the trust funds referred to in such section:  Provided,
    That not less than $2,300,000 shall be for the Social Security Advisory
    Board:  Provided further, That, $131,000,000 may be used for the costs
    associated with conducting continuing disability reviews under titles II
    and XVI of the Social Security Act and conducting redeterminations of
    eligibility under title XVI of the Social Security Act:  Provided
    further, That the Commissioner may allocate additional funds under this
    paragraph above the level specified in the previous proviso for such
    activities but only to reconcile estimated and actual unit costs for
    conducting such activities and after notifying the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least
    15 days in advance of any such reallocation:  Provided further, That
    unobligated balances of funds provided under this paragraph at the end
    of fiscal year 2015 not needed for fiscal year 2015 shall remain
    available until expended to invest in the Social Security Administration
    information technology and telecommunications hardware and software
    infrastructure, including related equipment and non-payroll
    administrative expenses associated solely with this information
    technology and telecommunications infrastructure:  Provided further,
    That the Commissioner of Social Security shall notify the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to
    making unobligated balances available under the authority in the
    previous proviso:  Provided further, That reimbursement to the trust
    funds under this heading for expenditures for official time for
    employees of the Social Security Administration pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
    7131, and for facilities or support services for labor organizations
    pursuant to policies, regulations, or procedures referred to in section
    7135(b) of such title shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury,
    with interest, from amounts

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    in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, as soon as possible
    after such expenditures are made.
        In addition, for the costs associated with continuing disability
    reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act and for the
    cost associated with conducting redeterminations of eligibility under
    title XVI of the Social Security Act, $1,396,000,000 may be expended, as
    authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one
    or all of the trust funds referred to therein:  Provided, That, of such
    amount, $273,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of section
    251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985, as amended, and $1,123,000,000 is additional new
    budget authority specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(B) of such
    Act:  Provided further, That the Commissioner shall provide to the
    Congress (at the conclusion of the fiscal year) a report on the
    obligation and expenditure of these funds, similar to the reports that
    were required by section 103(d)(2) of Public Law 104-121 for fiscal
    years 1996 through 2002.
        In addition, $124,000,000 to be derived from administration fees in
    excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected pursuant to section
    1616(d) of the Social Security Act or section 212(b)(3) of Public Law
    93-66, which shall remain available until expended. To the extent that
    the amounts collected pursuant to such sections in fiscal year 2015
    exceed $124,000,000, the amounts shall be available in fiscal year 2016
    only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
        In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees collected
    pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security Protection Act, which
    shall remain available until expended.

                           office of inspector general

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in
    carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
    $28,829,000, together with not to exceed $74,521,000, to be transferred
    and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security
    Act from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the
    Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
        In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total provided
    in this appropriation may be transferred from the ``Limitation on
    Administrative Expenses'', Social Security Administration, to be merged
    with this account, to be available for the time and purposes for which
    this account is available:  Provided, That notice of such transfers
    shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees on Appropriations of the
    House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days in advance of
    any transfer.

                                     TITLE V

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

                               (transfer of funds)

        Sec. 501.  The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and
    Education are authorized to transfer unexpended balances

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    of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to current
    appropriations provided in this Act. Such transferred balances shall be
    used for the same purpose, and for the same periods of time, for which
    they were originally appropriated.
        Sec. 502.  No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
    remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
    expressly so provided herein.
        Sec. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or
    transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 111-148 shall be
    used, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative
    relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, for the
    preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet,
    publication, electronic communication, radio, television, or video
    presentation designed to support or defeat the enactment of legislation
    before the Congress or any State or local legislature or legislative
    body, except in presentation to the Congress or any State or local
    legislature itself, or designed to support or defeat any proposed or
    pending regulation, administrative action, or order issued by the
    executive branch of any State or local government, except in
    presentation to the executive branch of any State or local government
    itself.
        (b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or
    transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 111-148 shall be used
    to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient, or
    agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity designed to
    influence the enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation,
    administrative action, or Executive order proposed or pending before the
    Congress or any State government, State legislature or local legislature
    or legislative body, other than for normal and recognized executive-
    legislative relationships or participation by an agency or officer of a
    State, local or tribal government in policymaking and administrative
    processes within the executive branch of that government.
        (c) The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall include any
    activity to advocate or promote any proposed, pending or future Federal,
    State or local tax increase, or any proposed, pending, or future
    requirement or restriction on any legal consumer product, including its
    sale or marketing, including but not limited to the advocacy or
    promotion of gun control.
        Sec. 504.  The Secretaries of Labor and Education are authorized to
    make available not to exceed $28,000 and $20,000, respectively, from
    funds available for salaries and expenses under titles I and III,
    respectively, for official reception and representation expenses; the
    Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is authorized
    to make available for official reception and representation expenses not
    to exceed $5,000 from the funds available for ``Federal Mediation and
    Conciliation Service, Salaries and Expenses''; and the Chairman of the
    National Mediation Board is authorized to make available for official
    reception and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from funds
    available for ``National Mediation Board, Salaries and Expenses''.
        Sec. 505.  When issuing statements, press releases, requests for
    proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing projects or
    programs funded in whole or in part with Federal money, all grantees
    receiving Federal funds included in this Act, including but not limited
    to State and local governments and recipients of Federal research
    grants, shall clearly state--

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                (1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or
            project which will be financed with Federal money;
                (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or
            program; and
                (3) percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the
            project or program that will be financed by non-governmental
            sources.

        Sec. 506. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none
    of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this
    Act, shall be expended for any abortion.
        (b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the
    funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this Act,
    shall be expended for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of
    abortion.
        (c) The term ``health benefits coverage'' means the package of
    services covered by a managed care provider or organization pursuant to
    a contract or other arrangement.
        Sec. 507. (a) The limitations established in the preceding section
    shall not apply to an abortion--
                (1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or
            incest; or
                (2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical
            disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a
            life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from
            the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician,
            place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is
            performed.

        (b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as
    prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, or private
    person of State, local, or private funds (other than a State's or
    locality's contribution of Medicaid matching funds).
        (c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as
    restricting the ability of any managed care provider from offering
    abortion coverage or the ability of a State or locality to contract
    separately with such a provider for such coverage with State funds
    (other than a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching
    funds).
        (d)(1) None of the funds made available in this Act may be made
    available to a Federal agency or program, or to a State or local
    government, if such agency, program, or government subjects any
    institutional or individual health care entity to discrimination on the
    basis that the health care entity does not provide, pay for, provide
    coverage of, or refer for abortions.
        (2) In this subsection, the term ``health care entity'' includes an
    individual physician or other health care professional, a hospital, a
    provider-sponsored organization, a health maintenance organization, a
    health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care facility,
    organization, or plan.
        Sec. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
    used for--
                (1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research
            purposes; or
                (2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are
            destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury
            or death greater than that allowed for research on fetuses in
            utero under 45 CFR 46.204(b) and section 498(b) of the Public
            Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)).

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        (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``human embryo or
    embryos'' includes any organism, not protected as a human subject under
    45 CFR 46 as of the date of the enactment of this Act, that is derived
    by fertilization, parthenogenesis, cloning, or any other means from one
    or more human gametes or human diploid cells.
        Sec. 509. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
    used for any activity that promotes the legalization of any drug or
    other substance included in schedule I of the schedules of controlled
    substances established under section 202 of the Controlled Substances
    Act except for normal and recognized executive-congressional
    communications.
        (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply when there is
    significant medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the use of
    such drug or other substance or that federally sponsored clinical trials
    are being conducted to determine therapeutic advantage.
        Sec. 510.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    to promulgate or adopt any final standard under section 1173(b) of the
    Social Security Act providing for, or providing for the assignment of, a
    unique health identifier for an individual (except in an individual's
    capacity as an employer or a health care provider), until legislation is
    enacted specifically approving the standard.
        Sec. 511.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be
    obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract with an entity
    if--
                (1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the United
            States and is subject to the requirement in 38 U.S.C. 4212(d)
            regarding submission of an annual report to the Secretary of
            Labor concerning employment of certain veterans; and
                (2) such entity has not submitted a report as required by
            that section for the most recent year for which such requirement
            was applicable to such entity.

        Sec. 512.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be
    transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
    States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
    authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
        Sec. 513.  None of the funds made available by this Act to carry out
    the Library Services and Technology Act may be made available to any
    library covered by paragraph (1) of section 224(f) of such Act, as
    amended by the Children's Internet Protection Act, unless such library
    has made the certifications required by paragraph (4) of such section.
        Sec. 514. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided
    under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act
    that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015,
    or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States
    derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by
    this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a
    reprogramming of funds that--
                (1) creates new programs;
                (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
                (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any
            project or activity for which funds have been denied or
            restricted;

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                (4) relocates an office or employees;
                (5) reorganizes or renames offices;
                (6) reorganizes programs or activities; or
                (7) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities
            presently performed by Federal employees;

    unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
    and the Senate are consulted 15 days in advance of such reprogramming or
    of an announcement of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever
    occurs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance of such
    reprogramming.
        (b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under
    previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that
    remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or
    provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived
    by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act,
    shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming
    of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that--
                (1) augments existing programs, projects (including
            construction projects), or activities;
                (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program,
            project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as
            approved by Congress; or
                (3) results from any general savings from a reduction in
            personnel which would result in a change in existing programs,
            activities, or projects as approved by Congress;

    unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
    and the Senate are consulted 15 days in advance of such reprogramming or
    of an announcement of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever
    occurs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance of such
    reprogramming.
        Sec. 515. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
    used to request that a candidate for appointment to a Federal scientific
    advisory committee disclose the political affiliation or voting history
    of the candidate or the position that the candidate holds with respect
    to political issues not directly related to and necessary for the work
    of the committee involved.
        (b) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to
    disseminate information that is deliberately false or misleading.
        Sec. 516.  Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, each department
    and related agency funded through this Act shall submit an operating
    plan that details at the program, project, and activity level any
    funding allocations for fiscal year 2015 that are different than those
    specified in this Act, the accompanying detailed table in the
    explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
    division A of this consolidated Act) accompanying this Act, or the
    fiscal year 2015 budget request.
        Sec. 517.  The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and
    Education shall each prepare and submit to the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report
    on the number and amount of contracts, grants, and cooperative
    agreements exceeding $500,000 in value and awarded by the Department on
    a non-competitive basis during each quarter of fiscal year 2015, but not
    to include grants awarded on a formula basis or directed by law. Such
    report shall include the name of the contractor or grantee, the amount
    of funding,

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    the governmental purpose, including a justification for issuing the
    award on a non-competitive basis. Such report shall be transmitted to
    the Committees within 30 days after the end of the quarter for which the
    report is submitted.
        Sec. 518.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be
    expended or obligated by the Commissioner of Social Security, for
    purposes of administering Social Security benefit payments under title
    II of the Social Security Act, to process any claim for credit for a
    quarter of coverage based on work performed under a social security
    account number that is not the claimant's number and the performance of
    such work under such number has formed the basis for a conviction of the
    claimant of a violation of section 208(a)(6) or (7) of the Social
    Security Act.
        Sec. 519.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by
    the Commissioner of Social Security or the Social Security
    Administration to pay the compensation of employees of the Social
    Security Administration to administer Social Security benefit payments,
    under any agreement between the United States and Mexico establishing
    totalization arrangements between the social security system established
    by title II of the Social Security Act and the social security system of
    Mexico, which would not otherwise be payable but for such agreement.

                                  (rescission)

        Sec. 520.  Of the funds made available for performance bonus
    payments under section 2105(a)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act,
    $1,745,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
        Sec. 521.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no funds
    appropriated in this Act shall be used to carry out any program of
    distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of
    any illegal drug.

                                  (rescission)

        Sec. 522.  Of the funds made available for fiscal year 2015 under
    section 3403 of Public Law 111-148, $10,000,000 are rescinded.
        Sec. 523.  <<NOTE: 31 USC 1502 note.>> Not later than 30 days after
    the end of each calendar quarter, beginning with the first quarter of
    fiscal year 2013, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services
    and Education and the Social Security Administration shall provide the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate
    a quarterly report on the status of balances of appropriations:
    Provided, That for balances that are unobligated and uncommitted,
    committed, and obligated but unexpended, the quarterly reports shall
    separately identify the amounts attributable to each source year of
    appropriation (beginning with fiscal year 2012, or, to the extent
    feasible, earlier fiscal years) from which balances were derived.

        Sec. 524. (a) Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary funds
    that are made available in this Act to carry out up to 10 Performance
    Partnership Pilots. Such Pilots shall:
                (1) be designed to improve outcomes for disconnected youth,
            and
                (2) involve Federal programs targeted on disconnected youth,
            or designed to prevent youth from disconnecting from school or
            work, that provide education, training, employment,

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            and other related social services. Such Pilots shall be governed
            by the provisions of section 526 of the Departments of Labor,
            Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
            Appropriations Act, 2014, except that in carrying out such
            Pilots section 526 shall be applied by substituting ``fiscal
            year 2015'' for ``fiscal year 2014'' in the title of subsection
            (b) and by substituting ``September 30, 2019'' for ``September
            30, 2018'' each place it appears.

        (b) In addition, Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary
    funds that are made available in this Act to participate in Performance
    Partnership Pilots that are being carried out pursuant to the authority
    provided by section 526 of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human
    Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014.
        Sec. 525.  Each Federal agency, or in the case of an agency with
    multiple bureaus, each bureau (or operating division) funded under this
    Act that has research and development expenditures in excess of
    $100,000,000 per year shall develop a Federal research public access
    policy that provides for--
                (1) the submission to the agency, agency bureau, or
            designated entity acting on behalf of the agency, a machine-
            readable version of the author's final peer-reviewed manuscripts
            that have been accepted for publication in peer-reviewed
            journals describing research supported, in whole or in part,
            from funding by the Federal Government;
                (2) free online public access to such final peer-reviewed
            manuscripts or published versions not later than 12 months after
            the official date of publication; and
                (3) compliance with all relevant copyright laws.

        Sec. 526. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
    used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network
    blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
        (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary
    for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any
    other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or
    adjudication activities.
        Sec. 527.  For purposes of carrying out Executive Order 13589,
    Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-12-12 dated May 11, 2012,
    and requirements contained in the annual appropriations bills relating
    to conference attendance and expenditures:
                (1) the operating divisions of HHS shall be considered
            independent agencies; and
                (2) attendance at and support for scientific conferences
            shall be tabulated separately from and not included in agency
            totals.

                                   (transfer)

        Sec. 528. (a) This section applies to the amounts that--
                (1) are made available in this Act--
                        (A) under the heading ``Rehabilitation Services and
                    Disability Research'' in title III; or
                        (B) under the heading ``program administration''
                    under the heading ``Departmental Management'' in title
                    III; and

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                (2) relate to functions described in subsection (b), (m)(1),
            or (n)(2) of section 491 of the WIOA.

        (b) Amounts described in subsection (a) shall be obligated,
    expended, and transferred in accordance with that section 491.
        Sec. 529.  None of the funds made available under this or any other
    Act, or any prior Appropriations Act, may be provided to the Association
    of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), or any of its
    affiliates, subsidiaries, allied organizations, or successors.

                                    TITLE VI

                         EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS

                     DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

                     cdc-wide activities and program support

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For an additional amount for ``CDC-Wide Activities and Program
    Support,'' $1,771,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019,
    to prevent, prepare for, and respond to Ebola domestically and
    internationally; for the transportation, medical care, treatment, and
    other related costs of persons quarantined or isolated under Federal or
    State quarantine law; and to carry out titles II, III, and XVII of the
    Public Health Service (``PHS'') Act with respect to domestic
    preparedness and global health:  Provided, That no less than $10,000,000
    shall be for worker-based training to prevent and reduce exposure of
    hospital employees, emergency first responders and other workers who are
    at risk of exposure to Ebola through their work duties:  Provided
    further, That $597,000,000 shall be used to support national public
    health institutes and global health security:  Provided further, That
    $155,000,000 shall be to support the Public Health Emergency
    Preparedness program:  Provided further, That products purchased with
    these funds may, at the discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human
    Services, be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile under section
    319F-2 of the PHS Act:  Provided further, That funds may be used for
    purchase and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries:
    Provided further, That such funds may be transferred by the Director of
    the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (``CDC'') to other
    accounts of the CDC for the purposes provided in this paragraph:
    Provided further, That the Director of the CDC shall notify the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate promptly after any transfer under the preceding proviso:
    Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in this paragraph
    is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law:
    Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an
    emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
    Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

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                          National Institutes of Health

              national institute of allergy and infectious diseases

        For an additional amount for ``National Institute of Allergy and
    Infectious Diseases'' to prevent, prepare for, and respond to Ebola
    domestically and internationally, including expenses related to carrying
    out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act, $238,000,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That such amount is
    designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
    section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985.

                             Office of the Secretary

                public health and social services emergency fund

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For an additional amount for ``Public Health and Social Services
    Emergency Fund'' to prevent, prepare for, and respond to Ebola
    domestically or internationally, and to develop necessary medical
    countermeasures and vaccines including the development and purchase of
    vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, necessary medical supplies, and
    administrative activities, $733,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2019:  Provided, That products purchased with these funds
    may, at the discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, be
    deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F-2 of
    the PHS Act:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 496(b) of
    the PHS Act, funds may be used for the renovation and alteration of
    privately owned facilities to improve preparedness and response
    capability at the State and local level:  Provided further, That
    sections 319C-1(h)(3) and 319C-2(h) of the PHS Act shall not apply to
    funds appropriated under this heading:  Provided further, That
    reimbursement of domestic transportation and treatment costs (other than
    costs paid or reimbursed by the individual's health coverage) for an
    individual treated in the United States for Ebola, before or after the
    date of enactment of this Act, shall be deemed to be a use of resources
    of the Secretary in implementation of a plan under section 311(c)(1) of
    the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 243(c)(1)), and funds made available by this
    title shall be available for that purpose, at the discretion of the
    Secretary:  Provided further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph
    may be used for the purposes specified in this paragraph and to the fund
    authorized by section 319F-4 of the PHS Act:  Provided further, That
    such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
    pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
    Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                               General Provisions

        Sec. 601.  For purposes of preventing, preparing for, and responding
    to Ebola domestically or internationally, the Secretary of Health and
    Human Services may use funds provided in this title--
                (1) for the CDC to acquire, lease, construct, alter,
            renovate, equip, furnish, or manage facilities outside of the
            United States, as necessary to conduct such programs, in
            consultation with

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            the Secretary of State, either directly for the use of the
            United States Government or for the use, pursuant to grants,
            direct assistance, or cooperative agreements, of public or
            nonprofit private institutions or agencies in participating
            foreign countries;
                (2) for the CDC to obtain by contract (in accordance with
            section 3109 of title 5, but without regard to the limitations
            in such section on the period of service and on pay) the
            personal services of experts or consultants who have scientific
            or other professional qualifications, except that in no case
            shall the compensation provided to any such expert or consultant
            exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of compensation
            for Executive Level II employees; and
                (3) to use available resources to provide Federal assistance
            as necessary for repatriation notwithstanding the limitation on
            temporary assistance in section 1113(d) of the Social Security
            Act.

        Sec. 602.  The Secretary shall provide notice to the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 15
    days of the use of the provisions in section 601.
        Sec. 603.  A grant awarded by the Department of Health and Human
    Services with funds made available by this title may be made conditional
    on agreement by the awardee to comply with existing and future guidance
    from the Secretary regarding control of the spread of the Ebola virus.

                               (transfer of funds)

        Sec. 604.  Funds appropriated in this title may be transferred to,
    and merged with, other appropriation accounts of the Centers for Disease
    Control and Prevention, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and
    Response, or the National Institutes of Health for the purposes
    specified in this title following consultation with the Office of
    Management and Budget:  Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations
    of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be notified 10 days
    in advance of any such transfer:  Provided further, That, upon a
    determination that all or part of the funds transferred from an
    appropriation are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back to
    that appropriation:  Provided further, That none of the funds made
    available by this title may be transferred pursuant to the authority in
    section 206 of this Act or section 241(a) of the PHS Act.
        This division may be cited as the ``Departments of Labor, Health and
    Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
    2015''.

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     DIVISION H--LEGISLATIVE <<NOTE: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
    2015. 2 USC 60a note.>>  BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

                                     TITLE I

                               LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                                     SENATE

                               expense allowances

        For expense allowances of the Vice President, $18,760; the President
    Pro Tempore of the Senate, $37,520; Majority Leader of the Senate,
    $39,920; Minority Leader of the Senate, $39,920; Majority Whip of the
    Senate, $9,980; Minority Whip of the Senate, $9,980; Chairmen of the
    Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $4,690 for each Chairman;
    and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $4,690 for
    each Chairman; in all, $174,840.

         Representation Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders

        For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders
    of the Senate, $14,070 for each such Leader; in all, $28,140.

                        Salaries, Officers and Employees

        For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized by
    law, including agency contributions, $177,723,681, which shall be paid
    from this appropriation without regard to the following limitations:

                          office of the vice president

        For the Office of the Vice President, $2,417,248.

                       office of the president pro tempore

        For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $723,466.

                  offices of the majority and minority leaders

        For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $5,255,576.

                   offices of the majority and minority whips

        For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,359,424.

                           committee on appropriations

        For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $15,142,000.

                              conference committees

        For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the
    Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of each
    such committee, $1,658,000 for each such committee; in all, $3,316,000.

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      offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the
                           conference of the minority

        For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and
    the Conference of the Minority, $817,402.

                                policy committees

        For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority
    Policy Committee, $1,692,905 for each such committee; in all,
    $3,385,810.

                             office of the chaplain

        For Office of the Chaplain, $416,886.

                             office of the secretary

        For Office of the Secretary, $24,772,000.

                  office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper

        For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $69,000,000.

            offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority

        For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for
    the Minority, $1,762,000.

                    agency contributions and related expenses

        For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by
    law, and related expenses, $47,355,869.

                 Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate

        For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel
    of the Senate, $5,408,500.

                         Office of Senate Legal Counsel

        For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
    $1,120,000.

    Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and
    Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority
                                  of the Senate

        For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $7,110;
    Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary for the
    Majority of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary for the Minority of the
    Senate, $7,110; in all, $28,440.

                        Contingent Expenses of the Senate

                          inquiries and investigations

        For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate,
    or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the

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    Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental
    Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96-304), and Senate
    Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $133,265,000,
    of which $26,650,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017.

     expenses of the united states senate caucus on international narcotics
                                     control

        For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International
    Narcotics Control, $508,000.

                             secretary of the senate

        For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
    $6,250,000 of which $4,350,000 shall remain available until September
    30, 2019.

                  sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate

        For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of
    the Senate, $128,300,499, which shall remain available until September
    30, 2019.

                               miscellaneous items

        For miscellaneous items, $21,178,002, which shall remain available
    until September 30, 2017.

             senators' official personnel and office expense account

        For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
    $390,000,000 of which $19,109,214 shall remain available until September
    30, 2017.

                               official mail costs

        For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,
    $300,000.

                            Administrative Provisions

                          senate stationery procurement

        Sec. 1. (a) Sections 65, 66, 67, and 68 of the Revised Statutes (2
    U.S.C. 6569, 6570, 6571) are repealed.
        (b) The fifth paragraph after the paragraph under the side heading
    ``For contingent expenses, namely'': under the subheading ``Senate'',
    under the heading ``Legislative'' of the Act of March 3, 1887 (24 Stat.
    596, chapter 392; 2 U.S.C. 6572), is amended by striking ``sections,
    sixty-five, sixty six, sixty-seven, sixty-eight, and sixty-nine,'' and
    inserting ``section 69''.
        Sec. 2.  Section 7(e) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
    2003 (2 U.S.C. 6115 note) is amended by striking ``and the 110th
    Congress'' and inserting ``the 110th Congress, and the 114th Congress''.

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                            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              Salaries and Expenses

        For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
    $1,180,736,000, as follows:

                            House Leadership Offices

        For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $22,278,891,
    including: Office of the Speaker, $6,645,417, including $25,000 for
    official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader,
    $2,180,048, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
    Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $7,114,471, including
    $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
    Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,886,632,
    including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of
    the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,459,639,
    including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip; Republican
    Conference, $1,505,426; Democratic Caucus, $1,487,258:  Provided, That
    such amount for salaries and expenses shall remain available from
    January 3, 2015 until January 2, 2016.

                      Members' Representational Allowances

        Including Members' Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and
                                  Official Mail

        For Members' representational allowances, including Members' clerk
    hire, official expenses, and official mail, $554,317,732.

                               Committee Employees

                     Standing Committees, Special and Select

        For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and
    select, authorized by House resolutions, $123,903,173:  Provided, That
    such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until
    December 31, 2016, except that $2,300,000 of such amount shall remain
    available until expended for committee room upgrading.

                           Committee on Appropriations

        For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations,
    $23,271,004, including studies and examinations of executive agencies
    and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in
    accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
    1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services
    performed:  Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such
    salaries and expenses until December 31, 2016.

                        Salaries, Officers and Employees

        For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
    authorized by law, $171,344,864, including: for salaries and expenses of
    the Office of the Clerk, including the positions of the

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    Chaplain and the Historian, and including not more than $25,000 for
    official representative and reception expenses, of which not more than
    $20,000 is for the Family Room and not more than $2,000 is for the
    Office of the Chaplain, $24,009,473; for salaries and expenses of the
    Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent
    of Garages and the Office of Emergency Management, and including not
    more than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses,
    $11,926,729 of which $4,344,000 shall remain available until expended;
    for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative
    Officer including not more than $3,000 for official representation and
    reception expenses, $113,100,000, of which $4,000,000 shall remain
    available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the
    Inspector General, $4,741,809; for salaries and expenses of the Office
    of General Counsel, $1,340,987; for salaries and expenses of the Office
    of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian, $2,000 for
    preparing the Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for official
    representation and reception expenses, $1,952,249; for salaries and
    expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House,
    $4,087,587, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended
    for the completion of the House Modernization Initiative; for salaries
    and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House,
    $8,892,975, of which $540,000 shall remain available until expended for
    the completion of the House Modernization Initiative; for salaries and
    expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $814,069; for
    other authorized employees, $478,986.

                             Allowances and Expenses

        For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or
    law, $285,620,336, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs
    and Federal tort claims, $4,152,789; official mail for committees,
    leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $190,486;
    Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and
    other applicable employee benefits, $256,635,776, to remain available
    until March 31, 2016; Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery,
    $16,217,008 of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended;
    transition activities for new members and staff, $3,737,000, to remain
    available until expended; Wounded Warrior Program $2,500,000, to remain
    available until expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,467,030;
    and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance,
    repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary
    receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House,
    $720,247.

                            Administrative Provisions

        Sec. 101. (a) Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members'
    Representational Allowances To Be Used for Deficit Reduction or To
    Reduce the Federal Debt.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    any amounts appropriated under this Act for ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--
    Salaries and Expenses--Members' Representational Allowances'' shall be
    available only for fiscal year 2015. Any amount remaining after all
    payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2015 shall be
    deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there
    is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have

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    been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the
    Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
        (b) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration of the House
    of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to
    carry out this section.
        (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``Member of the
    House of Representatives'' means a Representative in, or a Delegate or
    Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.

                        delivery of bills and resolutions

        Sec. 102.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    to deliver a printed copy of a bill, joint resolution, or resolution to
    the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a
    Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) unless the Member
    requests a copy.

                        delivery of congressional record

        Sec. 103.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to deliver a printed copy of any version of the Congressional Record to
    the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a
    Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress).

                limitation on amount available to lease vehicles

        Sec. 104.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to
    make any payments from any Members' Representational Allowance for the
    leasing of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an aggregate
    amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any month.

               limitation on printed copies of u.s. code to house

        Sec. 105.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to provide an aggregate number of more than 50 printed copies of any
    edition of the United States Code to all offices of the House of
    Representatives.

                      delivery of reports of disbursements

        Sec. 106.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to deliver a printed copy of the report of disbursements for the
    operations of the House of Representatives under section 106 of the
    House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act
    (2 U.S.C. 5535) to the office of a Member of the House of
    Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the
    Congress).

                           delivery of daily calendar

        Sec. 107.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to deliver to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives
    (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) a
    printed copy of the Daily Calendar of the House of Representatives which
    is prepared by the Clerk of the House of Representatives.

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                                   JOINT ITEMS

        For Joint Committees, as follows:

                            Joint Economic Committee

        For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
    $4,203,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

                           Joint Committee on Taxation

        For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,
    $10,095,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the
    House of Representatives.
        For other joint items, as follows:

                        Office of the Attending Physician

        For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the
    emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants,
    including:
                (1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the Attending
            Physician;
                (2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the Senior Medical
            Officer;
                (3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three medical
            officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician;
                (4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assistants and $580
            per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis
            heretofore provided for such assistants; and
                (5) $2,486,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the
            Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to
            the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced
            and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations
            from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are
            payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof,
            $3,371,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer
            of the House of Representatives.

                 Office of Congressional Accessibility Services

                              Salaries and Expenses

        For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional
    Accessibility Services, $1,387,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of
    the Senate.

                                 CAPITOL POLICE

                                    salaries

        For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime,
    hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions for health, retirement,
    social security, professional liability insurance, and other applicable
    employee benefits, $286,500,000 of which overtime shall not exceed
    $23,425,000 unless the Committee on Appropriations of the House and
    Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police
    or his designee.

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                                general expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor
    vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and
    installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical
    services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal and
    professional services, the employee assistance program, the awards
    program, postage, communication services, travel advances, relocation of
    instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement
    Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be expended on the
    certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with
    official representation and reception expenses, $61,459,000, to be
    disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee:  Provided,
    That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic
    training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training
    Center for fiscal year 2015 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland
    Security from funds available to the Department of Homeland Security.

                              OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

                              Salaries and Expenses

        For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as authorized
    by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C.
    1385), $3,959,000, of which $450,000 shall remain available until
    September 30, 2016:  Provided, That not more than $500 may be expended
    on the certification of the Executive Director of the Office of
    Compliance in connection with official representation and reception
    expenses.

                            Administrative Provision

                             employee notifications

        Sec. 1001.  Section 301(h)(2) of the Congressional Accountability
    Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381(h)(2)) is amended by striking ``the
    residences of covered employees'' and inserting ``covered employees by
    the end of each fiscal year''.

                           CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

                              Salaries and Expenses

        For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the
    Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 to be
    expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional
    Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception
    expenses, $45,700,000.

                            ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                             General Administration

        For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal
    services, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and studies in
    connection with activities under the care of the Architect of the
    Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the general and administrative
    support of the operations under the Architect of the Capitol

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    including the Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol,
    Senate and House office buildings, and other facilities under the
    jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings and
    office equipment; including not more than $5,000 for official reception
    and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the
    Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and
    operation of a passenger motor vehicle, $91,455,000.

                                Capitol Building

        For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
    of the Capitol, $54,665,000, of which $9,134,000 shall remain available
    until September 30, 2019, and of which $21,222,000 shall remain
    available until expended.

                                 Capitol Grounds

        For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds
    surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the
    Capitol Power Plant, $11,973,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain
    available until September 30, 2019.

                             Senate Office Buildings

        For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
    of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be expended
    under the control and supervision of the Architect of the Capitol,
    $94,313,000, of which $36,488,000 shall remain available until September
    30, 2019.

                             House Office Buildings

        For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
    of the House office buildings, $89,446,898, of which $24,824,898 shall
    remain available until September 30, 2019.
        In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings
    Revitalization Trust Fund, $70,000,000, to remain available until
    expended.

                               Capitol Power Plant

        For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
    of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the
    purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the
    Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress
    buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate
    garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in
    any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and
    Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air
    conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex,
    the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger
    Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed
    upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received
    shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this
    appropriation, $90,652,000, of which $8,686,000 shall remain available
    until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That not more than $9,000,000 of
    the funds credited

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    or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be
    available for obligation during fiscal year 2015.

                          Library Buildings and Grounds

        For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural
    maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds,
    $42,180,000, of which $17,042,000 shall remain available until September
    30, 2019.

                 Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and Security

        For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
    of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United States
    Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computer Facility, and
    AOC security operations, $19,159,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain
    available until September 30, 2019.

                                 Botanic Garden

        For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
    of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and
    collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and
    operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the
    Joint Committee on the Library, $15,573,000, of which $5,693,000 shall
    remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That of the amount
    made available under this heading, the Architect of the Capitol may
    obligate and expend such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance,
    care and operation of the National Garden established under section 307E
    of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon
    vouchers approved by the Architect of the Capitol or a duly authorized
    designee.

                             Capitol Visitor Center

        For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor
    Center, $20,844,000.

                            Administrative Provisions

            no bonuses for contractors behind schedule or over budget

        Sec. 1101. None of the funds made available in this Act for the
    Architect of the Capitol may be used to make incentive or award payments
    to contractors for work on contracts or programs for which the
    contractor is behind schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of
    the Capitol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any such
    deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope
    changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project
    and/or program.

     u.s. botanic garden administration of educational outreach and services

        Sec. <<NOTE: 2 USC 2148.>>  1102. (a) The Architect of the Capitol,
    subject to the direction of the Joint Committee of Congress on the
    Library, may enter into cooperative agreements with entities under such
    terms as the Architect determines advisable, in order to support the

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    United States Botanic Garden in carrying out its duties, authorities,
    and mission.

        (b)(1) The Architect of the Capitol may, subject to the direction of
    the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, enter into a no-cost
    agreement, through a contract, cooperative agreement, or memorandum of
    understanding, with a qualified entity to conduct, or provide support
    for, an educational exhibit, program, class, or outreach that benefits
    the educational mission of the United States Botanic Garden.
        (2) Any agreement under paragraph (1) may--
                (A) allow the qualified entity to accept fees for any
            program or class described in paragraph (1) in order to cover
            all or a portion of the entity's costs of any supplies,
            honoraria, or associated expenses for the program or class; and
                (B) subject to such terms as the Architect considers
            appropriate and necessary, grant temporary concessions to the
            qualified entity, or allow the qualified entity to grant
            temporary concessions to another person, in connection with an
            educational exhibit, program, class, or outreach described in
            paragraph (1), including concessions for food and merchandise
            sales that are specifically related to the educational mission
            involved.

        (3) Section 5104(c) of title 40, United States Code, shall not apply
    to any activity carried out under this subsection.
        (4) In this subsection, the term ``qualified entity'' means--
                (A) the National Fund for the United States Botanic Garden;
            and
                (B) any other organization described in section 501(c) of
            the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under
            section 501(a) of such Code that the Architect of the Capitol
            determines shares interests complementary to the educational
            mission of the United States Botanic Garden.

        (c) Any authority under subsection (a) or (b) shall not apply to any
    agreement providing for the construction or improvement of real
    property.
        (d) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2015 and
    each succeeding fiscal year.

                                     scrims

        Sec. 1103.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    for scrims containing photographs of building facades during restoration
    or construction projects performed by the Architect of the Capitol.

                               LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                              Salaries and Expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise
    provided for, including development and maintenance of the Library's
    catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; special
    clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of
    motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and maintenance
    of the American Folklife Center in the Library; activities under the
    Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009; preparation and distribution
    of catalog records and other publications of the Library; hire or
    purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of
    Congress Trust Fund

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    Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by
    the Board, $419,357,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 shall be
    derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal
    year 2015, and shall remain available until expended, under the Act of
    June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more
    than $350,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2015
    and shall remain available until expended for the development and
    maintenance of an international legal information database and
    activities related thereto:  Provided, That the Library of Congress may
    not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under the Act
    of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or
    expenditure in appropriations Acts:  Provided further, That the total
    amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which
    collections are less than $6,350,000:  Provided further, That of the
    total amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on the
    certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official
    representation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices:
    Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $8,231,000
    shall remain available until expended for the digital collections and
    educational curricula program.

                                Copyright Office

                              salaries and expenses

        For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $54,303,000, of
    which not more than $27,971,000, to remain available until expended,
    shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during
    fiscal year 2015 under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code:
    Provided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any funds
    derived from collections under such section, in excess of the amount
    authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts:
    Provided further, That not more than $5,611,000 shall be derived from
    collections during fiscal year 2015 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2),
    803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such title:  Provided further, That the total
    amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which
    collections are less than $33,582,000:  Provided further, That not more
    than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the
    maintenance of an ``International Copyright Institute'' in the Copyright
    Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training nationals
    of developing countries in intellectual property laws and policies:
    Provided further, That not more than $6,500 may be expended, on the
    certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official
    representation and reception expenses for activities of the
    International Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations,
    visitors, and seminars:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any
    provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United States Code, any amounts made
    available under this heading which are attributable to royalty fees and
    payments received by the Copyright Office pursuant to sections 111, 119,
    and chapter 10 of such title may be used for the costs incurred in the
    administration of the Copyright Royalty Judges program, with the
    exception of the costs of salaries and benefits for the Copyright
    Royalty Judges and staff under section 802(e).

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                         Congressional Research Service

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of
    the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise
    and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of America,
    $106,945,000:  Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay
    any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or preparation
    of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be
    issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication has obtained
    prior approval of either the Committee on House Administration of the
    House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of
    the Senate.

                 Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

                              salaries and expenses

        For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931
    (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $50,248,000:  Provided,
    That of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to
    contract to provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped
    residents at no cost to the individual.

                            Administrative Provision

                   reimbursable and revolving fund activities

        Sec. 1201. (a) In General.--For fiscal year 2015, the obligational
    authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in
    subsection (b) may not exceed $203,058,000.
        (b) Activities.--The activities referred to in subsection (a) are
    reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources
    other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the
    legislative branch.

                          GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE

                            Congressional Publishing

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For authorized publishing of congressional information and the
    distribution of congressional information in any format; expenses
    necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the
    Congressional Record, as authorized by law (section 902 of title 44,
    United States Code); publishing of Government publications authorized by
    law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and publishing and
    distribution of Government publications authorized by law to be
    distributed without charge to the recipient, $79,736,000:  Provided,
    That this appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the
    permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual
    Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under
    section 906 of title 44, United States Code:  Provided further, That
    this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations
    incurred under the appropriations

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    for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years:  Provided further, That
    notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under section 718 of title 44,
    United States Code, none of the funds appropriated or made available
    under this Act or any other Act for printing and binding and related
    services provided to Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, United States
    Code, may be expended to print a document, report, or publication after
    the 27-month period beginning on the date that such document, report, or
    publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress
    reauthorizes such printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44,
    United States Code:  Provided further, That any unobligated or
    unexpended balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for
    preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Publishing
    Office business operations revolving fund for carrying out the purposes
    of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate:  Provided
    further, That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of title 44,
    United States Code, this appropriation may be used to prepare indexes to
    the Congressional Record on only a monthly and session basis.

         Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents

                              salaries and expenses

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For expenses of the public information programs of the Office of
    Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide for the cataloging and
    indexing of Government publications and their distribution to the
    public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated
    depository and international exchange libraries as authorized by law,
    $31,500,000:  Provided, That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from
    current year appropriations are authorized for producing and
    disseminating Congressional serial sets and other related publications
    for fiscal years 2013 and 2014 to depository and other designated
    libraries:  Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended
    balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding
    fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Publishing Office
    business operations revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this
    heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of
    the House of Representatives and Senate.

         Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund

        For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations
    Revolving Fund, $8,757,000, to remain available until expended, for
    information technology development and facilities repair:  Provided,
    That the Government Publishing Office is hereby authorized to make such
    expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accordance
    with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to
    fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United
    States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and
    purposes set forth

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    in the budget for the current fiscal year for the Government Publishing
    Office business operations revolving fund:  Provided further, That not
    more than $7,500 may be expended on the certification of the Director of
    the Government Publishing Office in connection with official
    representation and reception expenses:  Provided further, That the
    business operations revolving fund shall be available for the hire or
    purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles:  Provided
    further, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the
    advisory councils to the Director of the Government Publishing Office
    shall be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44,
    United States Code:  Provided further, That the business operations
    revolving fund shall be available for temporary or intermittent services
    under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for
    individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of
    basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of
    such title:  Provided further, That activities financed through the
    business operations revolving fund may provide information in any
    format:  Provided further, That the business operations revolving fund
    and the funds provided under the heading ``Public Information Programs
    of the Superintendent of Documents'' may not be used for contracted
    security services at GPO's passport facility in the District of
    Columbia.

                            Administrative Provision

      redesignation of government printing office to government publishing
                                     office

        Sec. <<NOTE: 44 USC prec. 301 note.>>  1301.  (a) In General.--The
    Government Printing Office is hereby redesignated the Government
    Publishing Office.

        (b) <<NOTE: 44 USC prec. 301 note.>>  References.--Any reference to
    the Government Printing Office in any law, rule, regulation,
    certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on
    the date of enactment of this Act shall be considered to refer and apply
    to the Government Publishing Office.

        (c) Title 44, United States Code.--Title 44, United States Code, is
    amended--
                (1) by striking ``Public Printer'' each place that term
            appears and inserting ``Director of the Government Publishing
            Office''; and
                (2) in the heading for each of sections 301, 302, 303, 304,
            305, 306, 307, 502, 710, 1102, 1111, 1115, 1340, 1701, 1712, and
            1914, by striking ``public printer'' and inserting ``director of
            the government publishing office''.

        (d) <<NOTE: 44 USC 301 note.>>  Other References.--Any reference in
    any law other than in title 44, United States Code, or in any rule,
    regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper
    in force on the date of enactment of this Act to the Public Printer
    shall be considered to refer and apply to the Director of the Government
    Publishing Office.

        (e) <<NOTE: 44 USC prec. 301, 302-304, 313.>>  Title 44, United
    States Code.--Title 44, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking ``Deputy Public Printer'' each place that
            term appears and inserting ``Deputy Director of the Government
            Publishing Office''; and
                (2) in the heading for each of sections 302 and 303, by
            striking ``deputy public printer'' and inserting ``deputy
            director of the government publishing office''.

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        (f) <<NOTE: 44 USC 302 note.>>  Other References.--Any reference in
    any law other than in title 44, United States Code, or in any rule,
    regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper
    in force on the date of enactment of this Act to the Deputy Public
    Printer shall be considered to refer and apply to the Deputy Director of
    the Government Publishing Office.

        (g) Section 301 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``, who must be a
            practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding,''; and
                (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``His'' and
            inserting ``The''.

        (h) Section 302 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``, who must be a
            practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding,''; and
                (2) in the second sentence--
                        (A) by striking ``He'' and inserting ``The Deputy
                    Director of the Government Publishing Office'';
                        (B) by striking ``perform the duties formerly
                    required of the chief clerk,'';
                        (C) by striking ``, and perform'' and inserting
                    ``and perform''; and
                        (D) by striking ``of him''.

        (i) Chapter 3 of title 44, United States Code is amended--
                (1) in the first sentence of section 304, by striking ``or
            his'' and inserting ``or the Director's'';
                (2) in section 305(a)--
                        (A) by striking ``he considers'' and inserting ``the
                    Director considers''; and
                        (B) by striking ``He may not'' and inserting ``The
                    Director of the Government Publishing Office may not'';
                (3) in section 306, by striking ``his direction'' and
            inserting ``the direction of the Director'';
                (4) in section 308--
                        (A) in subsection (b)(1)--
                              (i) by striking ``his accounts'' and inserting
                          ``the accounts of the disbursing officer''; and
                              (ii) by striking ``his name'' and inserting
                          ``the name of the disbursing officer'';
                        (B) in subsection (b)(2)--
                              (i) by striking ``his estate'' and inserting
                          ``the estate of the disbursing officer'';
                              (ii) by striking ``to him'' and inserting ``to
                          the deputy disbursing officer''; and
                              (iii) by striking ``his service'' and
                          inserting ``the service of the deputy disbursing
                          officer''; and
                        (C) in subsection (c)(1)--
                              (i) by striking ``by him'' and inserting ``by
                          such officer or employee'';
                              (ii) by striking ``his discretion'' and
                          inserting ``the discretion of the Comptroller
                          General''; and
                              (iii) by striking ``whenever he'' each place
                          that terms appears and inserting ``whenever the
                          Comptroller General'';
                (5) in section 309--
                        (A) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by
                    striking ``by him'' and inserting ``by the Director'';
                    and

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                        (B) in subsection (f), by striking ``his or her
                    discretion'' and inserting ``the discretion of the
                    Comptroller General'';
                (6) in section 310, by striking ``his written request'' and
            inserting ``the written request of the Director'';
                (7) in section 311(b), by striking ``he justifies'' and
            inserting ``the Director justifies'';
                (8) in section 312, by striking ``his service'' and
            inserting ``the service of such officer''; and
                (9) in section 317, by striking ``his delegate'' and
            inserting ``a delegate of the Director''.

                        GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

                              Salaries and Expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability Office,
    including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the certification of
    the Comptroller General of the United States in connection with official
    representation and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent
    services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at
    rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual
    rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section
    5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance
    payments in foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 of title
    31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those payable under
    sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
    U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by the
    Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living quarters in
    foreign countries, $522,000,000:  Provided, That, in addition,
    $23,750,000 of payments received under sections 782, 3521, and 9105 of
    title 31, United States Code, shall be available without fiscal year
    limitation:  Provided further, That this appropriation and
    appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or
    agency which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum
    or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to
    finance an appropriate share of either Forum's costs as determined by
    the respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal
    participants:  Provided further, That payments hereunder to the Forum
    may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs
    involved are initially financed.

                            Administrative Provision

                           center for audit excellence

        Sec. 1401. (a) Center for Audit Excellence.--
                (1) Establishment.--Chapter 7 of title 31, United States
            Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
            subchapter:

        ``Subchapter <<NOTE: 31 USC prec. 791.>>  VII--Center for Audit
    Excellence
    ``SEC. 791. CENTER FOR AUDIT EXCELLENCE.

        ``(a) <<NOTE: 31 USC 791.>>  Establishment.--The Comptroller General
    shall establish, maintain, and operate a center within the Government
    Accountability Office to be known as the `Center for Audit Excellence'
    (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the `Center').

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        ``(b) Purpose and Activities.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Center shall build institutional
            auditing capacity and promote good governance by providing
            affordable, relevant, and high-quality training, technical
            assistance, and products and services to qualified personnel and
            entities of governments (including the Federal Government, State
            and local governments, tribal governments, and governments of
            foreign nations), international organizations, and other private
            organizations.
                ``(2) Determination of qualified personnel and entities.--
            Personnel and entities shall be considered qualified for
            purposes of receiving training, technical assistance, and
            products or services from the Center under paragraph (1) in
            accordance with such criteria as the Comptroller General may
            establish and publish.

        ``(c) Fees.--
                ``(1) Permitting charging of fees.--The Comptroller General
            may establish, charge, and collect fees (on a reimbursable or
            advance basis) for the training, technical assistance, and
            products and services provided by the Center under this
            subchapter.
                ``(2) Deposit into separate account.--The Comptroller
            General shall deposit all fees collected under paragraph (1)
            into the Center for Audit Excellence Account established under
            section 792.

        ``(d) Gifts of Property and Services.--The Comptroller General may
    accept and use conditional or non-conditional gifts of property (both
    real and personal) and services (including services of guest lecturers)
    to support the operation of the Center, except that the Comptroller
    General may not accept or use such a gift if the Comptroller General
    determines that the acceptance or use of the gift would compromise or
    appear to compromise the integrity of the Government Accountability
    Office.
        ``(e) Sense of Congress Regarding Personnel.--It is the sense of
    Congress that the Center should be staffed primarily by personnel of the
    Government Accountability Office who are not otherwise engaged in
    carrying out other duties of the Office under this chapter, so as to
    ensure that the operation of the Center will not detract from or impact
    the oversight and audit work of the Office.
    ``SEC. <<NOTE: 31 USC 792.>> 792. ACCOUNT.

        ``(a) Establishment of Separate Account.--There is established in
    the Treasury as a separate account for the Government Accountability
    Office the `Center for Audit Excellence Account', which shall consist of
    the fees deposited by the Comptroller General under section 791(c) and
    such other amounts as may be appropriated under law.
        ``(b) Use of Account.--Amounts in the Center for Audit Excellence
    Account shall be available to the Comptroller General, in amounts
    specified in appropriations Acts and without fiscal year limitation, to
    carry out this subchapter.
    ``SEC. 793. <<NOTE: 31 USC 793.>>  AUTHORIZATION OF
                            APPROPRIATIONS.

        ``There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
    necessary to carry out this subchapter.''.

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                (2) <<NOTE: 31 USC prec. 701.>>  Clerical amendment.--The
            table of sections for chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code,
            is amended by adding at the end the following:

                  ``subchapter vii--center for audit excellence

    ``791. Center for Audit Excellence.
    ``792. Account.
    ``793. Authorization of appropriations.''

        (b) <<NOTE: 31 USC 791 note.>>  Approval of Business Plan.--The
    Comptroller General may not begin operating the Center for Audit
    Excellence under subchapter VII of chapter 7 of title 31, United States
    Code (as added by subsection (a)) until--
                (1) the Comptroller General submits a business plan for the
            Center to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
            Representatives and Senate; and
                (2) each such Committee approves the plan.

                     OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND

        For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund for
    financing activities of the Open World Leadership Center under section
    313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151),
    $5,700,000:  Provided, That funds made available to support Russian
    participants shall only be used for those engaging in free market
    development, humanitarian activities, and civic engagement, and shall
    not be used for officials of the central government of Russia.

       JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

        For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service
    Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C.
    Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C.
    1105), $430,000.

                                    TITLE II

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

                    maintenance and care of private vehicles

        Sec. 201.  No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be
    used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for
    emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations
    relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued
    by the Committee on House Administration and for the Senate issued by
    the Committee on Rules and Administration.

                             fiscal year limitation

        Sec. 202.  No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall
    remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2015 unless expressly
    so provided in this Act.

                      rates of compensation and designation

        Sec. 203.  Whenever in this Act any office or position not
    specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32

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    et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designation
    of any office or position appropriated for is different from that
    specifically established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the
    designation in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto:
     Provided, That the provisions in this Act for the various items of
    official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and
    House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of the
    House of Representatives shall be the permanent law with respect
    thereto.

                               consulting services

        Sec. 204.  The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for
    any consulting service through procurement contract, under section 3109
    of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts
    where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for
    public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law,
    or under existing Executive order issued under existing law.

                                  costs of lbfmc

        Sec. 205.  Amounts available for administrative expenses of any
    legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch
    Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26,
    1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs
    as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be
    shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in such
    allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not
    exceed $2,000.

                              landscape maintenance

        Sec. 206.  For fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, the
    Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the District of Columbia,
    is authorized to maintain and improve the landscape features, excluding
    streets, in Square 580 up to the beginning of I-395.

                             limitation on transfers

        Sec. 207.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be
    transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
    States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
    authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.

                           guided tours of the capitol

        Sec. 208. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the
    funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act may be
    used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the United States Capitol
    which are led by employees and interns of offices of Members of Congress
    and other offices of the House of Representatives and Senate.
        (b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the
    direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the
    Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol

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    which are led by employees and interns described in subsection (a) may
    be suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction for
    security or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the
    United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol.
        This division may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch
    Appropriations Act, 2015''.

    DIVISION I--MILITARY <<NOTE: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs,
       and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.>>  CONSTRUCTION AND
    VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

                                     TITLE I

                              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                           Military Construction, Army

        For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of
    temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facilities,
    and real property for the Army as currently authorized by law, including
    personnel in the Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services
    necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for construction
    and operation of facilities in support of the functions of the Commander
    in Chief, $528,427,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:
    Provided, That of this amount, not to exceed $51,127,000 shall be
    available for study, planning, design, architect and engineer services,
    and host nation support, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of
    the Army determines that additional obligations are necessary for such
    purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.

                  Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

        For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of
    temporary or permanent public works, naval installations, facilities,
    and real property for the Navy and Marine Corps as currently authorized
    by law, including personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command
    and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this
    appropriation, $1,018,772,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2019:  Provided, That of this amount, not to exceed $33,366,000 shall be
    available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer
    services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy
    determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes
    and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
    of the determination and the reasons therefor.

                        Military Construction, Air Force

        For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of
    temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facilities,
    and real property for the Air Force as currently authorized by law,
    $811,774,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided,
    That of this amount, not to exceed $10,738,000 shall be available for
    study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as
    authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air

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    Force determines that additional obligations are necessary for such
    purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor:  Provided
    further, That none of the funds provided under this heading for military
    construction in the United Kingdom as identified in the table entitled
    ``Military Construction'' in the explanatory statement described in
    section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act)
    may be obligated or expended until the Department of Defense completes a
    European Consolidation Study, and the Secretary of Defense (1) provides
    to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a
    comprehensive European basing strategy reflecting the findings of the
    Consolidation Study, and (2) certifies in writing the requirement
    identified in the study for any military construction project in the
    United Kingdom funded in this section.

                       Military Construction, Defense-Wide

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of
    temporary or permanent public works, installations, facilities, and real
    property for activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other
    than the military departments), as currently authorized by law,
    $1,991,690,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided,
    That such amounts of this appropriation as may be determined by the
    Secretary of Defense may be transferred to such appropriations of the
    Department of Defense available for military construction or family
    housing as the Secretary may designate, to be merged with and to be
    available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the
    appropriation or fund to which transferred:  Provided further, That of
    the amount appropriated, not to exceed $162,240,000 shall be available
    for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as
    authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that
    additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the
    determination and the reasons therefor:  Provided further, That of the
    amount appropriated, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    $37,918,000 shall be available for payments to the North Atlantic Treaty
    Organization for the planning, design, and construction of a new North
    Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters:  Provided further, That none
    of the funds made available by this title may be used to construct a
    squadron operations facility at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, until
    the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on Appropriations of
    both Houses of Congress a report that includes the following:
                (1) A definition of ``Special Operations Forces-peculiar''
            as it applies to the use of United States Special Operations
            Command (USSOCOM) funding to meet military construction
            requirements for facilities that provide healthcare services or
            support fitness activities.
                (2) A description of the decision-making process used to
            determine whether a military construction project that provides
            healthcare facilities or supports fitness activities should be
            funded by the USSOCOM or the military services.

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                (3) An addendum to the DOD Form 1391 for this project
            providing a schematic of the human performance center, a listing
            of the planned equipment related to training and resiliency and
            a description of the mission-critical benefit of each item, an
            explanation of why the unique physical and psychological health
            services incorporated could not be provided by the Defense
            Health Agency or military services, and a planned staffing
            breakdown.

                   Military Construction, Army National Guard

        For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and
    conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Army
    National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by chapter
    1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction
    Authorization Acts, $128,920,000, to remain available until September
    30, 2019:  Provided, That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed
    $17,600,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and
    architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the
    Director of the Army National Guard determines that additional
    obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees
    on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and
    the reasons therefor.

                    Military Construction, Air National Guard

        For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and
    conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Air
    National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by chapter
    1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction
    Authorization Acts, $92,663,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2019:  Provided, That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed
    $7,700,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect
    and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the
    Air National Guard determines that additional obligations are necessary
    for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both
    Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.

                       Military Construction, Army Reserve

        For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and
    conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Army
    Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code,
    and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $103,946,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That of the amount
    appropriated, not to exceed $8,337,000 shall be available for study,
    planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by
    law, unless the Chief of the Army Reserve determines that additional
    obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees
    on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and
    the reasons therefor.

                       Military Construction, Navy Reserve

        For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and
    conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the

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    reserve components of the Navy and Marine Corps as authorized by chapter
    1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction
    Authorization Acts, $51,528,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2019:  Provided, That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed
    $2,123,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect
    and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the
    Navy determines that additional obligations are necessary for such
    purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.

                    Military Construction, Air Force Reserve

        For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and
    conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Air
    Force Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States
    Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $49,492,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That of the amount
    appropriated, not to exceed $6,892,000 shall be available for study,
    planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by
    law, unless the Chief of the Air Force Reserve determines that
    additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the
    determination and the reasons therefor.

                       North Atlantic Treaty Organization

                           Security Investment Program

        For the United States share of the cost of the North Atlantic Treaty
    Organization Security Investment Program for the acquisition and
    construction of military facilities and installations (including
    international military headquarters) and for related expenses for the
    collective defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized by
    section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction
    Authorization Acts, $199,700,000, to remain available until expended.

                        Family Housing Construction, Army

        For expenses of family housing for the Army for construction,
    including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and
    alteration, as authorized by law, $78,609,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2019.

                 Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army

        For expenses of family housing for the Army for operation and
    maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction,
    principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by
    law, $350,976,000.

               Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

        For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps for
    construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition,

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    expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, $16,412,000,
    to remain available until September 30, 2019.

         Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps

        For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps for
    operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor
    construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as
    authorized by law, $354,029,000.

               Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

        For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for operation and
    maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction,
    principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by
    law, $327,747,000.

             Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

        For expenses of family housing for the activities and agencies of
    the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) for
    operation and maintenance, leasing, and minor construction, as
    authorized by law, $61,100,000.

              Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund

        For the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund,
    $1,662,000, to remain available until expended, for family housing
    initiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of title 10, United
    States Code, providing alternative means of acquiring and improving
    military family housing and supporting facilities.

              Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide

        For expenses of construction, not otherwise provided for, necessary
    for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical
    agents and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department
    of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the
    destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the
    chemical weapon stockpile, as currently authorized by law, $38,715,000,
    to remain available until September 30, 2019, which shall be only for
    the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program.

                   Department of Defense Base Closure Account

        For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account,
    established by section 2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and
    Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), as amended by section
    2711 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
    (Public Law 112-239), $315,085,000, to remain available until expended.

                            Administrative Provisions

        Sec. 101.  None of the funds made available in this title shall be
    expended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract

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    for construction, where cost estimates exceed $25,000, to be performed
    within the United States, except Alaska, without the specific approval
    in writing of the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons
    therefor.
        Sec. 102.  Funds made available in this title for construction shall
    be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles.
        Sec. 103.  Funds made available in this title for construction may
    be used for advances to the Federal Highway Administration, Department
    of Transportation, for the construction of access roads as authorized by
    section 210 of title 23, United States Code, when projects authorized
    therein are certified as important to the national defense by the
    Secretary of Defense.
        Sec. 104.  None of the funds made available in this title may be
    used to begin construction of new bases in the United States for which
    specific appropriations have not been made.
        Sec. 105.  None of the funds made available in this title shall be
    used for purchase of land or land easements in excess of 100 percent of
    the value as determined by the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval
    Facilities Engineering Command, except: (1) where there is a
    determination of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated by
    the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney General; (3) where
    the estimated value is less than $25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined
    by the Secretary of Defense to be in the public interest.
        Sec. 106.  None of the funds made available in this title shall be
    used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site preparation; or (3)
    install utilities for any family housing, except housing for which funds
    have been made available in annual Acts making appropriations for
    military construction.
        Sec. 107.  None of the funds made available in this title for minor
    construction may be used to transfer or relocate any activity from one
    base or installation to another, without prior notification to the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
        Sec. 108.  None of the funds made available in this title may be
    used for the procurement of steel for any construction project or
    activity for which American steel producers, fabricators, and
    manufacturers have been denied the opportunity to compete for such steel
    procurement.
        Sec. 109.  None of the funds available to the Department of Defense
    for military construction or family housing during the current fiscal
    year may be used to pay real property taxes in any foreign nation.
        Sec. 110.  None of the funds made available in this title may be
    used to initiate a new installation overseas without prior notification
    to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
        Sec. 111.  None of the funds made available in this title may be
    obligated for architect and engineer contracts estimated by the
    Government to exceed $500,000 for projects to be accomplished in Japan,
    in any North Atlantic Treaty Organization member country, or in
    countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are awarded
    to United States firms or United States firms in joint venture with host
    nation firms.
        Sec. 112.  None of the funds made available in this title for
    military construction in the United States territories and possessions
    in the Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries bordering the
    Arabian Gulf, may be used to award any contract estimated

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    by the Government to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor:
    Provided, That this section shall not be applicable to contract awards
    for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a United States
    contractor exceeds the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a
    foreign contractor by greater than 20 percent:  Provided further, That
    this section shall not apply to contract awards for military
    construction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and
    responsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor.
        Sec. 113.  The Secretary of Defense shall inform the appropriate
    committees of both Houses of Congress, including the Committees on
    Appropriations, of plans and scope of any proposed military exercise
    involving United States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if
    amounts expended for construction, either temporary or permanent, are
    anticipated to exceed $100,000.
        Sec. 114.  Not more than 20 percent of the funds made available in
    this title which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal
    year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year.
        Sec. 115.  Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for
    construction in prior years shall be available for construction
    authorized for each such military department by the authorizations
    enacted into law during the current session of Congress.
        Sec. 116.  For military construction or family housing projects that
    are being completed with funds otherwise expired or lapsed for
    obligation, expired or lapsed funds may be used to pay the cost of
    associated supervision, inspection, overhead, engineering and design on
    those projects and on subsequent claims, if any.
        Sec. 117.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds
    made available to a military department or defense agency for the
    construction of military projects may be obligated for a military
    construction project or contract, or for any portion of such a project
    or contract, at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after
    the fiscal year for which funds for such project were made available, if
    the funds obligated for such project: (1) are obligated from funds
    available for military construction projects; and (2) do not exceed the
    amount appropriated for such project, plus any amount by which the cost
    of such project is increased pursuant to law.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 118.  In addition to any other transfer authority available to
    the Department of Defense, proceeds deposited to the Department of
    Defense Base Closure Account established by section 207(a)(1) of the
    Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act
    (10 U.S.C. 2687 note) pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C) of such Act, may
    be transferred to the account established by section 2906(a)(1) of the
    Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note),
    to be merged with, and to be available for the same purposes and the
    same time period as that account.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 119.  Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a
    notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections 480
    and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to the

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    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, such additional
    amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be
    transferred to: (1) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement
    Fund from amounts appropriated for construction in ``Family Housing''
    accounts, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes
    and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the
    Fund; or (2) the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing
    Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated for construction of military
    unaccompanied housing in ``Military Construction'' accounts, to be
    merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same
    period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund:  Provided,
    That appropriations made available to the Funds shall be available to
    cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Congressional
    Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan guarantees issued by the
    Department of Defense pursuant to the provisions of subchapter IV of
    chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative
    means of acquiring and improving military family housing, military
    unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities:  Provided further,
    That the transfer authority in this provision shall also be applicable
    to amounts appropriated for construction in ``Family Housing'' accounts
    in section 2002 of Public Law 112-10.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 120.  In addition to any other transfer authority available to
    the Department of Defense, amounts may be transferred from the
    Department of Defense Base Closure Account to the fund established by
    section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development
    Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated with the
    Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A).
    Any amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available for the
    same purposes and for the same time period as the fund to which
    transferred.
        Sec. <<NOTE: 10 USC 2821 note.>>  121.  Notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, funds made available in this title for operation and
    maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive source of funds for
    repair and maintenance of all family housing units, including general or
    flag officer quarters:  Provided, That not more than $35,000 per unit
    may be spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any general or
    flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for
    a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections 480
    and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, except that an after-the-fact
    notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded solely due
    to costs associated with environmental remediation that could not be
    reasonably anticipated at the time of the budget submission:  Provided
    further,  That the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report
    annually to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
    all operation and maintenance expenditures for each individual general
    or flag officer quarters for the prior fiscal year.

        Sec. 122.  Amounts contained in the Ford Island Improvement Account
    established by subsection (h) of section 2814 of title 10, United States
    Code, are appropriated and shall be available until expended for the
    purposes specified in subsection (i)(1) of such

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    section or until transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such
    section.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 123.  During the 5-year period after appropriations available
    in this Act to the Department of Defense for military construction and
    family housing operation and maintenance and construction have expired
    for obligation, upon a determination that such appropriations will not
    be necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making authorized
    adjustments to such appropriations for obligations incurred during the
    period of availability of such appropriations, unobligated balances of
    such appropriations may be transferred into the appropriation ``Foreign
    Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense'', to be merged with and to
    be available for the same time period and for the same purposes as the
    appropriation to which transferred.
        Sec. 124. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the
    funds made available in this Act may be used by the Secretary of the
    Army to relocate a unit in the Army that--
                (1) performs a testing mission or function that is not
            performed by any other unit in the Army and is specifically
            stipulated in title 10, United States Code; and
                (2) is located at a military installation at which the total
            number of civilian employees of the Department of the Army and
            Army contractor personnel employed exceeds 10 percent of the
            total number of members of the regular and reserve components of
            the Army assigned to the installation.

        (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of
    the Army certifies to the congressional defense committees that in
    proposing the relocation of the unit of the Army, the Secretary complied
    with Army Regulation 5-10 relating to the policy, procedures, and
    responsibilities for Army stationing actions.
        Sec. 125.  Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in an
    account funded under the headings in this title may be transferred among
    projects and activities within the account in accordance with the
    reprogramming guidelines for military construction and family housing
    construction contained in Department of Defense Financial Management
    Regulation 7000.14-R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, of February 2009, as in
    effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
        Sec. 126.  None of the funds made available in this title may be
    obligated or expended for planning and design and construction of
    projects at Arlington National Cemetery.
        Sec. 127.  For an additional amount for ``Military Construction,
    Navy and Marine Corps'', ``Military Construction, Air Force'',
    ``Military Construction, Army Reserve'', and ``Military Construction,
    Navy Reserve'', $125,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2018:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such
    funds may be obligated and expended to carry out construction of
    projects, excluding in Europe, as authorized in division B of Public Law
    113-66:  Provided further, That not later than 30 days after enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds
    provided under this heading.
        Sec. 128.  For an additional amount for ``Military Construction,
    Army'', $61,000,000; ``Military Construction, Army National Guard'',

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    $5,000,000; and ``Military Construction, Army Reserve'', $51,000,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may only be
    obligated to carry out construction of certain projects as authorized in
    division B of an Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for
    military activities of the Department of Defense (relating to Military
    Construction Authorizations):  Provided further, That not later than 30
    days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit
    to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an
    expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading.

                              (rescission of funds)

        Sec. 129.  Of the unobligated balances available for ``Military
    Construction, Army'', from prior appropriations Acts (other than
    appropriations designated by law as being for contingency operations
    directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency
    requirement), $49,533,000 are hereby rescinded.

                              (rescission of funds)

        Sec. 130.  Of the unobligated balances available for ``Military
    Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'', from prior appropriations Acts
    (other than appropriations designated by law as for being for
    contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism
    or as an emergency requirement), $25,522,000 are hereby rescinded.

                              (rescission of funds)

        Sec. 131.  Of the unobligated balances available for ``Military
    Construction, Air Force'', from prior appropriations Acts (other than
    appropriations designated by law as for being for contingency operations
    directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency
    requirement), $41,392,000 are hereby rescinded.

                              (rescission of funds)

        Sec. 132.  Of the unobligated balances available for ``NATO Security
    Investment Program'', from prior appropriations Acts (other than
    appropriations designated by law as being for contingency operations
    directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency
    requirement), $25,000,000 are hereby rescinded.

                              (rescission of funds)

        Sec. 133.  Of the unobligated balances made available in prior
    appropriation Acts for the fund established in section 1013(d) of the
    Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
    3374) (other than appropriations designated by law as being for
    contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism
    or as an emergency requirement), $63,800,000 are hereby rescinded.
        Sec. 134.  For the purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional
    defense committees'' means the Committees on Armed Services of the House
    of Representatives and the Senate, the Subcommittee on Military
    Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee

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    on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military
    Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of
    the House of Representatives.
        Sec. 135.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    for the closure or abandonment of any facility located at Lajes Field,
    Azores, Portugal.

                                    TITLE II

                         DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                        Veterans Benefits Administration

                            compensation and pensions

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of veterans
    and a pilot program for disability examinations as authorized by section
    107 and chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United
    States Code; pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized
    by chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; and
    burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitlement Program for Survivors,
    emergency and other officers' retirement pay, adjusted-service credits
    and certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insurance
    policies guaranteed under the provisions of title IV of the
    Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 541 et seq.) and for
    other benefits as authorized by sections 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and
    chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code,
    $79,071,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That not
    to exceed $15,430,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading
    shall be reimbursed to ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits
    Administration'', and ``Information Technology Systems'' for necessary
    expenses in implementing the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of
    title 38, United States Code, the funding source for which is
    specifically provided as the ``Compensation and Pensions''
    appropriation:  Provided further, That such sums as may be earned on an
    actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed to ``Medical Care
    Collections Fund'' to augment the funding of individual medical
    facilities for nursing home care provided to pensioners as authorized.

                              readjustment benefits

        For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or on
    behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36,
    39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code,
    $14,997,136,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That
    expenses for rehabilitation program services and assistance which the
    Secretary is authorized to provide under subsection (a) of section 3104
    of title 38, United States Code, other than under paragraphs (1), (2),
    (5), and (11) of that subsection, shall be charged to this account.

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                       veterans insurance and indemnities

        For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance,
    servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, and
    veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by chapters 19 and 21,
    title 38, United States Code, $63,257,000, to remain available until
    expended.

                      veterans housing benefit program fund

        For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as may be
    necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by subchapters I
    through III of chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code:  Provided,
    That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as
    defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
    Provided further, That during fiscal year 2015, within the resources
    available, not to exceed $500,000 in gross obligations for direct loans
    are authorized for specially adapted housing loans.
        In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and
    guaranteed loan programs, $160,881,000.

                 vocational rehabilitation loans program account

        For the cost of direct loans, $10,000, as authorized by chapter 31
    of title 38, United States Code:  Provided, That such costs, including
    the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of
    the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided further, That funds made
    available under this heading are available to subsidize gross
    obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed
    $2,877,000.
        In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
    direct loan program, $361,000, which may be paid to the appropriation
    for ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration''.

              native american veteran housing loan program account

        For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program
    authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, United States
    Code, $1,130,000.

                         Veterans Health Administration

                                medical services

        For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized by law,
    inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of the
    Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans described in section 1705(a)
    of title 38, United States Code, including care and treatment in
    facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including
    medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, food services,
    and salaries and expenses of healthcare employees hired under title 38,
    United States Code, aid to State homes as authorized by section 1741 of
    title 38, United States Code, assistance and support services for
    caregivers as authorized by section 1720G of title 38, United States
    Code, loan repayments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers and
    Veterans Omnibus

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    Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-163; 124 Stat. 1174; 38
    U.S.C. 7681 note), and hospital care and medical services authorized by
    section 1787 of title 38, United States Code; $209,189,000, which shall
    be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading that
    became available on October 1, 2014; and, in addition, $47,603,202,000,
    plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2015, and
    shall remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans
    Affairs shall establish a priority for the provision of medical
    treatment for veterans who have service-connected disabilities, lower
    income, or have special needs:  Provided further, That notwithstanding
    any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall give
    priority funding for the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans
    in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6:  Provided further, That
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans
    Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescription drugs from Veterans
    Health Administration facilities to enrolled veterans with privately
    written prescriptions based on requirements established by the
    Secretary:  Provided further, That the implementation of the program
    described in the previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the
    Department of Veterans Affairs.

                         medical support and compliance

        For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical,
    hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and research
    activities, as authorized by law; administrative expenses in support of
    capital policy activities; and administrative and legal expenses of the
    Department for collecting and recovering amounts owed the Department as
    authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, and the
    Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.),
    $6,144,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available on October
    1, 2015, and shall remain available until September 30, 2016.

                               medical facilities

        For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of
    hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, and other necessary
    facilities of the Veterans Health Administration; for administrative
    expenses in support of planning, design, project management, real
    property acquisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of
    any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department;
    for oversight, engineering, and architectural activities not charged to
    project costs; for repairing, altering, improving, or providing
    facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of
    the Department, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by the
    hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; for leases of
    facilities; and for laundry services, $4,915,000,000, plus
    reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall
    remain available until September 30, 2016.

                         medical and prosthetic research

        For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical and
    prosthetic research and development as authorized by chapter

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    73 of title 38, United States Code, $588,922,000, plus reimbursements,
    shall remain available until September 30, 2016.

                        National Cemetery Administration

        For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Administration for
    operations and maintenance, not otherwise provided for, including
    uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as authorized by
    law; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial
    operations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alteration or
    improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction of the National
    Cemetery Administration, $256,800,000, of which not to exceed
    $25,600,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016.

                           Departmental Administration

                             general administration

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Veterans
    Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including administrative expenses
    in support of Department-wide capital planning, management and policy
    activities, uniforms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for
    official reception and representation expenses; hire of passenger motor
    vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration for
    security guard services, $321,591,000, of which not to exceed $9,660,000
    shall remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That funds
    provided under this heading may be transferred to ``General Operating
    Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration''.

                            board of veterans appeals

        For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Veterans Appeals,
    $99,294,000, of which not to exceed $9,429,000 shall remain available
    until September 30, 2016.

          general operating expenses, veterans benefits administration

        For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Benefits
    Administration, not otherwise provided for, including hire of passenger
    motor vehicles, reimbursement of the General Services Administration for
    security guard services, and reimbursement of the Department of Defense
    for the cost of overseas employee mail, $2,534,254,000:  Provided, That
    expenses for services and assistance authorized under paragraphs (1),
    (2), (5), and (11) of section 3104(a) of title 38, United States Code,
    that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are necessary to
    enable entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum extent feasible, to become
    employable and to obtain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to
    achieve maximum independence in daily living, shall be charged to this
    account:  Provided further, That of the funds made available under this
    heading, not to exceed $124,000,000 shall remain available until
    September 30, 2016.

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                         information technology systems

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses for information technology systems and
    telecommunications support, including developmental information systems
    and operational information systems; for pay and associated costs; and
    for the capital asset acquisition of information technology systems,
    including management and related contractual costs of said acquisitions,
    including contractual costs associated with operations authorized by
    section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $3,903,344,000, plus
    reimbursements:  Provided, That $1,039,000,000 shall be for pay and
    associated costs, of which not to exceed $30,792,000 shall remain
    available until September 30, 2016:  Provided further, That
    $2,316,009,000 shall be for operations and maintenance, of which not to
    exceed $160,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016:
    Provided further, That $548,335,000 shall be for information technology
    systems development, modernization, and enhancement, and shall remain
    available until September 30, 2016:  Provided further, That amounts made
    available for information technology systems development, modernization,
    and enhancement may not be obligated or expended until the Secretary of
    Veterans Affairs or the Chief Information Officer of the Department of
    Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both
    Houses of Congress a certification of the amounts, in parts or in full,
    to be obligated and expended for each development project:  Provided
    further, That amounts made available for salaries and expenses,
    operations and maintenance, and information technology systems
    development, modernization, and enhancement may be transferred among the
    three subaccounts after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests from
    the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the
    authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued:  Provided
    further, That amounts made available for the ``Information Technology
    Systems'' account for development, modernization, and enhancement may be
    transferred among projects or to newly defined projects:  Provided
    further, That no project may be increased or decreased by more than
    $1,000,000 of cost prior to submitting a request to the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress to make the transfer and an
    approval is issued, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has
    elapsed:  Provided further, That funds under this heading may be used by
    the Interagency Program Office through the Department of Veterans
    Affairs to develop a standard data reference terminology model:
    Provided further, That of the funds made available for information
    technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement for VistA
    Evolution, not more than 25 percent may be obligated or expended until
    the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and such Committees approve,
    a report that describes: (1) the status of and changes to the VistA
    Evolution program plan (hereinafter referred to as the ``Plan''), VistA
    4 product roadmap (``Roadmap''), or the VistA Evolution cost estimate,
    dated March 24, 2014; (2) any changes to the scope or functionality of
    projects within the VistA Evolution program as established in the Plan;
    (3) any refinements to the cost estimate presented in the Plan,
    including those based on actual costs incurred; (4) a Project Management
    Accountability System

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    resourced schedule for every development project within the VistA
    Evolution program, including a testing methodology schedule; (5)
    progress toward developing and implementing all levels of
    interoperability, including semantic interoperability, between the
    electronic health record systems of the Department of Defense and the
    Department of Veterans Affairs; and (6) a detailed governance structure
    for the VistA Evolution program, including the establishment of a single
    program director and integrator who shall have responsibility for the
    entire program:  Provided further, That the funds made available under
    this heading for information technology systems development,
    modernization, and enhancement, shall be for the projects, and in the
    amounts, specified under this heading in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act).

                           office of inspector general

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, to
    include information technology, in carrying out the provisions of the
    Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $126,411,000, of which
    $12,141,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016.

                          construction, major projects

        For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the
    facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or for
    the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the
    purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title
    38, United States Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning,
    architectural and engineering services, construction management
    services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated with
    equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of claims
    analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction costs,
    and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more than
    the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States
    Code, or where funds for a project were made available in a previous
    major project appropriation, $561,800,000, of which $527,800,000 shall
    remain available until September 30, 2019, and of which $34,000,000
    shall remain available until expended:  Provided, That except for
    advance planning activities, including needs assessments which may or
    may not lead to capital investments, and other capital asset management
    related activities, including portfolio development and management
    activities, and investment strategy studies funded through the advance
    planning fund and the planning and design activities funded through the
    design fund, including needs assessments which may or may not lead to
    capital investments, and salaries and associated costs of the resident
    engineers who oversee those capital investments funded through this
    account, and funds provided for the purchase of land for the National
    Cemetery Administration through the land acquisition line item, none of
    the funds made available under this heading shall be used for any
    project which has not been approved by the Congress in the budgetary
    process:  Provided further, That funds made available under this heading
    for fiscal year 2015, for each approved project shall be obligated: (1)
    by the awarding of a construction documents contract by September 30,
    2015; and (2) by the awarding

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    of a construction contract by September 30, 2016:  Provided further,
    That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a written report
    on any approved major construction project for which obligations are not
    incurred within the time limitations established above.

                          construction, minor projects

        For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the
    facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or for
    the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including planning and
    assessments of needs which may lead to capital investments,
    architectural and engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period
    services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the
    project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage
    system construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the
    purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, and chapter 81 of title
    38, United States Code, not otherwise provided for, where the estimated
    cost of a project is equal to or less than the amount set forth in
    section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code, $495,200,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2019, along with unobligated
    balances of previous ``Construction, Minor Projects'' appropriations
    which are hereby made available for any project where the estimated cost
    is equal to or less than the amount set forth in such section:
    Provided, That funds made available under this heading shall be for: (1)
    repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or
    for the use of the Department which are necessary because of loss or
    damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; and (2) temporary
    measures necessary to prevent or to minimize further loss by such
    causes.

            grants for construction of state extended care facilities

        For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nursing
    home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify, or alter
    existing hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary facilities in State
    homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131
    through 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $90,000,000, to remain
    available until expended.

                 grants for construction of veterans cemeteries

        For grants to assist States and tribal organizations in
    establishing, expanding, or improving veterans cemeteries as authorized
    by section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, $46,000,000, to remain
    available until expended.

                            Administrative Provisions

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 201.  Any appropriation for fiscal year 2015 for ``Compensation
    and Pensions'', ``Readjustment Benefits'', and ``Veterans Insurance and
    Indemnities'' may be transferred as necessary to any other of the
    mentioned appropriations:  Provided, That before a transfer may take
    place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall

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    request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
    the authority to make the transfer and such Committees issue an
    approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 202.  Amounts made available for the Department of Veterans
    Affairs for fiscal year 2015, in this or any other Act, under the
    ``Medical Services'', ``Medical Support and Compliance'', and ``Medical
    Facilities'' accounts may be transferred among the accounts:  Provided,
    That any transfers between the ``Medical Services'' and ``Medical
    Support and Compliance'' accounts of 1 percent or less of the total
    amount appropriated to the account in this or any other Act may take
    place subject to notification from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
    the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the
    amount and purpose of the transfer:  Provided further, That any
    transfers between the ``Medical Services'' and ``Medical Support and
    Compliance'' accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceeding the
    cumulative 1 percent for the fiscal year, may take place only after the
    Secretary requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
    of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is
    issued:  Provided further, That any transfers to or from the ``Medical
    Facilities'' account may take place only after the Secretary requests
    from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the
    authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued.
        Sec. 203.  Appropriations available in this title for salaries and
    expenses shall be available for services authorized by section 3109 of
    title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; lease of
    a facility or land or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as
    authorized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United States Code.
        Sec. 204.  No appropriations in this title (except the
    appropriations for ``Construction, Major Projects'', and ``Construction,
    Minor Projects'') shall be available for the purchase of any site for or
    toward the construction of any new hospital or home.
        Sec. 205.  No appropriations in this title shall be available for
    hospitalization or examination of any persons (except beneficiaries
    entitled to such hospitalization or examination under the laws providing
    such benefits to veterans, and persons receiving such treatment under
    sections 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, or the Robert
    T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121
    et seq.)), unless reimbursement of the cost of such hospitalization or
    examination is made to the ``Medical Services'' account at such rates as
    may be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
        Sec. 206.  Appropriations available in this title for ``Compensation
    and Pensions'', ``Readjustment Benefits'', and ``Veterans Insurance and
    Indemnities'' shall be available for payment of prior year accrued
    obligations required to be recorded by law against the corresponding
    prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 2014.
        Sec. 207.  Appropriations available in this title shall be available
    to pay prior year obligations of corresponding prior year appropriations
    accounts resulting from sections 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31,
    United States Code, except that if such obligations

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    are from trust fund accounts they shall be payable only from
    ``Compensation and Pensions''.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 208.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal
    year 2015, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, from the National
    Service Life Insurance Fund under section 1920 of title 38, United
    States Code, the Veterans' Special Life Insurance Fund under section
    1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United States Government
    Life Insurance Fund under section 1955 of title 38, United States Code,
    reimburse the ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits
    Administration'' and ``Information Technology Systems'' accounts for the
    cost of administration of the insurance programs financed through those
    accounts:  Provided, That reimbursement shall be made only from the
    surplus earnings accumulated in such an insurance program during fiscal
    year 2015 that are available for dividends in that program after claims
    have been paid and actuarially determined reserves have been set aside:
    Provided further, That if the cost of administration of such an
    insurance program exceeds the amount of surplus earnings accumulated in
    that program, reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such
    surplus earnings:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall determine
    the cost of administration for fiscal year 2015 which is properly
    allocable to the provision of each such insurance program and to the
    provision of any total disability income insurance included in that
    insurance program.
        Sec. 209.  Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease proceeds to
    reimburse an account for expenses incurred by that account during a
    prior fiscal year for providing enhanced-use lease services, may be
    obligated during the fiscal year in which the proceeds are received.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 210.  Funds available in this title or funds for salaries and
    other administrative expenses shall also be available to reimburse the
    Office of Resolution Management of the Department of Veterans Affairs
    and the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication under
    section 319 of title 38, United States Code, for all services provided
    at rates which will recover actual costs but not to exceed $42,904,000
    for the Office of Resolution Management and $3,400,000 for the Office of
    Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication:  Provided, That
    payments may be made in advance for services to be furnished based on
    estimated costs:  Provided further, That amounts received shall be
    credited to the ``General Administration'' and ``Information Technology
    Systems'' accounts for use by the office that provided the service.
        Sec. 211.  No appropriations in this title shall be available to
    enter into any new lease of real property if the estimated annual rental
    cost is more than $1,000,000, unless the Secretary submits a report
    which the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
    approve within 30 days following the date on which the report is
    received.
        Sec. 212.  No funds of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be
    available for hospital care, nursing home care, or medical services
    provided to any person under chapter 17 of title 38, United

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    States Code, for a non-service-connected disability described in section
    1729(a)(2) of such title, unless that person has disclosed to the
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary may
    require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement information for
    purposes of section 1729 of such title:  Provided, That the Secretary
    may recover, in the same manner as any other debt due the United States,
    the reasonable charges for such care or services from any person who
    does not make such disclosure as required:  Provided further, That any
    amounts so recovered for care or services provided in a prior fiscal
    year may be obligated by the Secretary during the fiscal year in which
    amounts are received.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 213.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, proceeds or
    revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing activities (including
    disposal) may be deposited into the ``Construction, Major Projects'' and
    ``Construction, Minor Projects'' accounts and be used for construction
    (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, and
    improvements of any medical facility under the jurisdiction or for the
    use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such sums as realized are in
    addition to the amount provided for in ``Construction, Major Projects''
    and ``Construction, Minor Projects''.
        Sec. 214.  Amounts made available under ``Medical Services'' are
    available--
                (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and
            equipment; and
                (2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and other
            expenses incidental to funerals and burials for beneficiaries
            receiving care in the Department.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 215.  Such sums as may be deposited to the Medical Care
    Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, United States
    Code, may be transferred to ``Medical Services'', to remain available
    until expended for the purposes of that account.
        Sec. 216.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into
    agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organizations which are party
    to the Alaska Native Health Compact with the Indian Health Service, and
    Indian tribes and tribal organizations serving rural Alaska which have
    entered into contracts with the Indian Health Service under the Indian
    Self Determination and Educational Assistance Act, to provide
    healthcare, including behavioral health and dental care. The Secretary
    shall require participating veterans and facilities to comply with all
    appropriate rules and regulations, as established by the Secretary. The
    term ``rural Alaska'' shall mean those lands sited within the external
    boundaries of the Alaska Native regions specified in sections 7(a)(1)-
    (4) and (7)-(12) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as amended
    (43 U.S.C. 1606), and those lands within the Alaska Native regions
    specified in sections 7(a)(5) and 7(a)(6) of the Alaska Native Claims
    Settlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1606), which are not within the
    boundaries of the municipality of Anchorage, the Fairbanks North Star
    Borough, the Kenai Peninsula Borough or the Matanuska Susitna Borough.

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                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 217.  Such sums as may be deposited to the Department of
    Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant to section 8118 of title
    38, United States Code, may be transferred to the ``Construction, Major
    Projects'' and ``Construction, Minor Projects'' accounts, to remain
    available until expended for the purposes of these accounts.
        Sec. 218.  None of the funds made available in this title may be
    used to implement any policy prohibiting the Directors of the Veterans
    Integrated Services Networks from conducting outreach or marketing to
    enroll new veterans within their respective Networks.
        Sec. 219.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a quarterly
    report on the financial status of the Veterans Health Administration.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 220.  Amounts made available under the ``Medical Services'',
    ``Medical Support and Compliance'', ``Medical Facilities'', ``General
    Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration'', ``General
    Administration'', and ``National Cemetery Administration'' accounts for
    fiscal year 2015 may be transferred to or from the ``Information
    Technology Systems'' account:  Provided, That before a transfer may take
    place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to
    make the transfer and an approval is issued.
        Sec. 221.  Of the amounts made available to the Department of
    Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015, in this or any other Act, under
    the ``Medical Facilities'' account for nonrecurring maintenance, not
    more than 20 percent of the funds made available shall be obligated
    during the last 2 months of that fiscal year:  Provided, That the
    Secretary may waive this requirement after providing written notice to
    the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 222.  Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans
    Affairs for fiscal year 2015 for ``Medical Services'', ``Medical Support
    and Compliance'', ``Medical Facilities'', ``Construction, Minor
    Projects'', and ``Information Technology Systems'', up to $259,251,213,
    plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of
    Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration
    Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be
    used for operation of the facilities designated as combined Federal
    medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-
    417; 122 Stat. 4500):  Provided, That additional funds may be
    transferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint
    Department

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    of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration
    Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
    the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 223.  Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans
    Affairs which become available on October 1, 2015, for ``Medical
    Services'', ``Medical Support and Compliance'', and ``Medical
    Facilities'', up to $245,398,000, plus reimbursements, may be
    transferred to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans
    Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704
    of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public
    Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for operation of the
    facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as
    described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat.
    4500):  Provided, That additional funds may be transferred from accounts
    designated in this section to the Joint Department of Defense-Department
    of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written
    notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 224.  Such sums as may be deposited to the Medical Care
    Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, United States
    Code, for healthcare provided at facilities designated as combined
    Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan
    Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public
    Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be available: (1) for transfer
    to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs
    Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-
    84; 123 Stat. 3571); and (2) for operations of the facilities designated
    as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of
    the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4500).

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 225.  Of the amounts available in this title for ``Medical
    Services'', ``Medical Support and Compliance'', and ``Medical
    Facilities'', a minimum of $15,000,000 shall be transferred to the DOD-
    VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as authorized by section 8111(d)
    of title 38, United States Code, to remain available until expended, for
    any purpose authorized by section 8111 of title 38, United States Code.

                        (including rescissions of funds)

        Sec. 226. (a) Of the funds appropriated in title II of division J of
    Public Law 113-76, the following amounts which became available on
    October 1, 2014, are hereby rescinded from the following accounts in the
    amounts specified:

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                (1) ``Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Services'',
            $1,400,000,000.
                (2) ``Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Support and
            Compliance'', $100,000,000.
                (3) ``Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Facilities'',
            $250,000,000.

        (b) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, an
    additional amount is appropriated to the following accounts in the
    amounts specified to remain available until September 30, 2016:
                (1) ``Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Services'',
            $1,400,000,000.
                (2) ``Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Support and
            Compliance'', $100,000,000.
                (3) ``Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Facilities'',
            $250,000,000.

        Sec. 227.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of all bid
    savings in major construction projects that total at least $5,000,000,
    or 5 percent of the programmed amount of the project, whichever is less:
     Provided, That such notification shall occur within 14 days of a
    contract identifying the programmed amount:  Provided further, That the
    Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
    of Congress 14 days prior to the obligation of such bid savings and
    shall describe the anticipated use of such savings.
        Sec. 228.  The scope of work for a project included in
    ``Construction, Major Projects'' may not be increased above the scope
    specified for that project in the original justification data provided
    to the Congress as part of the request for appropriations.
        Sec. 229.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a quarterly
    report that contains the following information from each Veterans
    Benefits Administration Regional Office: (1) the average time to
    complete a disability compensation claim; (2) the number of claims
    pending more than 125 days; (3) error rates; (4) the number of claims
    personnel; (5) any corrective action taken within the quarter to address
    poor performance; (6) training programs undertaken; and (7) the number
    and results of Quality Review Team audits:  Provided, That each
    quarterly report shall be submitted no later than 30 days after the end
    of the respective quarter.
        Sec. 230.  The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a reprogramming request if at
    any point during fiscal year 2015, the funding allocated for a medical
    care initiative identified in the fiscal year 2015 expenditure plan is
    adjusted by more than $25,000,000 from the allocation shown in the
    corresponding congressional budget justification. Such a reprogramming
    request may go forward only if the Committees on Appropriations of both
    Houses of Congress approve the request or if a period of 14 days has
    elapsed.
        Sec. 231.  Of the funds provided to the Department of Veterans
    Affairs for fiscal year 2015 for ``Medical Services'' and ``Medical
    Support and Compliance'', a maximum of $8,371,000 may be obligated from
    the ``Medical Services'' account and a maximum of $114,703,000 may be
    obligated from the ``Medical Support and Compliance'' account for the
    VistA Evolution and electronic health record interoperability projects:
    Provided, That funds in addition

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    to these amounts may be obligated for the VistA Evolution and electronic
    health record interoperability projects upon written notification by the
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of
    both Houses of Congress.
        Sec. 232.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide written
    notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress 15 days prior to organizational changes which result in the
    transfer of 25 or more full-time equivalents from one organizational
    unit of the Department of Veterans Affairs to another.

                         (including rescission of funds)

        Sec. 233. (a) There is hereby rescinded an aggregate amount of
    $41,000,000 from the total budget authority provided for fiscal year
    2015 for discretionary accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs
    in--
                (1) this Act; or
                (2) any advance appropriation for fiscal year 2015 in prior
            appropriation Acts.

        (b) The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations
    of both Houses of Congress a report specifying the account and amount of
    each rescission not later than 20 days following enactment of this Act.
        Sec. 234.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide on a
    quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress notification of any single national outreach and awareness
    marketing campaign in which obligations exceed $2,000,000.
        Sec. 235.  None of the funds in this or any other Act may be used to
    close Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals, domiciliaries, or
    clinics, conduct an environmental assessment, or to diminish healthcare
    services at existing Veterans Health Administration medical facilities
    located in Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 as part of a planned
    realignment of VA services until the Secretary provides to the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report
    including the following elements: (1) a national realignment strategy
    that includes a detailed description of realignment plans within each
    Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), including an updated Long
    Range Capital Plan to implement realignment requirements; (2) an
    explanation of the process by which those plans were developed and
    coordinated within the VISN; (3) a cost vs. benefit analysis of each
    planned realignment, including the cost of replacing Veterans Health
    Administration services with contract care or other outsourced services;
    (4) an analysis of how any such planned realignment of services will
    impact access to care for veterans living in rural or highly rural
    areas, including travel distances and transportation costs to access a
    VA medical facility and availability of local specialty and primary
    care; (5) an inventory of VA buildings with historic designation and the
    methodology used to determine the buildings' condition and utilization;
    (6) a description of how any realignment will be consistent with
    requirements under the National Historic Preservation Act; and (7)
    consideration given for reuse of historic buildings within newly
    identified realignment requirements:  Provided, That this provision
    shall not apply to capital projects in

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    VISN 23, or any other VISN, which have been authorized or approved by
    Congress.
        Sec. 236.  None of the funds available to the Department of Veterans
    Affairs, in this or any other Act, may be used to replace the current
    system by which the Veterans Integrated Service Networks select and
    contract for diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment.
        Sec. 237.  None of the funds made available in this Act or prior
    Acts may be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand the
    dialysis pilot program approved by the Under Secretary of Veterans
    Affairs for Health in August 2010 and by the Secretary of Veterans
    Affairs in September 2010 or to create any new dialysis capability
    provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs in any facility that is
    not an initial facility under the pilot program until the later of the
    following dates:
                (1) September 30, 2015.
                (2) The date on which an independent analysis of the
            dialysis pilot program has been conducted at each initial
            facility and has been submitted to the Committees on
            Appropriations and the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of both
            Houses of Congress.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 238.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon determination
    that such action is necessary to address needs of the Veterans Health
    Administration, may transfer to the ``Medical Services'' account any
    discretionary appropriations made available for fiscal year 2015 in this
    title (except appropriations made to the ``General Operating Expenses,
    Veterans Benefits Administration'' account) or any discretionary
    unobligated balances within the Department of Veterans Affairs,
    including those appropriated for fiscal year 2015, that were provided in
    advance by appropriations Acts:  Provided, That transfers shall be made
    only with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget:  Provided
    further, That the transfer authority provided in this section is in
    addition to any other transfer authority provided by law:  Provided
    further, That no amounts may be transferred from amounts that were
    designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a
    concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency
    Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided further, That such authority to
    transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on
    emergent healthcare requirements, than those for which originally
    appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested
    has been denied by Congress:  Provided further, That, upon determination
    that all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation are not
    necessary, such amounts may be transferred back to that appropriation
    and shall be available for the same purposes as originally appropriated:
     Provided further, That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary
    of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations
    of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and
    receive approval of that request.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 239.  Amounts made available for the Department of Veterans
    Affairs for fiscal year 2015, under the ``Board of Veterans

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    Appeals'' and the ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits
    Administration'' accounts may be transferred between such accounts:
    Provided, That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of
    Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of
    both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and such
    Committees issue an approval.

                              (rescission of funds)

        Sec. 240.  Of the unobligated balances available within the ``DOD-VA
    Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund'', $15,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
        Sec. 241.  Subsection (b) of section 504 of the Veterans' Benefits
    Improvements Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-275; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is
    amended to read as follows:
        ``(b) Limitation.--The Secretary may carry out the pilot program
    under this section as follows:
                ``(1) In fiscal years before fiscal year 2015, through not
            more than 10 regional offices of the Department of Veterans
            Affairs.
                ``(2) In fiscal year 2015, through not more than 12 regional
            offices of the Department.
                ``(3) In fiscal year 2016, through not more than 15 regional
            offices of the Department.
                ``(4) In fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter,
            through such regional offices of the Department as the Secretary
            considers appropriate.''.

        Sec. 242.  Section 101(d)(2)(B)(ii) of the Veterans Access, Choice,
    and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note)
    is amended by adding at the end the following new subclause:
                                        ``(III) Other exceptions.--With
                                    respect to furnishing care or services
                                    under this section in Alaska, the Alaska
                                    Fee Schedule of the Department of
                                    Veterans Affairs will be followed,
                                    except for when another payment
                                    agreement, including a contract or
                                    provider agreement, is in place. With
                                    respect to care or services furnished
                                    under this section in a State with an
                                    All-Payer Model Agreement under the
                                    Social Security Act that became
                                    effective on January 1, 2014, the
                                    Medicare payment rates under clause (i)
                                    shall be calculated based on the payment
                                    rates under such agreement.''.

        Sec. 243.  Section 1710(e)(1)(F) of title 38, United States Code, is
    amended by striking ``January 1, 1957,'' and inserting ``August 1,
    1953''.

     advance appropriations for certain accounts of department of veterans
                                     affairs

        Sec. 244. (a) In General.--Section 117 of title 38, United States
    Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking ``medical care accounts of the Department''
            each place it appears and inserting ``covered accounts of the
            Department'';
                (2) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by striking ``beginning with fiscal year
                    2011,''; and

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                        (B) by striking ``discretionary'' each place it
                    appears;
                (3) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) by striking ``medical care accounts of the
                    Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans
                    Affairs account'' and inserting ``accounts of the
                    Department of Veterans Affairs account'';
                        (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``Veterans Health
                    Administration,'' and after ``(1)'';
                        (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``Veterans Health
                    Administration,'' after ``(2)'';
                        (D) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``Veterans Health
                    Administration,'' after ``(3)'';
                        (E) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as
                    paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively;
                        (F) by inserting before paragraph (4), as
                    redesignated by subparagraph (E), the following new
                    paragraphs:
                ``(1) Veterans Benefits Administration, Compensation and
            Pensions.
                ``(2) Veterans Benefits Administration, Readjustment
            Benefits.
                ``(3) Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Insurance
            and Indemnities.''; and
                        (G) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Medical
                    Care Accounts'' and inserting ``Covered Accounts of the
                    Department''; and
                (4) in the section heading, by striking ``certain medical
            care accounts'' and inserting ``certain accounts''.

        (b) <<NOTE: 38 USC 117 note.>>  Applicability.--Section 117 of title
    38, United States Code, shall apply as follows:
                (1) With respect to an account described in paragraph (4),
            (5), or (6) of subsection (c) of such section, as redesignated
            by subsection (a) of this section, for each fiscal year
            beginning with fiscal year 2011.
                (2) With respect to an account described in paragraph (1),
            (2), or (3) of such subsection (c), as added by subsection (a)
            of this section, for each fiscal year beginning with 2017.

        (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
    chapter 1 of title 38, United States Code, <<NOTE: 38 USC prec. 101.>>
    is amended by striking the item relating to section 117 and inserting
    the following new item:

    ``117. Advance appropriations for certain accounts.''.

        (d) Conforming and Technical Amendments.--Section 1105(a) of title
    31, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking the first paragraph (37) and inserting the
            following new paragraph:
                ``(37) information on estimates of appropriations for the
            fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is
            submitted for the following accounts of the Department of
            Veterans Affairs:
                        ``(A) Veterans Benefits Administration, Compensation
                    and Pensions.
                        ``(B) Veterans Benefits Administration, Readjustment
                    Benefits.
                        ``(C) Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans
                    Insurance and Indemnities.
                        ``(D) Veterans Health Administration, Medical
                    Services.

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                        ``(E) Veterans Health Administration, Medical
                    Support and Compliance.
                        ``(F) Veterans Health Administration, Medical
                    Facilities.''; and
                (2) <<NOTE: 31 USC 1105.>>  by redesignating the second
            paragraph (37), as added by section 11(a)(2) of the GPRA
            Modernization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-352; 124 Stat. 3881),
            as paragraph (39).

                                    TITLE III

                                RELATED AGENCIES

                      American Battle Monuments Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American
    Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition of land or
    interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and repair of uniforms
    for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments outside of the
    United States and its territories and possessions; rent of office and
    garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one-for-one replacement
    basis only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $7,500
    for official reception and representation expenses; and insurance of
    official motor vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of
    such countries, $74,100,000, to remain available until expended.

                      foreign currency fluctuations account

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American
    Battle Monuments Commission, such sums as may be necessary, to remain
    available until expended, for purposes authorized by section 2109 of
    title 36, United States Code.

               United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States Court
    of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by sections 7251 through
    7298 of title 38, United States Code, $31,386,000:  Provided, That
    $2,500,000 shall be available for the purpose of providing financial
    assistance as described, and in accordance with the process and
    reporting procedures set forth, under this heading in Public Law 102-
    229.

                          Department of Defense--Civil

                            Cemeterial Expenses, Army

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, and improvement
    of Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National
    Cemetery, including the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles
    for replacement on a one-for-one basis

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    only, and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation
    expenses, $65,800,000, of which not to exceed $3,000,000 shall remain
    available until September 30, 2016. In addition, such sums as may be
    necessary for parking maintenance, repairs and replacement, to be
    derived from the ``Lease of Department of Defense Real Property for
    Defense Agencies'' account.

                          Armed Forces Retirement Home

                                   trust fund

        For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home to
    operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Washington,
    District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Gulfport,
    Mississippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed Forces
    Retirement Home Trust Fund, $63,400,000, of which $1,000,000 shall
    remain available until expended for construction and renovation of the
    physical plants at the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Washington,
    District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Gulfport,
    Mississippi.

                            Administrative Provision

        Sec. 301.  Funds appropriated in this Act under the heading
    ``Department of Defense--Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army'', may be
    provided to Arlington County, Virginia, for the relocation of the
    federally owned water main at Arlington National Cemetery, making
    additional land available for ground burials.

                                    TITLE IV

                         OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

                              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                       Military Construction, Defense-Wide

        For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Defense-
    Wide'', $46,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2017, for a
    project outside of the United States:  Provided, That such amount is
    designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
    War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced
    Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

              European Reassurance Initiative Military Construction

        For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Army'',
    ``Military Construction, Air Force'', and ``Military Construction,
    Defense-Wide'', $175,000,000 to remain available until September 30,
    2017, for military construction (including planning and design) for
    projects associated with the European Reassurance Initiative:  Provided,
    That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
    of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
    Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this heading may
    be obligated or expended

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    until the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: (1) a final spending plan for
    the European Reassurance Initiative military construction projects, and
    (2) the relevant Department of Defense Form 1391 for each project prior
    to the execution of that project.

                                     TITLE V

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

        Sec. 501.  No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
    remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
    expressly so provided herein.
        Sec. 502.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    for any program, project, or activity, when it is made known to the
    Federal entity or official to which the funds are made available that
    the program, project, or activity is not in compliance with any Federal
    law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private property
    rights, or unfunded mandates.
        Sec. 503.  All departments and agencies funded under this Act are
    encouraged, within the limits of the existing statutory authorities and
    funding, to expand their use of ``E-Commerce'' technologies and
    procedures in the conduct of their business practices and public service
    activities.
        Sec. 504.  Unless stated otherwise, all reports and notifications
    required by this Act shall be submitted to the Subcommittee on Military
    Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee
    on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee
    on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of
    the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
        Sec. 505.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be
    transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
    States Government except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
    authority provided in, this or any other appropriations Act.
        Sec. 506.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    for a project or program named for an individual serving as a Member,
    Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the United States House of
    Representatives.
        Sec. 507. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act,
    shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web site
    of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in
    this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency
    that it shall serve the national interest.
        (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
                (1) the public posting of the report compromises national
            security; or
                (2) the report contains confidential or proprietary
            information.

        (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only
    after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or
    Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.
        Sec. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
    used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network
    blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.

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        (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary
    for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any
    other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or
    adjudication activities.
        Sec. 509.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    by an agency of the executive branch to pay for first-class travel by an
    employee of the agency in contravention of sections 301-10.122 through
    301-10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
        Sec. 510.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    to execute a contract for goods or services, including construction
    services, where the contractor has not complied with Executive Order No.
    12989.
        Sec. 511.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    by the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs to
    lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or
    for an agency's fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential
    Memorandum--Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011.
        Sec. 512. (a) In General.--None of the funds appropriated or
    otherwise made available to the Department of Defense in this Act may be
    used to construct, renovate, or expand any facility in the United
    States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual detained
    at United States Naval Station, Guantaanamo Bay, Cuba, for the purposes
    of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the control of the
    Department of Defense.
        (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any
    modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantaanamo
    Bay, Cuba.
        (c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual
    who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station,
    Guantaanamo Bay, Cuba, and who--
                (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the
            Armed Forces of the United States; and
                (2) is--
                        (A) in the custody or under the effective control of
                    the Department of Defense; or
                        (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval
                    Station, Guantaanamo Bay, Cuba.

        This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction and
    Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015''.

    DIVISION J--DEPARTMENT <<NOTE: Department of State, Foreign Operations,
      and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015.>>  OF STATE, FOREIGN
    OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

                                     TITLE I

                     DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

                               DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                        Administration of Foreign Affairs

                        diplomatic and consular programs

        For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the Foreign
    Service not otherwise provided for, $6,460,639,000, of which

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    up to $650,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016, and of
    which up to $2,128,115,000 may remain available until expended for
    Worldwide Security Protection:  Provided, That funds made available
    under this heading shall be allocated in accordance with paragraphs (1)
    through (4) as follows:
                (1) Human resources.--For necessary expenses for training,
            human resources management, and salaries, including employment
            without regard to civil service and classification laws of
            persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as
            authorized by section 801 of the United States Information and
            Educational Exchange Act of 1948, $2,270,036,000, of which up to
            $331,885,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection.
                (2) Overseas programs.--For necessary expenses for the
            regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas
            activities as authorized by law, $1,595,805,000.
                (3) Diplomatic policy and support.--For necessary expenses
            for the functional bureaus of the Department of State, including
            representation to certain international organizations in which
            the United States participates pursuant to treaties ratified
            pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate or specific
            Acts of Congress, general administration, and arms control,
            nonproliferation and disarmament activities as authorized,
            $780,860,000.
                (4) Security programs.--For necessary expenses for security
            activities, $1,813,938,000, of which up to $1,796,230,000 is for
            Worldwide Security Protection.
                (5) Fees and payments collected.--In addition to amounts
            otherwise made available under this heading--
                        (A) not to exceed $1,806,600 shall be derived from
                    fees collected from other executive agencies for lease
                    or use of facilities located at the International Center
                    in accordance with section 4 of the International Center
                    Act, and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of
                    such Act, $533,000, to be derived from the reserve
                    authorized by that section, to be used for the purposes
                    set out in that section;
                        (B) as authorized by section 810 of the United
                    States Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to
                    exceed $5,000,000, to remain available until expended,
                    may be credited to this appropriation from fees or other
                    payments received from English teaching, library, motion
                    pictures, and publication programs and from fees from
                    educational advising and counseling and exchange visitor
                    programs; and
                        (C) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived
                    from reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of
                    Blair House facilities.
                (6) Transfer, reprogramming, and other matters.--
                        (A) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, funds
                    may be reprogrammed within and between paragraphs (1)
                    through (4) under this heading subject to section 7015
                    of this Act.
                        (B) Of the amount made available under this heading,
                    not to exceed $10,000,000 may be transferred to, and
                    merged with, funds made available by this Act under the
                    heading ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular

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                    Service'', to be available only for emergency
                    evacuations and rewards, as authorized.
                        (C) Funds appropriated under this heading are
                    available for acquisition by exchange or purchase of
                    passenger motor vehicles as authorized by law and,
                    pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1108(g), for the field examination
                    of programs and activities in the United States funded
                    from any account contained in this title.
                        (D) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, up
                    to $23,500,000, to remain available until expended,
                    shall be for Conflict Stabilization Operations and for
                    related reconstruction and stabilization assistance to
                    prevent or respond to conflict or civil strife in
                    foreign countries or regions, or to enable transition
                    from such strife:  Provided, That such funds may be
                    transferred to, and merged with, funds previously made
                    available under the heading ``Conflict Stabilization
                    Operations'' in title I of prior acts making
                    appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
                    operations, and related programs.
                        (E) None of the funds appropriated under this
                    heading may be used for the preservation of religious
                    sites unless the Secretary of State determines and
                    reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such
                    sites are historically, artistically, or culturally
                    significant, that the purpose of the project is neither
                    to advance nor to inhibit the free exercise of religion,
                    and that the project is in the national interest of the
                    United States.

                             capital investment fund

        For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, $56,400,000,
    to remain available until expended, as authorized.

                           office of inspector general

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General,
    $73,400,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service
    Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465), as it relates to post inspections:
    Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $11,000,000
    may remain available until September 30, 2016.

                   educational and cultural exchange programs

        For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, as
    authorized, $589,900,000, to remain available until expended, of which
    not less than $236,485,000 shall be for the Fulbright Program:
    Provided, That fees or other payments received from, or in connection
    with, English teaching, educational advising and counseling programs,
    and exchange visitor programs as authorized may be credited to this
    account, to remain available until expended:  Provided further, That a
    portion of the Fulbright awards from the Eurasia and Central Asia
    regions shall be designated as Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships, following
    consultation with the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further,
    That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary
    of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations
    detailing modifications made to existing educational and cultural
    exchange

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    programs since calendar year 2013, including for special academic and
    special professional and cultural exchanges:  Provided further, That any
    further substantive modifications to programs funded by this Act under
    this heading shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the
    regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.

                             representation expenses

        For representation expenses as authorized, $8,030,000.

                  protection of foreign missions and officials

        For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the Secretary of
    State to provide for extraordinary protective services, as authorized,
    $30,036,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.

                 embassy security, construction, and maintenance

        For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service
    Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292-303), preserving, maintaining,
    repairing, and planning for buildings that are owned or directly leased
    by the Department of State, renovating, in addition to funds otherwise
    available, the Harry S Truman Building, and carrying out the Diplomatic
    Security Construction Program as authorized, $822,755,000, to remain
    available until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed $25,000
    may be used for domestic and overseas representation expenses as
    authorized:  Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this
    paragraph shall be available for acquisition of furniture, furnishings,
    or generators for other departments and agencies.
        In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades,
    acquisition, and construction as authorized, $1,240,500,000, to remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That not later than 45 days after
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
    Committees on Appropriations the proposed allocation of funds made
    available under this heading and the actual and anticipated proceeds of
    sales for all projects in fiscal year 2015.

               emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service

        For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State to meet
    unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service,
    $7,900,000, to remain available until expended as authorized, of which
    not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds
    appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Repatriation Loans Program
    Account'', subject to the same terms and conditions.

                       repatriation loans program account

        For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, as authorized:  Provided,
    That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as
    defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
    Provided further, That such funds are available to subsidize gross
    obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed
    $2,469,136.

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                   payment to the american institute in taiwan

        For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act (Public
    Law 96-8), $30,000,000.

          payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund

        For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund,
    as authorized, $158,900,000.

                           International Organizations

                  contributions to international organizations

        For <<NOTE: 22 USC 269a note.>>  necessary expenses, not otherwise
    provided for, to meet annual obligations of membership in international
    multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to
    the advice and consent of the Senate, conventions or specific Acts of
    Congress, $1,399,151,000:  Provided, That the Secretary of State shall,
    at the time of the submission of the President's budget to Congress
    under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, transmit to the
    Committees on Appropriations the most recent biennial budget prepared by
    the United Nations for the operations of the United Nations:  Provided
    further, That the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on
    Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an emergency, as far
    in advance as is practicable) of any United Nations action to increase
    funding for any United Nations program without identifying an offsetting
    decrease elsewhere in the United Nations budget:  Provided further, That
    not later than May 1, 2015, and 30 days after the end of fiscal year
    2015, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on
    Appropriations any credits available to the United States, including
    from the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide updated
    fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2016 assessment costs including offsets
    from available credits and updated foreign currency exchange rates:
    Provided further, That any such credits shall only be available for
    United States assessed contributions to the United Nations and the
    Committees on Appropriations shall be notified when such credits are
    applied to any assessed contribution, including any payment of
    arrearages:  Provided further, That any notification regarding funds
    appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading in this Act
    or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
    operations, and related programs submitted pursuant to section 7015 of
    this Act, section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
    1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706), or any operating plan submitted pursuant to
    section 7076 of this Act, shall include an estimate of all known credits
    currently available to the United States and provide updated assessment
    costs including offsets from available credits and updated foreign
    currency exchange rates:  Provided further, That any payment of
    arrearages under this heading shall be directed to activities that are
    mutually agreed upon by the United States and the respective
    international organization and shall be subject to the regular
    notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided
    further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be
    available for a United States contribution to an international
    organization for the United States share of interest costs made known to
    the

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    United States Government by such organization for loans incurred on or
    after October 1, 1984, through external borrowings:  Provided further,
    That the Secretary of State shall review the budgetary and personnel
    procedures of the United Nations and affiliated agencies funded under
    this heading and, not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act,
    submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on steps taken at
    each agency to eliminate unnecessary administrative costs and
    duplicative activities and ensure that personnel practices are
    transparent and merit-based.

             contributions for international peacekeeping activities

        For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses of
    international peacekeeping activities directed to the maintenance or
    restoration of international peace and security, $2,118,891,000, of
    which 15 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2016:
    Provided, That none of the funds made available by this Act shall be
    obligated or expended for any new or expanded United Nations
    peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance of voting for
    such mission in the United Nations Security Council (or in an emergency
    as far in advance as is practicable), the Committees on Appropriations
    are notified: (1) of the estimated cost and duration of the mission, the
    objectives of the mission, the national interest that will be served,
    and the exit strategy; (2) that the United Nations has in place measures
    to prevent United Nations employees, contractor personnel, and
    peacekeeping troops serving in the mission from trafficking in persons,
    exploiting victims of trafficking, or committing acts of illegal sexual
    exploitation or other violations of human rights, and to bring to
    justice individuals who engage in such acts while participating in the
    peacekeeping mission, including prosecution in their home countries of
    such individuals in connection with such acts, and to make information
    about such cases publicly available in the country where an alleged
    crime occurs and on the United Nations' Web site; and (3) the source of
    funds that will be used to pay the cost of the new or expanded mission,
    and the estimated cost in future fiscal years:  Provided further, That
    funds shall be available for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary
    of State determines that American manufacturers and suppliers are not
    being given opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material
    for United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to
    foreign manufacturers and suppliers:  Provided further, That the
    Secretary of State shall work with the United Nations and foreign
    governments contributing peacekeeping troops to implement effective
    vetting procedures to ensure that such troops have not violated human
    rights:  Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated or
    otherwise made available under this heading may be used for any United
    Nations peacekeeping mission that will involve United States Armed
    Forces under the command or operational control of a foreign national,
    unless the President's military advisors have submitted to the President
    a recommendation that such involvement is in the national interest of
    the United States and the President has submitted to the Congress such a
    recommendation:  Provided further, That not later than May 1, 2015, and
    30 days after the end of fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of State shall
    report to the Committees on Appropriations any credits available to the
    United States,

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    including those resulting from United Nations peacekeeping missions or
    the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide updated fiscal
    year 2015 and fiscal year 2016 assessment costs including offsets from
    available credits:  Provided further, That any such credits shall only
    be available for United States assessed contributions to the United
    Nations, and the Committees on Appropriations shall be notified when
    such credits are applied to any assessed contribution, including any
    payment of arrearages:  Provided further, That any notification
    regarding funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this
    heading in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the
    Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs submitted
    pursuant to section 7015 of this Act, section 34 of the State Department
    Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706), or any operating plan
    submitted pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, shall include an
    estimate of all known credits currently available to the United States
    and provide updated assessment costs including offsets from available
    credits:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
    law, funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading
    shall be available for United States assessed contributions up to the
    amount specified in Annex IV accompanying United Nations General
    Assembly Resolution 64/220:  Provided further, That such funds may be
    made available above the amount authorized in section 404(b)(2)(B) of
    the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal years 1994 and 1995 (22
    U.S.C. 287e note) only if the Secretary of State determines and reports
    to the appropriate congressional committees that it is important to the
    national interest of the United States.

                            International Commissions

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet
    obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or specific
    Acts of Congress, as follows:

      international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico

        For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the
    International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico,
    and to comply with laws applicable to the United States Section,
    including not to exceed $6,000 for representation expenses; as follows:

                              salaries and expenses

        For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, $44,707,000.

                                  construction

        For detailed plan preparation and construction of authorized
    projects, $29,000,000, to remain available until expended, as
    authorized.

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                  american sections, international commissions

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the
    International Joint Commission and the International Boundary
    Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by treaties between
    the United States and Canada or Great Britain, and the Border
    Environment Cooperation Commission as authorized by Public Law 103-182,
    $12,561,000:  Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading
    for the International Joint Commission, up to $500,000 may remain
    available until September 30, 2016, and $9,000 may be made available for
    representation expenses.

                       international fisheries commissions

        For necessary expenses for international fisheries commissions, not
    otherwise provided for, as authorized by law, $36,681,000:  Provided,
    That the United States share of such expenses may be advanced to the
    respective commissions pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324.

                                 RELATED AGENCY

                         Broadcasting Board of Governors

                      international broadcasting operations

        For necessary expenses to enable the Broadcasting Board of Governors
    (BBG), as authorized, to carry out international communication
    activities, and to make and supervise grants for radio and television
    broadcasting to the Middle East, $726,567,000:  Provided, That in
    addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, up to
    $44,025,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading may remain
    available until expended for satellite transmissions and Internet
    freedom programs, of which not less than $17,500,000 shall be for
    Internet freedom programs:  Provided further, That of the total amount
    appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $35,000 may be used for
    representation expenses, of which $10,000 may be used for representation
    expenses within the United States as authorized, and not to exceed
    $30,000 may be used for representation expenses of Radio Free Europe/
    Radio Liberty:  <<NOTE: 22 USC 6206 note.>>  Provided further, That the
    authority provided by section 504(c) of the Foreign Relations
    Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228; 22 U.S.C. 6206
    note) shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015:  Provided
    further, That the BBG shall notify the Committees on Appropriations
    within 15 days of any determination by the Board that any of its
    broadcast entities, including its grantee organizations, provides an
    open platform for international terrorists or those who support
    international terrorism, or is in violation of the principles and
    standards set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 303 of the
    United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6202) or
    the entity's journalistic code of ethics:  Provided further, That
    significant modifications to BBG broadcast hours previously justified to
    Congress, including changes to transmission platforms (shortwave, medium
    wave, satellite, Internet, and television), for all BBG language
    services shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
    Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That in addition to
    funds made available under this heading, and notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, up to $5,000,000 in receipts

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    from advertising and revenue from business ventures, up to $500,000 in
    receipts from cooperating international organizations, and up to
    $1,000,000 in receipts from privatization efforts of the Voice of
    America and the International Broadcasting Bureau, shall remain
    available until expended for carrying out authorized purposes.

                        broadcasting capital improvements

        For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preservation, and
    improvement of facilities for radio, television, and digital
    transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, and installation of
    necessary equipment for radio, television, and digital transmission and
    reception, including to Cuba, as authorized; and physical security
    worldwide, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes,
    $4,800,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized.

                                RELATED PROGRAMS

                               The Asia Foundation

        For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized by The Asia
    Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), $17,000,000, to remain available until
    expended, as authorized.

                        United States Institute of Peace

        For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of Peace, as
    authorized by the United States Institute of Peace Act, $35,300,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2016, which shall not be used for
    construction activities.

              Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund

        For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle Eastern-Western
    Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by section 633 of the Departments of
    Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
    Appropriations Act, 2004 (22 U.S.C. 2078), the total amount of the
    interest and earnings accruing to such Fund on or before September 30,
    2015, to remain available until expended.

                     Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program

        For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships,
    Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the Eisenhower
    Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5204-5205), all interest and
    earnings accruing to the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust
    Fund on or before September 30, 2015, to remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be
    used to pay any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any
    contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the rate
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376; or for purposes which are not in accordance
    with OMB Circulars A-110 (Uniform Administrative Requirements) and A-122
    (Cost Principles for Non-profit Organizations), including the
    restrictions on compensation for personal services.

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                        Israeli Arab Scholarship Program

        For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, as
    authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
    Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452), all interest and earnings
    accruing to the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September 30,
    2015, to remain available until expended.

                                East-West Center

        To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying out the
    provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between
    East and West Act of 1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and
    Technical Interchange Between East and West in the State of Hawaii,
    $16,700,000.

                        National Endowment for Democracy

        For grants made by the Department of State to the National Endowment
    for Democracy, as authorized by the National Endowment for Democracy
    Act, $135,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which
    $100,000,000 shall be allocated in the traditional and customary manner,
    including for the core institutes, and $35,000,000 shall be for
    democracy, human rights, and rule of law programs.

                                OTHER COMMISSIONS

          Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses for the Commission for the Preservation of
    America's Heritage Abroad, $644,000, as authorized by section 1303 of
    Public Law 99-83:  Provided, That the Commission may procure temporary,
    intermittent, and other services notwithstanding paragraph (3) of
    section 1303(g) of Public Law 99-83 (16 U.S.C. 469j):  Provided further,
    That such authority shall terminate on October 1, 2015:  Provided
    further, That the Commission shall consult with the Committees on
    Appropriations prior to exercising such authority.

           United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on
    International Religious Freedom established in title II of the
    International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq.),
    $3,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, including not
    more than $4,000 for representation expenses, subject to authorization.

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                Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and Cooperation
    in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 94-304, $2,579,000, including not
    more than $4,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until
    September 30, 2016.

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

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive Commission on
    the People's Republic of China, as authorized by title III of the U.S.-
    China Relations Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 6911-6919), $2,000,000, including
    not more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain available
    until September 30, 2016.

           United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the United States-China Economic and
    Security Review Commission, as authorized by section 1238 of the Floyd
    D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22
    U.S.C. 7002), $3,500,000, including not more than $4,000 for
    representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
    Provided, That the authorities, requirements, limitations, and
    conditions contained in the second through sixth provisos under this
    heading in division F of Public Law 111-117 shall continue in effect
    during fiscal year 2015 and shall apply to funds appropriated under this
    heading as if included in this Act.

                                    TITLE II

               UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                       Funds Appropriated to the President

                               operating expenses

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667 of
    the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,090,836,000, of which up to
    $163,625,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided,
    That none of the funds appropriated under this heading and under the
    heading ``Capital Investment Fund'' in this title may be made available
    to finance the construction (including architect and engineering
    services), purchase, or long-term lease of offices for use by the United
    States Agency for International Development (USAID), unless the USAID
    Administrator has identified such proposed use of funds in a report
    submitted to the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to
    the obligation of funds for such purposes:  Provided further, That
    contracts or

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    agreements entered into with funds appropriated under this heading may
    entail commitments for the expenditure of such funds through the
    following fiscal year:  Provided further, That the authority of sections
    610 and 109 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be exercised by
    the Secretary of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry out
    chapter 1 of part I of such Act to ``Operating Expenses'' in accordance
    with the provisions of those sections:  Provided further, That of the
    funds appropriated or made available under this heading, not to exceed
    $250,000 may be available for representation and entertainment expenses,
    of which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for entertainment
    expenses, for USAID during the current fiscal year.

                             capital investment fund

        For necessary expenses for overseas construction and related costs,
    and for the procurement and enhancement of information technology and
    related capital investments, pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign
    Assistance Act of 1961, $130,815,000, to remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That this amount is in addition to funds otherwise
    available for such purposes:  Provided further, That funds appropriated
    under this heading shall be available for obligation only pursuant to
    the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

                           office of inspector general

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667 of
    the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $54,285,000, of which up to
    $8,143,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016, for the Office
    of Inspector General of the United States Agency for International
    Development.

                                    TITLE III

                          BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                       Funds Appropriated to the President

        For necessary expenses to enable the President to carry out the
    provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other
    purposes, as follows:

                              global health programs

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapters 1 and
    10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for global health
    activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes,
    $2,783,950,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, and which
    shall be apportioned directly to the United States Agency for
    International Development (USAID):  Provided, That this amount shall be
    made available for training, equipment, and technical assistance to
    build the capacity of public health institutions and organizations in
    developing countries, and for such activities as: (1) child survival and
    maternal health programs; (2) immunization and oral rehydration
    programs; (3) other health, nutrition, water and sanitation programs
    which directly address the needs of mothers and children, and related
    education programs;

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    (4) assistance for children displaced or orphaned by causes other than
    AIDS; (5) programs for the prevention, treatment, control of, and
    research on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and other infectious
    diseases including neglected tropical diseases, and for assistance to
    communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, including children infected
    or affected by AIDS; (6) disaster preparedness training for health
    crises; and (7) family planning/reproductive health:  Provided further,
    That funds appropriated under this paragraph may be made available for a
    United States contribution to the GAVI Alliance:  Provided further, That
    none of the funds made available in this Act nor any unobligated
    balances from prior appropriations Acts may be made available to any
    organization or program which, as determined by the President of the
    United States, supports or participates in the management of a program
    of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization:  Provided further,
    That any determination made under the previous proviso must be made not
    later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and must be
    accompanied by the evidence and criteria utilized to make the
    determination:  Provided further, That none of the funds made available
    under this Act may be used to pay for the performance of abortion as a
    method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to
    practice abortions:  Provided further, That nothing in this paragraph
    shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against
    abortion under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:
    Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this Act
    may be used to lobby for or against abortion:  Provided further, That in
    order to reduce reliance on abortion in developing nations, funds shall
    be available only to voluntary family planning projects which offer,
    either directly or through referral to, or information about access to,
    a broad range of family planning methods and services, and that any such
    voluntary family planning project shall meet the following requirements:
    (1) service providers or referral agents in the project shall not
    implement or be subject to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total
    number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a
    particular method of family planning (this provision shall not be
    construed to include the use of quantitative estimates or indicators for
    budgeting and planning purposes); (2) the project shall not include
    payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A)
    an individual in exchange for becoming a family planning acceptor; or
    (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical target or quota of total
    number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a
    particular method of family planning; (3) the project shall not deny any
    right or benefit, including the right of access to participate in any
    program of general welfare or the right of access to health care, as a
    consequence of any individual's decision not to accept family planning
    services; (4) the project shall provide family planning acceptors
    comprehensible information on the health benefits and risks of the
    method chosen, including those conditions that might render the use of
    the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects known to be
    consequent to the use of the method; and (5) the project shall ensure
    that experimental contraceptive drugs and devices and medical procedures
    are provided only in the context of a scientific study in which
    participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; and, not less
    than 60 days after the date on which the USAID Administrator determines
    that there

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    has been a violation of the requirements contained in paragraph (1),
    (2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or practice of violations
    of the requirements contained in paragraph (4) of this proviso, the
    Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report
    containing a description of such violation and the corrective action
    taken by the Agency:  Provided further, That in awarding grants for
    natural family planning under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act
    of 1961 no applicant shall be discriminated against because of such
    applicant's religious or conscientious commitment to offer only natural
    family planning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply
    with the requirements of the previous proviso:  Provided further, That
    for purposes of this or any other Act authorizing or appropriating funds
    for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs,
    the term ``motivate'', as it relates to family planning assistance,
    shall not be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent with local
    law, of information or counseling about all pregnancy options:  Provided
    further, That information provided about the use of condoms as part of
    projects or activities that are funded from amounts appropriated by this
    Act shall be medically accurate and shall include the public health
    benefits and failure rates of such use.
        In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
    the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the prevention, treatment, and
    control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS, $5,670,000,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2019, which shall be apportioned directly
    to the Department of State:  Provided, That funds appropriated under
    this paragraph may be made available, notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, except for the United States Leadership Against HIV/
    AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-25), as
    amended, for a United States contribution to the Global Fund to Fight
    AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), and shall be expended at
    the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects and
    activities:  Provided further, That the amount of such contribution
    should be $1,350,000,000:  Provided further, That up to 5 percent of the
    aggregate amount of funds made available to the Global Fund in fiscal
    year 2015 may be made available to USAID for technical assistance
    related to the activities of the Global Fund:  Provided further, That of
    the funds appropriated under this paragraph, up to $17,000,000 may be
    made available, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such
    purposes, for administrative expenses of the Office of the United States
    Global AIDS Coordinator.

                             development assistance

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of sections 103,
    105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 255, and chapter 10 of part I of
    the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $2,507,001,000, to remain available
    until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That of the funds appropriated
    under this heading, not less than $23,000,000 shall be made available
    for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program, and not less than
    $10,500,000 shall be made available for cooperative development programs
    of the United States Agency for International Development.

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                        international disaster assistance

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 491 of
    the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for international disaster relief,
    rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance, $560,000,000, to remain
    available until expended.

                             transition initiatives

        For necessary expenses for international disaster rehabilitation and
    reconstruction assistance administered by the Office of Transition
    Initiatives, United States Agency for International Development (USAID),
    pursuant to section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
    $47,000,000, to remain available until expended, to support transition
    to democracy and long-term development for countries in crisis:
    Provided, That such support may include assistance to develop,
    strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and processes,
    revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the peaceful resolution of
    conflict:  Provided further, That the USAID Administrator shall submit a
    report to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days prior to
    beginning a new program of assistance:  Provided further, That if the
    Secretary of State determines that it is important to the national
    interest of the United States to provide transition assistance in excess
    of the amount appropriated under this heading, up to $15,000,000 of the
    funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of part I of
    the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this
    heading and under the authorities applicable to funds appropriated under
    this heading:  Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to
    the previous proviso shall be made available subject to prior
    consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.

                               complex crises fund

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign
    Assistance Act of 1961 to support programs and activities to prevent or
    respond to emerging or unforeseen foreign challenges and complex crises
    overseas, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided,
    That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available on such
    terms and conditions as are appropriate and necessary for the purposes
    of preventing or responding to such challenges and crises, except that
    no funds shall be made available for lethal assistance or to respond to
    natural disasters:  Provided further, That funds appropriated under this
    heading may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of
    law, except sections 7007, 7008, and 7018 of this Act and section 620M
    of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:  Provided further, That funds
    appropriated under this heading may be used for administrative expenses,
    in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes, except
    that such expenses may not exceed 5 percent of the funds appropriated
    under this heading:  Provided further, That funds appropriated under
    this heading shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of
    the Committees on Appropriations, except that such notifications shall
    be transmitted at least 5 days prior to the obligation of funds.

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                          development credit authority

        For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees provided by the
    United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as
    authorized by sections 256 and 635 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
    1961, up to $40,000,000 may be derived by transfer from funds
    appropriated by this Act to carry out part I of such Act:  Provided,
    That funds provided under this paragraph and funds provided as a gift
    that are used for purposes of this paragraph pursuant to section 635(d)
    of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be made available only for
    micro- and small enterprise programs, urban programs, and other programs
    which further the purposes of part I of such Act:  Provided further,
    That such costs, including the cost of modifying such direct and
    guaranteed loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended:  Provided further, That
    funds made available by this paragraph may be used for the cost of
    modifying any such guaranteed loans under this Act or prior Acts making
    appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
    related programs, and funds used for such costs shall be subject to the
    regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
    Provided further, That the provisions of section 107A(d) (relating to
    general provisions applicable to the Development Credit Authority) of
    the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as contained in section 306 of H.R.
    1486 as reported by the House Committee on International Relations on
    May 9, 1997, shall be applicable to direct loans and loan guarantees
    provided under this heading, except that the principal amount of loans
    made or guaranteed under this heading with respect to any single country
    shall not exceed $300,000,000:  Provided further, That these funds are
    available to subsidize total loan principal, any portion of which is to
    be guaranteed, of up to $1,500,000,000.
        In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out credit
    programs administered by USAID, $8,120,000, which may be transferred to,
    and merged with, funds made available under the heading ``Operating
    Expenses'' in title II of this Act:  Provided, That funds made available
    under this heading shall remain available until September 30, 2017.

                              economic support fund

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of
    part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $2,632,529,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2016.

                                 democracy fund

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign
    Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of democracy globally,
    $130,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which
    $75,500,000 shall be made available for the Human Rights and Democracy
    Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of
    State, and $55,000,000 shall be made available for the Bureau for
    Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency
    for International Development.

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                               Department of State

                        migration and refugee assistance

        For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, to enable the
    Secretary of State to carry out the provisions of section 2(a) and (b)
    of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, and other
    activities to meet refugee and migration needs; salaries and expenses of
    personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of
    1980; allowances as authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 of title 5,
    United States Code; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
    services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
    $931,886,000, to remain available until expended, of which not less than
    $35,000,000 shall be made available to respond to small-scale emergency
    humanitarian requirements, and $10,000,000 shall be made available for
    refugees resettling in Israel.

          united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 2(c)
    of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as amended (22
    U.S.C. 2601(c)), $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                              Independent Agencies

                                   peace corps

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Peace
    Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501-2523), including the purchase of not to exceed
    five passenger motor vehicles for administrative purposes for use
    outside of the United States, $379,500,000, of which $5,150,000 is for
    the Office of Inspector General, to remain available until September 30,
    2016:  Provided, That the Director of the Peace Corps may transfer to
    the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account, as authorized by 22 U.S.C.
    2515, an amount not to exceed $5,000,000:  Provided further, That funds
    transferred pursuant to the previous proviso may not be derived from
    amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas operations:  Provided
    further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to
    exceed $104,000 may be available for representation expenses, of which
    not to exceed $4,000 may be made available for entertainment expenses:
    Provided further, That any decision to open, close, significantly
    reduce, or suspend a domestic or overseas office or country program
    shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular
    notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, except
    that prior consultation and regular notification procedures may be
    waived when there is a substantial security risk to volunteers or other
    Peace Corps personnel, pursuant to section 7015(e) of this Act:
    Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading
    shall be used to pay for abortions:  Provided further, That
    notwithstanding the previous proviso, section 614 of division E of
    Public Law 113-76 shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading.

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2590]]

                        millennium challenge corporation

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Millennium
    Challenge Act of 2003 (MCA), $899,500,000, to remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading,
    up to $105,000,000 may be available for administrative expenses of the
    Millennium Challenge Corporation (the Corporation):  Provided further,
    That up to 5 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading may be
    made available to carry out the purposes of section 616 of the MCA for
    fiscal year 2015:  Provided further, That section 605(e) of the MCA
    shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading:  Provided further,
    That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for a
    Millennium Challenge Compact entered into pursuant to section 609 of the
    MCA only if such Compact obligates, or contains a commitment to obligate
    subject to the availability of funds and the mutual agreement of the
    parties to the Compact to proceed, the entire amount of the United
    States Government funding anticipated for the duration of the Compact:
    Provided further, That the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation
    shall notify the Committees on Appropriations not later than 15 days
    prior to commencing negotiations for any country compact or threshold
    country program; signing any such compact or threshold program; or
    terminating or suspending any such compact or threshold program:
    Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading by this Act
    and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
    foreign operations, and related programs that are available to implement
    section 609(g) of the MCA shall be subject to the regular notification
    procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That
    no country should be eligible for a threshold program after such country
    has completed a country compact:  Provided further, That any funds that
    are deobligated from a Millennium Challenge Compact shall be subject to
    the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations
    prior to re-obligation:  Provided further, That notwithstanding section
    606(a)(2) of the MCA, a country shall be a candidate country for
    purposes of eligibility for assistance for the fiscal year if the
    country has a per capita income equal to or below the World Bank's lower
    middle income country threshold for the fiscal year and is among the 75
    lowest per capita income countries as identified by the World Bank; and
    the country meets the requirements of section 606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA:
    Provided further, That notwithstanding section 606(b)(1) of the MCA, in
    addition to countries described in the preceding proviso, a country
    shall be a candidate country for purposes of eligibility for assistance
    for the fiscal year if the country has a per capita income equal to or
    below the World Bank's lower middle income country threshold for the
    fiscal year and is not among the 75 lowest per capita income countries
    as identified by the World Bank; and the country meets the requirements
    of section 606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA:  Provided further, That any
    Millennium Challenge Corporation candidate country under section 606 of
    the MCA with a per capita income that changes in the fiscal year such
    that the country would be reclassified from a low income country to a
    lower middle income country or from a lower middle income country to a
    low income country shall retain its candidacy status in its former
    income classification for the fiscal year and the 2 subsequent fiscal
    years:  Provided further,

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2591]]

    That publication in the Federal Register of a notice of availability of
    a copy of a Compact on the Millennium Challenge Corporation Web site
    shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of section 610(b)(2) of the
    MCA for such Compact:  Provided further, That none of the funds made
    available by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the
    Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be
    available for a threshold program in a country that is not currently a
    candidate country:  Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
    under this heading, not to exceed $100,000 may be available for
    representation and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000
    may be available for entertainment expenses.

                            inter-american foundation

        For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of the Inter-
    American Foundation in accordance with the provisions of section 401 of
    the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, $22,500,000, to remain available
    until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That of the funds appropriated
    under this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for
    representation expenses.

                  united states african development foundation

        For necessary expenses to carry out title V of the International
    Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-533),
    $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not
    to exceed $2,000 may be available for representation expenses:
    Provided, That funds made available to grantees may be invested pending
    expenditure for project purposes when authorized by the Board of
    Directors of the United States African Development Foundation (USADF):
    Provided further, That interest earned shall be used only for the
    purposes for which the grant was made:  Provided further, That
    notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African Development Foundation
    Act, in exceptional circumstances the Board of Directors of the USADF
    may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in that section with respect
    to a project and a project may exceed the limitation by up to 10 percent
    if the increase is due solely to foreign currency fluctuation:  Provided
    further, That the USADF shall submit a report to the Committees on
    Appropriations after each time such waiver authority is exercised:
    Provided further, That the USADF may make rent or lease payments in
    advance from appropriations available for such purpose for offices,
    buildings, grounds, and quarters in Africa as may be necessary to carry
    out its functions.

                           Department of the Treasury

                   international affairs technical assistance

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 129 of
    the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $23,500,000, to remain available
    until September 30, 2017, which shall be available notwithstanding any
    other provision of law.

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2592]]

                                    TITLE IV

                        INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

                               Department of State

               international narcotics control and law enforcement

        For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the Foreign
    Assistance Act of 1961, $853,055,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2016:  Provided, That the provision of assistance by any
    other United States Government department or agency which is comparable
    to assistance made available under this heading but which is provided
    under any other provision of law, shall be administered in accordance
    with the provisions of sections 481(b) and 622(c) of the Foreign
    Assistance Act of 1961:  Provided further, That funds appropriated under
    this heading for counternarcotics programs should be used to support
    social, economic, and judicial reform programs that address the causes
    of illicit drug production, trafficking, addiction, and related violent
    crime and corruption:  Provided further, That the reporting requirements
    contained in section 1404 of Public Law 110-252 shall apply to funds
    made available by this Act, including a description of modifications, if
    any, to the Palestinian Authority's security strategy:  Provided
    further, That the Department of State may use the authority of section
    608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without regard to its
    restrictions, to receive excess property from an agency of the United
    States Government for the purpose of providing such property to a
    foreign country or international organization under chapter 8 of part I
    of that Act, subject to the regular notification procedures of the
    Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That funds appropriated
    under this heading shall be made available to support training and
    technical assistance for foreign law enforcement, corrections, and other
    judicial authorities, utilizing regional partners:  Provided further,
    That section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not
    apply to funds appropriated under this heading, except that any funds
    made available notwithstanding such section shall be subject to the
    regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
    Provided further, That not later than 90 days after enactment of this
    Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on
    Appropriations on the feasibility and cost of establishing an aviation
    platform in Africa to conduct the activities described in House Report
    113-499.

         nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs

        For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism,
    demining and related programs and activities, $586,260,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2016, to carry out the provisions of
    chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-
    terrorism assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act
    of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, section 23 of the Arms
    Export Control Act or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for demining
    activities, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, the destruction of
    small arms, and related activities, notwithstanding any other provision
    of law, including

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2593]]

    activities implemented through nongovernmental and international
    organizations, and section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for
    a voluntary contribution to the International Atomic Energy Agency
    (IAEA), and for a United States contribution to the Comprehensive
    Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission:  Provided, That for the
    clearance of unexploded ordnance, the Secretary of State should
    prioritize those areas where such ordnance was caused by the United
    States:  Provided further, That funds made available under this heading
    for the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund shall be available
    notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to prior
    consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the
    Committees on Appropriations, to promote bilateral and multilateral
    activities relating to nonproliferation, disarmament and weapons
    destruction, and shall remain available until expended:  Provided
    further, That such funds may also be used for such countries other than
    the Independent States of the former Soviet Union and international
    organizations when it is in the national security interest of the United
    States to do so:  Provided further, That funds appropriated under this
    heading may be made available for the IAEA unless the Secretary of State
    determines that Israel is being denied its right to participate in the
    activities of that Agency:  Provided further, That funds made available
    for conventional weapons destruction programs, including demining and
    related activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such
    purposes, may be used for administrative expenses related to the
    operation and management of such programs and activities.

                             peacekeeping operations

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 551 of
    the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $144,993,000:  Provided, That funds
    appropriated under this heading may be used, notwithstanding section 660
    of such Act, to provide assistance to enhance the capacity of foreign
    civilian security forces, including gendarmes, to participate in
    peacekeeping operations:  Provided further, That of the funds
    appropriated under this heading, not less than $28,000,000 shall be made
    available for a United States contribution to the Multinational Force
    and Observers mission in the Sinai:  Provided further, That funds
    appropriated under this Act should not be used to support any military
    training or operations that include child soldiers:  Provided further,
    That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be
    obligated except as provided through the regular notification procedures
    of the Committees on Appropriations.

                       Funds Appropriated to the President

                  international military education and training

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 541 of
    the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $106,074,000, of which up to
    $4,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016, and may only
    be provided through the regular notification procedures of the
    Committees on Appropriations:  Provided, That the civilian personnel for
    whom military education and training may be provided under this heading
    may include civilians who are not members of a government whose
    participation would contribute

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2594]]

    to improved civil-military relations, civilian control of the military,
    or respect for human rights:  Provided further, That of the funds
    appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $55,000 may be available
    for entertainment expenses.

                       foreign military financing program

        For necessary expenses for grants to enable the President to carry
    out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act,
    $5,014,109,000:  Provided, That to expedite the provision of assistance
    to foreign countries and international organizations, the Secretary of
    State, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations and
    subject to the regular notification procedures of such Committees, may
    use the funds appropriated under this heading to procure defense
    articles and services to enhance the capacity of foreign security
    forces:  Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this
    heading, not less than $3,100,000,000 shall be available for grants only
    for Israel, and funds are available for assistance for Jordan and Egypt
    subject to section 7041 of this Act:  Provided further, That the funds
    appropriated under this heading for assistance for Israel shall be
    disbursed within 30 days of enactment of this Act:  Provided further,
    That to the extent that the Government of Israel requests that funds be
    used for such purposes, grants made available for Israel under this
    heading shall, as agreed by the United States and Israel, be available
    for advanced weapons systems, of which not less than $815,300,000 shall
    be available for the procurement in Israel of defense articles and
    defense services, including research and development:  Provided further,
    That none of the funds made available under this heading shall be made
    available to support or continue any program initially funded under the
    authority of section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3456) (or any successor
    authority) unless the Secretary of State, in coordination with the
    Secretary of Defense, has justified such program to the Committees on
    Appropriations:  Provided further, That funds appropriated or otherwise
    made available under this heading shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding
    any requirement in section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act:  Provided
    further, That funds made available under this heading shall be obligated
    upon apportionment in accordance with paragraph (5)(C) of title 31,
    United States Code, section 1501(a).
        None of the funds made available under this heading shall be
    available to finance the procurement of defense articles, defense
    services, or design and construction services that are not sold by the
    United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act unless the
    foreign country proposing to make such procurement has first signed an
    agreement with the United States Government specifying the conditions
    under which such procurement may be financed with such funds:  Provided,
    That all country and funding level increases in allocations shall be
    submitted through the regular notification procedures of section 7015 of
    this Act:  Provided further, That funds made available under this
    heading may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for
    demining, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, and related activities,
    and may include activities implemented through nongovernmental and
    international organizations:  Provided further, That only those
    countries for which assistance was justified for the ``Foreign Military
    Sales Financing

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2595]]

    Program'' in the fiscal year 1989 congressional presentation for
    security assistance programs may utilize funds made available under this
    heading for procurement of defense articles, defense services or design
    and construction services that are not sold by the United States
    Government under the Arms Export Control Act:  Provided further, That
    funds appropriated under this heading shall be expended at the minimum
    rate necessary to make timely payment for defense articles and services:
     Provided further, That not more than $63,945,000 of the funds
    appropriated under this heading may be obligated for necessary expenses,
    including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only
    for use outside of the United States, for the general costs of
    administering military assistance and sales, except that this limitation
    may be exceeded only through the regular notification procedures of the
    Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That of the funds made
    available under this heading for general costs of administering military
    assistance and sales, not to exceed $4,000 may be available for
    entertainment expenses and not to exceed $130,000 may be available for
    representation expenses:  Provided further, That not more than
    $904,000,000 of funds realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the
    Arms Export Control Act may be obligated for expenses incurred by the
    Department of Defense during fiscal year 2015 pursuant to section 43(b)
    of the Arms Export Control Act, except that this limitation may be
    exceeded only through the regular notification procedures of the
    Committees on Appropriations.

                                     TITLE V

                             MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE

                       Funds Appropriated to the President

                    international organizations and programs

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 301 of
    the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and of section 2 of the United
    Nations Environment Program Participation Act of 1973, $344,170,000, of
    which up to $10,000,000 may be made available for the Intergovernmental
    Panel on Climate Change/United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
    Change:  Provided, That section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
    1961 shall not apply to contributions to the United Nations Democracy
    Fund.

                      International Financial Institutions

                           global environment facility

        For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and
    Development as trustee for the Global Environment Facility by the
    Secretary of the Treasury, $136,563,000, to remain available until
    expended.

            contribution to the international development association

        For payment to the International Development Association by the
    Secretary of the Treasury, $1,287,800,000, to remain available until
    expended.

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2596]]

         contribution to the international bank for reconstruction and
                                   development

        For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and
    Development by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share
    of the paid-in portion of the increases in capital stock, $186,957,000,
    to remain available until expended.

                  limitation on callable capital subscriptions

        The United States Governor of the International Bank for
    Reconstruction and Development may subscribe without fiscal year
    limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share of
    increases in capital stock in an amount not to exceed $2,928,990,899.

                    contribution to the clean technology fund

        For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and
    Development as trustee for the Clean Technology Fund by the Secretary of
    the Treasury, $184,630,000, to remain available until expended.

                   contribution to the strategic climate fund

        For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and
    Development as trustee for the Strategic Climate Fund by the Secretary
    of the Treasury, $49,900,000, to remain available until expended.

               contribution to the inter-american development bank

        For payment to the Inter-American Development Bank by the Secretary
    of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of
    the increase in capital stock, $102,020,448, to remain available until
    expended.

                  limitation on callable capital subscriptions

        The United States Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank
    may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital
    portion of the United States share of such capital stock in an amount
    not to exceed $4,098,794,833.

    contribution to the enterprise for the americas multilateral investment
                                      fund

        For payment to the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral
    Investment Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $3,378,000, to remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That such payment shall be subject
    to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.

                   contribution to the asian development bank

        For payment to the Asian Development Bank by the Secretary of the
    Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of increase
    in capital stock, $106,586,000, to remain available until expended.

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2597]]

                  limitation on callable capital subscriptions

        The United States Governor of the Asian Development Bank may
    subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion
    of the United States share of such capital stock in an amount not to
    exceed $2,558,048,769.

                   contribution to the asian development fund

        For payment to the Asian Development Bank's Asian Development Fund
    by the Secretary of the Treasury, $104,977,000, to remain available
    until expended.

                  contribution to the african development bank

        For payment to the African Development Bank by the Secretary of the
    Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the
    increase in capital stock, $32,418,000, to remain available until
    expended.

                  limitation on callable capital subscriptions

        The United States Governor of the African Development Bank may
    subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion
    of the United States share of such capital stock in an amount not to
    exceed $507,860,808.

                  contribution to the african development fund

        For payment to the African Development Fund by the Secretary of the
    Treasury, $175,668,000, to remain available until expended.

       contribution to the international fund for agricultural development

        For payment to the International Fund for Agricultural Development
    by the Secretary of the Treasury, $30,000,000, to remain available until
    expended.

                                    TITLE VI

                        EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE

                     Export-Import Bank of the United States

                                inspector general

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
    carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
    amended, $5,750,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.

                                 program account

        The Export-Import Bank (the Bank) of the United States is authorized
    to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing
    authority available to such corporation, and in accordance with law, and
    to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year
    limitations, as provided by section

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2598]]

    104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as may be necessary in
    carrying out the program for the current fiscal year for such
    corporation:  Provided, That none of the funds available during the
    current fiscal year may be used to make expenditures, contracts, or
    commitments for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology to
    any country, other than a nuclear-weapon state as defined in Article IX
    of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to
    receive economic or military assistance under this Act, that has
    detonated a nuclear explosive after the date of the enactment of this
    Act:  Provided further, That not less than 20 percent of the aggregate
    loan, guarantee, and insurance authority available to the Bank under
    this Act should be used to finance exports directly by small business
    concerns (as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act):
    Provided further, That not less than 10 percent of the aggregate loan,
    guarantee, and insurance authority available to the Bank under this Act
    should be used for renewable energy technologies or energy efficiency
    technologies: <<NOTE: 12 USC 635 note.>>   Provided further, That
    notwithstanding section 1(c) of Public Law 103-428, as amended, sections
    1(a) and (b) of Public Law 103-428 shall remain in effect through
    October 1, 2015.

                             administrative expenses

        For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed
    loan and insurance programs, including hire of passenger motor vehicles
    and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $30,000
    for official reception and representation expenses for members of the
    Board of Directors, not to exceed $106,250,000:  Provided, That the
    Export-Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, payment or services
    provided by transaction participants for legal, financial, or technical
    services in connection with any transaction for which an application for
    a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made: <<NOTE: 12 USC
    635a note.>>   Provided further, That notwithstanding subsection (b) of
    section 117 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, subsection (a)
    thereof shall remain in effect until September 30, 2015:  Provided
    further, That the Bank shall charge fees for necessary expenses
    (including special services performed on a contract or fee basis, but
    not including other personal services) in connection with the collection
    of moneys owed the Bank, repossession or sale of pledged collateral or
    other assets acquired by the Bank in satisfaction of moneys owed the
    Bank, or the investigation or appraisal of any property, or the
    evaluation of the legal, financial, or technical aspects of any
    transaction for which an application for a loan, guarantee or insurance
    commitment has been made, or systems infrastructure directly supporting
    transactions:  Provided further, That in addition to other funds
    appropriated for administrative expenses, such fees shall be credited to
    this account for such purposes, to remain available until expended.

                               receipts collected

        Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945,
    as amended, and the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as amended, in an
    amount not to exceed the amount appropriated herein, shall be credited
    as offsetting collections to this account:  Provided, That the sums
    herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-
    for-dollar basis by such offsetting

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2599]]

    collections so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from
    the General Fund estimated at $0:  Provided further, That amounts
    collected in fiscal year 2015 in excess of obligations, up to
    $10,000,000, shall become available on September 1, 2015, and shall
    remain available until September 30, 2018.

                     Overseas Private Investment Corporation

                                noncredit account

        The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized to make,
    without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by 31 U.S.C.
    9104, such expenditures and commitments within the limits of funds
    available to it and in accordance with law as may be necessary:
    Provided, That the amount available for administrative expenses to carry
    out the credit and insurance programs (including an amount for official
    reception and representation expenses which shall not exceed $35,000)
    shall not exceed $62,787,000:  Provided further, That project-specific
    transaction costs, including direct and indirect costs incurred in
    claims settlements, and other direct costs associated with services
    provided to specific investors or potential investors pursuant to
    section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall not be
    considered administrative expenses for the purposes of this heading.

                                 program account

        For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, $25,000,000, as
    authorized by section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, to be
    derived by transfer from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation
    Noncredit Account:  Provided, That such costs, including the cost of
    modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided further, That such sums
    shall be available for direct loan obligations and loan guaranty
    commitments incurred or made during fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017:
    Provided further, That funds so obligated in fiscal year 2015 remain
    available for disbursement through 2023; funds obligated in fiscal year
    2016 remain available for disbursement through 2024; and funds obligated
    in fiscal year 2017 remain available for disbursement through 2025:
    Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized to undertake any
    program authorized by title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign
    Assistance Act of 1961 in Iraq:  Provided further, That funds made
    available pursuant to the authority of the previous proviso shall be
    subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
    Appropriations.
        In addition, such sums as may be necessary for administrative
    expenses to carry out the credit program may be derived from amounts
    available for administrative expenses to carry out the credit and
    insurance programs in the Overseas Private Investment Corporation
    Noncredit Account and merged with said account.

                          trade and development agency

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 661 of
    the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $60,000,000, to remain available
    until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That of the amounts

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    made available under this heading, up to $2,500,000 may be made
    available to provide comprehensive procurement advice to foreign
    governments to support local procurements funded by the United States
    Agency for International Development, the Millennium Challenge
    Corporation, and the Department of State:  Provided further, That of the
    funds appropriated under this heading, not more than $4,000 may be
    available for representation and entertainment expenses.

                                    TITLE VII

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

                          allowances and differentials

        Sec. 7001.  Funds appropriated under title I of this Act shall be
    available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and
    differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of title 5, United States
    Code; for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and for hire of
    passenger transportation pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1343(b).

                           unobligated balances report

        Sec. 7002.  Any department or agency of the United States Government
    to which funds are appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act
    shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting
    of cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unexpended,
    balances by program, project, and activity, and Treasury Account Fund
    Symbol of all funds received by such department or agency in fiscal year
    2015 or any previous fiscal year, disaggregated by fiscal year:
    Provided, That the report required by this section should specify by
    account the amount of funds obligated pursuant to bilateral agreements
    which have not been further sub-obligated.

                               consulting services

        Sec. 7003.  The expenditure of any appropriation under title I of
    this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract,
    pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where
    such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public
    inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under
    existing Executive Order issued pursuant to existing law.

                              diplomatic facilities

        Sec. 7004. (a) Of funds provided under title I of this Act, except
    as provided in subsection (b), a project to construct a diplomatic
    facility of the United States may not include office space or other
    accommodations for an employee of a Federal agency or department if the
    Secretary of State determines that such department or agency has not
    provided to the Department of State the full amount of funding required
    by subsection (e) of section 604 of the Secure Embassy Construction and
    Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7)
    of Public Law 106-113 and contained in appendix G of that Act; 113 Stat.
    1501A-453), as amended by section 629 of the Departments of Commerce,

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    Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations
    Act, 2005.
        (b) Notwithstanding the prohibition in subsection (a), a project to
    construct a diplomatic facility of the United States may include office
    space or other accommodations for members of the United States Marine
    Corps.
        (c) For the purposes of calculating the fiscal year 2015 costs of
    providing new United States diplomatic facilities in accordance with
    section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism
    Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 note), the Secretary of State, in
    consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget,
    shall determine the annual program level and agency shares in a manner
    that is proportional to the Department of State's contribution for this
    purpose.
        (d) Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making
    appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
    related programs, which may be made available for the acquisition of
    property or award of construction contracts for overseas diplomatic
    facilities during fiscal year 2015, shall be subject to prior
    consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the
    Committees on Appropriations:  Provided, That notifications pursuant to
    this subsection shall include the information enumerated under the
    heading ``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance'' in House
    Report 113-499.
        (e)(1) None of the funds appropriated under the heading ``Embassy
    Security, Construction, and Maintenance'' in this Act and in prior Acts
    making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
    and related programs, made available through Federal agency Capital
    Security Cost Sharing contributions and reimbursements, or generated
    from the proceeds of real property sales, other than from real property
    sales located in London, United Kingdom, may be made available for site
    acquisition and mitigation, planning, design, or construction of the New
    London Embassy:  Provided, That the reporting requirement contained in
    section 7004(f)(2) of division I of Public Law 112-74 shall remain in
    effect during fiscal year 2015.
        (2) Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act and
    prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
    operations, and related programs under the heading ``Embassy Security,
    Construction, and Maintenance'' may be obligated for the relocation of
    the United States Embassy to the Holy See only if the Secretary of State
    reports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that such
    relocation continues to be consistent with the conditions of section
    7004(e)(2) of division K of Public Law 113-76.
        (f)(1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Embassy
    Security, Construction, and Maintenance'' may be made available to
    address security vulnerabilities at expeditionary, interim, and
    temporary facilities abroad, including physical security upgrades and
    local guard staffing, except that the amount of funds made available for
    such purposes from this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the
    Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be a
    minimum of $25,000,000:  Provided, That the uses of such funds should be
    the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of
    Diplomatic Security and Foreign Missions, in consultation with the
    Director of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations:  Provided
    further,

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    That such funds shall be subject to prior consultation with the
    Committees on Appropriations.
        (2) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional
    committees a list of all expeditionary, interim, and temporary
    diplomatic facilities and the number of personnel and security costs for
    each such facility:  Provided, That the report required by this
    paragraph may be submitted in classified form if necessary.
        (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the opening,
    closure, or any significant modification to an expeditionary, interim,
    or temporary diplomatic facility shall be subject to prior consultation
    with the appropriate congressional committees and the regular
    notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that
    such consultation and notification may be waived if there is a security
    risk to personnel.
        (g) Funds appropriated under the heading ``Diplomatic and Consular
    Programs'', including for Worldwide Security Protection, and under the
    heading ``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance'' in titles I
    and VIII of this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds
    appropriated by such titles under such headings if the Secretary of
    State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to
    do so is necessary to implement the recommendations of the Benghazi
    Accountability Review Board, or to prevent or respond to security
    situations and requirements, following consultation with, and subject to
    the regular notification procedures of, such Committees:  Provided, That
    such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority
    otherwise available under any other provision of law.

                                personnel actions

        Sec. 7005.  Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded
    under title I of this Act resulting from personnel actions taken in
    response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed
    within the total budgetary resources available under title I to such
    department or agency:  Provided, That the authority to transfer funds
    between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this
    section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in
    this Act:  Provided further, That use of funds to carry out this section
    shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this
    Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
    compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

                              local guard contracts

        Sec. 7006.  In evaluating proposals for local guard contracts, the
    Secretary of State shall award contracts in accordance with section 136
    of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991
    (22 U.S.C. 4864), except that the Secretary may grant authorization to
    award such contracts on the basis of best value as determined by a cost-
    technical tradeoff analysis (as described in Federal Acquisition
    Regulation part 15.101), notwithstanding subsection (c)(3) of such
    section, for high risk, high threat posts:  Provided, That the authority
    in this section shall apply to any options for renewal that may be
    exercised under such contracts that are awarded during the current
    fiscal year.

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            prohibition against direct funding for certain countries

        Sec. 7007.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be
    obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance or reparations
    for the governments of Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria:  Provided,
    That for purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or
    expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance and
    guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents.

                                  coups d'eetat

        Sec. 7008.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be
    obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance to the
    government of any country whose duly elected head of government is
    deposed by military coup d'eetat or decree or, after the date of
    enactment of this Act, a coup d'eetat or decree in which the military
    plays a decisive role:  Provided, That assistance may be resumed to such
    government if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the
    appropriate congressional committees that subsequent to the termination
    of assistance a democratically elected government has taken office:
    Provided further, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to
    assistance to promote democratic elections or public participation in
    democratic processes:  Provided further, That funds made available
    pursuant to the previous provisos shall be subject to the regular
    notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

                               transfer authority

        Sec. 7009. (a) Department of State and Broadcasting Board of
    Governors.--
                (1) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
            available for the current fiscal year for the Department of
            State under title I of this Act may be transferred between, and
            merged with, such appropriations, but no such appropriation,
            except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by
            more than 10 percent by any such transfers, and no such transfer
            may be made to increase the appropriation under the heading
            ``Representation Expenses''.
                (2) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
            available for the current fiscal year for the Broadcasting Board
            of Governors under title I of this Act may be transferred
            between, and merged with, such appropriations, but no such
            appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall
            be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers.
                (3) Any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated
            as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015(a) and (b) of
            this Act and shall not be available for obligation or
            expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth
            in that section.

        (b) Export Financing Transfer Authorities.--Not to exceed 5 percent
    of any appropriation other than for administrative expenses made
    available for fiscal year 2015, for programs under title VI of this Act
    may be transferred between such appropriations for use for any of the
    purposes, programs, and activities for which the funds in such receiving
    account may be used, but no such

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    appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be
    increased by more than 25 percent by any such transfer:  Provided, That
    the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular
    notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
        (c) Limitation on Transfers Between Agencies.--
                (1) None of the funds made available under titles II through
            V of this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or
            instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant
            to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this
            Act or any other appropriations Act.
                (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in addition to transfers
            made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds
            appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes of the
            Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allocated or transferred
            to agencies of the United States Government pursuant to the
            provisions of sections 109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign
            Assistance Act of 1961.
                (3) Any agreement entered into by the United States Agency
            for International Development (USAID) or the Department of State
            with any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
            States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the Foreign
            Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of $1,000,000 and any
            agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act, with
            funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making
            appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
            and related programs under the headings ``Global Health
            Programs'', ``Development Assistance'', and ``Economic Support
            Fund'' shall be subject to the regular notification procedures
            of the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided, That the
            requirement in the previous sentence shall not apply to
            agreements entered into between USAID and the Department of
            State.

        (d) Transfers Between Accounts.--None of the funds made available
    under titles II through V of this Act may be obligated under an
    appropriation account to which such funds were not appropriated, except
    for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless the
    President, not less than 5 days prior to the exercise of any authority
    contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to transfer funds,
    consults with and provides a written policy justification to the
    Committees on Appropriations.
        (e) Audit of Inter-agency Transfers.--Any agreement for the transfer
    or allocation of funds appropriated by this Act, or prior Acts, entered
    into between the Department of State or USAID and another agency of the
    United States Government under the authority of section 632(a) of the
    Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law, shall
    expressly provide that the Inspector General (IG) for the agency
    receiving the transfer or allocation of such funds, or other entity with
    audit responsibility if the receiving agency does not have an IG, shall
    perform periodic program and financial audits of the use of such funds:
    Provided, That such audits shall be transmitted to the Committees on
    Appropriations:  Provided further, That funds transferred under such
    authority may be made available for the cost of such audits.

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                           security assistance report

        Sec. 7010.  Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a
    report on funds obligated and expended during fiscal year 2014 under the
    headings ``International Military Education and Training'',
    ``Peacekeeping Operations'', and ``Foreign Military Financing Program''.

                              availability of funds

        Sec. 7011.  No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
    remain available for obligation after the expiration of the current
    fiscal year unless expressly so provided in this Act:  Provided, That
    funds appropriated for the purposes of chapters 1 and 8 of part I,
    section 661, chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign
    Assistance Act of 1961, section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, and
    funds provided under the heading ``Development Credit Authority'' shall
    remain available for an additional 4 years from the date on which the
    availability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds
    are initially obligated before the expiration of their respective
    periods of availability contained in this Act:  Provided further, That
    notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any funds made
    available for the purposes of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part
    II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which are allocated or
    obligated for cash disbursements in order to address balance of payments
    or economic policy reform objectives, shall remain available for an
    additional 4 years from the date on which the availability of such funds
    would otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially allocated or
    obligated before the expiration of their respective periods of
    availability contained in this Act:  Provided further, That the
    Secretary of State shall provide a report to the Committees on
    Appropriations at the beginning of each fiscal year, detailing by
    account and source year, the use of this authority during the previous
    fiscal year.

                limitation on assistance to countries in default

        Sec. 7012.  No part of any appropriation provided under titles III
    through VI in this Act shall be used to furnish assistance to the
    government of any country which is in default during a period in excess
    of 1 calendar year in payment to the United States of principal or
    interest on any loan made to the government of such country by the
    United States pursuant to a program for which funds are appropriated
    under this Act unless the President determines, following consultations
    with the Committees on Appropriations, that assistance for such country
    is in the national interest of the United States.

               prohibition on taxation of united states assistance

        Sec. 7013. (a) Prohibition on Taxation.--None of the funds
    appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be made
    available to provide assistance for a foreign country under a new
    bilateral agreement governing the terms and conditions under which such
    assistance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a provision
    stating that assistance provided by the United States

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    shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign government,
    and the Secretary of State shall expeditiously seek to negotiate
    amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to conform
    with this requirement.
        (b) Reimbursement of Foreign Taxes.--An amount equivalent to 200
    percent of the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2015 on funds
    appropriated by this Act by a foreign government or entity against
    United States assistance programs for which funds are appropriated by
    this Act, either directly or through grantees, contractors, and
    subcontractors shall be withheld from obligation from funds appropriated
    for assistance for fiscal year 2016 and allocated for the central
    government of such country and for the West Bank and Gaza program to the
    extent that the Secretary of State certifies and reports in writing to
    the Committees on Appropriations, not later than September 30, 2016,
    that such taxes have not been reimbursed to the Government of the United
    States.
        (c) De Minimis Exception.--Foreign taxes of a de minimis nature
    shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection (b).
        (d) Reprogramming of Funds.--Funds withheld from obligation for each
    country or entity pursuant to subsection (b) shall be reprogrammed for
    assistance for countries which do not assess taxes on United States
    assistance or which have an effective arrangement that is providing
    substantial reimbursement of such taxes, and that can reasonably
    accommodate such assistance in a programmatically responsible manner.
        (e) Determinations.--
                (1) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any
            country or entity the Secretary of State reports to the
            Committees on Appropriations--
                        (A) does not assess taxes on United States
                    assistance or which has an effective arrangement that is
                    providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes; or
                        (B) the foreign policy interests of the United
                    States outweigh the purpose of this section to ensure
                    that United States assistance is not subject to
                    taxation.
                (2) The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees
            on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to exercising the
            authority of this subsection with regard to any country or
            entity.

        (f) Implementation.--The Secretary of State shall issue rules,
    regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, to implement the
    prohibition against the taxation of assistance contained in this
    section.
        (g) Definitions.--As used in this section--
                (1) the term ``bilateral agreement'' refers to a framework
            bilateral agreement between the Government of the United States
            and the government of the country receiving assistance that
            describes the privileges and immunities applicable to United
            States foreign assistance for such country generally, or an
            individual agreement between the Government of the United States
            and such government that describes, among other things, the
            treatment for tax purposes that will be accorded the United
            States assistance provided under that agreement;
                (2) the term ``taxes and taxation'' shall include value
            added taxes and customs duties but shall not include individual
            income taxes assessed to local staff.

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        (h) Report.--The Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads
    of other relevant departments or agencies, shall submit a report to the
    Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after the enactment
    of this Act, detailing steps taken by such departments or agencies to
    comply with the requirements of this section.

                              reservations of funds

        Sec. 7014. (a) Funds appropriated under titles III through VI of
    this Act which are specifically designated may be reprogrammed for other
    programs within the same account notwithstanding the designation if
    compliance with the designation is made impossible by operation of any
    provision of this or any other Act:  Provided, That any such
    reprogramming shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of
    the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That assistance
    that is reprogrammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made available
    under the same terms and conditions as originally provided.
        (b) In addition to the authority contained in subsection (a), the
    original period of availability of funds appropriated by this Act and
    administered by the Department of State or the United States Agency for
    International Development (USAID) that are specifically designated for
    particular programs or activities by this or any other Act may be
    extended for an additional fiscal year if the Secretary of State or the
    USAID Administrator, as appropriate, determines and reports promptly to
    the Committees on Appropriations that the termination of assistance to a
    country or a significant change in circumstances makes it unlikely that
    such designated funds can be obligated during the original period of
    availability:  Provided, That such designated funds that continue to be
    available for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated only for the
    purpose of such designation.
        (c) Ceilings and specifically designated funding levels contained in
    this Act shall not be applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or
    otherwise made available by any subsequent Act unless such Act
    specifically so directs:  Provided, That specifically designated funding
    levels or minimum funding requirements contained in any other Act shall
    not be applicable to funds appropriated by this Act.

                            notification requirements

        Sec. 7015. (a) None of the funds made available in titles I and II
    of this Act, or in prior appropriations Acts to the agencies and
    departments funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or
    expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the
    Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees or of
    currency reflows or other offsetting collections, or made available by
    transfer, to the agencies and departments funded by this Act, shall be
    available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds
    that--
                (1) creates new programs;
                (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
                (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any
            project or activity for which funds have been denied or
            restricted;
                (4) relocates an office or employees;

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                (5) closes or opens a mission or post;
                (6) creates, closes, reorganizes, or renames bureaus,
            centers, or offices;
                (7) reorganizes programs or activities; or
                (8) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities
            presently performed by Federal employees;

    unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance
    of such reprogramming of funds:  Provided, That unless previously
    justified to the Committees on Appropriations, the requirements of this
    subsection shall apply to all obligations of funds appropriated under
    titles I and II of this Act for paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (6) of
    this subsection.
        (b) None of the funds provided under titles I and II of this Act, or
    provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agency or department
    funded under titles I and II of this Act that remain available for
    obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any
    accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection
    of fees available to the agency or department funded under title I of
    this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for
    activities, programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds in
    excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that--
                (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities;
                (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program,
            project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as
            approved by Congress; or
                (3) results from any general savings, including savings from
            a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change in
            existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by
            Congress; unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified
            15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.

        (c) None of the funds made available by this Act under the headings
    ``Global Health Programs'', ``Development Assistance'', ``International
    Organizations and Programs'', ``Trade and Development Agency'',
    ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', ``Economic
    Support Fund'', ``Democracy Fund'', ``Peacekeeping Operations'',
    ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'',
    ``Millennium Challenge Corporation'', ``Foreign Military Financing
    Program'', ``International Military Education and Training'', ``Conflict
    Stabilization Operations'', and ``Peace Corps'', shall be available for
    obligation for activities, programs, projects, type of materiel
    assistance, countries, or other operations not justified or in excess of
    the amount justified to the Committees on Appropriations for obligation
    under any of these specific headings unless the Committees on
    Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance:  Provided, That the
    President shall not enter into any commitment of funds appropriated for
    the purposes of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for the
    provision of major defense equipment, other than conventional
    ammunition, or other major defense items defined to be aircraft, ships,
    missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously justified to Congress or 20
    percent in excess of the quantities justified to Congress unless the
    Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such
    commitment:  Provided further, That requirements of this subsection or
    any similar provision of this or any other Act shall not apply to any
    reprogramming for an activity, program, or project for which funds are
    appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act of less

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    than 10 percent of the amount previously justified to the Congress for
    obligation for such activity, program, or project for the current fiscal
    year:  Provided further, That any notification submitted pursuant to
    subsection (f) of this section shall include information (if known on
    the date of transmittal of such notification) on the use of
    notwithstanding authority:  Provided further, That if subsequent to the
    notification of assistance it becomes necessary to rely on
    notwithstanding authority, the Committees on Appropriations should be
    informed at the earliest opportunity and to the extent practicable.
        (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the exception
    of funds transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under title
    I of this Act, funds transferred by the Department of Defense to the
    Department of State and the United States Agency for International
    Development for assistance for foreign countries and international
    organizations, and funds made available for programs authorized by
    section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2006 (Public Law 109-163) (or any successor authority), shall be subject
    to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
    Appropriations.
        (e) The requirements of this section or any similar provision of
    this Act or any other Act, including any prior Act requiring
    notification in accordance with the regular notification procedures of
    the Committees on Appropriations, may be waived if failure to do so
    would pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare:  Provided,
    That in case of any such waiver, notification to the Committees on
    Appropriations shall be provided as early as practicable, but in no
    event later than 3 days after taking the action to which such
    notification requirement was applicable, in the context of the
    circumstances necessitating such waiver:  Provided further, That any
    notification provided pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an
    explanation of the emergency circumstances.
        (f) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of
    this Act shall be obligated or expended for assistance for Afghanistan,
    Bahrain, Bolivia, Burma, Cambodia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia,
    Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, the
    Russian Federation, Serbia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
    Syria, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, and Zimbabwe except as provided
    through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
    Appropriations.

                    notification on excess defense equipment

        Sec. 7016.  Prior to providing excess Department of Defense articles
    in accordance with section 516(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
    the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations
    to the same extent and under the same conditions as other committees
    pursuant to subsection (f) of that section:  Provided, That before
    issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense articles under the Arms
    Export Control Act, the Department of Defense shall notify the
    Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the regular notification
    procedures of such Committees if such defense articles are significant
    military equipment (as defined in section 47(9) of the Arms Export
    Control Act) or are valued (in terms of original acquisition cost) at
    $7,000,000 or more, or if notification is required elsewhere in this Act
    for the use of appropriated funds for specific countries that would
    receive such

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    excess defense articles:  Provided further, That such Committees shall
    also be informed of the original acquisition cost of such defense
    articles.

    limitation on availability of funds for international organizations and
                                    programs

        Sec. 7017.  Subject to the regular notification procedures of the
    Committees on Appropriations, funds appropriated under titles I and III
    through V of this Act, which are returned or not made available for
    organizations and programs because of the implementation of section
    307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or section 7048(a) of this
    Act, shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017:
    Provided, That the requirement to withhold funds for programs in Burma
    under section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not
    apply to funds appropriated by this Act.

       prohibition on funding for abortions and involuntary sterilization

        Sec. 7018.  None of the funds made available to carry out part I of
    the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for
    the performance of abortions as a method of family planning or to
    motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions. None of the funds
    made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of
    1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the performance of involuntary
    sterilization as a method of family planning or to coerce or provide any
    financial incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of the
    funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act
    of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for any biomedical research
    which relates in whole or in part, to methods of, or the performance of,
    abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning.
    None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign
    Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be obligated or expended for any
    country or organization if the President certifies that the use of these
    funds by any such country or organization would violate any of the above
    provisions related to abortions and involuntary sterilizations.

                                   allocations

        Sec. 7019. (a) Funds provided by this Act shall be made available
    for programs and countries in the amounts specifically designated in the
    explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
    division A of this consolidated Act).
        (b) For the purposes of implementing this section and only with
    respect to the amounts for programs and countries specifically
    designated in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
    matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), the Secretary of
    State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International
    Development, and the Broadcasting Board of Governors, as appropriate,
    may propose deviations to the amounts referenced in subsection (a),
    subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
    Appropriations.

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                    representation and entertainment expenses

        Sec. 7020. (a) Each Federal department, agency, or entity funded in
    titles I or II of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury and
    independent agencies funded in titles III or VI of this Act, shall take
    steps to ensure that domestic and overseas representation and
    entertainment expenses further official agency business and United
    States foreign policy interests and are--
                (1) primarily for fostering relations outside of the
            Executive Branch;
                (2) principally for meals and events of a protocol nature;
                (3) not for employee-only events; and
                (4) do not include activities that are substantially of a
            recreational character.

        (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by
    this Act under the headings ``International Military Education and
    Training'' or ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' for Informational
    Program activities or under the headings ``Global Health Programs'',
    ``Development Assistance'', and ``Economic Support Fund'' may be
    obligated or expended to pay for--
                (1) alcoholic beverages; or
                (2) entertainment expenses for activities that are
            substantially of a recreational character, including but not
            limited to entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and
            musical productions, and amusement parks.

       prohibition on assistance to governments supporting international
                                    terrorism

        Sec. 7021. (a) Lethal Military Equipment Exports.--
                (1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
            available by titles III through VI of this Act may be available
            to any foreign government which provides lethal military
            equipment to a country the government of which the Secretary of
            State has determined supports international terrorism for
            purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of
            1979 as continued in effect pursuant to the International
            Emergency Economic Powers Act:  Provided, That the prohibition
            under this section with respect to a foreign government shall
            terminate 12 months after that government ceases to provide such
            military equipment:  Provided further, That this section applies
            with respect to lethal military equipment provided under a
            contract entered into after October 1, 1997.
                (2) Assistance restricted by paragraph (1) or any other
            similar provision of law, may be furnished if the President
            determines that to do so is important to the national interest
            of the United States.
                (3) Whenever the President makes a determination pursuant to
            paragraph (2), the President shall submit to the Committees on
            Appropriations a report with respect to the furnishing of such
            assistance, including a detailed explanation of the assistance
            to be provided, the estimated dollar amount of such assistance,
            and an explanation of how the assistance furthers United States
            national interests.

        (b) Bilateral Assistance.--
                (1) Funds appropriated for bilateral assistance in titles
            III through VI of this Act and funds appropriated under any

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            such title in prior Acts making appropriations for the
            Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs,
            shall not be made available to any foreign government which the
            President determines--
                        (A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any
                    individual or group which has committed an act of
                    international terrorism;
                        (B) otherwise supports international terrorism; or
                        (C) is controlled by an organization designated as a
                    terrorist organization under section 219 of the
                    Immigration and Nationality Act.
                (2) The President may waive the application of paragraph (1)
            to a government if the President determines that national
            security or humanitarian reasons justify such waiver:  Provided,
            That the President shall publish each such waiver in the Federal
            Register and, at least 15 days before the waiver takes effect,
            shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the waiver
            (including the justification for the waiver) in accordance with
            the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
            Appropriations.

                           authorization requirements

        Sec. 7022.  Funds appropriated by this Act, except funds
    appropriated under the heading ``Trade and Development Agency'', may be
    obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672,
    section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956,
    section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years
    1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236), and section 504(a)(1) of the
    National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)).

                  definition of program, project, and activity

        Sec. 7023.  For the purpose of titles II through VI of this Act
    ``program, project, and activity'' shall be defined at the
    appropriations Act account level and shall include all appropriations
    and authorizations Acts funding directives, ceilings, and limitations
    with the exception that for the following accounts: ``Economic Support
    Fund'' and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', ``program, project,
    and activity'' shall also be considered to include country, regional,
    and central program level funding within each such account; and for the
    development assistance accounts of the United States Agency for
    International Development, ``program, project, and activity'' shall also
    be considered to include central, country, regional, and program level
    funding, either as--
                (1) justified to the Congress; or
                (2) allocated by the Executive Branch in accordance with a
            report, to be provided to the Committees on Appropriations
            within 30 days of the enactment of this Act, as required by
            section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

     authorities for the peace corps, inter-american foundation and united
                      states african development foundation

        Sec. 7024.  Unless expressly provided to the contrary, provisions of
    this or any other Act, including provisions contained in prior Acts
    authorizing or making appropriations for the Department of

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    State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall not be construed
    to prohibit activities authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps
    Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act or the African Development
    Foundation Act:  Provided, That prior to conducting activities in a
    country for which assistance is prohibited, the agency shall consult
    with the Committees on Appropriations and report to such Committees
    within 15 days of taking such action.

                     commerce, trade and surplus commodities

        Sec. 7025. (a) None of the funds appropriated or made available
    pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for direct assistance and
    none of the funds otherwise made available to the Export-Import Bank and
    the Overseas Private Investment Corporation shall be obligated or
    expended to finance any loan, any assistance or any other financial
    commitments for establishing or expanding production of any commodity
    for export by any country other than the United States, if the commodity
    is likely to be in surplus on world markets at the time the resulting
    productive capacity is expected to become operative and if the
    assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers of
    the same, similar, or competing commodity:  Provided, That such
    prohibition shall not apply to the Export-Import Bank if in the judgment
    of its Board of Directors the benefits to industry and employment in the
    United States are likely to outweigh the injury to United States
    producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity, and the Chairman
    of the Board so notifies the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided
    further, That this subsection shall not prohibit--
                (1) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance
            from the International Development Association, is not eligible
            for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction
            and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis the
            agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is
            furnished; or
                (2) activities in a country the President determines is
            recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a
            complex emergency.

        (b) None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act to carry
    out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be
    available for any testing or breeding feasibility study, variety
    improvement or introduction, consultancy, publication, conference, or
    training in connection with the growth or production in a foreign
    country of an agricultural commodity for export which would compete with
    a similar commodity grown or produced in the United States:  Provided,
    That this subsection shall not prohibit--
                (1) activities designed to increase food security in
            developing countries where such activities will not have a
            significant impact on the export of agricultural commodities of
            the United States;
                (2) research activities intended primarily to benefit
            American producers;
                (3) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance
            from the International Development Association, is not eligible
            for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction
            and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis

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            the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is
            furnished; or
                (4) activities in a country the President determines is
            recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a
            complex emergency.

        (c) <<NOTE: 22 USC 262h note.>>  The Secretary of the Treasury shall
    instruct the United States executive directors of the international
    financial institutions, as defined in section 7029(h) of this Act, to
    use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by
    such institutions, using funds appropriated or made available by this
    Act, for the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral for
    export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the assistance will
    cause substantial injury to United States producers of the same,
    similar, or competing commodity.

                                separate accounts

        Sec. 7026. (a) Separate Accounts for Local Currencies.--
                (1) <<NOTE: 22 USC 2362 note.>>  If assistance is furnished
            to the government of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10
            of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act
            of 1961 under agreements which result in the generation of local
            currencies of that country, the Administrator of the United
            States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall--
                        (A) require that local currencies be deposited in a
                    separate account established by that government;
                        (B) enter into an agreement with that government
                    which sets forth--
                              (i) the amount of the local currencies to be
                          generated; and
                              (ii) the terms and conditions under which the
                          currencies so deposited may be utilized,
                          consistent with this section; and
                        (C) establish by agreement with that government the
                    responsibilities of USAID and that government to monitor
                    and account for deposits into and disbursements from the
                    separate account.
                (2) Uses of local currencies.--As may be agreed upon with
            the foreign government, local currencies deposited in a separate
            account pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of
            local currencies, shall be used only--
                        (A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or
                    chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of
                    1961 (as the case may be), for such purposes as--
                              (i) project and sector assistance activities;
                          or
                              (ii) debt and deficit financing; or
                        (B) for the administrative requirements of the
                    United States Government.
                (3) Programming accountability.--USAID shall take all
            necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of the local
            currencies disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the
            separate account established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are
            used for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection (a)(2).
                (4) Termination of assistance programs.--Upon termination of
            assistance to a country under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or
            chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as
            the case may be), any unencumbered balances

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            of funds which remain in a separate account established pursuant
            to subsection (a) shall be disposed of for such purposes as may
            be agreed to by the government of that country and the United
            States Government.
                (5) Reporting requirement.--The USAID Administrator shall
            report on an annual basis as part of the justification documents
            submitted to the Committees on Appropriations on the use of
            local currencies for the administrative requirements of the
            United States Government as authorized in subsection (a)(2)(B),
            and such report shall include the amount of local currency (and
            United States dollar equivalent) used or to be used for such
            purpose in each applicable country.

        (b) Separate Accounts for Cash Transfers.--
                (1) In general.--If assistance is made available to the
            government of a foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of part I
            or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
            as cash transfer assistance or as nonproject sector assistance,
            that country shall be required to maintain such funds in a
            separate account and not commingle them with any other funds.
                (2) Applicability of other provisions of law.--Such funds
            may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provisions of law
            which are inconsistent with the nature of this assistance
            including provisions which are referenced in the Joint
            Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference
            accompanying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Report No. 98-
            1159).
                (3) Notification.--At least 15 days prior to obligating any
            such cash transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the
            President shall submit a notification through the regular
            notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations,
            which shall include a detailed description of how the funds
            proposed to be made available will be used, with a discussion of
            the United States interests that will be served by the
            assistance (including, as appropriate, a description of the
            economic policy reforms that will be promoted by such
            assistance).
                (4) Exemption.--Nonproject sector assistance funds may be
            exempt from the requirements of subsection (b)(1) only through
            the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
            Appropriations.

                           eligibility for assistance

        Sec. 7027. (a) Assistance Through Nongovernmental Organizations.--
    Restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to
    assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance
    in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds
    appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapters 1, 10,
    11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance
    Act of 1961:  Provided, That before using the authority of this
    subsection to furnish assistance in support of programs of
    nongovernmental organizations, the President shall notify the Committees
    on Appropriations pursuant to the regular notification procedures,
    including a description of the program to be assisted, the assistance to
    be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such assistance:  Provided
    further, That nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter any
    existing

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    statutory prohibitions against abortion or involuntary sterilizations
    contained in this or any other Act.
        (b) Public Law 480.--During fiscal year 2015, restrictions contained
    in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country shall
    not be construed to restrict assistance under the Food for Peace Act
    (Public Law 83-480):  Provided, That none of the funds appropriated to
    carry out title I of such Act and made available pursuant to this
    subsection may be obligated or expended except as provided through the
    regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
        (c) Exception.--This section shall not apply--
                (1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance
            Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting
            assistance to countries that support international terrorism; or
                (2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance
            Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting
            assistance to the government of a country that violates
            internationally recognized human rights.

                                local competition

        Sec. 7028. (a) Requirements for Exceptions to Competition for Local
    Entities.--Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available to the
    United States Agency for International Development (USAID) may only be
    made available for limited competitions through local entities if--
                (1) prior to the determination to limit competition to local
            entities, USAID has--
                        (A) assessed the level of local capacity to
                    effectively implement, manage, and account for programs
                    included in such competition; and
                        (B) documented the written results of the assessment
                    and decisions made; and
                (2) prior to making an award after limiting competition to
            local entities--
                        (A) each successful local entity has been determined
                    to be responsible in accordance with USAID guidelines;
                    and
                        (B) effective monitoring and evaluation systems are
                    in place to ensure that award funding is used for its
                    intended purposes; and
                (3) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed.

        (b) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), the
    Administrator of USAID shall report, on a semi-annual basis, to the
    appropriate congressional committees on all awards subject to limited or
    no competition for local entities:  Provided, That such report should be
    posted on the USAID Web site:  Provided further, That the requirements
    of this subsection shall only apply to awards in excess of $3,000,000
    and sole source awards to local entities in excess of $2,000,000.
        (c) Section 7077 of division I of Public Law 112-74 shall continue
    in effect during fiscal year 2015, as amended by division K of Public
    Law 113-76.

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                      international financial institutions

        Sec. 7029. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the
    United States executive director of each international financial
    institution to seek to require that such institution adopts and
    implements a publicly available policy, including the strategic use of
    peer reviews and external experts, to conduct independent, in-depth
    evaluations of the effectiveness of at least 25 percent of all loans,
    grants, programs, and significant analytical non-lending activities in
    advancing the institution's goals of reducing poverty and promoting
    equitable economic growth, consistent with relevant safeguards, to
    ensure that decisions to support such loans, grants, programs, and
    activities are based on accurate data and objective analysis:  Provided,
    That not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary
    shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on steps taken
    by the United States executive directors and the international financial
    institutions consistent with this paragraph.
        (b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
    Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and
    Development and the International Development Association to vote
    against any loan, grant, policy, or strategy if such institution has
    adopted and is implementing any social or environmental safeguard
    relevant to such loan, grant, policy, or strategy that provides less
    protection than World Bank safeguards in effect on September 30, 2014.
        (c) None of the funds appropriated under title V of this Act may be
    made as payment to any international financial institution while the
    United States executive director to such institution is compensated by
    the institution at a rate which, together with whatever compensation
    such executive director receives from the United States, is in excess of
    the rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level IV of
    the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States
    Code, or while any alternate United States executive director to such
    institution is compensated by the institution at a rate in excess of the
    rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level V of the
    Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
        (d) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
    executive director of each international financial institution to seek
    to require that such institution conducts rigorous human rights due
    diligence and human rights risk management, as appropriate, in
    connection with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy of such
    institution:  Provided, That prior to voting on any such loan, grant,
    policy, or strategy the executive director shall consult with the
    Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department
    of State, if the executive director has reason to believe that such
    loan, grant, policy, or strategy could result in forced displacement or
    other violation of human rights.
        (e) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
    executive director of each international financial institution to
    promote in loan, grant, and other financing agreements improvements in
    borrowing countries' financial management and judicial capacity to
    investigate, prosecute, and punish fraud and corruption.
        (f) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
    executive director of each international financial institution

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    to seek to require that such institution collects, verifies, and
    publishes, to the maximum extent practicable, beneficial ownership
    information (excluding proprietary information) for any corporation or
    limited liability company, other than a publicly listed company, that
    receives funds appropriated by this Act that are provided as payment to
    such institution:  Provided, That not later than 180 days after
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
    Committees on Appropriations on steps taken by the United States
    executive directors and the international financial institutions
    consistent with this paragraph.
        (g) The Secretary of the Treasury should support efforts by the
    Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to promote economic cooperation
    and integration within the Caribbean region, consistent with the IDB's
    charter and United States policy.
        (h) <<NOTE: 22 USC 262h note.>>  For the purposes of this Act
    ``international financial institutions'' shall mean the International
    Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development
    Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American
    Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development
    Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the Inter-American Investment
    Corporation, the North American Development Bank, the European Bank for
    Reconstruction and Development, the African Development Bank, the
    African Development Fund, and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee
    Agency.

                              debt-for-development

        Sec. 7030.  In order to enhance the continued participation of
    nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-development and debt-for-
    nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization which is a grantee or
    contractor of the United States Agency for International Development may
    place in interest bearing accounts local currencies which accrue to that
    organization as a result of economic assistance provided under title III
    of this Act and, subject to the regular notification procedures of the
    Committees on Appropriations, any interest earned on such investment
    shall be used for the purpose for which the assistance was provided to
    that organization.

                  financial management and budget transparency

        Sec. 7031. (a) Limitation on Direct Government-to-Government
    Assistance.--
                (1) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for
            direct government-to-government assistance only if--
                        (A) each implementing agency or ministry to receive
                    assistance has been assessed and is considered to have
                    the systems required to manage such assistance and any
                    identified vulnerabilities or weaknesses of such agency
                    or ministry have been addressed; and
                              (i) the recipient agency or ministry employs
                          and utilizes staff with the necessary technical,
                          financial, and management capabilities;
                              (ii) the recipient agency or ministry has
                          adopted competitive procurement policies and
                          systems;
                              (iii) effective monitoring and evaluation
                          systems are in place to ensure that such
                          assistance is used for its intended purposes;
                              (iv) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed;
                          and

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                              (v) the government of the recipient country is
                          taking steps to publicly disclose on an annual
                          basis its national budget, to include income and
                          expenditures;
                        (B) the recipient government is in compliance with
                    the principles set forth in section 7013 of this Act;
                        (C) the recipient agency or ministry is not headed
                    or controlled by an organization designated as a foreign
                    terrorist organization under section 219 of the
                    Immigration and Nationality Act;
                        (D) the Government of the United States and the
                    government of the recipient country have agreed, in
                    writing, on clear and achievable objectives for the use
                    of such assistance, which should be made available on a
                    cost-reimbursable basis; and
                        (E) the recipient government is taking steps to
                    protect the rights of civil society, including freedoms
                    of expression, association, and assembly.
                (2) In addition to the requirements in subsection (a), no
            funds may be made available for direct government-to-government
            assistance without prior consultation with, and notification of,
            the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided, That such
            notification shall contain an explanation of how the proposed
            activity meets the requirements of paragraph (1):  Provided
            further, That the requirements of this paragraph shall only
            apply to direct government-to-government assistance in excess of
            $10,000,000 and all funds available for cash transfer, budget
            support, and cash payments to individuals.
                (3) The Administrator of the United States Agency for
            International Development (USAID) or the Secretary of State, as
            appropriate, shall suspend any direct government-to-government
            assistance if the Administrator or the Secretary has credible
            information of material misuse of such assistance, unless the
            Administrator or the Secretary reports to the Committees on
            Appropriations that it is in the national interest of the United
            States to continue such assistance, including a justification,
            or that such misuse has been appropriately addressed.
                (4) The Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on
            Appropriations, concurrent with the fiscal year 2016
            congressional budget justification materials, amounts planned
            for assistance described in subsection (a) by country, proposed
            funding amount, source of funds, and type of assistance.
                (5) Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act
            and 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2015, the USAID
            Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a
            report that--
                        (A) details all assistance described in subsection
                    (a) provided during the previous 6-month period by
                    country, funding amount, source of funds, and type of
                    such assistance; and
                        (B) the type of procurement instrument or mechanism
                    utilized and whether the assistance was provided on a
                    reimbursable basis.
                (6) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
            for any foreign country for debt service payments owed by any
            country to any international financial institution:

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             Provided, That for purposes of this subsection, the term
            ``international financial institution'' has the meaning given
            the term in section 7029(h) of this Act.

        (b) National Budget and Contract Transparency.--
                (1) Minimum requirements of fiscal transparency.--The
            Secretary of State shall continue to update and strengthen the
            ``minimum requirements of fiscal transparency'' for each
            government receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, as
            identified in the report required by section 7031(b) of division
            K of Public Law 113-76.
                (2) Definition.--For purposes of paragraph (1), ``minimum
            requirements of fiscal transparency'' are requirements
            consistent with those in subsection (a)(1), and the public
            disclosure of national budget documentation (to include receipts
            and expenditures by ministry) and government contracts and
            licenses for natural resource extraction (to include bidding and
            concession allocation practices).
                (3) Determination and report.--For each government
            identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State,
            not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, shall make
            or update any determination of ``significant progress'' or ``no
            significant progress'' in meeting the minimum requirements of
            fiscal transparency, and make such determinations publicly
            available in an annual ``Fiscal Transparency Report'' to be
            posted on the Department of State's Web site:  Provided, That
            the Secretary shall identify the significant progress made by
            each such government to publicly disclose national budget
            documentation, contracts, and licenses which are additional to
            such information disclosed in previous fiscal years, and include
            specific recommendations of short- and long-term steps such
            government should take to improve fiscal transparency:  Provided
            further, That the annual report shall include a detailed
            description of how funds appropriated by this Act are being used
            to improve fiscal transparency, and identify benchmarks for
            measuring progress.
                (4) Assistance.--Funds appropriated under title III of this
            Act shall be made available for programs and activities to
            assist governments identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to
            improve budget transparency and to support civil society
            organizations in such countries that promote budget
            transparency:  Provided, That such sums shall be in addition to
            funds otherwise made available for such purposes:  Provided
            further, That a description of the uses of such funds shall be
            included in the annual ``Fiscal Transparency Report'' required
            by paragraph (3).

        (c) <<NOTE: 8 USC 1182 note.>>  Anti-Kleptocracy and Human Rights.--
                (1)(A) Officials of foreign governments and their immediate
            family members about whom the Secretary of State has credible
            information have been involved in significant corruption,
            including corruption related to the extraction of natural
            resources, or a gross violation of human rights shall be
            ineligible for entry into the United States.
                (B) The Secretary may also publicly or privately designate
            or identify officials of foreign governments and their immediate
            family members about whom the Secretary has such credible
            information without regard to whether the individual has applied
            for a visa.

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                (2) Individuals shall not be ineligible if entry into the
            United States would further important United States law
            enforcement objectives or is necessary to permit the United
            States to fulfill its obligations under the United Nations
            Headquarters Agreement:  Provided, That nothing in paragraph (1)
            shall be construed to derogate from United States Government
            obligations under applicable international agreements.
                (3) The Secretary may waive the application of paragraph (1)
            if the Secretary determines that the waiver would serve a
            compelling national interest or that the circumstances which
            caused the individual to be ineligible have changed
            sufficiently.
                (4) Not later than 6 months after enactment of this Act, the
            Secretary of State shall submit a report, including a classified
            annex if necessary, to the Committees on Appropriations and the
            Committees on the Judiciary describing the information related
            to corruption or violation of human rights concerning each of
            the individuals found ineligible in the previous 12 months
            pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) as well as the individuals who the
            Secretary designated or identified pursuant to paragraph (1)(B),
            or who would be ineligible but for the application of paragraph
            (2), a list of any waivers provided under paragraph (3), and the
            justification for each waiver.
                (5) Any unclassified portion of the report required under
            paragraph (4) shall be posted on the Department of State's Web
            site.
                (6) For purposes of paragraphs (1)(B), (4), and (5), the
            records of the Department of State and of diplomatic and
            consular offices of the United States pertaining to the issuance
            or refusal of visas or permits to enter the United States shall
            not be considered confidential.

        (d) Foreign Assistance Web Site.--Funds appropriated by this Act
    under titles I and II, and funds made available for any independent
    agency in title III, as appropriate, shall be made available to support
    the provision of additional information on United States Government
    foreign assistance on the Department of State's foreign assistance Web
    site:  Provided, That all Federal agencies funded under this Act shall
    provide such information on foreign assistance, upon request, to the
    Department of State.

                               democracy programs

        Sec. 7032. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than
    $2,264,986,000 should be made available for democracy programs, as
    defined in subsection (c).
        (b) Funds made available by this Act for democracy programs may be
    made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, and with
    regard to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), any regulation.
        (c) For purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the term
    ``democracy programs'' means programs that support good governance,
    credible and competitive elections, freedom of expression, association,
    assembly, and religion, human rights, labor rights, independent media,
    and the rule of law, and that otherwise strengthen the capacity of
    democratic political parties, governments, nongovernmental organizations
    and institutions, and citizens to support the development of democratic
    states, and institutions that are responsive and accountable to
    citizens.

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        (d) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for
    governance programs should be made available to support institutions and
    individuals that demonstrate a commitment to democracy.
        (e) With respect to the provision of assistance for democracy, human
    rights, and governance activities in this Act, the organizations
    implementing such assistance, the specific nature of that assistance,
    and the participants in such programs shall not be subject to the prior
    approval by the government of any foreign country:  Provided, That the
    Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United
    States Agency for International Development (USAID), shall report to the
    Committees on Appropriations, not later than 120 days after enactment of
    this Act, detailing steps taken by the Department of State and USAID to
    comply with the requirements of this subsection.
        (f) Any funds made available by this Act for a business and human
    rights program in the People's Republic of China shall be made available
    on a cost-matching basis from sources other than the United States
    Government.
        (g) The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of
    State (DRL) and the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian
    Assistance, USAID, shall regularly communicate their planned programs to
    the NED.
        (h) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Democracy
    Fund'' that are made available to DRL shall be made available to
    maintain a database of prisons and gulags in North Korea, in accordance
    with section 7032(i) of division K of Public Law 113-76.
        (i) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for
    democracy programs shall be made available to support freedom of
    religion, including in the Middle East and North Africa.
        (j) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made
    available for democracy programs in countries in the Western Hemisphere
    above the total amount requested in the Congressional Budget
    Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year 2015:  Provided, That the
    Department of State and USAID, as appropriate, shall consult with the
    Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of such funds.
        (k) Funds made available by this Act for the Near East Regional
    Democracy program shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary
    for Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State, in consultation with the
    Assistant Secretary for DRL:  Provided, That such funds shall be made
    available for the activities described in section 1243 of Public Law
    112-239, following consultation with the appropriate congressional
    committees.

                               multi-year pledges

        Sec. 7033.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
    to make any pledge for future year funding for any multilateral or
    bilateral program funded in titles III through VI of this Act unless
    such pledge was--
                (1) previously justified, including the projected future
            year costs, in a congressional budget justification;
                (2) included in an Act making appropriations for the
            Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs or
            previously authorized by an Act of Congress;

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                (3) notified in accordance with the regular notification
            procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, including the
            projected future year costs; or
                (4) the subject of prior consultation with the Committees on
            Appropriations and such consultation was conducted at least 7
            days in advance of the pledge.

                               special provisions

        Sec. 7034. (a) Victims of War, Displaced Children, and Displaced
    Burmese.--Funds appropriated in titles III and VI of this Act that are
    made available for victims of war, displaced children, displaced
    Burmese, and to combat trafficking in persons and assist victims of such
    trafficking, may be made available notwithstanding any other provision
    of law.
        (b) Reconstituting Civilian Police Authority.--In providing
    assistance with funds appropriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6)
    of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a nation emerging
    from instability may be deemed to mean support for regional, district,
    municipal, or other sub-national entity emerging from instability, as
    well as a nation emerging from instability.
        (c) World Food Program.--Funds managed by the Bureau for Democracy,
    Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for
    International Development (USAID), from this or any other Act, may be
    made available as a general contribution to the World Food Program,
    notwithstanding any other provision of law.
        (d) Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration.--Notwithstanding
    any other provision of law, regulation or Executive order, funds
    appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act and prior Acts making
    appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
    related programs under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'',
    ``Peacekeeping Operations'', ``International Disaster Assistance'',
    ``Complex Crises Fund'', and ``Transition Initiatives'' may be made
    available to support programs to disarm, demobilize, and reintegrate
    into civilian society former members of foreign terrorist organizations:
     Provided, That the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees
    on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds pursuant to this
    subsection:  Provided further, That for the purposes of this subsection
    the term ``foreign terrorist organization'' means an organization
    designated as a terrorist organization under section 219 of the
    Immigration and Nationality Act.
        (e) Directives and Authorities.--(1) Funds appropriated by this Act
    under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' shall be made available to
    carry out the Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and
    the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as authorized by the
    Soviet-Eastern European Research and Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C.
    4501-4508).
                (2) Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making
            appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
            and related programs under the heading ``Economic Support Fund''
            may be made available as a contribution to establish and
            maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the regular
            notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

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                (3) Of the amounts made available by this Act under the
            heading ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' in title I, up to
            $500,000 may be made available for grants pursuant to section
            504 of Public Law 95-426 (22 U.S.C. 2656d), including to
            facilitate collaboration with indigenous communities.

        (f) Partner Vetting.--Funds appropriated by this Act or in titles I
    through IV of prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
    State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be used by the
    Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, to
    support the continued implementation of the Partner Vetting System (PVS)
    pilot program:  Provided, That the Secretary of State and the USAID
    Administrator shall jointly submit a report to the Committees on
    Appropriations, not later than 30 days after completion of the pilot
    program, on the estimated timeline and criteria for evaluating the PVS
    pilot program for possible expansion:  Provided further, That such
    report shall include the requirements in Senate Report 113-195 and House
    Report 113-499:  Provided further, That such report may be delivered in
    classified form, if necessary.
        (g) Contingencies.--During fiscal year 2015, the President may use
    up to $100,000,000 under the authority of section 451 of the Foreign
    Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
        (h) International Child Abductions.--The Secretary of State should
    withhold funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance
    for the central government of any country that is not taking appropriate
    steps to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of
    International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on October 25, 1980:
    Provided, That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on
    Appropriations within 15 days of withholding funds under this
    subsection.
        (i) Reports Repealed.--Section 304(f) of Public Law 107-173; section
    2104 of Public Law 109-13; and subsection 1405(c) of the Supplemental
    Appropriations Act of 2008 <<NOTE: 8 USC 1733; 22 USC 2799aa-1.>>
    (Public Law 110-252), are hereby repealed.

        (j) Transfers for Extraordinary Protection.--The Secretary of State
    may transfer to, and merge with, funds under the heading ``Protection of
    Foreign Missions and Officials'' unobligated balances of expired funds
    appropriated under the heading ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' for
    fiscal year 2015, except for funds designated for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
    the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, at no
    later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year
    for which such funds are available for the purposes for which
    appropriated:  Provided, That not more than $50,000,000 may be
    transferred.
        (k) Protections and Remedies for Employees of Diplomatic Missions
    and International Organizations.--The Secretary of State shall implement
    section 203(a)(2) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims
    Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-457):  Provided,
    That in determining whether to suspend the issuance of A-3 or G-5 visas
    under such section, the Secretary should consider the following as
    ``credible evidence'': (1) a final court judgment (including a default
    judgment) issued against a current or former employee of such mission or
    organization (for which the time period for appeal has expired); (2) the
    issuance

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    of a T-visa to the victim; or (3) a request by the Department of State
    to the sending state that immunity of individual diplomats or family
    members be waived to permit criminal prosecution:  Provided further,
    That the Secretary should assist in obtaining payment of final court
    judgments awarded to A-3 and G-5 visa holders, including encouraging the
    sending states to provide compensation directly to victims:  Provided
    further, That the Secretary shall include in the Trafficking in Persons
    annual report a concise summary of each trafficking case involving an A-
    3 or G-5 visa holder which meets one or more of the items in the first
    proviso of this subsection.
        (l) Extension of Authorities.--
                (1) <<NOTE: 22 USC 214 note.>>  Section 1(b)(2) of the
            Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)) shall be
            applied by substituting ``September 30, 2015'' for ``September
            30, 2010''.
                (2) <<NOTE: 22 USC 4831 note.>>  The authority provided by
            section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and
            Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)) shall remain in
            effect for facilities in Afghanistan through September 30, 2015,
            except that the notification and reporting requirements
            contained in such section shall include the Committees on
            Appropriations.
                (3) The authority contained in section 1115(d) of Public Law
            111-32 shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015.
                (4) <<NOTE: 22 USC 4064 note.>>  Section 824(g) of the
            Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064(g)) shall be applied
            by substituting ``September 30, 2015'' for ``October 1, 2010''
            in paragraph (2).
                (5) <<NOTE: 22 USC 2733 note.>>  Section 61(a) of the State
            Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2733(a))
            shall be applied by substituting ``September 30, 2015'' for
            ``October 1, 2010'' in paragraph (2).
                (6) <<NOTE: 22 USC 2385 note.>>  Section 625(j)(1) of the
            Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2385(j)(1)) shall be
            applied by substituting ``September 30, 2015'' for ``October 1,
            2010'' in subparagraph (B).
                (7)(A) Subject to the limitation described in subparagraph
            (B), the authority provided by section 1113 of the Supplemental
            Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32; 123 Stat. 1904)
            shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015.
                (B) The authority described in subparagraph (A) may not be
            used to pay an eligible member of the Foreign Service (as
            defined in section 1113(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations
            Act, 2009) a locality-based comparability payment (stated as a
            percentage) that exceeds two-thirds of the amount of the
            locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage)
            that would be payable to such member under section 5304 of title
            5, United States Code, if such member's official duty station
            were in the District of Columbia.
                (8) The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
            Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-167) is
            amended--
                        (A) In section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)--
                              (i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``and
                          2014'' and inserting ``2014, and 2015''; and
                              (ii) in subsection (e), by striking ``2014''
                          each place it appears and inserting ``2015''; and
                        (B) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in
                    subsection (b)(2), by striking ``2014'' and inserting
                    ``2015''.

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                (9) The authorities provided in section 1015(b) of Public
            Law 111-212 shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015.

        (m) Crowd Control Items.--Funds appropriated by this Act should not
    be used for tear gas, small arms, light weapons, ammunition, or other
    items for crowd control purposes for foreign security forces that use
    excessive force to repress peaceful expression, association, or assembly
    in countries undergoing democratic transition.
        (n) Department of State Working Capital Fund.--Funds appropriated by
    this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of State for
    payments to the Working Capital Fund may only be used for the activities
    and in the amounts allowed in the President's fiscal year 2015 budget:
    Provided, That Federal agency components shall be charged only for their
    direct usage of each Working Capital Fund service:  Provided further,
    That Federal agency components may only pay for Working Capital Fund
    services that are consistent with the component's purpose and
    authorities:  Provided further, That the Working Capital Fund shall be
    paid in advance or reimbursed at rates which will return the full cost
    of each service.
        (o) Security Force Accountability Assistance.--The Secretary of
    State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations not
    later than 90 days after enactment of this Act on steps taken to
    implement section 620M(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
    including program details and sources of funding:  Provided, That such
    report shall describe how funds appropriated by this Act are used to
    encourage, assist, and build the capacity of foreign governments to
    investigate, prosecute, and punish security force personnel who are
    credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights,
    including by providing:
                (1) technical assistance in support of such investigations
            and prosecutions;
                (2) assistance to strengthen civilian-military cooperation
            on human rights and the rule of law;
                (3) assistance to strengthen the internal accountability
            mechanisms and technical capacity of foreign governments to
            bring such personnel to justice; and
                (4) support for nongovernmental organizations that monitor
            and document gross violations.

        (p) Humanitarian Assistance.--Funds appropriated by this Act that
    are available for monitoring and evaluation of assistance under the
    headings ``International Disaster Assistance'' and ``Migration and
    Refugee Assistance'' shall, as appropriate, be made available for the
    regular collection of feedback obtained directly from beneficiaries on
    the quality and relevance of such assistance:  Provided, That the
    Department of State and USAID shall conduct regular oversight to ensure
    that such feedback is collected and used by grantees to maximize the
    cost-effectiveness and utility of such assistance, and require grantees
    that receive funds under such headings to establish procedures for
    collecting and responding to such feedback.
        (q) HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund.--Funds available in the HIV/AIDS
    Working Capital Fund established pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
    Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-477) may be made available for
    pharmaceuticals and other products

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    for child survival, malaria, and tuberculosis to the same extent as HIV/
    AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, subject to the terms and
    conditions in such section:  Provided, That the authority in section
    525(b)(5) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
    Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-477) shall be
    exercised by the Assistant Administrator for Global Health, USAID, with
    respect to funds deposited for such non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and
    other products, and shall be subject to the regular notification
    procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That
    the Secretary of State shall include in the congressional budget
    justification an accounting of budgetary resources, disbursements,
    balances, and reimbursements related to such fund.
        (r) Loan Guarantees and Enterprise Funds.--
                (1) Funds appropriated under the heading ``Economic Support
            Fund'' only in title III of this Act and prior Acts making
            appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
            and related programs may be made available for the costs, as
            defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
            of loan guarantees for Jordan, Ukraine, and Tunisia, which are
            authorized to be provided:  Provided, That amounts made
            available under this paragraph for the costs of such guarantees
            shall not be considered assistance for the purposes of
            provisions of law limiting assistance to a country.
                (2) Funds appropriated under the heading ``Economic Support
            Fund'' in this Act may be made available to establish and
            operate one or more enterprise funds for Egypt and Tunisia:
            Provided, That the first, third and fifth provisos under section
            7041(b) of division I of Public Law 112-74 shall apply to funds
            appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Economic Support
            Fund'' for an enterprise fund or funds to the same extent and in
            the same manner as such provision of law applied to funds made
            available under such section (except that the clause excluding
            subsection (d)(3) of section 201 of the SEED Act shall not
            apply):  Provided further, That the authority of any such
            enterprise fund or funds to provide assistance shall cease to be
            effective on December 31, 2025.
                (3) Funds made available by this subsection shall be subject
            to prior consultation with, and the regular notification
            procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.

        (s) Report on Executive Salaries.--Not later than 90 days after
    enactment of this Act, the head of any non-Federal or quasi-Federal
    organization that is provided a direct appropriation with funds made
    available by this Act under titles I or III shall submit a report to the
    Committees on Appropriations on executive salary and compensation:
    Provided, That the report shall include the information specified under
    this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
    matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
        (t) Definitions.--
                (1) <<NOTE: 22 USC 2152i note.>>  Unless otherwise defined
            in this Act, for purposes of this Act the term ``appropriate
            congressional committees'' shall mean the Committees on
            Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
            Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of
            Representatives.
                (2) Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of
            this Act the term ``funds appropriated in this Act and prior

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            Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
            operations, and related programs'' shall mean funds that remain
            available for obligation, and have not expired.
                (3) Any reference to Southern Kordofan in this or any other
            Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
            operations, and related programs shall be deemed to include
            portions of Western Kordofan that were previously part of
            Southern Kordofan prior to the 2013 division of Southern
            Kordofan.

                          arab league boycott of israel

        Sec. 7035.  It is the sense of the Congress that--
                (1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the secondary
            boycott of American firms that have commercial ties with Israel,
            is an impediment to peace in the region and to United States
            investment and trade in the Middle East and North Africa;
                (2) the Arab League boycott, which was regrettably
            reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and publicly
            terminated, and the Central Office for the Boycott of Israel
            immediately disbanded;
                (3) all Arab League states should normalize relations with
            their neighbor Israel;
                (4) the President and the Secretary of State should continue
            to vigorously oppose the Arab League boycott of Israel and find
            concrete steps to demonstrate that opposition by, for example,
            taking into consideration the participation of any recipient
            country in the boycott when determining to sell weapons to said
            country; and
                (5) the President should report to Congress annually on
            specific steps being taken by the United States to encourage
            Arab League states to normalize their relations with Israel to
            bring about the termination of the Arab League boycott of
            Israel, including those to encourage allies and trading partners
            of the United States to enact laws prohibiting businesses from
            complying with the boycott and penalizing businesses that do
            comply.

                              palestinian statehood

        Sec. 7036. (a) Limitation on Assistance.--None of the funds
    appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be provided to
    support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary of State determines and
    certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that--
                (1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian state--
                        (A) has demonstrated a firm commitment to peaceful
                    co-existence with the State of Israel; and
                        (B) is taking appropriate measures to counter
                    terrorism and terrorist financing in the West Bank and
                    Gaza, including the dismantling of terrorist
                    infrastructures, and is cooperating with appropriate
                    Israeli and other appropriate security organizations;
                    and
                (2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing entity of a
            new Palestinian state) is working with other countries in the
            region to vigorously pursue efforts to establish a just,
            lasting, and comprehensive peace in the Middle East that will
            enable Israel and an independent Palestinian state to exist

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            within the context of full and normal relationships, which
            should include--
                        (A) termination of all claims or states of
                    belligerency;
                        (B) respect for and acknowledgment of the
                    sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political
                    independence of every state in the area through measures
                    including the establishment of demilitarized zones;
                        (C) their right to live in peace within secure and
                    recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of
                    force;
                        (D) freedom of navigation through international
                    waterways in the area; and
                        (E) a framework for achieving a just settlement of
                    the refugee problem.

        (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
    governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the rule of law,
    an independent judiciary, and respect for human rights for its citizens,
    and should enact other laws and regulations assuring transparent and
    accountable governance.
        (c) Waiver.--The President may waive subsection (a) if the President
    determines that it is important to the national security interest of the
    United States to do so.
        (d) Exemption.--The restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply to
    assistance intended to help reform the Palestinian Authority and
    affiliated institutions, or the governing entity, in order to help meet
    the requirements of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of
    section 7040 of this Act (``Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian
    Authority'').

                restrictions concerning the palestinian authority

        Sec. 7037.  None of the funds appropriated under titles II through
    VI of this Act may be obligated or expended to create in any part of
    Jerusalem a new office of any department or agency of the United States
    Government for the purpose of conducting official United States
    Government business with the Palestinian Authority over Gaza and Jericho
    or any successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in the
    Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles:  Provided, That this restriction
    shall not apply to the acquisition of additional space for the existing
    Consulate General in Jerusalem:  Provided further, That meetings between
    officers and employees of the United States and officials of the
    Palestinian Authority, or any successor Palestinian governing entity
    provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles, for the
    purpose of conducting official United States Government business with
    such authority should continue to take place in locations other than
    Jerusalem:  Provided further, That as has been true in the past,
    officers and employees of the United States Government may continue to
    meet in Jerusalem on other subjects with Palestinians (including those
    who now occupy positions in the Palestinian Authority), have social
    contacts, and have incidental discussions.

      prohibition on assistance to the palestinian broadcasting corporation

        Sec. 7038.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act may be used to provide equipment, technical
    support, consulting services, or any other form of assistance to the
    Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.

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                      assistance for the west bank and gaza

        Sec. 7039. (a) Oversight.--For fiscal year 2015, 30 days prior to
    the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza
    Program, the Secretary of State shall certify to the Committees on
    Appropriations that procedures have been established to assure the
    Comptroller General of the United States will have access to appropriate
    United States financial information in order to review the uses of
    United States assistance for the Program funded under the heading
    ``Economic Support Fund'' for the West Bank and Gaza.
        (b) Vetting.--Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this
    Act under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' for assistance for the
    West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate
    steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through any
    individual, private or government entity, or educational institution
    that the Secretary knows or has reason to believe advocates, plans,
    sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with
    respect to private entities or educational institutions, those that have
    as a principal officer of the entity's governing board or governing
    board of trustees any individual that has been determined to be involved
    in, or advocating terrorist activity or determined to be a member of a
    designated foreign terrorist organization:  Provided, That the Secretary
    of State shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the
    steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall terminate
    assistance to any individual, entity, or educational institution which
    the Secretary has determined to be involved in or advocating terrorist
    activity.
        (c) Prohibition.--
                (1) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through
            VI of this Act for assistance under the West Bank and Gaza
            Program may be made available for the purpose of recognizing or
            otherwise honoring individuals who commit, or have committed
            acts of terrorism.
                (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
            funds made available by this or prior appropriations Acts,
            including funds made available by transfer, may be made
            available for obligation for security assistance for the West
            Bank and Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the
            Committees on Appropriations on the benchmarks that have been
            established for security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza
            and reports on the extent of Palestinian compliance with such
            benchmarks.

        (d) Audits.--
                (1) The Administrator of the United States Agency for
            International Development shall ensure that Federal or non-
            Federal audits of all contractors and grantees, and significant
            subcontractors and sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza
            Program, are conducted at least on an annual basis to ensure,
            among other things, compliance with this section.
                (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act up to $500,000 may
            be used by the Office of Inspector General of the United States
            Agency for International Development for audits, inspections,
            and other activities in furtherance of the requirements of this
            subsection:  Provided, That such funds are in addition to funds
            otherwise available for such purposes.

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        (e) Subsequent to the certification specified in subsection (a), the
    Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit and an
    investigation of the treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the
    bilateral West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds provided as
    cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2015 under the heading
    ``Economic Support Fund'', and such audit shall address--
                (1) the extent to which such Program complies with the
            requirements of subsections (b) and (c); and
                (2) an examination of all programs, projects, and activities
            carried out under such Program, including both obligations and
            expenditures.

        (f) Funds made available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be
    subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
    Appropriations.
        (g) Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on
    Appropriations updating the report contained in section 2106 of chapter
    2 of title II of Public Law 109-13.

             limitation on assistance for the palestinian authority

        Sec. 7040. (a) Prohibition of Funds.--None of the funds appropriated
    by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the
    Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect
    to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority.
        (b) Waiver.--The prohibition included in subsection (a) shall not
    apply if the President certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House
    of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the
    Committees on Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important
    to the national security interest of the United States.
        (c) Period of Application of Waiver.--Any waiver pursuant to
    subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months
    at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of
    this Act.
        (d) Report.--Whenever the waiver authority pursuant to subsection
    (b) is exercised, the President shall submit a report to the Committees
    on Appropriations detailing the justification for the waiver, the
    purposes for which the funds will be spent, and the accounting
    procedures in place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed:
    Provided, That the report shall also detail the steps the Palestinian
    Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate weapons and
    dismantle the terrorist infrastructure.
        (e) Certification.--If the President exercises the waiver authority
    under subsection (b), the Secretary of State must certify and report to
    the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds that
    the Palestinian Authority has established a single treasury account for
    all Palestinian Authority financing and all financing mechanisms flow
    through this account, no parallel financing mechanisms exist outside of
    the Palestinian Authority treasury account, and there is a single
    comprehensive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian
    Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence against Israelis
    and is supporting activities aimed at promoting peace, coexistence, and
    security cooperation with Israel.

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        (f) Prohibition to Hamas and the Palestine Liberation
    Organization.--
                (1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III through VI
            of this Act may be obligated for salaries of personnel of the
            Palestinian Authority located in Gaza or may be obligated or
            expended for assistance to Hamas or any entity effectively
            controlled by Hamas, any power-sharing government of which Hamas
            is a member, or that results from an agreement with Hamas and
            over which Hamas exercises undue influence.
                (2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph (1),
            assistance may be provided to a power-sharing government only if
            the President certifies and reports to the Committees on
            Appropriations that such government, including all of its
            ministers or such equivalent, has publicly accepted and is
            complying with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1)
            (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
                (3) The President may exercise the authority in section
            620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by the
            Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-446) with
            respect to this subsection.
                (4) Whenever the certification pursuant to paragraph (2) is
            exercised, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the
            Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of the
            certification and every quarter thereafter on whether such
            government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent
            are continuing to comply with the principles contained in
            section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
            1961, as amended:  Provided, That the report shall also detail
            the amount, purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance
            provided pursuant to the abovementioned certification and a full
            accounting of any direct support of such government.
                (5) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through
            VI of this Act may be obligated for assistance for the Palestine
            Liberation Organization.

                          middle east and north africa

        Sec. 7041. (a) Egypt.--
                (1) In general.--Funds appropriated by this Act that are
            available for assistance for the Government of Egypt may only be
            made available if the Secretary of State certifies and reports
            to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is--
                        (A) sustaining the strategic relationship with the
                    United States; and
                        (B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 Egypt-
                    Israel Peace Treaty.
                (2) Economic support fund.--
                        (A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
                    heading ``Economic Support Fund'', and subject to
                    paragraph (6) of this subsection, up to $150,000,000 may
                    be made available for assistance for Egypt, of which not
                    less than $35,000,000 should be made available for
                    higher education programs including not less than
                    $10,000,000 for scholarships at not-for-profit
                    institutions for Egyptian students with high financial
                    need:  Provided, That such funds

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                    may also be made available for democracy programs:
                    Provided further, That such funds shall be made
                    available for a demonstration project to combat
                    hepatitis C, on a cost matching basis from sources other
                    than the United States Government.
                        (B) Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting
                    assistance for Egypt, including paragraph (6) of this
                    subsection, funds made available under the heading
                    ``Economic Support Fund'' in this Act and prior Acts
                    making appropriations for the Department of State,
                    foreign operations, and related programs for assistance
                    for Egypt may be made available for education and
                    economic growth programs, subject to prior consultation
                    with the appropriate congressional committees:
                    Provided, That such funds may not be made available for
                    cash transfer assistance or budget support unless the
                    Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate
                    congressional committees that the Government of Egypt is
                    taking consistent and effective steps to stabilize the
                    economy and implement market-based economic reforms.
                        (C)(i) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under
                    the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' that are available
                    for assistance for Egypt, the Secretary of State shall
                    withhold from obligation an amount that the Secretary
                    determines to be equivalent to that expended by the
                    United States Government for bail, and by
                    nongovernmental organizations for legal and court fees,
                    associated with democracy related trials in Egypt until
                    the Secretary certifies and reports to the Committees on
                    Appropriations that the Government of Egypt has
                    dismissed the convictions issued by the Cairo Criminal
                    Court on June 4, 2013, in ``Public Prosecution Case No.
                    1110 for the Year 2012''.
                        (ii) No conviction issued by the Cairo Criminal
                    Court on June 4, 2013, in ``Public Prosecution Case No.
                    1110 for the Year 2012'', against a citizen or national
                    of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for
                    permanent residence in the United States, shall be
                    considered a conviction for purposes of United States
                    law or for any activity undertaken within the
                    jurisdiction of the United States.
                (3) Foreign military financing program.--Of the funds
            appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Foreign Military
            Financing Program'', and subject to paragraph (6) of this
            subsection, up to $1,300,000,000, to remain available until
            September 30, 2016, may be made available for assistance for
            Egypt which may be transferred to an interest bearing account in
            the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, following consultation
            with the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided, That if the
            Secretary of State is unable to make the certification in
            subparagraph (6)(A) or (B) of this subsection, such funds may be
            made available at the minimum rate necessary to continue
            existing programs, notwithstanding any provision of law
            restricting assistance for Egypt and following consultation with
            the Committees on Appropriations, except that defense articles
            and services from such programs shall not be delivered until the
            requirements in subparagraphs (6)(A), (B), or (C) of this
            subsection are met:  Provided further, That not later than 30
            days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of

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            State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations
            describing any defense articles withheld from delivery to Egypt
            as of the date of enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That
            not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the
            Secretary shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on
            plans to restructure military assistance for Egypt, including
            cash flow financing.
                (4) Prior year funds.--Funds appropriated under the headings
            ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' and ``International
            Military Education and Training'' in prior Acts making
            appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
            and related programs may be made available notwithstanding any
            provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, except that
            such funds under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing
            Program'' shall only be made available at the minimum rate
            necessary to continue existing programs and following
            consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, and the
            defense articles and services from such programs shall not be
            delivered until the requirements in subparagraphs (6)(A), (B),
            or (C) of this subsection are met.
                (5) Security exemptions.--Notwithstanding any provision of
            law restricting assistance for Egypt, including paragraphs (3),
            (4), and (6) of this subsection, funds made available for
            assistance for Egypt in this Act and prior Acts making
            appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
            and related programs may be made available for counterterrorism,
            border security, and nonproliferation programs in Egypt, and for
            development activities in the Sinai, if the Secretary of State
            certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional
            committees that to do so is important to the national security
            interest of the United States.
                (6) Fiscal year 2015 funds.--Except as provided in
            paragraphs (2), (3) and (5) of this subsection, funds
            appropriated by this Act under the headings ``Economic Support
            Fund'', ``International Military Education and Training'', and
            ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' for assistance for the
            Government of Egypt may be made available notwithstanding any
            provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt as follows--
                        (A) up to $725,850,000 may be made available only if
                    the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the
                    Committees on Appropriations that the Government of
                    Egypt--
                              (i) has held free and fair parliamentary
                          elections;
                              (ii) is implementing laws or policies to
                          govern democratically and protect the rights of
                          individuals;
                              (iii) is implementing reforms that protect
                          freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful
                          assembly, including the ability of civil society
                          organizations and the media to function without
                          interference;
                              (iv) is taking consistent steps to protect and
                          advance the rights of women and religious
                          minorities;
                              (v) is providing detainees with due process of
                          law;
                              (vi) is conducting credible investigations and
                          prosecutions of the use of excessive force by
                          security forces; and

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                              (vii) has released American citizens who the
                          Secretary of State determines to be political
                          prisoners and dismissed charges against them; and
                        (B) not less than 180 days after a certification and
                    report under subparagraph (6)(A), up to $725,850,000 may
                    be made available only if the Secretary of State
                    certifies and reports to the Committees on
                    Appropriations that the requirements in subparagraph
                    (6)(A) are being met.
                        (C) The Secretary of State may provide assistance,
                    notwithstanding the certification requirements of
                    subparagraphs 6(A) and (B) of this subsection or similar
                    provisions of law in prior Acts making appropriations
                    for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
                    related programs, if the Secretary, after consultation
                    with the Committees on Appropriations, certifies and
                    reports to such Committees that it is important to the
                    national security interest of the United States to
                    provide such assistance:  Provided, That such report,
                    which may be in classified form if necessary, shall
                    contain a detailed justification and the reasons why any
                    of the requirements of subparagraphs 6(A) or (B) cannot
                    be met.

        (b) Iran.--
                (1) The terms and conditions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of
            section 7041(c) in division I of Public Law 112-74 shall
            continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this
            Act.
                (2)(A) The reporting requirements in section 7043(c) in
            division F of Public Law 111-117 shall continue in effect during
            fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act:  Provided, That the
            date in subsection (c)(1) shall be deemed to be ``September 30,
            2015''.
                (B) The Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate
            congressional committees, not later than 30 days after enactment
            of this Act and at the end of each 30-day period thereafter
            until September 30, 2015, a report on the implementation of the
            Joint Plan of Action between the P5+1 and the Government of Iran
            concluded on November 24, 2013, and any extension of or
            successor to that agreement:  Provided, That the report shall
            include the information required in House Report 113-499 and
            Senate Report 113-195, and may be submitted in classified form
            if necessary.

        (c) Iraq.--
                (1) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for
            assistance for Iraq to promote governance, security, and
            internal and regional stability, including in Kurdistan and
            other areas impacted by the conflict in Syria, and among Iraq's
            religious and ethnic minority populations.
                (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made
            available for construction of a permanent United States
            consulate in Iraq on property for which no land-use agreement
            has been entered into by the Governments of the United States
            and Iraq.
                (3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
            ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' and
            ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' that are available for
            assistance for Iraq should be made available to enhance the
            capacity of Kurdistan Regional Government security services

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            and for security programs in Kurdistan to address requirements
            arising from the violence in Syria and Iraq:  Provided, That the
            Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on
            Appropriations prior to obligating such funds.
                (4) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the
            Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other
            relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit a
            report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing
            steps taken by the United States Government to address the
            plight, including resettlement needs, of Iranian dissidents
            located at Camp Liberty/Hurriya in Iraq.

        (d) Jordan.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
    headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``Foreign Military Financing
    Program'', not less than $1,000,000,000 shall be made available for
    assistance for Jordan.
        (e) Lebanon.--
                (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made
            available for the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) or the
            Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF is controlled
            by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated pursuant to
            section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
                (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
            ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' and
            ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' that are available for
            assistance for Lebanon may be made available for programs and
            equipment for the ISF and the LAF to address security and
            stability requirements in areas affected by the conflict in
            Syria, following consultation with the appropriate congressional
            committees.
                (3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
            ``Economic Support Fund'' that are available for assistance for
            Lebanon may be made available notwithstanding section 1224 of
            Public Law 107-228.
                (4) In addition to the activities described in paragraph
            (2), funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Foreign
            Military Financing Program'' for assistance for Lebanon may be
            made available only to professionalize the LAF and to strengthen
            border security and combat terrorism, including training and
            equipping the LAF to secure Lebanon's borders, interdicting arms
            shipments, preventing the use of Lebanon as a safe haven for
            terrorist groups, and to implement United Nations Security
            Council Resolution 1701:  Provided, That funds may not be
            obligated for assistance for the LAF until the Secretary of
            State submits to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed
            spend plan, including actions to be taken to ensure equipment
            provided to the LAF is only used for the intended purposes,
            except such plan may not be considered as meeting the
            notification requirements under section 7015 of this Act or
            under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and
            shall be submitted not later than September 1, 2015:  Provided
            further, That any notification submitted pursuant to such
            sections shall include any funds specifically intended for
            lethal military equipment.

        (f) Libya.--
                (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made
            available for assistance for the central Government of

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            Libya unless the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on
            Appropriations that such government is cooperating with United
            States Government efforts to investigate and bring to justice
            those responsible for the attack on United States personnel and
            facilities in Benghazi, Libya in September 2012:  Provided, That
            the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to funds made
            available for the purpose of protecting United States Government
            personnel or facilities.
                (2) Any notification required for assistance for Libya for
            funds appropriated under title IV of this Act shall include a
            detailed justification for such assistance, and a description of
            the vetting procedures used for any individual or unit receiving
            such assistance.
                (3) The limitation on the uses of funds in section
            7041(f)(2) of division K of Public Law 113-76 shall apply to
            funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for
            assistance for Libya:  Provided, That prior to the obligation of
            such funds, the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate
            steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring and
            control of assistance for Libya.
                (4) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the
            Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate
            congressional committees detailing--
                        (A) the number of claims against Libya filed with
                    the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission pursuant to the
                    Department of State's referral of claims of November 27,
                    2013 in connection with the Claims Settlement Agreement
                    between the United States of America and the Great
                    Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya of August 14,
                    2008, as implemented pursuant to the Libyan Claims
                    Resolution Act, Public Law 110-301 and Executive Order
                    13477 dated October 31, 2008;
                        (B) the amount of remaining balances of funds
                    received by the United States, and held by the United
                    States Treasury, for payment of awards rendered by the
                    Foreign Claims Settlement Commission pursuant to the
                    November 27, 2013 referral; and
                        (C) the process by which the claims are to be
                    adjudicated.

        (g) Morocco.--
                (1) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall be
            made available for assistance for the Western Sahara:  Provided,
            That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act and
            prior to the obligation of such funds the Secretary of State, in
            consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency
            for International Development, shall consult with the Committees
            on Appropriations on the proposed uses of such funds.
                (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
            ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' that are available for
            assistance for Morocco may only be used for the purposes
            requested in the Congressional Budget Justification, Foreign
            Operations, Fiscal Year 2015.

        (h) Syria.--
                (1) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act and prior
            Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
            operations, and related programs may be made available

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            notwithstanding any other provision of law for non-lethal
            assistance for programs to address the needs of civilians
            affected by conflict in Syria, and for programs that seek to--
                        (A) establish governance in Syria that is
                    representative, inclusive, and accountable;
                        (B) expand the role of women in negotiations to end
                    the violence and in any political transition in Syria;
                        (C) develop and implement political processes that
                    are democratic, transparent, and adhere to the rule of
                    law;
                        (D) further the legitimacy of the Syrian opposition
                    through cross-border programs;
                        (E) develop civil society and an independent media
                    in Syria;
                        (F) promote economic development in Syria;
                        (G) document, investigate, and prosecute human
                    rights violations in Syria, including through
                    transitional justice programs and support for
                    nongovernmental organizations;
                        (H) counter extremist ideologies; and
                        (I) assist Syrian refugees whose education has been
                    interrupted by the ongoing conflict to complete higher
                    education requirements at regional academic
                    institutions.
                (2) Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this
            Act and made available for assistance for Syria, the Secretary
            of State shall take all practicable steps to ensure that
            mechanisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, and control
            of such assistance inside Syria:  Provided, That the Secretary
            of State shall promptly inform the appropriate congressional
            committees of each significant instance in which assistance
            provided pursuant to the authority of this subsection has been
            compromised, to include the type and amount of assistance
            affected, a description of the incident and parties involved,
            and an explanation of the Department of State's response.
                (3) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available
            for assistance for Syria pursuant to the authority of this
            subsection may only be made available after the Secretary of
            State, in consultation with the heads of relevant United States
            Government agencies, submits, in classified form if necessary,
            an update to the comprehensive strategy required in section
            7041(i)(3) of Public Law 113-76.
                (4) Funds made available pursuant to this subsection may
            only be made available following consultation with the
            appropriate congressional committees, and shall be subject to
            the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
            Appropriations.

        (i) West Bank and Gaza.--
                (1) Report on assistance.--Prior to the initial obligation
            of funds made available by this Act under the heading ``Economic
            Support Fund'' for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the
            Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on
            Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance is to--
                        (A) advance Middle East peace;
                        (B) improve security in the region;
                        (C) continue support for transparent and accountable
                    government institutions;
                        (D) promote a private sector economy; or
                        (E) address urgent humanitarian needs.
                (2) Limitations.--

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                        (A)(i) None of the funds appropriated under the
                    heading ``Economic Support Fund'' in this Act may be
                    made available for assistance for the Palestinian
                    Authority, if after the date of enactment of this Act--
                                        (I) the Palestinians obtain the same
                                    standing as member states or full
                                    membership as a state in the United
                                    Nations or any specialized agency
                                    thereof outside an agreement negotiated
                                    between Israel and the Palestinians; or
                                        (II) the Palestinians initiate an
                                    International Criminal Court judicially
                                    authorized investigation, or actively
                                    support such an investigation, that
                                    subjects Israeli nationals to an
                                    investigation for alleged crimes against
                                    Palestinians.
                        (ii) The Secretary of State may waive the
                    restriction in paragraph (2)(A) resulting from the
                    application of paragraph (2)(A)(i)(I) if the Secretary
                    certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that to do
                    so is in the national security interest of the United
                    States, and submits a report to such Committees
                    detailing how the waiver and the continuation of
                    assistance would assist in furthering Middle East peace.
                        (B)(i) The President may waive the provisions of
                    section 1003 of Public Law 100-204 if the President
                    determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of
                    the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore
                    of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that
                    the Palestinians have not, after the date of enactment
                    of this Act, obtained in the United Nations or any
                    specialized agency thereof the same standing as member
                    states or full membership as a state outside an
                    agreement negotiated between Israel and the
                    Palestinians.
                        (ii) Not less than 90 days after the President is
                    unable to make the certification and report pursuant to
                    subparagraph (B)(i), the President may waive section
                    1003 of Public Law 100-204 if the President determines
                    and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of
                    Representatives, the President pro tempore of the
                    Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that the
                    Palestinians have entered into direct and meaningful
                    negotiations with Israel:  Provided, That any waiver of
                    the provisions of section 1003 of Public Law 100-204
                    under subparagraph (B)(i) of this paragraph or under
                    previous provisions of law must expire before the waiver
                    under the preceding sentence may be exercised.
                        (iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subparagraph shall
                    be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a
                    time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the
                    enactment of this Act.
                (3) Reduction.--The Secretary of State shall reduce the
            amount of assistance made available by this Act under the
            heading ``Economic Support Fund'' for the Palestinian Authority
            by an amount the Secretary determines is equivalent to the
            amount expended by the Palestinian Authority as payments for
            acts of terrorism by individuals who are imprisoned after being
            fairly tried and convicted for acts of terrorism and by
            individuals who died committing acts of terrorism during the

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            previous calendar year:  Provided, That the Secretary shall
            report to the Committees on Appropriations on the amount reduced
            for fiscal year 2015 prior to the obligation of funds for the
            Palestinian Authority.

        (j) Yemen.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act for
    assistance for Yemen may be made available for the Armed Forces of Yemen
    if such forces are controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as
    designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality
    Act.

                                     africa

        Sec. 7042. (a) Central African Republic.--Funds made available by
    this Act for assistance for the Central African Republic shall be made
    available for reconciliation and peacebuilding programs, including
    activities to promote inter-faith dialogue at the national and local
    levels, and for programs to prevent crimes against humanity.
        (b) Counterterrorism Programs.--
                (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than
            $63,331,000 should be made available for the Trans-Sahara
            Counterterrorism Partnership program, and not less than
            $24,000,000 should be made available for the Partnership for
            Regional East Africa Counterterrorism program.
                (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
            ``Economic Support Fund'', $10,000,000 shall be made available
            for programs to counter extremism in East Africa, in addition to
            such sums that may otherwise be made available for such
            purposes.

        (c) Crisis Response.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, up
    to $10,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
    ``Global Health Programs'' for HIV/AIDS activities may be transferred
    to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the headings ``Economic
    Support Fund'' and ``Transition Initiatives'' to respond to
    unanticipated crises in Africa, except that funds shall not be
    transferred unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on
    Appropriations that no individual currently on anti-retroviral therapy
    supported by such funds shall be negatively impacted by the transfer of
    such funds:  Provided, That the authority of this subsection shall be
    subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
        (d) Ethiopia.--
                (1) Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for
            assistance for Ethiopian military and police forces shall not be
            made available until the Secretary of State--
                        (A) certifies and reports to the Committees on
                    Appropriations that the Government of Ethiopia is
                    implementing policies to--
                              (i) protect judicial independence; freedom of
                          expression, association, assembly, and religion;
                          the right of political opposition parties, civil
                          society organizations, and journalists to operate
                          without harassment or interference; and due
                          process of law; and
                              (ii) permit access for human rights and
                          humanitarian organizations to the Somali region of
                          Ethiopia; and

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                        (B) submits a report to the Committees on
                    Appropriations on the types and amounts of United States
                    training and equipment proposed to be provided to the
                    Ethiopian military and police, including steps to ensure
                    that such assistance is not provided in contravention of
                    section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
                (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to
            assistance made available under the heading ``International
            Military Education and Training'' (IMET) in this Act, assistance
            to Ethiopian military efforts in support of international
            peacekeeping operations, countering regional terrorism, and
            border security, and assistance for the Ethiopian Defense
            Command and Staff College.
                (3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
            ``Development Assistance'' and ``Economic Support Fund'' that
            are available for assistance in the lower Omo and Gambella
            regions of Ethiopia shall--
                        (A) not be used to support activities that directly
                    or indirectly involve forced evictions;
                        (B) support initiatives of local communities to
                    improve their livelihoods; and
                        (C) be subject to prior consultation with affected
                    populations.
                (4) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United
            States executive director of each international financial
            institution to vote against financing for any activities that
            directly or indirectly involve forced evictions in Ethiopia.

        (e) Expanded International Military Education and Training.--
                (1) Funds appropriated under the heading ``International
            Military Education and Training'' in this Act that are made
            available for assistance for Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Coote
            d'Ivoire, Guinea, and Zimbabwe may be made available only for
            training related to international peacekeeping operations,
            expanded IMET, and professional military education:  Provided,
            That the limitation included in this paragraph shall not apply
            to courses that support training in maritime security.
                (2) None of the funds appropriated under the heading
            ``International Military Education and Training'' in this Act
            should be made available for assistance for Equatorial Guinea.

        (f) Lord's Resistance Army.--Funds appropriated by this Act shall be
    made available for programs and activities in areas affected by the
    Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) consistent with the goals of the Lord's
    Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act (Public Law
    111-172), including to improve physical access, telecommunications
    infrastructure, and early-warning mechanisms and to support the
    disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of former LRA combatants,
    especially child soldiers.
        (g) Nigeria.--Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available
    for assistance for Nigeria shall be made available for assistance for
    women and girls who are targeted by the terrorist organization Boko
    Haram, consistent with the provisions of section 7059 of this Act, and
    in consultation with the Government of Nigeria.
        (h) Programs in Africa.--
                (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
            ``Global Health Programs'' and ``Economic Support

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            Fund'', not less than $7,000,000 shall be made available for the
            purposes of section 7042(g)(1) of division K of Public Law 113-
            76.
                (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
            ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``International Narcotics Control
            and Law Enforcement'', not less than $8,000,000 shall be made
            available for the purposes of section 7042(g)(2) of division K
            of Public Law 113-76.
                (3) Funds made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall
            be programmed in a manner that leverages a United States
            Government-wide approach to addressing shared challenges and
            mutually beneficial opportunities, and shall be the
            responsibility of United States Chiefs of Mission in countries
            in Africa seeking enhanced partnerships with the United States
            in areas of trade, investment, development, health, and
            security.

        (i) Somalia.--
                (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
            ``Economic Support Fund'' that are made available for assistance
            for Somalia should be used to promote dialogue and
            reconciliation between the central government and Somali
            regions, and should be provided in an impartial manner that is
            based on need and institutional capacity:  Provided, That such
            assistance should also be used to strengthen the rule of law and
            government institutions, support civil society organizations
            involved in peace building, and support other development
            priorities including education and employment opportunities.
                (2) Funds appropriated in prior Acts making appropriations
            for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related
            programs may be made available for assistance for Somalia,
            notwithstanding section 7042(h)(2) of division K of Public Law
            113-76, following consultation with, and the regular
            notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.

        (j) South Sudan.--
                (1) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available
            for assistance for South Sudan should--
                        (A) be prioritized for programs that respond to
                    humanitarian needs and the delivery of basic services
                    and to mitigate conflict and promote stability,
                    including to address protection needs and prevent and
                    respond to gender-based violence;
                        (B) support programs that build resilience of
                    communities to address food insecurity, maintain
                    educational opportunities, and enhance local governance;
                        (C) be used to advance democracy, including support
                    for civil society, independent media, and other means to
                    strengthen the rule of law;
                        (D) support the transparent and sustainable
                    management of natural resources by assisting the
                    Government of South Sudan in conducting regular audits
                    of financial accounts, including revenues from oil and
                    gas, and the timely public disclosure of such audits;
                    and
                        (E) support the professionalization of security
                    forces, including human rights and accountability to
                    civilian authorities.
                (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act that are
            available for assistance for the central Government of South

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            Sudan may be made available until the Secretary of State
            certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that
            such government is taking steps to--
                        (A) provide access for humanitarian organizations;
                        (B) end the use of child soldiers;
                        (C) support a cessation of hostilities agreement;
                        (D) protect freedoms of expression, association, and
                    assembly;
                        (E) reduce corruption related to the extraction and
                    sale of oil and gas; and
                        (F) establish democratic institutions, including
                    accountable military and police forces under civilian
                    authority.
                (3) The limitation of paragraph (2) shall not apply to--
                        (A) humanitarian assistance;
                        (B) assistance to directly support South Sudan peace
                    negotiations or to implement a peace agreement; and
                        (C) assistance to support implementation of
                    outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
                    (CPA) and mutual arrangements related to the CPA.

        (k) Sudan.--
                (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
            funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for
            assistance for the Government of Sudan.
                (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made
            available for the cost, as defined in section 502 of the
            Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan
            guarantees held by the Government of Sudan, including the cost
            of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United
            States, and modifying concessional loans, guarantees, and credit
            agreements.
                (3) The limitations of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not
            apply to--
                        (A) humanitarian assistance;
                        (B) assistance for the Darfur region, Southern
                    Kordofan State, Blue Nile State, other marginalized
                    areas and populations in Sudan, and Abyei; and
                        (C) assistance to support implementation of
                    outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
                    (CPA), mutual arrangements related to post-referendum
                    issues associated with the CPA, or any other
                    internationally recognized viable peace agreement in
                    Sudan.

        (l) Trafficking in Conflict Minerals, Wildlife, and Other
    Contraband.--
                (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
            heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' may be made
            available for assistance for Rwanda unless the Secretary of
            State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the
            Government of Rwanda is implementing a policy to cease
            political, military and/or financial support to armed groups in
            the Democratic of the Congo (DRC) that have violated human
            rights or are involved in the illegal exportation of minerals,
            wildlife, or other contraband.
                (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to
            assistance to improve border controls to prevent the illegal
            exportation of minerals, wildlife, and other contraband out of
            the DRC by such groups, to protect humanitarian relief efforts,
            to support the training and deployment of members of the

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            Rwandan military in international peacekeeping operations, or to
            conduct operations against the Lord's Resistance Army.

        (m) Zimbabwe.--
                (1) <<NOTE: 22 USC 2151 note.>>  The Secretary of the
            Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of
            each international financial institution to vote against any
            extension by the respective institution of any loan or grant to
            the Government of Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or
            to promote democracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies
            and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule of
            law has been restored, including respect for ownership and title
            to property, and freedoms of expression, association, and
            assembly.
                (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be made
            available for assistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe,
            except for health and education, unless the Secretary of State
            certifies and reports as required in paragraph (1), and funds
            may be made available for macroeconomic growth assistance if the
            Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such
            government is implementing transparent fiscal policies,
            including public disclosure of revenues from the extraction of
            natural resources.

                            east asia and the pacific

        Sec. 7043. (a) Asia Rebalancing Initiative.--
                (1) Asia maritime security.--
                        (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the
                    headings ``International Narcotics Control and Law
                    Enforcement'' and ``Foreign Military Financing Program''
                    shall be made available for activities to strengthen
                    maritime security in the Asia region:  Provided, That
                    prior to obligating such funds, the Secretary of State
                    shall consult with the appropriate congressional
                    committees on the uses of such funds on a country-by-
                    country basis and on the specific regional strategic
                    objectives supported by such funds:  Provided further,
                    That such funds may only be made available for programs
                    for naval forces, coast guards, or other governmental
                    maritime entities and nongovernmental organizations, as
                    appropriate, directly engaged in maritime security
                    issues, and shall be coordinated with other United
                    States Government activities that seek to strengthen
                    maritime security in such region.
                        (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
                    ``International Military Education and Training'' shall
                    be made available for activities to promote the
                    professionalism and capabilities of naval forces, coast
                    guard, or other governmental maritime entities directly
                    engaged in maritime security issues in the Asia region,
                    including to counter piracy and facilitate cooperation
                    on disaster relief efforts.
                        (C) In addition to the consultation requirement in
                    paragraph (1)(A), not later than 90 days after enactment
                    of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination
                    with the heads of other relevant United States
                    Government agencies, shall submit to the appropriate
                    congressional committees a multi-year strategy to
                    increase cooperation on maritime security issues with
                    countries in the Asia region,

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                    including a description of specific regional strategic
                    objectives served by such funds:  Provided, That such
                    strategy shall include clear goals and objectives, and
                    cost estimates for implementation on an annual, country-
                    by-country and regional basis.
                        (D) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may
                    be made available for equipment or training for the
                    armed forces of the People's Republic of China.
                        (E) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of
                    this Act may be made available by the Secretary of State
                    for the participation by the United States in the
                    Information Sharing Centre located in Singapore, as
                    established by the Regional Cooperation Agreement on
                    Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in
                    Asia.
                (2) Regional alliances and partnerships.--Funds appropriated
            under title III of this Act that are made available for programs
            to strengthen regional alliances and partnerships among
            governments in the Asia region should be matched to the maximum
            extent practicable and as appropriate from sources other than
            the United States Government:  Provided, That prior to the
            obligation of funds for such programs, the Secretary of State
            shall certify to the appropriate congressional committees that
            such regional alliance or partnership is in the national
            security interest of the United States, and that the program or
            programs supporting such alliance serve specific strategic
            objectives, including a description of such objectives and an
            explanation of how such programs are coordinated with other
            United States Government programs to rebalance policy toward
            Asia.
                (3) Economic growth and trade.--
                        (A) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act
                    that are made available for bilateral economic growth
                    programs in the Asia region shall also be made available
                    to increase United States trade in such region, and for
                    assistance for capacity building activities relating to
                    free trade agreements.
                        (B) Funds appropriated under title VI of this Act
                    shall be made available to increase United States trade
                    in the Asia region above amounts made available for such
                    purposes in prior fiscal years.
                (4) Operations and assistance calculations.--Not later than
            90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State
            shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional
            committees detailing the funds provided for the Asia Rebalancing
            Initiative for operations and assistance for each fiscal year
            beginning in fiscal year 2011:  Provided, That such report shall
            include total amounts made available for such Initiative for
            each fiscal year, and shall specify the increased amounts for
            operations and assistance for the Asia region to support such
            Initiative.
                (5) Public diplomacy.--
                        (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the
                    headings ``Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs''
                    and ``Economic Support Fund'' shall be made available
                    for exchange programs for the Asia region, including for
                    the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, which
                    should be

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                    matched to the maximum extent practicable and as
                    appropriate from sources other than the United States
                    Government:  Provided, That such Initiative shall
                    include the participation of representatives of
                    democratic political parties and human rights
                    organizations.
                        (B) Not later than 180 days after enactment of this
                    Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
                    heads of other relevant United States Government
                    agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
                    committees a report detailing a clear and comprehensive
                    narrative on United States foreign policy for the Asia
                    region, including a description of steps taken to
                    disseminate such narrative among such agencies.
                        (C) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
                    ``International Broadcasting Operations'' that are made
                    available for the Asia region shall be made available to
                    support the narrative required in subparagraph (B), as
                    appropriate:  Provided, That not later than 90 days
                    after enactment of this Act, the Broadcasting Board of
                    Governors shall submit a report to the Committees on
                    Appropriations detailing the programs that are
                    attributable to the Asia Rebalancing Initiative,
                    including the costs of such programs.
                (6) Democracy and human rights.--
                        (A) Funds appropriated by title III of this Act for
                    the Asia Rebalancing Initiative shall be made available
                    to promote and protect democracy and human rights in the
                    Asia region, including for political parties, civil
                    society, and organizations and individuals seeking to
                    advance transparency, accountability, and the rule of
                    law:  Provided, That such funds shall also be made
                    available, through an open and competitive process, to
                    nongovernmental networks and alliances that seek to
                    promote democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in
                    the Asia region:  Provided further, That to the maximum
                    extent practicable, such funds should be made available
                    on a grant or cooperative agreement basis.
                        (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the
                    headings ``Global Health Programs'', ``Development
                    Assistance'', ``Economic Support Fund'', and ``Migration
                    and Refugee Assistance'' shall be made available for
                    programs to promote and preserve Tibetan culture and the
                    resilience of Tibetan communities in India and Nepal,
                    and to assist in the education and development of the
                    next generation of Tibetan leaders from such
                    communities:  Provided, That such funds are in addition
                    to amounts made available for programs inside Tibet in
                    subsection (g)(2) of this section.
                (7) Conflict resolution.--Funds appropriated under titles
            III and IV of this Act shall be made available to address and
            mitigate conflict in the Asia region arising from ethnic,
            religious, and territorial disputes.
                (8) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the Asia
            region means countries and territories in Oceania, Southeast
            Asia, and South Asia, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans
            bordering those countries and territories.

        (b) Burma.--

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                (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
            ``Economic Support Fund'' may be made available for assistance
            for Burma notwithstanding any other provision of law:  Provided,
            That no such funds shall be made available to any successor or
            affiliated organization of the State Peace and Development
            Council (SPDC) controlled by former SPDC members that promotes
            the repressive policies of the SPDC, or to any individual or
            organization credibly alleged to have committed gross violations
            of human rights, including against Rohingyas and other minority
            groups:  Provided further, That such funds may be made available
            for programs administered by the Office of Transition
            Initiatives, USAID, for ethnic groups and civil society in Burma
            to help sustain ceasefire agreements and further prospects for
            reconciliation and peace, which may include support to
            representatives of ethnic armed groups for this purpose.
                (2) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for
            assistance for Burma--
                        (A) may not be made available for budget support for
                    the Government of Burma;
                        (B) shall be provided to strengthen civil society
                    organizations in Burma, including as core support for
                    such organizations;
                        (C) shall be made available for community-based
                    organizations operating in Thailand to provide food,
                    medical, and other humanitarian assistance to internally
                    displaced persons in eastern Burma, in addition to
                    assistance for Burmese refugees from funds appropriated
                    by this Act under the heading ``Migration and Refugee
                    Assistance'';
                        (D) shall be made available for parliamentary
                    strengthening programs; and
                        (E) shall be made available for ethnic and religious
                    reconciliation programs, including in ceasefire areas,
                    as appropriate, and to address the Rohingya and Kachin
                    crises.
                (3) None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
            headings ``International Military Education and Training'' and
            ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' may be made available for
            assistance for Burma:  Provided, That the Department of State
            may continue consultations with the armed forces of Burma only
            on human rights and disaster response in a manner consistent
            with the prior fiscal year, and following consultation with the
            appropriate congressional committees.
                (4) Funds made available by this Act for assistance for
            Burma shall be made available for the implementation of the
            democracy and human rights strategy required by section
            7043(b)(3)(A) of division K of Public Law 113-76:  Provided,
            That the United States Chief of Mission in Burma, in
            consultation with the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of
            Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State (DRL),
            shall be responsible for democracy and human rights programs in
            Burma:  Provided further, That not less than 90 days after
            enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a
            report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing
            steps taken by the United States and other international donors
            to protect human rights and address conflict in Rakhine State.

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                (5) Funds appropriated by this Act shall only be made
            available for assistance for the central Government of Burma if
            the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate
            congressional committees that such government has implemented
            reforms, in consultation with Burma's political opposition and
            ethnic groups, providing for free and fair presidential and
            parliamentary elections, to include participation of citizens as
            voters and candidates:  Provided, That the Secretary of State
            may waive the requirements of this paragraph if the Secretary
            certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that
            to do so is important to the democratic development of Burma,
            including a detailed justification for such waiver.
                (6) Any new program or activity in Burma initiated in fiscal
            year 2015 shall be subject to prior consultation with the
            appropriate congressional committees.
                (7) Notwithstanding any provision of law, the position
            established by section 7 of Public Law 110-286 shall remain
            vacant following the expiration of the current term.
                (8)(A) Section 3(3) of Public Law 112-192 <<NOTE: 50 USC
            1701 note.>>  (October 5, 2012) is amended by inserting after
            ``Public Law 112-74'' the phrase ``and shall also include the
            Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency''.
                (B) <<NOTE: 50 USC 1701 note.>>  The amendment made in
            subparagraph (A) shall only take effect if the Secretary of
            State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations
            by September 30, 2015 that the Government of Burma has
            implemented reforms, in consultation with Burma's political
            opposition and ethnic groups, providing for free and fair
            presidential and parliamentary elections.

        (c) Cambodia.--
                (1) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for
            assistance for Cambodia shall be made available for democracy
            and human rights programs:  Provided, That such funds shall not
            include the costs associated with a United States contribution
            to a Khmer Rouge tribunal:  Provided further, That decisions
            regarding the uses of such funds shall be the responsibility of
            the United States Chief of Mission in Cambodia, in consultation
            with the Assistant Secretary for DRL, and should include
            programs that seek to--
                        (A) strengthen Cambodian civil society;
                        (B) promote transparent and accountable
                    parliamentary and electoral processes;
                        (C) provide access to justice for political
                    prisoners and individuals whose land has been
                    confiscated through extra-legal means;
                        (D) protect the rights, livelihood and traditions of
                    minority groups in Cambodia;
                        (E) support research and documentation on the Khmer
                    Rouge genocide, including in a regional context; and
                        (F) support efforts to educate the people of
                    Cambodia on such genocide.
                (2) Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making
            appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
            and related programs under the heading ``Development
            Assistance'' shall be made available for basic education
            programs in Cambodia.

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                (3) Funds appropriated by this Act may not be made available
            for a United States contribution to a Khmer Rouge tribunal until
            the Secretary of State reports to the appropriate congressional
            committees on whether--
                        (A) international donors, in cooperation with the
                    Government of Cambodia, have determined an estimate of
                    costs and a timeline associated with the winding down of
                    such tribunal;
                        (B) the workings of the tribunal are free of
                    interference by the Government of Cambodia; and
                        (C) the Government of Cambodia is making financial
                    contributions to such tribunal in a manner consistent
                    with its pledges.
                (4) The Secretary of State shall consult with international
            donors to the Khmer Rouge tribunal on a plan to reimburse the
            Documentation Center of Cambodia for costs incurred in support
            of the work of such tribunal:  Provided, That not later than 90
            days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
            submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
            detailing the steps taken to develop such plan.

        (d) North Korea.--
                (1) Funds made available under the heading ``International
            Broadcasting Operations'' in title I of this Act shall be made
            available to maintain broadcasts into North Korea.
                (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
            ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'' shall be made available for
            assistance for refugees from North Korea, including for
            protection activities in the People's Republic of China.
                (3) None of the funds made available by this Act under the
            heading ``Economic Support Fund'' may be made available for
            assistance for the government of North Korea.

        (e) People's Republic of China.--
                (1) None of the funds appropriated under the heading
            ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' in this Act may be
            obligated or expended for processing licenses for the export of
            satellites of United States origin (including commercial
            satellites and satellite components) to the People's Republic of
            China unless, at least 15 days in advance, the Committees on
            Appropriations are notified of such proposed action.
                (2) The terms and requirements of section 620(h) of the
            Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall apply to foreign assistance
            projects or activities of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of
            the People's Republic of China, to include such projects or
            activities by any entity that is owned or controlled by, or an
            affiliate of, the PLA:  Provided, That none of the funds
            appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act
            may be used to finance any grant, contract, or cooperative
            agreement with the PLA, or any entity that the Secretary of
            State has reason to believe is owned or controlled by, or an
            affiliate of, the PLA.
                (3) Funds appropriated by this Act for public diplomacy
            under title I and for assistance under titles III and IV shall
            be made available to counter the influence of the People's
            Republic of China, in accordance with the strategy required by
            section 7043(e)(3) of division K of Public Law 113-76, following
            consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.

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        (f) Philippines.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
    ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' that are available for assistance
    for the Philippine army should only be made available in accordance with
    the conditions under this section in the explanatory statement described
    in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated
    Act).
        (g) Tibet.--
                (1) The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the United
            States executive director of each international financial
            institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to
            support financing of projects in Tibet if such projects do not
            provide incentives for the migration and settlement of non-
            Tibetans into Tibet or facilitate the transfer of ownership of
            Tibetan land and natural resources to non-Tibetans, are based on
            a thorough needs-assessment, foster self-sufficiency of the
            Tibetan people and respect Tibetan culture and traditions, and
            are subject to effective monitoring.
                (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
            appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Economic Support
            Fund'' shall be made available to nongovernmental organizations
            to support activities which preserve cultural traditions and
            promote sustainable development, education, and environmental
            conservation in Tibetan communities in the Tibetan Autonomous
            Region and in other Tibetan communities in China.

        (h) Vietnam.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
    ``Economic Support Fund'' shall be made available for remediation of
    dioxin contaminated sites in Vietnam and may be made available for
    assistance for the Government of Vietnam, including the military, for
    such purposes, and funds appropriated under the heading ``Development
    Assistance'' shall be made available for health/disability activities in
    areas sprayed with Agent Orange or otherwise contaminated with dioxin.

                             south and central asia

        Sec. 7044. (a) Afghanistan.--
                (1) Operations and reports.--
                        (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the
                    headings ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', ``Embassy
                    Security, Construction, and Maintenance'', and
                    ``Operating Expenses'' that are available for the
                    construction and renovation of United States Government
                    facilities in Afghanistan may not be made available if
                    the purpose is to accommodate Federal employee positions
                    or to expand aviation facilities or assets above those
                    notified by the Department of State and the United
                    States Agency for International Development (USAID) to
                    the Committees on Appropriations, or contractors in
                    addition to those in place on the date of enactment of
                    this Act:  Provided, That the limitations in this
                    paragraph shall not apply if funds are necessary to
                    protect such facilities or the security, health, and
                    welfare of United States personnel.
                        (B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
                    headings ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' and
                    ``Operating Expenses'' that are made available for
                    operations

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                    in Afghanistan, 15 percent shall be withheld from
                    obligation until the Secretary of State, in consultation
                    with the Secretary of Defense and the USAID
                    Administrator, submits to the Committees on
                    Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, an
                    update of the report required by section 7044(a)(1)(B)
                    of division K of Public Law 113-76.
                (2) Assistance.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the
            headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``International Narcotics
            Control and Law Enforcement'' for assistance for Afghanistan--
                        (A) may not be used to support any program, project,
                    or activity that--
                              (i) does not have regular oversight by the
                          Department of State or USAID, as appropriate, to
                          include site visits;
                              (ii) involves any individual or organization
                          that the Secretary of State determines to be
                          involved in corrupt practices; or
                              (iii) initiates new major infrastructure;
                        (B) shall only be made available for programs that
                    the Government of Afghanistan or other Afghan entity is
                    capable of sustaining, as appropriate and as determined
                    by the United States Chief of Mission;
                        (C) shall be prioritized for programs that promote
                    women's economic and political empowerment, strengthen
                    and protect the rights of women and girls, and to
                    implement the United States Embassy Kabul Gender
                    Strategy; and
                        (D) shall be implemented in accordance with all
                    applicable audit policies of the Department of State and
                    USAID.
                (3) Notification and certification requirement.--Funds
            appropriated by this Act under the headings ``Economic Support
            Fund'' and ``International Narcotics Control and Law
            Enforcement'' for assistance for the central Government of
            Afghanistan shall be subject to the regular notification
            procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, and may not be
            obligated unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to
            the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of
            Afghanistan is--
                        (A) implementing laws or policies to govern
                    democratically and protect the rights of individuals and
                    civil society;
                        (B) implementing the Bilateral Security Agreement
                    with the United States;
                        (C) taking consistent steps to protect and advance
                    the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan;
                        (D) implementing the necessary policies and
                    procedures to comply with section 7013 of this Act; and
                        (E) reducing corruption and recovering stolen
                    assets.
                (4) Waiver.--The Secretary of State, after consultation with
            the Secretary of Defense, may waive the certification
            requirement of paragraph (3) if the Secretary of State
            determines that to do so is important to the national security
            interest of the United States and the Secretary submits a report
            to the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if
            necessary, on the justification for the waiver and the reasons
            why any part of the certification requirement of paragraph (3)
            has not been met.

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                (5) Rule of law programs.--Of the funds appropriated by this
            Act that are available for assistance for Afghanistan, not less
            than $50,000,000 shall be made available for rule of law
            programs:  Provided, That decisions regarding the uses of such
            funds shall be the responsibility of the Coordinating Director,
            in consultation with other appropriate United States Government
            officials in Afghanistan, and such Director shall be consulted
            on the uses of all funds appropriated by this Act for rule of
            law programs in Afghanistan.
                (6) Funding reduction.--Funds appropriated by this Act and
            prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
            foreign operations, and related programs that are available for
            assistance for the Government of Afghanistan shall be reduced by
            $5 for every $1 that the Government of Afghanistan imposes in
            taxes, duties, penalties, or other fees on the transport of
            property of the United States Government (including the United
            States Armed Forces), entering or leaving Afghanistan.
                (7) Endowment to empower women and girls.--Funds
            appropriated under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' in this
            Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
            State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made
            available for an endowment to empower women and girls in
            Afghanistan, following consultation with the appropriate
            congressional committees.
                (8) Authorities.--
                        (A) Funds appropriated under titles III through VI
                    of this Act that are made available for assistance for
                    Afghanistan may be made available--
                              (i) notwithstanding section 7012 of this Act
                          or any similar provision of law and section 660 of
                          the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; and
                              (ii) for reconciliation programs and
                          disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration
                          activities for former combatants who have
                          renounced violence against the Government of
                          Afghanistan in accordance with section
                          7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) of Public Law 112-74.
                        (B) Section 7046(a)(2)(A) of division I of Public
                    Law 112-74 shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act
                    for assistance for Afghanistan.
                (9) Afghanistan regional transition.--Funds made available
            by this Act for assistance for Afghanistan may be made available
            for programs in Central and South Asia relating to a transition
            in Afghanistan, including expanding Afghanistan linkages within
            the region:  Provided, That such funds shall be the
            responsibility of the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of
            South and Central Asian Affairs, Department of State, and the
            coordinator designated pursuant to section 601 of the Support
            for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law
            101-179) and section 102 of the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law
            102-511):  Provided further, That such funds shall be subject to
            the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
            Appropriations.
                (10) Base rights.--None of the funds made available by this
            Act may be used by the United States Government to enter into a
            permanent basing rights agreement between the United States and
            Afghanistan.

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        (b) Bangladesh.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
    ``Development Assistance'' that are made available for assistance for
    Bangladesh shall be made available for programs to improve labor
    conditions by strengthening the capacity of independent workers'
    organizations in Bangladesh's readymade garment, shrimp, and fish export
    sectors.
        (c) Nepal.--
                (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
            ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' may be made available for
            assistance for Nepal only if the Secretary of State certifies
            and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the
            Government of Nepal is investigating and prosecuting violations
            of human rights and the laws of war, and the Nepal army is
            cooperating fully with civilian judicial authorities, including
            providing investigators access to witnesses, documents, and
            other information.
                (2) The conditions in paragraph (1) shall not apply to
            assistance for humanitarian relief and reconstruction activities
            in Nepal, or for training to participate in international
            peacekeeping missions.

        (d) Pakistan.--
                (1) Certification requirement.--None of the funds
            appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the
            headings ``Economic Support Fund'', ``International Narcotics
            Control and Law Enforcement'', and ``Foreign Military Financing
            Program'' for assistance for the Government of Pakistan may be
            made available unless the Secretary of State certifies and
            reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government
            of Pakistan is--
                        (A) cooperating with the United States in
                    counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Network,
                    the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-
                    Mohammed, Al-Qaeda, and other domestic and foreign
                    terrorist organizations, including taking steps to end
                    support for such groups and prevent them from basing and
                    operating in Pakistan and carrying out cross border
                    attacks into neighboring countries;
                        (B) not supporting terrorist activities against
                    United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and
                    Pakistan's military and intelligence agencies are not
                    intervening extra-judicially into political and judicial
                    processes in Pakistan;
                        (C) dismantling improvised explosive device (IED)
                    networks and interdicting precursor chemicals used in
                    the manufacture of IEDs;
                        (D) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related
                    material and expertise;
                        (E) issuing visas in a timely manner for United
                    States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and
                    assistance programs in Pakistan; and
                        (F) providing humanitarian organizations access to
                    detainees, internally displaced persons, and other
                    Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict.
                (2) Waiver.--The Secretary of State, after consultation with
            the Secretary of Defense, may waive the certification
            requirement of paragraph (1) if the Secretary of State
            determines that to do so is important to the national security
            interest

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            of the United States and the Secretary submits a report to the
            Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary,
            on the justification for the waiver and the reasons why any part
            of the certification requirement of paragraph (1) has not been
            met.
                (3) Assistance.--
                        (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
                    ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' for assistance
                    for Pakistan may be made available only to support
                    counterterrorism and counterinsurgency capabilities in
                    Pakistan, and are subject to section 620M of the Foreign
                    Assistance Act of 1961.
                        (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the
                    headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and
                    ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related
                    Programs'' that are available for assistance for
                    Pakistan shall be made available to interdict precursor
                    materials from Pakistan to Afghanistan that are used to
                    manufacture IEDs, including calcium ammonium nitrate; to
                    support programs to train border and customs officials
                    in Pakistan and Afghanistan; and for agricultural
                    extension programs that encourage alternative fertilizer
                    use among Pakistani farmers.
                        (C) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
                    ``Economic Support Fund'' that are made available for
                    assistance for infrastructure projects in Pakistan shall
                    be implemented in a manner consistent with section
                    507(6) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2467(6)).
                        (D) Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III
                    and IV for assistance for Pakistan may be made available
                    notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for
                    this subsection.
                        (E) Of the funds appropriated under titles III and
                    IV of this Act that are made available for assistance
                    for Pakistan, $33,000,000 shall be withheld from
                    obligation until the Secretary of State reports to the
                    Committees on Appropriations that Dr. Shakil Afridi has
                    been released from prison and cleared of all charges
                    relating to the assistance provided to the United States
                    in locating Osama bin Laden.
                (4) Scholarships for women.--
                        (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
                    ``Economic Support Fund'' that are made available for
                    assistance for Pakistan shall be made available to
                    increase the number of scholarships for women under the
                    Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program during fiscal
                    year 2015.
                        (B) The additional scholarships available pursuant
                    to this subsection shall be awarded in accordance with
                    other scholarship eligibility criteria already
                    established by USAID.
                        (C) Additional scholarships funded pursuant to this
                    subsection shall be awarded for a range of disciplines
                    to improve the employability of graduates and to meet
                    the needs of scholarship recipients.
                        (D) Not less than 50 percent of the scholarships
                    available under such Program should be awarded to
                    Pakistani women.

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                (5) Reports.--
                        (A)(i) The spend plan required by section 7076 of
                    this Act for assistance for Pakistan shall include
                    achievable and sustainable goals, benchmarks for
                    measuring progress, and expected results regarding
                    combating poverty and furthering development in
                    Pakistan, countering extremism, and establishing
                    conditions conducive to the rule of law and transparent
                    and accountable governance:  Provided, That such
                    benchmarks may incorporate those required in title III
                    of Public Law 111-73, as appropriate:  Provided further,
                    That not later than 6 months after submission of such
                    spend plan, and each 6 months thereafter until September
                    30, 2016, the Secretary of State shall submit a report
                    to the Committees on Appropriations on the status of
                    achieving the goals and benchmarks in such plan.
                        (ii) The Secretary of State should suspend
                    assistance for the Government of Pakistan if any report
                    required by paragraph (A)(i) indicates that Pakistan is
                    failing to make measurable progress in meeting such
                    goals or benchmarks.
                        (B) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this
                    Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the
                    Committees on Appropriations detailing the costs and
                    objectives associated with significant infrastructure
                    projects supported by the United States in Pakistan, and
                    an assessment of the extent to which such projects
                    achieve such objectives.

        (e) Sri Lanka.--
                (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
            heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' may be made
            available for assistance for Sri Lanka, no defense export
            license may be issued, and no military equipment or technology
            shall be sold or transferred to Sri Lanka pursuant to the
            authorities contained in this Act or any other Act, unless the
            Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on
            Appropriations that the Government of Sri Lanka is meeting the
            conditions under this subsection in the explanatory statement
            described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
            this consolidated Act).
                (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance for
            humanitarian demining, disaster relief, and aerial and maritime
            surveillance.
                (3) If the Secretary makes the certification required in
            paragraph (1), funds appropriated under the heading ``Foreign
            Military Financing Program'' that are made available for
            assistance for Sri Lanka should be used to support the
            recruitment of Tamils into the Sri Lankan military in an
            inclusive and transparent manner, Tamil language training for
            Sinhalese military personnel, and human rights training for all
            military personnel.
                (4) Funds appropriated under the heading ``International
            Military Education and Training'' (IMET) in this Act that are
            available for assistance for Sri Lanka, may be made available
            only for training related to international peacekeeping
            operations and expanded IMET:  Provided, That the limitation in
            this paragraph shall not apply to maritime security.

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                (5) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United
            States executive directors of the international financial
            institutions to vote against any loan, agreement, or other
            financial support for Sri Lanka except to meet basic human
            needs, unless the Secretary of State makes the certification to
            the Committees on Appropriations required in paragraph (1).

        (f) Regional Programs.--
                (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
            ``Economic Support Fund'' for assistance for Afghanistan and
            Pakistan may be provided, notwithstanding any other provision of
            law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, for cross
            border stabilization and development programs between
            Afghanistan and Pakistan, or between either country and the
            Central Asian countries.
                (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
            ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' that are
            available for assistance for countries in South and Central Asia
            should be made available to enhance the recruitment, retention,
            and professionalism of women in police and other security
            forces.

                               western hemisphere

        Sec. 7045. (a) Central American Migration Prevention and Response.--
                (1) Strategy.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of
            this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
            Administrator of the United States Agency for International
            Development (USAID), and after consultation with the heads of
            other relevant Federal agencies and the Committees on
            Appropriations, shall submit to such Committees a strategy to
            address the key factors in the countries in Central America
            contributing to the migration of unaccompanied, undocumented
            minors to the United States:  Provided, That such strategy shall
            include a clear mission statement, achievable goals and
            objectives, benchmarks, timelines, and a spend plan:  Provided
            further, That funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this
            Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
            State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be made
            available to implement such strategy, subject to the regular
            notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
                (2) Border security.--The strategy required by paragraph (1)
            shall address the need for greater border security for the
            countries in Central America and for Mexico, particularly the
            southern border of Mexico:  Provided, That funds shall be made
            available by this Act to assist such countries to improve border
            security.
                (3) Economic and social development.--The strategy required
            by paragraph (1) shall include economic and social development
            programs, with a focus on communities that are major
            contributors of unaccompanied migrants and where there is
            significant gang activity.
                (4) Judicial and law enforcement reform.--The strategy
            required by paragraph (1) shall include judicial and police
            reform and capacity building programs, with a focus

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            on strengthening judicial independence and community policing.
                (5) Trafficking in persons.--The strategy required by
            paragraph (1) shall include activities to combat human
            trafficking in Central America, including through the use of
            forensic technology:  Provided, That funds in this Act shall be
            made available to support a multi-faceted approach to combat
            human trafficking in Guatemala.
                (6) Repatriation and reintegration.--The strategy required
            by paragraph (1) shall address the need for the safe
            repatriation and reintegration of minors into families or
            family-like settings:  Provided, That funds shall be made
            available to support repatriation facilities for the processing
            of undocumented migrants returning from the United States.
                (7) Not later than 60 days after submission of the strategy
            required by paragraph (1), and every 120 days thereafter until
            September 30, 2016, the Secretary of State, in consultation with
            the USAID Administrator, shall submit a report to the Committees
            on Appropriations on progress toward achieving the goals and
            objectives contained in such strategy and an updated spend plan,
            as appropriate:  Provided, That such report shall specify the
            amount of funds obligated and expended pursuant to this section
            by country and the steps taken by the government of each country
            to--
                        (A) improve border security;
                        (B) enforce laws and policies to reduce the flow of
                    illegal migrants to the United States, including to
                    increase penalties for human smuggling;
                        (C) conduct public outreach campaigns to explain the
                    dangers of the journey to the southwest border of the
                    United States, and to inform potential migrants of
                    relevant United States immigration laws; and
                        (D) cooperate with United States Federal agencies to
                    facilitate and expedite the return, repatriation, and
                    reintegration of illegal migrants arriving at the
                    southwest border of the United States.
                (8) Suspension of assistance.--The Secretary of State shall
            suspend further obligation of funds provided pursuant to this
            subsection for assistance for the government of a country if the
            Secretary determines and reports to the appropriate
            congressional committees that such government is not taking the
            steps specified in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph
            (7).

        (b) Colombia.--
                (1) Funds appropriated by this Act and made available to the
            Department of State for assistance for the Government of
            Colombia may be used to support a unified campaign against
            narcotics trafficking, organizations designated as Foreign
            Terrorist Organizations, and other criminal or illegal armed
            groups, and to take actions to protect human health and welfare
            in emergency circumstances, including undertaking rescue
            operations:  Provided, That the first through fifth provisos of
            paragraph (1), and paragraph (3) of section 7045(a) of division
            I of Public Law 112-74 shall continue in effect during fiscal
            year 2015 and shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act and
            made available for assistance for Colombia as if included in
            this Act:  Provided further, That 10 percent of the funds

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            appropriated by this Act for the Colombian national police for
            aerial drug eradication programs may not be used for the aerial
            spraying of chemical herbicides unless the Secretary of State
            certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the
            herbicides do not pose unreasonable risks or adverse effects to
            humans, including pregnant women and children, or the
            environment, including endemic species:  Provided further, That
            any complaints of harm to health or licit crops caused by such
            aerial spraying shall be thoroughly investigated and evaluated,
            and fair compensation paid in a timely manner for meritorious
            claims:  Provided further, That of the funds appropriated by
            this Act under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', not less
            than $133,000,000 shall be apportioned directly to USAID for
            alternative development/institution building, local governance
            programs, and support for victims of the violence in Colombia.
                (2) Limitation.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under
            the heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' that are
            available for assistance for Colombia, 25 percent may be
            obligated only in accordance with the conditions under section
            7045 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
            matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).

        (c) Cuba.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
    ``Economic Support Fund'' should be made available for programs in Cuba.
        (d) Guatemala.--Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available
    for assistance for the Guatemalan army only in accordance with the
    conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory statement described in
    section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
        (e) Haiti.--
                (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made
            available for assistance for the central Government of Haiti
            until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the
            Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Haiti--
                        (A) is taking steps to hold free and fair
                    parliamentary elections and to seat a new Haitian
                    Parliament;
                        (B) is selecting judges in a transparent manner and
                    respecting the independence of the judiciary;
                        (C) is combating corruption, including implementing
                    the anti-corruption law by prosecuting corrupt
                    officials; and
                        (D) is improving governance and implementing
                    financial transparency and accountability requirements
                    for government institutions.
                (2) The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase
            defense articles and services under the Arms Export Control Act
            (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the Coast Guard.

        (f) Honduras.--
                (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
            ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' and
            ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' that are available for
            assistance for the Honduran army and police, 25 percent may be
            obligated only in accordance with the conditions under section
            7045 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
            matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).

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                (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to
            assistance to promote transparency, anti-corruption, border and
            maritime security, respect for the rule of law within the army
            and police, and to combat human trafficking.

        (g) Mexico.--
                (1) Prior to the obligation of 15 percent of the funds
            appropriated by this Act under the headings ``International
            Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' and ``Foreign Military
            Financing Program'' that are available for assistance for the
            Mexican army and police, the Secretary of State shall report in
            writing to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government
            of Mexico is meeting the conditions under section 7045 in the
            explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
            preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
                (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to
            assistance to promote transparency, anti-corruption, border and
            maritime security, and respect for the rule of law within the
            army and police.
                (3) Not later than 45 days after the enactment of this Act,
            the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Commissioner
            for the United States Section of the International Boundary and
            Water Commission (IBWC), shall report to the Committees on
            Appropriations on the efforts to work with the Mexico Section of
            the IBWC and the Government of Mexico to establish mechanisms to
            improve the transparency of data on, and predictability of, the
            water deliveries from Mexico to the United States to meet annual
            water apportionments to the Rio Grande, in accordance with the
            1944 Treaty between the United States and Mexico Respecting
            Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of
            the Rio Grande, and on actions taken to minimize or eliminate
            the water deficits owed to the United States in the current 5-
            year cycle by the end of such cycle:  Provided, That such report
            shall include a projection of the balance of the water delivery
            deficit at the end of the current 5-year cycle, as well as the
            estimated impact to the United States of a negative delivery
            balance.

        (h) Aircraft Operations and Maintenance.--To the maximum extent
    practicable, the costs of operations and maintenance, including fuel, of
    aircraft funded by this Act should be borne by the recipient country.
        (i) Trade Capacity.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the
    headings ``Development Assistance'' and ``Economic Support Fund'' should
    be made available for labor and environmental capacity building
    activities relating to free trade agreements with countries of Central
    America, Colombia, Peru, and the Dominican Republic.

                prohibition of payments to united nations members

        Sec. 7046.  None of the funds appropriated or made available
    pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for carrying out the
    Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or in part
    any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the United Nations
    or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I
    of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the costs for participation of
    another country's delegation

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    at international conferences held under the auspices of multilateral or
    international organizations.

                              war crimes tribunals

        Sec. 7047.  If the President determines that doing so will
    contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide or other
    violations of international humanitarian law, the President may direct a
    drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
    1961 of up to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United
    Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the former
    Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security Council or such other
    tribunals or commissions as the Council may establish or authorize to
    deal with such violations, without regard to the ceiling limitation
    contained in paragraph (2) thereof:  Provided, That the determination
    required under this section shall be in lieu of any determinations
    otherwise required under section 552(c):  Provided further, That funds
    made available pursuant to this section shall be made available subject
    to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
    Appropriations.

                                 united nations

        Sec. 7048. (a) Transparency and Accountability.--Of the funds
    appropriated under title I and under the heading ``International
    Organizations and Programs'' in title V of this Act that are available
    for contributions to the United Nations (including the Department of
    Peacekeeping Operations), any United Nations agency, or the Organization
    of American States, 15 percent may not be obligated for such
    organization, department, or agency until the Secretary of State reports
    to the Committees on Appropriations that the organization, department,
    or agency is--
                (1) posting on a publicly available Web site, consistent
            with privacy regulations and due process, regular financial and
            programmatic audits of such organization, department, or agency,
            and providing the United States Government with necessary access
            to such financial and performance audits; and
                (2) effectively implementing and enforcing policies and
            procedures which reflect best practices as defined in the
            explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
            preceding division A of this consolidated Act) for the
            protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, including best
            practices for--
                        (A) protection against retaliation for internal and
                    lawful public disclosures;
                        (B) legal burdens of proof;
                        (C) statutes of limitation for reporting
                    retaliation;
                        (D) access to independent adjudicative bodies,
                    including external arbitration; and
                        (E) results that eliminate the effects of proven
                    retaliation.

        (b) Restrictions on United Nations Delegations and Organizations.--
                (1) None of the funds made available under title I of this
            Act may be used to pay expenses for any United States delegation
            to any specialized agency, body, or commission of the United
            Nations if such agency, body, or commission is chaired or
            presided over by a country, the government of which the

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            Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section
            6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 as continued in
            effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers
            Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)), supports international
            terrorism.
                (2) None of the funds made available under title I of this
            Act may be used by the Secretary of State as a contribution to
            any organization, agency, commission, or program within the
            United Nations system if such organization, agency, commission,
            or program is chaired or presided over by a country the
            government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for
            purposes of section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
            section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 6(j)(1) of
            the Export Administration Act of 1979, or any other provision of
            law, is a government that has repeatedly provided support for
            acts of international terrorism.
                (3) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in this
            subsection if the Secretary reports to the Committees on
            Appropriations that to do so is in the national interest of the
            United States.

        (c) United Nations Human Rights Council.--Funds appropriated by this
    Act may be made available to support the United Nations Human Rights
    Council only if the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on
    Appropriations that participation in the Council is in the national
    interest of the United States:  Provided, That the Secretary of State
    shall report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than
    September 30, 2015, on the resolutions considered in the United Nations
    Human Rights Council during the previous 12 months, and on steps taken
    to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item.
        (d) United Nations Relief and Works Agency.--The Secretary of State
    shall submit a report in writing to the Committees on Appropriations not
    less than 45 days after enactment of this Act on whether the United
    Nations Relief and Works Agency is--
                (1) utilizing Operations Support Officers in the West Bank,
            Gaza, and other fields of operation to inspect UNRWA
            installations and reporting any inappropriate use;
                (2) acting promptly to address any staff or beneficiary
            violation of its own policies (including the policies on
            neutrality and impartiality of employees) and the legal
            requirements under section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act
            of 1961;
                (3) implementing procedures to maintain the neutrality of
            its facilities, including implementing a no-weapons policy, and
            conducting regular inspections of its installations, to ensure
            they are only used for humanitarian or other appropriate
            purposes;
                (4) taking necessary and appropriate measures to ensure it
            is operating in compliance with the conditions of section 301(c)
            of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and continuing regular
            reporting to the Department of State on actions it has taken to
            ensure conformance with such conditions;
                (5) taking steps to ensure the content of all educational
            materials currently taught in UNRWA-administered schools and
            summer camps is consistent with the values of human rights,
            dignity, and tolerance and does not induce incitement;
                (6) not engaging in operations with financial institutions
            or related entities in violation of relevant United States law,

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            and is taking steps to improve the financial transparency of the
            organization; and
                (7) in compliance with the United Nations Board of Auditors'
            biennial audit requirements and is implementing in a timely
            fashion the Board's recommendations.

        (e) United Nations Capital Master Plan.--None of the funds made
    available in this Act may be used for the design, renovation, or
    construction of the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
        (f) Waiver.--The restrictions imposed by or pursuant to subsection
    (a) may be waived on a case-by-case basis by the Secretary of State if
    the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations
    that such waiver is necessary to avert or respond to a humanitarian
    crisis.
        (g) Report.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on
    Appropriations detailing the amount of funds available for obligation or
    expenditure in fiscal year 2015 for contributions to any organization,
    department, agency, or program within the United Nations system or any
    international program that are withheld from obligation or expenditure
    due to any provision of law:  Provided, That the Secretary of State
    shall update such report each time additional funds are withheld by
    operation of any provision of law:  Provided further, That the
    reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in such report, including
    updates thereof, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the
    regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.

                        community-based police assistance

        Sec. 7049. (a) Authority.--Funds made available by titles III and IV
    of this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part I and
    chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may
    be used, notwithstanding section 660 of that Act, to enhance the
    effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority through
    training and technical assistance in human rights, the rule of law,
    anti-corruption, strategic planning, and through assistance to foster
    civilian police roles that support democratic governance, including
    assistance for programs to prevent conflict, respond to disasters,
    address gender-based violence, and foster improved police relations with
    the communities they serve.
        (b) Notification.--Assistance provided under subsection (a) shall be
    subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
    Appropriations.

                       prohibition on promotion of tobacco

        Sec. 7050.  None of the funds provided by this Act shall be
    available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products,
    or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of
    restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except for
    restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco
    products of the same type.

                            international conferences

        Sec. 7051.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees of
    agencies or departments of the United States

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    Government who are stationed in the United States, at any single
    international conference occurring outside the United States, unless the
    Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations at least
    5 days in advance that such attendance is important to the national
    interest:  Provided, That for purposes of this section the term
    ``international conference'' shall mean a conference attended by
    representatives of the United States Government and of foreign
    governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental
    organizations.

                       aircraft transfer and coordination

        Sec. 7052. (a) Transfer Authority.--Notwithstanding any other
    provision of law or regulation, aircraft procured with funds
    appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the
    Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the
    headings ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', ``International Narcotics
    Control and Law Enforcement'', ``Andean Counterdrug Initiative'', and
    ``Andean Counterdrug Programs'' may be used for any other program and in
    any region, including for the transportation of active and standby
    Civilian Response Corps personnel and equipment during a deployment:
    Provided, That the responsibility for policy decisions and justification
    for the use of such transfer authority shall be the responsibility of
    the Secretary of State and the Deputy Secretary of State and this
    responsibility shall not be delegated.
        (b) Property Disposal.--The authority provided in subsection (a)
    shall apply only after the Secretary of State determines and reports to
    the Committees on Appropriations that the equipment is no longer
    required to meet programmatic purposes in the designated country or
    region:  Provided, That any such transfer shall be subject to prior
    consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the
    Committees on Appropriations.
        (c) Aircraft Coordination.--
                (1) The uses of aircraft purchased or leased by the
            Department of State and the United States Agency for
            International Development (USAID) with funds made available in
            this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department
            of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be
            coordinated under the authority of the appropriate Chief of
            Mission:  Provided, That such aircraft may be used to transport,
            on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, Federal and non-
            Federal personnel supporting Department of State and USAID
            programs and activities:  Provided further, That official travel
            for other agencies for other purposes may be supported on a
            reimbursable basis, or without reimbursement when traveling on a
            space available basis:  Provided further, That funds received by
            the Department of State for the use of aircraft owned, leased,
            or chartered by the Department of State may be credited to the
            Department's Working Capital Fund and shall be available for
            expenses related to the purchase, lease, maintenance,
            chartering, or operation of such aircraft.
                (2) The requirement and authorities of this subsection shall
            only apply to aircraft, the primary purpose of which is the
            transportation of personnel.

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        parking fines and real property taxes owed by foreign governments

        Sec. 7053.  The terms and conditions of section 7055 of division F
    of Public Law 111-117 shall apply to this Act:  Provided, That the date
    ``September 30, 2009'' in subsection (f)(2)(B) shall be deemed to be
    ``September 30, 2014''.

                         landmines and cluster munitions

        Sec. 7054. (a) Landmines.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
    law, demining equipment available to the United States Agency for
    International Development and the Department of State and used in
    support of the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for
    humanitarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign
    countries, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of
    State may prescribe.
        (b) Cluster Munitions.--No military assistance shall be furnished
    for cluster munitions, no defense export license for cluster munitions
    may be issued, and no cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology
    shall be sold or transferred, unless--
                (1) the submunitions of the cluster munitions, after arming,
            do not result in more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance across
            the range of intended operational environments, and the
            agreement applicable to the assistance, transfer, or sale of
            such cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology specifies
            that the cluster munitions will only be used against clearly
            defined military targets and will not be used where civilians
            are known to be present or in areas normally inhabited by
            civilians; or
                (2) such assistance, license, sale, or transfer is for the
            purpose of demilitarizing or permanently disposing of such
            cluster munitions.

                     prohibition on publicity or propaganda

        Sec. 7055.  No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
    be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States
    not authorized before the date of the enactment of this Act by the
    Congress:  Provided, That not to exceed $25,000 may be made available to
    carry out the provisions of section 316 of Public Law 96-533.

                        limitation on residence expenses

        Sec. 7056.  Of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to
    title II of this Act, not to exceed $100,500 shall be for official
    residence expenses of the United States Agency for International
    Development during the current fiscal year.

          united states agency for international development management

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 7057. <<NOTE: 22 USC 3948 note.>>  (a) Authority.--Up to
    $93,000,000 of the funds made available in title III of this Act
    pursuant to or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign
    Assistance Act of 1961

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    may be used by the United States Agency for International Development
    (USAID) to hire and employ individuals in the United States and overseas
    on a limited appointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308
    and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980.

        (b) <<NOTE: 22 USC 3948 note.>>  Restrictions.--
                (1) The number of individuals hired in any fiscal year
            pursuant to the authority contained in subsection (a) may not
            exceed 175.
                (2) The authority to hire individuals contained in
            subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2016.

        (c) <<NOTE: 22 USC 3948 note.>>  Conditions.--The authority of
    subsection (a) should only be used to the extent that an equivalent
    number of positions that are filled by personal services contractors or
    other non-direct hire employees of USAID, who are compensated with funds
    appropriated to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
    are eliminated.

        (d) <<NOTE: 22 USC 3948 note.>>  Program Account Charged.--The
    account charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed under
    the authority of this section shall be the account to which such
    individual's responsibilities primarily relate:  Provided, That funds
    made available to carry out this section may be transferred to, and
    merged with, funds appropriated by this Act in title II under the
    heading ``Operating Expenses''.

        (e) <<NOTE: 22 USC 3948 note.>>  Foreign Service Limited
    Extensions.--Individuals hired and employed by USAID, with funds made
    available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the
    Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, pursuant
    to the authority of section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, may
    be extended for a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding the limitation
    set forth in such section.

        (f) Disaster Surge Capacity.--Funds appropriated under title III of
    this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may
    be used, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, for
    the cost (including the support costs) of individuals detailed to or
    employed by USAID whose primary responsibility is to carry out programs
    in response to natural disasters, or man-made disasters subject to the
    regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
        (g) Personal Services Contractors.--Funds appropriated by this Act
    to carry out chapter 1 of part I, chapter 4 of part II, and section 667
    of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Food for
    Peace Act (Public Law 83-480), may be used by USAID to employ up to 40
    personal services contractors in the United States, notwithstanding any
    other provision of law, for the purpose of providing direct, interim
    support for new or expanded overseas programs and activities managed by
    the agency until permanent direct hire personnel are hired and trained:
    Provided, That not more than 15 of such contractors shall be assigned to
    any bureau or office:  Provided further, That such funds appropriated to
    carry out title II of the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83-480), may be
    made available only for personal services contractors assigned to the
    Office of Food for Peace.
        (h) Small Business.--In entering into multiple award indefinite-
    quantity contracts with funds appropriated by this Act, USAID may
    provide an exception to the fair opportunity process for placing

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    task orders under such contracts when the order is placed with any
    category of small or small disadvantaged business.
        (i) Senior Foreign Service Limited Appointments.--Individuals hired
    pursuant to the authority provided by section 7059(o) of division F of
    Public Law 111-117 may be assigned to or support programs in Afghanistan
    or Pakistan with funds made available in this Act and prior Acts making
    appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
    related programs.
        (j) Local Sustainable Development.--Not later than 180 days after
    enactment of this Act and after consultation with the appropriate
    congressional committees, the USAID Administrator shall submit to such
    committees a plan, including a timeline and resources required by fiscal
    year, to incorporate the following components into USAID Foreign Service
    training, assignment, and promotion practices in order to enable all
    Foreign Service Officers to effectively apply local sustainable
    development principles to USAID assistance programs:
                (1) a time period for overseas assignments that facilitates
            sustainable development, and which includes the option of
            extending such assignments;
                (2) sufficient foreign language training;
                (3) expertise in one or more program areas;
                (4) work objectives that give Foreign Service Officers
            primary responsibility for developing relationships with, and
            building the capacity of, local nongovernmental and governmental
            entities, and supporting grants to and cooperative agreements
            with such entities to design and implement small-scale,
            sustainable programs, projects, and activities across all
            development sectors;
                (5) incentives, including training, compensation, and career
            development opportunities including promotions, to encourage
            such officers to carry out their responsibilities; and
                (6) procedures to ensure that the responsibilities and
            assignments of relevant locally employed staff are fully
            integrated with the work of such officers.

                            global health activities

        Sec. 7058. (a) In General.--Funds appropriated by titles III and IV
    of this Act that are made available for bilateral assistance for child
    survival activities or disease programs including activities relating to
    research on, and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS may
    be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law except for
    provisions under the heading ``Global Health Programs'' and the United
    States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of
    2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amended:  Provided,
    That of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less
    than $575,000,000 should be made available for family planning/
    reproductive health, including in areas where population growth
    threatens biodiversity or endangered species.
        (b) Global Fund.--
                (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act that are available
            for a contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
            Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), 10 percent should be
            withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State determines
            and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that--

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                        (A) the Global Fund is maintaining and implementing
                    a policy of transparency, including the authority of the
                    Global Fund Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to
                    publish OIG reports on a public Web site;
                        (B) the Global Fund is providing sufficient
                    resources to maintain an independent OIG that--
                              (i) reports directly to the Board of the
                          Global Fund;
                              (ii) maintains a mandate to conduct thorough
                          investigations and programmatic audits, free from
                          undue interference; and
                              (iii) compiles regular, publicly published
                          audits and investigations of financial,
                          programmatic, and reporting aspects of the Global
                          Fund, its grantees, recipients, sub-recipients,
                          and Local Fund Agents;
                        (C) the Global Fund maintains an effective
                    whistleblower policy to protect whistleblowers from
                    retaliation, including confidential procedures for
                    reporting possible misconduct or irregularities; and
                        (D) the Global Fund is implementing the
                    recommendations contained in the Consolidated
                    Transformation Plan approved by the Board of the Global
                    Fund on November 21, 2011.
                (2) The withholding required by this subsection shall not be
            in addition to funds that are withheld from the Global Fund in
            fiscal year 2015 pursuant to the application of any other
            provision contained in this or any other Act.

        (c) Contagious Infectious Disease Outbreaks.--If the Secretary of
    State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that an
    international infectious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is
    spreading internationally, or that it is in the national interest to
    respond to a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, funds
    made available under title III of this Act may be made available to
    combat such infectious disease or public health emergency:  Provided,
    That funds made available pursuant to the authority of this subsection
    shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular
    notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.

                                 gender equality

        Sec. 7059. (a) Gender Equality.--Funds appropriated by this Act
    shall be made available to promote gender equality in United States
    Government diplomatic and development efforts by raising the status,
    increasing the participation, and protecting the rights of women and
    girls worldwide.
        (b) Women's Leadership.--Of the funds appropriated by title III of
    this Act, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available to increase
    leadership opportunities for women in countries where women and girls
    suffer discrimination due to law, policy, or practice, by strengthening
    protections for women's political status, expanding women's
    participation in political parties and elections, and increasing women's
    opportunities for leadership positions in the public and private sectors
    at the local, provincial, and national levels.
        (c) Gender-Based Violence.--
                (1)(A) Of the funds appropriated by titles III and IV of
            this Act, not less than $150,000,000 shall be made available

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            to implement a multi-year strategy to prevent and respond to
            gender-based violence in countries where it is common in
            conflict and non-conflict settings.
                (B) Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act that
            are available to train foreign police, judicial, and military
            personnel, including for international peacekeeping operations,
            shall address, where appropriate, prevention and response to
            gender-based violence and trafficking in persons, and shall
            promote the integration of women into the police and other
            security forces.
                (2) Department of State and United States Agency for
            International Development gender programs shall incorporate
            coordinated efforts to combat a variety of forms of gender-based
            violence, including child marriage, rape, female genital cutting
            and mutilation, and domestic violence, among other forms of
            gender-based violence in conflict and non-conflict settings.

        (d) Women, Peace, and Security.--Funds appropriated by this Act
    under the headings ``Development Assistance'', ``Economic Support
    Fund'', and ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement''
    should be made available to support a multi-year strategy to expand, and
    improve coordination of, United States Government efforts to empower
    women as equal partners in conflict prevention, peace building,
    transitional processes, and reconstruction efforts in countries affected
    by conflict or in political transition, and to ensure the equitable
    provision of relief and recovery assistance to women and girls.

                               sector allocations

        Sec. 7060. (a) Education.--
                (1) Basic education.--
                        (A) Of the funds appropriated under title III of
                    this Act, not less than $800,000,000 should be made
                    available for assistance for basic education, and such
                    funds may be made available notwithstanding any
                    provision of
                    law that restricts assistance to foreign countries,
                    except for the conditions provided in this subsection:
                    Provided, That not later than 60 days after enactment of
                    this Act, the Administrator of the United States Agency
                    for International Development (USAID) shall report to
                    the Committees on Appropriations on the status of
                    cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but
                    unexpended, balances in each country where USAID
                    provides basic education assistance and such report
                    shall also include details on the types of contracts and
                    grants provided and the goals and objectives of such
                    assistance:  Provided further, That the Administrator
                    shall update such report on a monthly basis thereafter
                    until the unobligated and unexpended balances for such
                    assistance are less than the amount made available by
                    this paragraph for basic education assistance:  Provided
                    further, That the initial report shall also include a
                    detailed plan, timeline, and the current status of
                    assistance for basic education.
                        (B) USAID shall ensure that programs supported with
                    funds appropriated for basic education in this Act and
                    prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of

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                    State, foreign operations, and related programs are
                    integrated, as appropriate, with health, agriculture,
                    governance, and economic and social development
                    activities to address the broader needs of target
                    populations:  Provided, That USAID shall work to achieve
                    quality universal basic education by--
                              (i) assisting foreign governments,
                          nongovernmental, and multilateral organizations
                          working in developing countries to provide
                          children with a quality basic education, including
                          through strengthening host country educational
                          systems; and
                              (ii) promoting basic education as the
                          foundation for comprehensive community development
                          programs.
                        (C) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under
                    title III for basic education, not less than $45,000,000
                    shall be made available for a contribution to
                    multilateral partnerships that support education.
                (2) Higher education.--Of the funds appropriated by title
            III of this Act, not less than $225,000,000 shall be made
            available for assistance for higher education, of which not less
            than $35,000,000 shall be to support such programs in Africa,
            including $17,500,000 for human and institutional capacity
            development partnerships between higher education institutions
            in Africa and the United States.
                (3) Definition.--For purposes of funds appropriated under
            title III of this Act, the term ``democracy programs'' in
            section 7032(c) of this Act shall also include programs to
            rescue scholars, and fellowships, scholarships, and exchanges in
            the Middle East and North Africa for academic professionals and
            university students from countries in such region, subject to
            the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
            Appropriations.

        (b) Countering Violent Extremism.--Funds appropriated by titles I,
    III, and IV of this Act may be made available for programs to reduce
    support for foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs), as designated
    pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, through
    messaging campaigns to damage their appeal; programs for potential
    supporters of violent extremism; counter radicalization and
    rehabilitation programs in prisons; job training and social
    reintegration for former supporters of FTOs; law enforcement training
    programs; and capacity building for civil society organizations to
    combat radicalization in local communities:  Provided, That for purposes
    of this subsection the term ``countering violent extremism'' shall be
    defined as non-coercive interventions aimed directly at reducing public
    support for FTOs:  Provided further, That not later than 180 days after
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
    heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit
    to the appropriate congressional committees a multi-year strategy to
    counter violent extremism, including a description of the objectives of
    such strategy, oversight mechanisms for programs to carry out such
    strategy, and multi-year cost estimates.
        (c) Environment Programs.--
                (1) In general.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not
            less than $1,153,500,000 should be made available for
            environment programs.

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                (2) Clean energy.--The limitation in section 7081(b) of
            division F of Public Law 111-117 shall continue in effect during
            fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act:  Provided, That the
            proviso contained in such section shall not apply.
                (3) Adaptation and mitigation.--Funds appropriated by this
            Act may be made available for United States contributions to
            multilateral environmental funds and facilities to support
            adaptation and mitigation programs only in accordance with the
            directives under this subsection in the joint explanatory
            statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
            division A of this consolidated Act).
                (4) Sustainable landscapes and biodiversity.--Of the funds
            appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than
            $123,500,000 shall be made available for sustainable landscapes
            programs and, in addition, not less than $250,000,000 shall be
            made available to protect biodiversity, and shall not be used to
            support or promote the expansion of industrial scale logging or
            any other industrial scale extractive activity into areas that
            were primary/intact tropical forest as of December 30, 2013:
            Provided, That of the funds made available for the Central
            African Regional Program for the Environment and other tropical
            forest programs in the Congo Basin, not less than $17,500,000
            shall be apportioned directly to the United States Fish and
            Wildlife Service (USFWS):  Provided further, That funds made
            available for the Department of the Interior (DOI) for programs
            in the Mayan Biosphere Reserve shall be apportioned directly to
            the DOI:  Provided further, That such funds shall be made
            available to support other international conservation programs
            of the USFWS, programs of the United States Forest Service, and
            programs to protect great apes and other endangered species.
                (5) Wildlife poaching and trafficking.--
                        (A) Not less than $55,000,000 of the funds
                    appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall
                    be made available to combat the transnational threat of
                    wildlife poaching and trafficking, including not less
                    than $10,000,000 for programs to combat rhinoceros
                    poaching.
                        (B) None of the funds appropriated under title IV of
                    this Act may be made available for training or other
                    assistance for any military unit or personnel that the
                    Secretary of State determines has been credibly alleged
                    to have participated in wildlife poaching or
                    trafficking, unless the Secretary reports to the
                    Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the
                    national security interest of the United States.
                (6) Authority.--Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out
            the provisions of sections 103 through 106, and chapter 4 of
            part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used,
            notwithstanding any other provision of law except for the
            provisions of this subsection and subject to the regular
            notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, to
            support environment programs.
                (7) Extraction of natural resources.--
                        (A) Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made
                    available to promote and support transparency and
                    accountability of expenditures and revenues related to
                    the extraction of natural resources, including by
                    strengthening

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                    implementation and monitoring of the Extractive
                    Industries Transparency Initiative, implementing and
                    enforcing section 8204 of Public Law 110-246 and to
                    prevent the sale of conflict diamonds, and provide
                    technical assistance to promote independent audit
                    mechanisms and support civil society participation in
                    natural resource management.
                        (B)(i) The Secretary of the Treasury shall inform
                    the management of the international financial
                    institutions and post on the Department of the
                    Treasury's Web site that it is the policy of the United
                    States to vote against any assistance by such
                    institutions (including but not limited to any loan,
                    credit, grant, or guarantee) for the extraction and
                    export of a natural resource if the government of the
                    country has in place laws, regulations, or procedures to
                    prevent or limit the public disclosure of company
                    payments as required by section 1504 of Public Law 111-
                    203, and unless such government has adopted laws,
                    regulations, or procedures in the sector in which
                    assistance is being considered for--
                              (I) accurately accounting for and public
                          disclosure of payments to the host government by
                          companies involved in the extraction and export of
                          natural resources;
                              (II) the independent auditing of accounts
                          receiving such payments and public disclosure of
                          the findings of such audits; and
                              (III) public disclosure of such documents as
                          Host Government Agreements, Concession Agreements,
                          and bidding documents, allowing in any such
                          dissemination or disclosure for the redaction of,
                          or exceptions for, information that is
                          commercially proprietary or that would create
                          competitive disadvantage.
                        (ii) The requirements of clause (i) shall not apply
                    to assistance for the purpose of building the capacity
                    of such government to meet the requirements of this
                    subparagraph.
                        (C) The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary
                    of State, as appropriate, shall instruct the United
                    States executive director of each international
                    financial institution and the United States
                    representatives to all forest-related multilateral
                    financing mechanisms and processes to vote against any
                    financing to support or promote the expansion of
                    industrial scale logging or any other industrial scale
                    extractive activity into areas that were primary/intact
                    tropical forest as of December 30, 2013.
                        (D) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the
                    United States executive director of each international
                    financial institution that it is the policy of the
                    United States to vote in relation to any loan, grant,
                    strategy, or policy of such institution to support the
                    construction of any large dam, only in accordance with
                    the conditions under this section in the explanatory
                    statement described in section 4 (in the matter
                    preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
                        (E)(i) Not later than 120 days after enactment of
                    this Act, the USAID Administrator shall designate
                    sufficient personnel with the technical expertise to
                    fulfill the agency's responsibilities under sections
                    1302, 1303, and 1307 of

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                    title XIII of the International Financial Institutions
                    Act of 1977, as amended, including the ability for
                    personnel with such expertise from other relevant United
                    States Government agencies to be detailed to USAID, as
                    needed, which may be on a non-reimbursable basis, to
                    provide additional technical support and specific
                    subject matter reviews as part of USAID's Title XIII
                    analytical, investigative, and reporting
                    responsibilities:  Provided, That the responsibilities
                    of such personnel shall include, but not be limited to--
                                        (I) conducting independent,
                                    technical, and thorough reviews of
                                    proposed multilateral development bank
                                    (MDB) projects at the technical
                                    assessment/feasibility stage prior to
                                    the drafting of environmental impact
                                    assessments;
                                        (II) conducting reviews, and
                                    coordinating and compiling the analyses
                                    by other relevant United States
                                    Government agencies with technical
                                    expertise of environmental impact
                                    assessments in support of the project
                                    review process, to assist in fulfilling
                                    USAID's responsibilities under section
                                    1303(c) of the International Financial
                                    Institutions Act, as amended; and
                                        (III) ongoing monitoring of MDB
                                    projects reviewed pursuant to USAID's
                                    Title XIII reporting responsibilities to
                                    determine the degree of incorporation
                                    and effectiveness of United States
                                    Government recommendations and the
                                    adequacy of safeguard policies.
                              (ii) Not later than 45 days after enactment of
                          this Act, the USAID Administrator shall consult
                          with the Committees on Appropriations on the
                          implementation of this subsection.
                (8) Transfer of funds.--Not later than 120 days after
            enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, after
            consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall transfer
            $29,907,000 of funds appropriated under the heading ``Economic
            Support Fund'' to funds appropriated by this Act under the
            headings ``Multilateral Assistance, International Financial
            Institutions'' for additional payments to trust funds enumerated
            under such headings:  Provided, That prior to exercising such
            transfer authority the Secretary of State shall consult with the
            Committees on Appropriations.
                (9) <<NOTE: 22 USC 7909 note.>>  Continuation of prior
            law.--Section 7081(g)(2) and (4) of division F of Public Law
            111-117 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if
            part of this Act.

        (d) Food Security and Agricultural Development.--
                (1) Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not
            less than $1,000,600,000 should be made available for food
            security and agricultural development programs, of which
            $32,000,000 shall be made available for the Feed the Future
            Collaborative Research Innovation Lab:  Provided, That such
            funds may be made available notwithstanding any other provision
            of law to address food shortages, and for a United States
            contribution to the endowment of the Global Crop Diversity
            Trust.

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                (2) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act may be
            made available as a contribution to the Global Agriculture and
            Food Security Program if such contribution will not cause the
            United States to exceed 33 percent of the total amount of funds
            contributed to such Program.

        (e) Microenterprise and Microfinance.--Of the funds appropriated by
    this Act, not less than $265,000,000 should be made available for
    microenterprise and microfinance development programs for the poor,
    especially women.
        (f) Reconciliation Programs.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
    under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``Development
    Assistance'', not less than $26,000,000 shall be made available to
    support people-to-people reconciliation programs which bring together
    individuals of different ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds
    from areas of civil strife and war:  Provided, That the USAID
    Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, prior
    to the initial obligation of funds, on the uses of such funds:  Provided
    further, That to the maximum extent practicable, such funds shall be
    matched by sources other than the United States Government.
        (g) Trafficking in Persons.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
    under the headings ``Development Assistance'', ``Economic Support
    Fund'', and ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', not
    less than $52,500,000 shall be made available for activities to combat
    trafficking in persons internationally.
        (h) Water and Sanitation.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act,
    not less than $382,500,000 shall be made available for water and
    sanitation supply projects pursuant to the Senator Paul Simon Water for
    the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-121), of which not less than
    $145,000,000 should be for programs in sub-Saharan Africa, and of which
    not less than $12,500,000 shall be made available for programs to design
    and build safe, public latrines in Africa and Asia.
        (i) Notification Requirements.--Authorized deviations from funding
    levels contained in this section shall be subject to the regular
    notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

                                   uzbekistan

        Sec. 7061.  The terms and conditions of section 7076 of the
    Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
    Appropriations Act, 2009 (division H of Public Law 111-8) shall apply to
    funds appropriated by this Act, except that the Secretary of State may
    waive the application of section 7076(a) for a period of not more than 6
    months and every 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2016, if the
    Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the waiver
    is in the national security interest and necessary to obtain access to
    and from Afghanistan for the United States, and the waiver includes an
    assessment of progress, if any, by the Government of Uzbekistan in
    meeting the requirements in section 7076(a):  Provided, That the
    Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall
    submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 12
    months after enactment of this Act and 6 months thereafter, on all
    United States Government assistance provided to the Government of
    Uzbekistan and expenditures made in support of the Northern

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    Distribution Network in Uzbekistan during the previous 12 months,
    including any credible information that such assistance or expenditures
    are being diverted for corrupt purposes:  Provided further, That
    information provided in the assessment and report required by the
    previous provisos shall be unclassified but may be accompanied by a
    classified annex and such annex shall indicate the basis for such
    classification:  Provided further, That for purposes of the application
    of section 7076(e) to this Act, the term ``assistance'' shall not
    include expanded international military education and training.

                                arms trade treaty

        Sec. 7062.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
    obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the
    Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty.

                         united nations population fund

        Sec. 7063. (a) Contribution.--Of the funds made available under the
    heading ``International Organizations and Programs'' in this Act for
    fiscal year 2015, $35,000,000 shall be made available for the United
    Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
        (b) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated by this Act for
    UNFPA, that are not made available for UNFPA because of the operation of
    any provision of law, shall be transferred to the ``Global Health
    Programs'' account and shall be made available for family planning,
    maternal, and reproductive health activities, subject to the regular
    notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
        (c) Prohibition on Use of Funds in China.--None of the funds made
    available by this Act may be used by UNFPA for a country program in the
    People's Republic of China.
        (d) Conditions on Availability of Funds.--Funds made available by
    this Act for UNFPA may not be made available unless--
                (1) UNFPA maintains funds made available by this Act in an
            account separate from other accounts of UNFPA and does not
            commingle such funds with other sums; and
                (2) UNFPA does not fund abortions.

        (e) Report to Congress and Dollar-for-Dollar Withholding of Funds.--
                (1) Not later than 4 months after the date of enactment of
            this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the
            Committees on Appropriations indicating the amount of funds that
            UNFPA is budgeting for the year in which the report is submitted
            for a country program in the People's Republic of China.
                (2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates that UNFPA
            plans to spend funds for a country program in the People's
            Republic of China in the year covered by the report, then the
            amount of such funds UNFPA plans to spend in the People's
            Republic of China shall be deducted from the funds made
            available to UNFPA after March 1 for obligation for the
            remainder of the fiscal year in which the report is submitted.

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                             requests for documents

        Sec. 7064.  None of the funds appropriated or made available
    pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be available to a
    nongovernmental organization, including any contractor, which fails to
    provide upon timely request any document, file, or record necessary to
    the auditing requirements of the United States Agency for International
    Development.

                         international prison conditions

        Sec. 7065.  Funds appropriated under the headings ``Development
    Assistance'', ``Economic Support Fund'', and ``International Narcotics
    Control and Law Enforcement'' in this Act shall be made available,
    notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for
    assistance to eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign prisons and other
    detention facilities:  Provided, That decisions regarding the uses of
    such funds shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary of
    State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL), in consultation with
    the Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Control and
    Law Enforcement Affairs, and the Assistant Administrator for Democracy,
    Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for
    International Development, as appropriate:  Provided further, That the
    Assistant Secretary of State for DRL shall consult with the Committees
    on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds.

                          prohibition on use of torture

        Sec. 7066. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
    used to support or justify the use of torture, cruel, or inhumane
    treatment by any official or contract employee of the United States
    Government.
        (b) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be
    made available, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance
    Act of 1961 and following consultation with the Committees on
    Appropriations, for assistance to eliminate torture by foreign police,
    military or other security forces in countries receiving assistance from
    funds appropriated by this Act.

                                   extradition

        Sec. 7067. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be
    used to provide assistance (other than funds provided under the headings
    ``International Disaster Assistance'', ``Complex Crises Fund'',
    ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', ``Migration and
    Refugee Assistance'', ``United States Emergency Refugee and Migration
    Assistance Fund'', and ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and
    Related Assistance'') for the central government of a country which has
    notified the Department of State of its refusal to extradite to the
    United States any individual indicted for a criminal offense for which
    the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility of
    parole or for killing a law enforcement officer, as specified in a
    United States extradition request.
        (b) Subsection (a) shall only apply to the central government of a
    country with which the United States maintains diplomatic relations and
    with which the United States has an extradition

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    treaty and the government of that country is in violation of the terms
    and conditions of the treaty.
        (c) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in subsection
    (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary certifies to the Committees
    on Appropriations that such waiver is important to the national
    interests of the United States.

                     commercial leasing of defense articles

        Sec. 7068.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject
    to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
    Appropriations, the authority of section 23(a) of the Arms Export
    Control Act may be used to provide financing to Israel, Egypt, and the
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO allies for
    the procurement by leasing (including leasing with an option to
    purchase) of defense articles from United States commercial suppliers,
    not including Major Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and other
    types of aircraft having possible civilian application), if the
    President determines that there are compelling foreign policy or
    national security reasons for those defense articles being provided by
    commercial lease rather than by government-to-government sale under such
    Act.

                  independent states of the former soviet union

        Sec. 7069. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
    made available for assistance for a government of an Independent State
    of the former Soviet Union if that government directs any action in
    violation of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any
    other Independent State of the former Soviet Union, such as those
    violations included in the Helsinki Final Act:  Provided, That except as
    otherwise provided in section 7070(a) of this Act, funds may be made
    available without regard to the restriction in this subsection if the
    President determines that to do so is in the national security interest
    of the United States:  Provided further, That prior to executing the
    authority contained in this subsection the Department of State shall
    consult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such assistance
    supports the national interest of the United States.
        (b) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Economic
    Support Fund'' may be made available, notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, except for the limitation contained in section 7070(a)
    of this Act, for assistance and related programs for the countries
    identified in section 3(c) of the Support for Eastern European Democracy
    (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-179) and section 3 of the FREEDOM
    Support Act (Public Law 102-511) and may be used to carry out the
    provisions of those Acts:  Provided, That such assistance and related
    programs from funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ``Global
    Health Programs'', ``Economic Support Fund'', and ``International
    Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' shall be administered in
    accordance with the responsibilities of the coordinator designated
    pursuant to section 601 of the Support for Eastern European Democracy
    (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-179) and section 102 of the FREEDOM
    Support Act (Public Law 102-511).
        (c) Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall not apply to--

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                (1) activities to support democracy or assistance under
            title V of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 1424 of Public
            Law 104-201 or non-proliferation assistance;
                (2) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development
            Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
            (22 U.S.C. 2421);
                (3) any activity carried out by a member of the United
            States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his or
            her official capacity;
                (4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other
            assistance provided by the Overseas Private Investment
            Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign
            Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.);
                (5) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act
            of 1945; or
                (6) humanitarian assistance.

                                     russia

        Sec. 7070. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
    made available for assistance for the central Government of the Russian
    Federation.
        (b)(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made
    available for assistance for the central government of a country that
    the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on
    Appropriations has taken affirmative steps intended to support or be
    supportive of the Russian Federation annexation of Crimea:  Provided,
    That except as otherwise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may
    waive the restriction on assistance required by this paragraph if the
    Secretary certifies to such Committees that to do so is in the national
    interest of the United States, and includes a justification for such
    interest.
        (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available
    for--
                (A) the implementation of any action or policy that
            recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over
            Crimea;
                (B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee of United
            States Government investments in Crimea, if such activity
            includes the participation of Russian Government officials, and
            Russian owned and controlled banks, or other Russian Government
            owned and controlled financial entities; or
                (C) assistance for Crimea, if such assistance includes the
            participation of Russian Government officials, and Russian owned
            and controlled banks, and other Russian Government owned and
            controlled financial entities.

        (3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
    executive directors of each international financial institution to vote
    against any assistance by such institution (including but not limited to
    any loan, credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates the
    sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine.
        (4) The requirements of subsection (b) shall cease to be in effect
    if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on
    Appropriations that the Government of Ukraine has reestablished
    sovereignty over Crimea.
        (c) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Economic
    Support Fund'' in title III to counter Russian aggression and influence
    in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia may be

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    transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the headings
    ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' and ``Foreign
    Military Financing Program'' in title IV:  Provided, That such transfer
    authority is in addition to transfer authority otherwise available under
    any other provision of law:  Provided further, That such transfer
    authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
    Committees on Appropriations.
        (d) Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for the Eastern
    Partnership countries shall be made available to advance the
    implementation of Association Agreements, trade agreements, and visa
    liberalization agreements with the European Union, and to reduce their
    vulnerability to external economic and political pressure from the
    Russian Federation.
        (e) Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to
    support the advancement of democracy and the rule of law in the Russian
    Federation, including to promote Internet freedom, and shall also be
    made available to support the democracy and rule of law strategy
    required by section 7071(d) of division K of Public Law 113-76.
        (f) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary of State shall update the reports required by section
    7071(b)(2), (c), and (e) of division K of Public Law 113-76.

                           international monetary fund

        Sec. 7071. (a) The terms and conditions of sections 7086(b) (1) and
    (2) and 7090(a) of division F of Public Law 111-117 shall apply to this
    Act.
        (b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
    Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to
    ensure that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other private
    creditors.
        (c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall seek to require that the IMF
    implements and enforces policies and procedures which reflect best
    practices as defined in the explanatory statement described in section 4
    (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) for the
    protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, including best practices
    for--
                (1) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful
            public disclosures;
                (2) legal burdens of proof;
                (3) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation;
                (4) access to independent adjudicative bodies, including
            external arbitration; and
                (5) results that eliminate the effects of proven
            retaliation.

                            public posting of reports

        Sec. 7072. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available by this Act
    shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web site
    of such agency any report required by this Act to be submitted to the
    Committees on Appropriations, upon a determination by the head of such
    agency that to do so is in the national interest.
        (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
                (1) the public posting of such report would compromise
            national security, including the conduct of diplomacy; or

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                (2) the report contains proprietary, privileged, or
            sensitive information.

        (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only
    after such report has been made available to the Committees on
    Appropriations for not less than 45 days.

                     overseas private investment corporation

        Sec. 7073. (a) Whenever the President determines that it is in
    furtherance of the purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to
    a total of $20,000,000 of the funds appropriated under title III of this
    Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this
    Act for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Program Account, to
    be subject to the terms and conditions of that account:  Provided, That
    such funds shall not be available for administrative expenses of the
    Overseas Private Investment Corporation:  Provided further, That
    designated funding levels in this Act shall not be transferred pursuant
    to this section:  Provided further, That the exercise of such authority
    shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
    Committees on Appropriations.
        (b) <<NOTE: 22 USC 2194 note.>>  Notwithstanding section 235(a)(2)
    of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the authority of subsections (a)
    through (c) of section 234 of such Act shall remain in effect until
    September 30, 2015.

                        special defense acquisition fund

        Sec. 7074.  Not to exceed $100,000,000 may be obligated pursuant to
    section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act for the purposes of the
    Special Defense Acquisition Fund (Fund), to remain available for
    obligation until September 30, 2017:  Provided, That the provision of
    defense articles and defense services to foreign countries or
    international organizations from the Fund shall be subject to the
    concurrence of the Secretary of State.

                                enterprise funds

        Sec. 7075. (a) None of the funds made available under titles III
    through VI of this Act may be made available for Enterprise Funds unless
    the appropriate congressional committees are notified at least 15 days
    in advance.
        (b) Prior to the distribution of any assets resulting from any
    liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole
    or in part, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
    committees a plan for the distribution of the assets of the Enterprise
    Fund.
        (c) Prior to a transition to and operation of any private equity
    fund or other parallel investment fund under an existing Enterprise
    Fund, the President shall submit such transition or operating plan to
    the appropriate congressional committees.

                                budget documents

        Sec. 7076. (a) Operating Plans.--Not later than 45 days after the
    date of enactment of this Act, each department, agency, or organization
    funded in titles I, II, and VI of this Act, and the Department of the
    Treasury and Independent Agencies funded in title III of this Act,
    including the Inter-American Foundation and

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    the United States African Development Foundation, shall submit to the
    Committees on Appropriations an operating plan for funds appropriated to
    such department, agency, or organization in such titles of this Act, or
    funds otherwise available for obligation in fiscal year 2015, that
    provides details of the uses of such funds at the program, project, and
    activity level:  Provided, That such plans shall include, as applicable,
    a comparison between the most recent congressional directives or
    approved funding levels and the funding levels proposed by the
    department or agency; and a clear, concise, and informative description/
    justification:  Provided further, That operating plans for funds for
    such department, agency, or organization in titles I, II, or III and
    title VIII, shall simultaneously submit the operating plans for, and
    integrated information on, enduring and Overseas Contingency Operations
    funds:  Provided further, That operating plans that include changes in
    levels of funding specified in this Act or in the joint explanatory
    statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
    this Consolidated Act) shall be subject to the regular notification
    procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
        (b) Spend Plans.--
                (1) Prior to the initial obligation of funds, the Secretary
            of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a
            detailed spend plan for funds made available by this Act, for--
                        (A) assistance for Afghanistan, Colombia, Egypt,
                    Haiti, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Pakistan, the West
                    Bank and Gaza, and Yemen;
                        (B) the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, the
                    Central American Regional Security Initiative, the
                    Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership program, and
                    the Partnership for Regional East Africa
                    Counterterrorism program; and
                        (C) democracy programs and each sector enumerated in
                    section 7060 of this Act.
                (2) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the
            Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committees on
            Appropriations a detailed spend plan for funds made available by
            this Act under the headings ``Department of the Treasury'' in
            title III and ``International Financial Institutions'' in title
            V.

        (c) Spending Report.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of this
    Act, the USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees on
    Appropriations a detailed report on spending of funds made available
    during fiscal year 2014 under the heading ``Development Credit
    Authority''.
        (d) Notifications.--The spend plans referenced in subsection (b)
    shall not be considered as meeting the notification requirements in this
    Act or under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
        (e) Congressional Budget Justifications.--
                (1) The congressional budget justifications for Department
            of State operations and foreign operations shall be provided to
            the Committees on Appropriations concurrent with the date of
            submission of the President's budget for fiscal year 2016.
                (2) The Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall
            include in the congressional budget justification a detailed
            justification for multi-year availability for any funds
            requested

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            under the headings ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' and
            ``Operating Expenses''.

                    use of funds in contravention of this act

        Sec. 7077.  If the President makes a determination not to comply
    with any provision of this Act on constitutional grounds, the head of
    the relevant Federal agency shall notify the Committees on
    Appropriations in writing within 5 days of such determination, the basis
    for such determination and any resulting changes to program and policy.

                             global internet freedom

        Sec. 7078. (a) Of the funds available for obligation during fiscal
    year 2015 under the headings ``International Broadcasting Operations'',
    ``Economic Support Fund'', and ``Democracy Fund'', not less than
    $50,500,000 shall be made available for programs to promote Internet
    freedom globally:  Provided, That such programs shall be prioritized for
    countries whose governments restrict freedom of expression on the
    Internet, and that are important to the national interests of the United
    States:  Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to this
    section shall be matched, to the maximum extent practicable, by sources
    other than the United States Government, including from the private
    sector.
        (b) Funds made available pursuant to subsection (a) shall be--
                (1) coordinated with other democracy, governance, and
            broadcasting programs funded by this Act under the headings
            ``International Broadcasting Operations'', ``Economic Support
            Fund'', ``Democracy Fund'', and ``Complex Crises Fund'', and
            shall be incorporated into country assistance, democracy
            promotion, and broadcasting strategies, as appropriate;
                (2) made available to the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights,
            and Labor, Department of State for programs to implement the May
            2011, International Strategy for Cyberspace and the
            comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom and access to
            information in Iran, as required by section 414 of Public Law
            112-158;
                (3) made available to the Broadcasting Board of Governors
            (BBG) to provide tools and techniques to access the Internet Web
            sites of BBG broadcasters that are censored, and to work with
            such broadcasters to promote and distribute such tools and
            techniques, including digital security techniques;
                (4) made available for programs that support the efforts of
            civil society to counter the development of repressive Internet-
            related laws and regulations, including countering threats to
            Internet freedom at international organizations; to combat
            violence against bloggers and other users; and to enhance
            digital security training and capacity building for democracy
            activists; and
                (5) made available for research of key threats to Internet
            freedom; the continued development of technologies that provide
            or enhance access to the Internet, including circumvention tools
            that bypass Internet blocking, filtering, and other censorship

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            techniques used by authoritarian governments; and maintenance of
            the United States Government's technological advantage over such
            censorship techniques:  Provided, That the Secretary of State,
            in consultation with the BBG, shall coordinate any such research
            and development programs with other relevant United States
            Government departments and agencies in order to share
            information, technologies, and best practices, and to assess the
            effectiveness of such technologies.

        (c) After consultation among the relevant agency heads to coordinate
    and de-conflict planned activities, but not later than 90 days after
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the BBG Chairman shall
    submit to the Committees on Appropriations spend plans for funds made
    available by this Act for programs to promote Internet freedom globally,
    which shall include a description of safeguards established by relevant
    agencies to ensure that such programs are not used for illicit purposes.
        (d) The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an
    audit of Internet freedom programs supported by funds appropriated by
    this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
    State, foreign operations, and related programs, and shall consult with
    the Committees on Appropriations on the scope and requirements of such
    audit.

                               disability programs

        Sec. 7079. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
    ``Economic Support Fund'' shall be made available for programs and
    activities administered by the United States Agency for International
    Development (USAID) to address the needs and protect and promote the
    rights of people with disabilities in developing countries, including
    initiatives that focus on independent living, economic self-sufficiency,
    advocacy, education, employment, transportation, sports, and integration
    of individuals with disabilities, including for the cost of translation.
        (b) Of the funds made available by this section, 5 percent may be
    used for USAID for management, oversight, and technical support.

                              small grants program

        Sec. 7080. (a) <<NOTE: 22 USC 2152i.>>  In General.--A Small Grants
    Program (SGP) shall be established within the United States Agency for
    International Development (USAID) to provide small grants, cooperative
    agreements, and other assistance mechanisms and agreements of not more
    than $2,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of
    chapters 1 and 10 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign
    Assistance Act of 1961:  Provided, That the SGP established pursuant to
    this section shall replace the function served previously by the
    Development Grants Program established under section 674 of division J,
    of Public Law 110-161, which is hereby abolished.

        (b) Eligibility.--Grants from the SGP shall only be made to eligible
    entities as described in the joint explanatory statement described in
    section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
        (c) Proposals.--Grants made pursuant to the authority of this
    section shall be provided through--

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                (1) unsolicited applications received and evaluated pursuant
            to USAID policy regarding such proposals; or
                (2) an open and competitive process.

        (d) Funding.--
                (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out
            chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign
            Assistance Act of 1961, not less than $45,000,000 shall be made
            available for the SGP within USAID's Local Sustainability Office
            of the Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment to
            carry out this subsection.
                (2) Other than to meet the requirements of this section,
            funds made available to carry out this section may not be
            allocated in the report required by section 653(a) of the
            Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to meet any other specifically
            designated funding levels contained in this Act:  Provided, That
            such funds may be attributed to any such specifically designated
            funding level after the award of funds under this section, if
            applicable.
                (3) Funds made available under this section shall remain
            available for obligation until September 30, 2019.

        (e) Management.--
                (1) Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the
            USAID Administrator shall issue guidance to implement this
            section:  Provided, That such guidance shall include the
            requirements contained in the joint explanatory statement
            described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
            this consolidated Act).
                (2) Upon selection of a mission pursuant to the procedures
            required by paragraph (1), such selected mission may be
            allocated the full estimated cost of the multi-year program:
            Provided, That such allocations shall be subject to the regular
            notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
                (3) In addition to funds otherwise available for such
            purposes, up to 12 percent of the funds made available to carry
            out this section may be used by USAID for administrative and
            oversight expenses associated with managing relationships with
            entities under the SGP.

        (f) Report.--Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act and
    after consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, the
    Administrator shall submit a report to such committees describing the
    guidance to implement the SGP.

                        prohibition on first-class travel

        Sec. 7081.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    for first-class travel by employees of agencies funded by this Act in
    contravention of sections 301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41,
    Code of Federal Regulations.

    reporting requirements concerning individuals detained at naval station,
                              guantanamo bay, cuba

        Sec. 7082.  Not later than 5 days after the conclusion of an
    agreement with a country, including a state with a compact of free
    association with the United States, to receive by transfer or release
    individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,
    Cuba, the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on
    Appropriations in writing of the terms of the agreement, including
    whether funds appropriated by this Act or prior

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    Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
    operations, and related programs will be made available for assistance
    for such country pursuant to such agreement.

                          authority for replenishments

        Sec. 7083. (a) The Asian Development Bank Act, Public Law 89-369, as
    amended (22 U.S.C. 285 et seq.), is further amended by adding at the end
    thereof the following new section:
    ``SEC. 35. <<NOTE: 22 USC 285ff.>>  TENTH REPLENISHMENT.

        ``(a) The United States Governor of the Bank is authorized to
    contribute, on behalf of the United States, $359,600,000 to the tenth
    replenishment of the resources of the Fund, subject to obtaining the
    necessary appropriations.
        ``(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided
    for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without
    fiscal year limitation, $359,600,000 for payment by the Secretary of the
    Treasury.''.
        (b) The International Development Association Act, Public Law 86-
    565, as amended (22 U.S.C. 284 et seq.), is further amended by adding at
    the end thereof the following new sections:
    ``SEC. 28. <<NOTE: 22 USC 284z.>>  SEVENTEENTH REPLENISHMENT.

        ``(a) The United States Governor of the International Development
    Association is authorized to contribute on behalf of the United States
    $3,871,800,000 to the seventeenth replenishment of the resources of the
    Association, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.
        ``(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided
    for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without
    fiscal year limitation, $3,871,800,000 for payment by the Secretary of
    the Treasury.
    ``SEC. 29. <<NOTE: 22 USC 284aa.>>  MULTILATERAL DEBT RELIEF.

        ``(a) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to contribute, on
    behalf of the United States, not more than $565,020,000 to the
    International Development Association for the purpose of funding debt
    relief costs under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative incurred in
    the period governed by the seventeenth replenishment of resources of the
    International Development Association, subject to obtaining the
    necessary appropriations and without prejudice to any funding
    arrangements in existence on the date of the enactment of this section.
        ``(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided
    for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without
    fiscal year limitation, not more than $565,020,000 for payment by the
    Secretary of the Treasury.
        ``(c) In this section, the term `Multilateral Debt Relief
    Initiative' means the proposal set out in the G8 Finance Ministers'
    Communique entitled `Conclusions on Development,' done at London, June
    11, 2005, and reaffirmed by G8 Heads of State at the Gleneagles Summit
    on July 8, 2005.''.
        (c) The African Development Fund Act, Public Law 94-302, as amended
    (22 U.S.C. 290g et seq.), is further amended by adding at the end
    thereof the following new sections:

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    ``SEC. 223. <<NOTE: 22 USC 290g-22.>>  THIRTEENTH REPLENISHMENT.

        ``(a) The United States Governor of the Fund is authorized to
    contribute on behalf of the United States $585,000,000 to the thirteenth
    replenishment of the resources of the Fund, subject to obtaining the
    necessary appropriations.
        ``(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided
    for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without
    fiscal year limitation, $585,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the
    Treasury.
    ``SEC. 224. <<NOTE: 22 USC 290g-23.>>  MULTILATERAL DEBT RELIEF.

        ``(a) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to contribute, on
    behalf of the United States, not more than $54,620,000 to the African
    Development Fund for the purpose of funding debt relief costs under the
    Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative incurred in the period governed by
    the thirteenth replenishment of resources of the African Development
    Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations and without
    prejudice to any funding arrangements in existence on the date of the
    enactment of this section.
        ``(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided
    for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without
    fiscal year limitation, not more than $54,620,000 for payment by the
    Secretary of the Treasury.
        ``(c) In this section, the term `Multilateral Debt Relief
    Initiative' means the proposal set out in the G8 Finance Ministers'
    Communique entitled `Conclusions on Development,' done at London, June
    11, 2005, and reaffirmed by G8 Heads of State at the Gleneagles Summit
    on July 8, 2005.''.

                               rescission of funds

        Sec. 7084.  Of the unexpended balances available under the heading
    ``Export and Investment Assistance, Export-Import Bank of the United
    States, Subsidy Appropriation'' from prior Acts making appropriations
    for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs,
    $30,000,000 are rescinded.

          modifications to the vietnam education foundation act of 2000

        Sec. 7085. (a) Expanded Use of Vietnam Debt Repayment Fund.--Section
    207(c)(3) of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of
    division B of H.R. 5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law
    106-554 and contained in appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat. 2763A-257; 22
    U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended to read as follows:
                ``(3) Excess funds.--During each of the fiscal years 2015
            through 2018, amounts deposited into the Fund, in excess of the
            amounts made available to the Foundation under paragraph (1),
            shall be made available by the Secretary of the Treasury, upon
            the request of the Secretary of State, for grants to support the
            establishment of an independent, not-for-profit academic
            institution in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.''.

        (b) Administrative Provisions.--Section 209(a) of the Vietnam
    Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R. 5666,
    as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106-554 and contained in
    appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat. 2763A-257; 22

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    U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by
    inserting ``(other than section 211)'' after ``this title''.
        (c) Grants Authorized.--The Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000
    (title II of division B of H.R. 5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of
    Public Law 106-554 and contained in appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat.
    2763A-257; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:
    ``SEC. 211. ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT
                            ACADEMIC INSTITUTION IN THE SOCIALIST
                            REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM.

        ``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary of State is authorized to
    award 1 or more grants which shall be used to support the establishment
    of an independent, not-for-profit academic institution in the Socialist
    Republic of Vietnam.
        ``(b) Application.--In order to receive a grant pursuant to
    subsection (a), a prospective grantee shall submit an application to the
    Secretary of State at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
    information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
        ``(c) Minimum Standards.--As a condition of receiving a grant under
    subsection (a), a prospective grantee shall ensure that the independent,
    not-for-profit academic institution in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
    described in subsection (a)--
                ``(1) achieves standards comparable to those required for
            accreditation in the United States;
                ``(2) offers graduate and undergraduate level teaching and
            research programs in a broad range of fields, including public
            policy, management, and engineering; and
                ``(3) establishes a policy of academic freedom and prohibits
            the censorship of dissenting or critical views.

        ``(d) Annual Report.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the last day
            of each fiscal year until 2020, the Secretary of State shall
            submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that
            summarizes the activities carried out under this section during
            such fiscal year.
                ``(2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `appropriate
            congressional committees' means--
                        ``(A) the Committee on Appropriations and the
                    Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
                    Representatives; and
                        ``(B) the Committee on Appropriations and the
                    Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.''.

                       impact on jobs in the united states

        Sec. 7086.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated or
    expended to provide--
                (1) any financial incentive to a business enterprise
            currently located in the United States for the purpose of
            inducing such an enterprise to relocate outside the United
            States if such incentive or inducement is likely to reduce the
            number of employees of such business enterprise in the United
            States because United States production is being replaced by
            such enterprise outside the United States;

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                (2) assistance for any program, project, or activity that
            contributes to the violation of internationally recognized
            workers rights, as defined in section 507(4) of the Trade Act of
            1974, of workers in the recipient country, including any
            designated zone or area in that country:  Provided, That the
            application of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act should be
            commensurate with the level of development of the recipient
            country and sector, and shall not preclude assistance for the
            informal sector in such country, micro and small-scale
            enterprise, and smallholder agriculture;
                (3) any assistance to an entity outside the United States if
            such assistance is for the purpose of directly relocating or
            transferring jobs from the United States to other countries and
            adversely impacts the labor force in the United States; or
                (4) for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, policy, or
            guidelines implemented pursuant to--
                        (A) the third proviso of subsection 7079(b) of the
                    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010;
                        (B) the modification proposed by the Overseas
                    Private Investment Corporation in November 2013 to the
                    Corporation's Environmental and Social Policy Statement
                    relating to coal; or
                        (C) the Supplemental Guidelines for High Carbon
                    Intensity Projects approved by the Export-Import Bank of
                    the United States on December 12, 2013,
            when enforcement of such rule, regulation, policy, or guidelines
            would prohibit, or have the effect of prohibiting, any coal-
            fired or other power-generation project the purpose of which is
            to: (i) provide affordable electricity in International
            Development Association (IDA)-eligible countries and IDA-blend
            countries; and (ii) increase exports of goods and services from
            the United States or prevent the loss of jobs from the United
            States.

                                   TITLE VIII

                         OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

                               DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                        Administration of Foreign Affairs

                        diplomatic and consular programs

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For an additional amount for ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'',
    $1,350,803,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which
    $989,706,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection and shall remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That the Secretary of State may
    transfer up to $35,000,000 of the total funds made available under this
    heading to any other appropriation of any department or agency of the
    United States, upon the concurrence of the head of such department or
    agency, to support operations in and assistance for Afghanistan and to
    carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:
    Provided further, That any such transfer shall be treated as a
    reprogramming of

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    funds under subsections (a) and (b) of section 7015 of this Act and
    shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
    compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:  Provided
    further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas
    Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
    251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
    1985.

                        conflict stabilization operations

        For an additional amount for ``Conflict Stabilization Operations'',
    $15,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That such
    amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
    the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                           office of inspector general

        For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector General'',
    $56,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, which shall
    be for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
    (SIGAR) for reconstruction oversight:  Provided, That printing and
    reproduction costs shall not exceed amounts for such costs during fiscal
    year 2014:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision
    of law, any employee of SIGAR who completes at least 12 months of
    continuous service after the date of enactment of this Act or who is
    employed on the date on which SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs first,
    shall acquire competitive status for appointment to any position in the
    competitive service for which the employee possesses the required
    qualifications:  Provided further, That such amount is designated by the
    Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
    pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
    Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                 embassy security, construction, and maintenance

        For an additional amount for ``Embassy Security, Construction, and
    Maintenance'', $260,800,000, to remain available until expended, of
    which $250,000,000 shall be for Worldwide Security Upgrades,
    acquisition, and construction as authorized:  Provided, That such amount
    is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
    War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget
    and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                           International Organizations

                  contributions to international organizations

        For an additional amount for ``Contributions to International
    Organizations'', $74,400,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated
    by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
    Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
    Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

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                                 RELATED AGENCY

                         Broadcasting Board of Governors

                      international broadcasting operations

        For an additional amount for ``International Broadcasting
    Operations'', $10,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas
    Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
    251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
    1985.

               UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                       Funds Appropriated to the President

                               operating expenses

        For an additional amount for ``Operating Expenses'', $125,464,000,
    to remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That such
    amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
    the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                          BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                       Funds Appropriated to the President

                        international disaster assistance

        For an additional amount for ``International Disaster Assistance'',
    $1,335,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That such
    amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
    the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                             transition initiatives

        For an additional amount for ``Transition Initiatives'',
    $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided,
    That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
    the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                               complex crises fund

        For an additional amount for ``Complex Crises Fund'', $30,000,000 to
    remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That such amount
    is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
    War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget
    and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

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                              economic support fund

        For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'',
    $2,114,266,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided,
    That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
    the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                               Department of State

                        migration and refugee assistance

        For an additional amount for ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'',
    $2,127,114,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That such
    amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
    the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                        INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

                               Department of State

               international narcotics control and law enforcement

        For an additional amount for ``International Narcotics Control and
    Law Enforcement'', $443,195,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2016:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for
    Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
    section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985.

         nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs

        For an additional amount for ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism,
    Demining and Related Programs'', $99,240,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2016:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the
    Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
    pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
    Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                             peacekeeping operations

        For an additional amount for ``Peacekeeping Operations'',
    $328,698,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided,
    That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
    the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided
    further, That funds may be used to pay assessed expenses of
    international peacekeeping activities in Somalia and other peacekeeping
    requirements, subject to the regular notification procedures of the
    Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That the total amount
    of United States contributions to support an assessed peacekeeping
    operation shall not exceed the level described in the final proviso
    under the heading

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2691]]

    ``Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities'' in title I
    of this Act.

                       Funds Appropriated to the President

                       foreign military financing program

        For an additional amount for ``Foreign Military Financing Program'',
    $866,420,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided,
    That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
    Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
    the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

                            additional appropriations

        Sec. 8001.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
    appropriated in this title are in addition to amounts appropriated or
    otherwise made available in this Act for fiscal year 2015.

                     extension of authorities and conditions

        Sec. 8002.  Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, the
    additional amounts appropriated by this title to appropriations accounts
    in this Act shall be available under the authorities and conditions
    applicable to such appropriations accounts.

                        transfer and additional authority

        Sec. 8003. (a) Funds appropriated by this title in this Act under
    the headings ``Transition Initiatives'', ``Complex Crises Fund'',
    ``Economic Support Fund'', ``International Narcotics Control and Law
    Enforcement'', ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related
    Programs'', ``Peacekeeping Operations'', and ``Foreign Military
    Financing Program'' may be transferred to, and merged with--
                (1) funds appropriated by this title under such headings;
            and
                (2) funds appropriated by this title under the headings
            ``International Disaster Assistance'' and ``Migration and
            Refugee Assistance''.

        (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, not to
    exceed $25,000,000 from funds appropriated under the headings
    ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', ``Peacekeeping
    Operations'', and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' by this title
    in this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds previously
    made available under the heading ``Global Security Contingency Fund'':
    Provided, That not later than 15 days prior to making any such transfer,
    the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations on
    a country basis, including the implementation plan and timeline for each
    proposed use of such funds.
        (c) The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) and (b) may
    only be exercised to address unanticipated contingencies.
        (d) Of the funds made available in this title under the heading
    ``Bilateral Economic Assistance'', up to $380,000,000 may be made
    available to support international peacekeeping requirements only

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2692]]

    if the Secretary of State submits a determination to the Committees on
    Appropriations that additional funds are necessary to support such
    requirements above the amounts provided under the heading
    ``Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities'' in title I
    of this Act and under the heading ``Peacekeeping Operations'' in this
    title and title IV of this Act, and that it is in the national security
    interest of the United States to do so:  Provided, That such funds may
    only be made available for the purposes described in the determination
    and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
    Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That funds made
    available pursuant to this subsection shall be used in accordance with
    the terms and conditions under the heading ``Peacekeeping Operations''
    in this title.
        (e) The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) and (b) shall
    be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification
    procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided, That such
    transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise
    available under any other provision of law, including section 610 of the
    Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which may be exercised by the Secretary
    of State for the purposes of this title.

                                    TITLE IX

                         EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS

                               DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                        Administration of Foreign Affairs

                        diplomatic and consular programs

        For an additional amount for ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'',
    $36,420,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary
    expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease
    outbreak:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as
    an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
    Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

               UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                       Funds Appropriated to the President

                               operating expenses

        For an additional amount for ``Operating Expenses'', $19,037,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to
    prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak:
    Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
    requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
    and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                           office of inspector general

        For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector General'',
    $5,626,000, to remain available until expended, for oversight of

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2693]]

    activities funded by this title and administered by the United States
    Agency for International Development:  Provided, That such amount is
    designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
    section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985.

                          BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                       Funds Appropriated to the President

                             global health programs

        For an additional amount for ``Global Health Programs'',
    $312,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses
    to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak
    in countries directly affected by, or at risk of being affected by, such
    outbreak:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as
    an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
    Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                        international disaster assistance

        For an additional amount for ``International Disaster Assistance'',
    $1,436,273,000, to remain available until expended, for assistance for
    countries affected by, or at risk of being affected by, the Ebola virus
    disease outbreak:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the
    Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i)
    of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                              economic support fund

        For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'',
    $711,725,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for
    necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola
    virus disease outbreak and to address economic and stabilization
    requirements resulting from such outbreak:  Provided, That such amount
    is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
    section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985.

                        INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

                               Department of State

         nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs

        For an additional amount for ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism,
    Demining and Related Programs'', $5,300,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
    of chapter 9 of Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for
    efforts to mitigate the risk of illicit acquisition of the Ebola virus
    and to promote biosecurity practices associated with Ebola virus disease
    outbreak response efforts:  Provided, That such amount is designated by
    the Congress as an emergency

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    requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
    and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

                               transfer authority

        Sec. 9001. (a) Funds appropriated by this title in this Act under
    the headings ``Global Health Programs'', ``International Disaster
    Assistance'', and ``Economic Support Fund'' may be transferred to, and
    merged with, funds appropriated by this title under such headings and
    under the headings ``International Narcotics Control and Law
    Enforcement'', ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related
    Programs'', and ``Peacekeeping Operations'' in this Act to carry out the
    purposes of this title:  Provided, That the Secretary of State and the
    Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
    (USAID), as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on
    Appropriations prior to exercising the transfer authority provided by
    this subsection.
        (b) Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading
    ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', up to $1,000,000 may be
    transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading
    ``Repatriation Loans Program Account'' in Acts making appropriations for
    the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for
    the cost of direct loans, which may remain available until expended:
    Provided, That such costs, including cost of modifying such loans, shall
    be defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
    Provided further, That such funds are available to subsidize an
    additional amount of gross obligations for the principal amount of
    direct loans not to exceed $1,899,335.
        (c) Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading
    ``Global Health Programs'', up to $50,000,000 may be transferred to, and
    merged with, funds appropriated under the heading ``International
    Organizations and Programs'' to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the
    Ebola virus disease outbreak.
        (d) Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading
    ``International Disaster Assistance'', up to $35,300,000 may be
    transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the headings
    ``International Organizations and Programs'' and ``Contributions to
    International Organizations'' to prevent, prepare for, and respond to
    the Ebola virus disease outbreak:  Provided, That no such funds that are
    made available for a United States contribution to the United Nations
    Mission for Ebola Emergency Response may be obligated until the
    Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that an
    assessment for such mission has been received and reviewed by the
    Department of State.
        (e) The transfer authorities of this section are in addition to any
    other transfer authority provided by law.
        (f) No funds shall be transferred pursuant to this section unless at
    least 15 days prior to making such transfer the Secretary of State or
    USAID Administrator, as appropriate, notifies the Committees on
    Appropriations in writing of the details of any such transfer.
        (g) Upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred
    pursuant to the authorities of this section are not necessary for such
    purposes, such amounts may be transferred back to such

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    headings:  Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this subsection shall
    be subject to subsection (f) of this section.

                             reimbursement authority

        Sec. 9002.  Funds appropriated by this title under the headings
    ``Global Health Programs'', ``International Disaster Assistance'', and
    ``Economic Support Fund'' may be used to reimburse accounts administered
    by the United States Agency for International Development and the
    Department of State for obligations incurred to prevent, prepare for,
    and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak prior to the enactment
    of this Act.

                            notification requirement

        Sec. 9003.  Funds appropriated by this title shall not be available
    for obligation unless the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the
    United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate,
    notifies the appropriate congressional committees in writing at least 15
    days in advance of such obligation:  Provided, That the requirement of
    this section shall not apply to funds made available by this title under
    the heading ``International Disaster Assistance''.

                              reporting requirement

        Sec. 9004.  The Secretary of State, in consultation with the
    Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development,
    shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 30 days
    after enactment of this Act a report on the proposed uses of funds on a
    country and project basis, for which the obligation of funds is
    anticipated:  Provided, That such report shall be updated and submitted
    to the Committee on Appropriations every 30 days until September 30,
    2016, and every 180 days thereafter until all funds have been fully
    expended, and shall include information detailing how the estimates and
    assumptions contained in the previous reports have changed, and
    obligations and expenditures on a country and project basis.

                          comptroller general oversight

        Sec. 9005.  Of the funds appropriated by this title under the
    heading ``Economic Support Fund'', up to $500,000 may be made available
    to the Comptroller General of the United States, and shall remain
    available until expended, for oversight of activities supported and
    reimbursements made pursuant to section 9002 of this title with funds
    appropriated by this title:  Provided, That the Secretary of State and
    the Comptroller General shall consult with the Committees on
    Appropriations prior to obligating such funds.
        This division may be cited as the ``Department of State, Foreign
    Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015''.

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     DIVISION K--TRANSPORTATION, <<NOTE: Transportation, Housing and Urban
     Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. Department
        of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2015.>>  HOUSING AND URBAN
    DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

                                     TITLE I

                          DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                             Office of the Secretary

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $105,000,000,
    of which not to exceed $2,696,000 shall be available for the immediate
    Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $1,011,000 shall be available for
    the immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $19,900,000
    shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed
    $9,800,000 shall be available for the Office of the Under Secretary of
    Transportation for Policy; not to exceed $12,500,000 shall be available
    for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not
    to exceed $2,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant
    Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed $25,365,000 shall be
    available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration;
    not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Public
    Affairs; not to exceed $1,714,000 shall be available for the Office of
    the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed $1,414,000 shall be available
    for the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; not to
    exceed $10,600,000 shall be available for the Office of Intelligence,
    Security, and Emergency Response; and not to exceed $15,500,000 shall be
    available for the Office of the Chief Information Officer:  Provided,
    That the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds
    appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other
    office of the Office of the Secretary:  Provided further, That no
    appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more
    than 5 percent by all such transfers:  Provided further, That notice of
    any change in funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for
    approval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:  Provided
    further, That not to exceed $60,000 shall be for allocation within the
    Department for official reception and representation expenses as the
    Secretary may determine:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any
    other provision of law, excluding fees authorized in Public Law 107-71,
    there may be credited to this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds
    received in user fees:  Provided further, That none of the funds
    provided in this Act shall be available for the position of Assistant
    Secretary for Public Affairs.

                             research and technology

        For necessary expenses related to the Office of the Assistant
    Secretary for Research and Technology, $13,000,000, of which $8,218,000
    shall remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided, That there
    may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended,
    funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public
    authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for
    training: <<NOTE: 49 USC 112 note.>>   Provided further, That any
    reference in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or elsewhere to the
    Research

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    and Innovative Technology Administration shall continue to be deemed to
    be a reference to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and
    Technology of the Department of Transportation.

                       national infrastructure investments

        For capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure,
    $500,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2017:  Provided,
    That the Secretary of Transportation shall distribute funds provided
    under this heading as discretionary grants to be awarded to a State,
    local government, transit agency, or a collaboration among such entities
    on a competitive basis for projects that will have a significant impact
    on the Nation, a metropolitan area, or a region:  Provided further, That
    projects eligible for funding provided under this heading shall include,
    but not be limited to, highway or bridge projects eligible under title
    23, United States Code; public transportation projects eligible under
    chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; passenger and freight rail
    transportation projects; and port infrastructure investments (including
    inland port infrastructure):  Provided further, That the Secretary may
    use up to 20 percent of the funds made available under this heading for
    the purpose of paying the subsidy and administrative costs of projects
    eligible for Federal credit assistance under chapter 6 of title 23,
    United States Code, if the Secretary finds that such use of the funds
    would advance the purposes of this paragraph:  Provided further, That in
    distributing funds provided under this heading, the Secretary shall take
    such measures so as to ensure an equitable geographic distribution of
    funds, an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural
    areas, and the investment in a variety of transportation modes:
    Provided further, That a grant funded under this heading shall be not
    less than $10,000,000 and not greater than $200,000,000:  Provided
    further, That not more than 25 percent of the funds made available under
    this heading may be awarded to projects in a single State:  Provided
    further, That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is
    made under this heading shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to
    80 percent:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall give priority to
    projects that require a contribution of Federal funds in order to
    complete an overall financing package:  Provided further, That not less
    than 20 percent of the funds provided under this heading shall be for
    projects located in rural areas:  Provided further, That for projects
    located in rural areas, the minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000 and
    the Secretary may increase the Federal share of costs above 80 percent:
    Provided further, That projects conducted using funds provided under
    this heading must comply with the requirements of subchapter IV of
    chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code:  Provided further, That the
    Secretary shall conduct a new competition to select the grants and
    credit assistance awarded under this heading:  Provided further, That
    the Secretary may retain up to $20,000,000 of the funds provided under
    this heading, and may transfer portions of those funds to the
    Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal
    Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration and the
    Federal Maritime Administration, to fund the award and oversight of
    grants and credit assistance made under the National Infrastructure
    Investments program.

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                          financial management capital

        For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the Department of
    Transportation's financial systems and re-engineering business
    processes, $5,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016.

                           cyber security initiatives

        For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, including
    necessary upgrades to wide area network and information technology
    infrastructure, improvement of network perimeter controls and identity
    management, testing and assessment of information technology against
    business, security, and other requirements, implementation of Federal
    cyber security initiatives and information infrastructure enhancements,
    implementation of enhanced security controls on network devices, and
    enhancement of cyber security workforce training tools, $5,000,000, to
    remain available through September 30, 2016.

                             office of civil rights

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $9,600,000.

               transportation planning, research, and development

        For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning,
    research, systems development, development activities, and making
    grants, to remain available until expended, $6,000,000.

                              working capital fund

        For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of
    the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed $181,500,000 shall be paid from
    appropriations made available to the Department of Transportation:
    Provided, That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis to
    entities within the Department of Transportation:  Provided further,
    That the above limitation on operating expenses shall not apply to non-
    DOT entities:  Provided further, That no funds appropriated in this Act
    to an agency of the Department shall be transferred to the Working
    Capital Fund without majority approval of the Working Capital Fund
    Steering Committee and approval of the Secretary:  Provided further,
    That no assessments may be levied against any program, budget activity,
    subactivity or project funded by this Act unless notice of such
    assessments and the basis therefor are presented to the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations and are approved by such Committees.

                    minority business resource center program

        For the cost of guaranteed loans, $333,000, as authorized by 49
    U.S.C. 332:  Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying
    such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
    Budget Act of 1974:  Provided further, That these funds are available to
    subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed,
    not to exceed $18,367,000.
        In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed
    loan program, $592,000.

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                           minority business outreach

        For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center outreach
    activities, $3,099,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
    Provided, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used
    for business opportunities related to any mode of transportation.

                            payments to air carriers

                         (airport and airway trust fund)

        In addition to funds made available from any other source to carry
    out the essential air service program under 49 U.S.C. 41731 through
    41742, $155,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust
    Fund, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That in determining
    between or among carriers competing to provide service to a community,
    the Secretary may consider the relative subsidy requirements of the
    carriers:  Provided further, That basic essential air service minimum
    requirements shall not include the 15-passenger capacity requirement
    under subsection 41732(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code:  Provided
    further, That none of the funds in this Act or any other Act shall be
    used to enter into a new contract with a community located less than 40
    miles from the nearest small hub airport before the Secretary has
    negotiated with the community over a local cost share:  Provided
    further, That amounts authorized to be distributed for the essential air
    service program under subsection 41742(b) of title 49, United States
    Code, shall be made available immediately from amounts otherwise
    provided to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration:
    Provided further, That the Administrator may reimburse such amounts from
    fees credited to the account established under section 45303 of title
    49, United States Code.

      administrative provisions--office of the secretary of transportation

        Sec. 101.  None of the funds made available in this Act to the
    Department of Transportation may be obligated for the Office of the
    Secretary of Transportation to approve assessments or reimbursable
    agreements pertaining to funds appropriated to the modal administrations
    in this Act, except for activities underway on the date of enactment of
    this Act, unless such assessments or agreements have completed the
    normal reprogramming process for Congressional notification.
        Sec. 102.  The Secretary or his designee may engage in activities
    with States and State legislators to consider proposals related to the
    reduction of motorcycle fatalities.
        Sec. 103.  Notwithstanding section 3324 of title 31, United States
    Code, in addition to authority provided by section 327 of title 49,
    United States Code, the Department's Working Capital Fund is hereby
    authorized to provide payments in advance to vendors that are necessary
    to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe benefit
    program under Executive Order 13150 and section 3049 of Public Law 109-
    59:  Provided, That the Department shall include adequate safeguards in
    the contract with the vendors to ensure timely and high-quality
    performance under the contract.

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        Sec. 104.  The Secretary shall post on the Web site of the
    Department of Transportation a schedule of all meetings of the Credit
    Council, including the agenda for each meeting, and require the Credit
    Council to record the decisions and actions of each meeting.

                         Federal Aviation Administration

                                   operations

                         (airport and airway trust fund)

        For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, not
    otherwise provided for, including operations and research activities
    related to commercial space transportation, administrative expenses for
    research and development, establishment of air navigation facilities,
    the operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft,
    subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to the public,
    lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, in
    addition to amounts made available by Public Law 112-95, $9,740,700,000
    of which $8,595,000,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Airway
    Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $7,396,654,000 shall be available for
    air traffic organization activities; not to exceed $1,218,458,000 shall
    be available for aviation safety activities; not to exceed $16,605,000
    shall be available for commercial space transportation activities; not
    to exceed $756,047,000 shall be available for finance and management
    activities; not to exceed $60,089,000 shall be available for NextGen and
    operations planning activities; and not to exceed $292,847,000 shall be
    available for staff offices:  Provided, That not to exceed 2 percent of
    any budget activity, except for aviation safety budget activity, may be
    transferred to any budget activity under this heading:  Provided
    further, That no transfer may increase or decrease any appropriation by
    more than 2 percent:  Provided further, That any transfer in excess of 2
    percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 405
    of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
    except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
    section: <<NOTE: 49 USC 44506 note.>>   Provided further, That not later
    than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator of the
    Federal Aviation Administration shall transmit to Congress an annual
    update to the report submitted to Congress in December 2004 pursuant to
    section 221 of Public Law 108-176:  Provided further, That the amount
    herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after
    March 31 that such report has not been submitted to the
    Congress: <<NOTE: 49 USC 44502 note.>>   Provided further, That not
    later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator
    shall transmit to Congress a companion report that describes a
    comprehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training flight
    standards and aircraft certification staff in a format similar to the
    one utilized for the controller staffing plan, including stated
    attrition estimates and numerical hiring goals by fiscal year:  Provided
    further, That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by
    $100,000 per day for each day after March 31 that such report has not
    been submitted to Congress:  Provided further, That funds may be used to
    enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting
    organization to assist in the development of aviation safety standards:
    Provided further, That none of the funds

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    in this Act shall be available for new applicants for the second career
    training program:  Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act
    shall be available for the Federal Aviation Administration to finalize
    or implement any regulation that would promulgate new aviation user fees
    not specifically authorized by law after the date of the enactment of
    this Act:  Provided further, That there may be credited to this
    appropriation as offsetting collections funds received from States,
    counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, other public authorities,
    and private sources for expenses incurred in the provision of agency
    services, including receipts for the maintenance and operation of air
    navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modification of
    certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station
    certificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing major
    repair or alteration forms:  Provided further, That of the funds
    appropriated under this heading, not less than $144,500,000 shall be for
    the contract tower program, of which not less than $9,500,000 is for the
    contract tower cost share program:  Provided further, That none of the
    funds in this Act for aeronautical charting and cartography are
    available for activities conducted by, or coordinated through, the
    Working Capital Fund:  Provided further, That none of the funds provided
    in this Act may be used for the Federal Aviation Administration to issue
    a job announcement for air traffic control specialists that renders
    ineligible by reason of age any applicant who had been included in the
    air traffic control specialist applicant inventory as of January 15,
    2014, and who was born between February 9, 1983, and October 1, 1984.

                            facilities and equipment

                         (airport and airway trust fund)

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisition,
    establishment, technical support services, improvement by contract or
    purchase, and hire of national airspace systems and experimental
    facilities and equipment, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of
    title 49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of necessary
    sites by lease or grant; engineering and service testing, including
    construction of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by
    lease or grant; construction and furnishing of quarters and related
    accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation
    Administration stationed at remote localities where such accommodations
    are not available; and the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from
    funds available under this heading, including aircraft for aviation
    regulation and certification; to be derived from the Airport and Airway
    Trust Fund, $2,600,000,000, of which $460,000,000 shall remain available
    until September 30, 2015, and $2,140,000,000 shall remain available
    until September 30, 2017:  Provided, That there may be credited to this
    appropriation funds received from States, counties, municipalities,
    other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in
    the establishment, improvement, and modernization of national airspace
    systems:  Provided further, That upon initial submission to the Congress
    of the fiscal year 2016 President's budget, the Secretary of
    Transportation shall transmit to the Congress a comprehensive capital
    investment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which includes
    funding for each budget

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    line item for fiscal years 2016 through 2020, with total funding for
    each year of the plan constrained to the funding targets for those years
    as estimated and approved by the Office of Management and Budget:
    Provided further, That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced
    by $100,000 per day for each day after the initial submission of the
    fiscal year 2016 President's budget that such report has not been
    submitted to Congress.

                     research, engineering, and development

                         (airport and airway trust fund)

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for research,
    engineering, and development, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII
    of title 49, United States Code, including construction of experimental
    facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant,
    $156,750,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and
    to remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided, That there may
    be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections, funds
    received from States, counties, municipalities, other public
    authorities, and private sources, which shall be available for expenses
    incurred for research, engineering, and development.

                           grants-in-aid for airports

                     (liquidation of contract authorization)

                           (limitation on obligations)

                         (airport and airway trust fund)

                          (including transfer of funds)

                             (including rescission)

        For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for
    airport planning and development, and noise compatibility planning and
    programs as authorized under subchapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter
    I of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code, and under other law
    authorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, and
    commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices and systems at
    airports of such title; for grants authorized under section 41743 of
    title 49, United States Code; and for inspection activities and
    administration of airport safety programs, including those related to
    airport operating certificates under section 44706 of title 49, United
    States Code, $3,200,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway
    Trust Fund and to remain available until expended:  Provided, That none
    of the funds under this heading shall be available for the planning or
    execution of programs the obligations for which are in excess of
    $3,350,000,000 in fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding section 47117(g) of
    title 49, United States Code:  Provided further, That none of the funds
    under this heading shall be available for the replacement of baggage
    conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other
    airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk explosive
    detection systems:  Provided further, That notwithstanding section
    47109(a) of title 49, United States Code, the Government's

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    share of allowable project costs under paragraph (2) for subgrants or
    paragraph (3) of that section shall be 95 percent for a project at other
    than a large or medium hub airport that is a successive phase of a
    multi-phased construction project for which the project sponsor received
    a grant in fiscal year 2011 for the construction project:  Provided
    further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, of funds
    limited under this heading, not more than $107,100,000 shall be
    obligated for administration, not less than $15,000,000 shall be
    available for the Airport Cooperative Research Program, not less than
    $29,750,000 shall be available for Airport Technology Research, and
    $5,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available and
    transferred to ``Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses'' to
    carry out the Small Community Air Service Development Program.

                                  (rescission)

        Of the amounts authorized for the fiscal year ending September 30,
    2015, and prior years under section 48112 of title 49, United States
    Code, all unobligated balances are permanently rescinded.

           administrative provisions--federal aviation administration

        Sec. 110.  None of the funds in this Act may be used to compensate
    in excess of 600 technical staff-years under the federally funded
    research and development center contract between the Federal Aviation
    Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development
    during fiscal year 2015.
        Sec. 111.  None of the funds in this Act shall be used to pursue or
    adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors to provide to
    the Federal Aviation Administration without cost building construction,
    maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned
    buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air navigation,
    or weather reporting:  Provided, That the prohibition of funds in this
    section does not apply to negotiations between the agency and airport
    sponsors to achieve agreement on ``below-market'' rates for these items
    or to grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land
    without cost to the FAA for air traffic control facilities.
        Sec. 112.  The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
    may reimburse amounts made available to satisfy 49 U.S.C. 41742(a)(1)
    from fees credited under 49 U.S.C. 45303 and any amount remaining in
    such account at the close of that fiscal year may be made available to
    satisfy section 41742(a)(1) for the subsequent fiscal year.
        Sec. 113.  Amounts collected under section 40113(e) of title 49,
    United States Code, shall be credited to the appropriation current at
    the time of collection, to be merged with and available for the same
    purposes of such appropriation.
        Sec. 114.  None of the funds in this Act shall be available for
    paying premium pay under subsection 5546(a) of title 5, United States
    Code, to any Federal Aviation Administration employee unless such
    employee actually performed work during the time corresponding to such
    premium pay.
        Sec. 115.  None of the funds in this Act may be obligated or
    expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration to
    purchase a store gift card or gift certificate through use of a
    Government-issued credit card.

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        Sec. 116.  The Secretary shall apportion to the sponsor of an
    airport that received scheduled or unscheduled air service from a large
    certified air carrier (as defined in part 241 of title 14 Code of
    Federal Regulations, or such other regulations as may be issued by the
    Secretary under the authority of section 41709) an amount equal to the
    minimum apportionment specified in 49 U.S.C. 47114(c), if the Secretary
    determines that airport had more than 10,000 passenger boardings in the
    preceding calendar year, based on data submitted to the Secretary under
    part 241 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
        Sec. 117.  None of the funds in this Act may be obligated or
    expended for retention bonuses for an employee of the Federal Aviation
    Administration without the prior written approval of the Assistant
    Secretary for Administration of the Department of Transportation.
        Sec. 118.  Subparagraph (D) of section 47124(b)(3) of title 49,
    United States Code, is amended by striking ``benefit.'' and inserting
    ``benefit, with the maximum allowable local cost share capped at 20
    percent.''.
        Sec. 119.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
    funds made available under this Act or any prior Act may be used to
    implement or to continue to implement any limitation on the ability of
    any owner or operator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request to
    the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a blocking of
    that owner's or operator's aircraft registration number from any display
    of the Federal Aviation Administration's Aircraft Situational Display to
    Industry data that is made available to the public, except data made
    available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial flights of that
    owner or operator.
        Sec. 119A.  None of the funds in this Act shall be available for
    salaries and expenses of more than 9 political and Presidential
    appointees in the Federal Aviation Administration.
        Sec. 119B.  None of the funds made available under this Act may be
    used to increase fees pursuant to section 44721 of title 49, United
    States Code, until the FAA provides to the House and Senate Committees
    on Appropriations a report that justifies all fees related to
    aeronautical navigation products and explains how such fees are
    consistent with Executive Order 13642.
        Sec. 119C.  None of the funds appropriated or limited by this Act
    may be used to change weight restrictions or prior permission rules at
    Teterboro airport in Teterboro, New Jersey.
        Sec. 119D.  None of the funds in this Act may be used to close a
    regional operations center of the Federal Aviation Administration or
    reduce its services unless the Administrator notifies the House and
    Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 90 full business days
    in advance.
        Sec. 119E.  Section 916 of Public Law 112-95 is amended by striking
    ``Advanced Materials in Transport Aircraft'' and inserting ``Joint
    Advanced Materials and Structures''.
        Sec. 119F.  Subsection 47109(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code,
    is amended by adding before the period ``, except that at a primary non-
    hub airport located in a State as set forth in paragraph (1) of this
    subsection that is within 15 miles of another State as set forth in
    paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Government's share shall be an
    average of the Government share applicable to any project in each of the
    States''.

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                         Federal Highway Administration

                      limitation on administrative expenses

                              (highway trust fund)

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Not to exceed $426,100,000, together with advances and
    reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Administration, shall be
    obligated for necessary expenses for administration and operation of the
    Federal Highway Administration. In addition, not to exceed $3,248,000
    shall be transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission in
    accordance with section 104 of title 23, United States Code.

                              federal-aid highways

                           (limitation on obligations)

                              (highway trust fund)

        Funds <<NOTE: 23 USC 104 note.>>  available for the implementation
    or execution of programs of Federal-aid Highways and highway safety
    construction programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, United States
    Code, and the provisions of Public Law 112-141 shall not exceed total
    obligations of $40,256,000,000 for fiscal year 2015:  Provided, That the
    Secretary may collect and spend fees, as authorized by title 23, United
    States Code, to cover the costs of services of expert firms, including
    counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance to assist in the
    underwriting and servicing of Federal credit instruments and all or a
    portion of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing such credit
    instruments:  Provided further, That such fees are available until
    expended to pay for such costs:  Provided further, That such amounts are
    in addition to administrative expenses that are also available for such
    purpose, and are not subject to any obligation limitation or the
    limitation on administrative expenses under section 608 of title 23,
    United States Code.

                     (liquidation of contract authorization)

                              (highway trust fund)

        For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying out Federal-aid
    Highways and highway safety construction programs authorized under title
    23, United States Code, $40,995,000,000 derived from the Highway Trust
    Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain available until
    expended.

            administrative provisions--federal highway administration

        Sec. 120. <<NOTE: 23 USC 104 note.>>  (a) For fiscal year 2015, the
    Secretary of Transportation shall--
                (1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for
            Federal-aid Highways--
                        (A) amounts authorized for administrative expenses
                    and programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United
                    States Code; and

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2706]]

                        (B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of
                    Transportation Statistics;
                (2) not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation
            for Federal-aid Highways that is equal to the unobligated
            balance of amounts--
                        (A) made available from the Highway Trust Fund
                    (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid
                    Highways and highway safety construction programs for
                    previous fiscal years the funds for which are allocated
                    by the Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary under
                    section 202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code); and
                        (B) for which obligation limitation was provided in
                    a previous fiscal year;
                (3) determine the proportion that--
                        (A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid
                    Highways, less the aggregate of amounts not distributed
                    under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; bears
                    to
                        (B) the total of the sums authorized to be
                    appropriated for the Federal-aid Highways and highway
                    safety construction programs (other than sums authorized
                    to be appropriated for provisions of law described in
                    paragraphs (1) through (12) of subsection (b) and sums
                    authorized to be appropriated for section 119 of title
                    23, United States Code, equal to the amount referred to
                    in subsection (b)(13) for such fiscal year), less the
                    aggregate of the amounts not distributed under
                    paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection;
                (4) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid
            Highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under
            paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs (other than
            programs to which paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by
            the Secretary under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st
            Century Act and title 23, United States Code, or apportioned by
            the Secretary under sections 202 or 204 of that title, by
            multiplying--
                        (A) the proportion determined under paragraph (3);
                    by
                        (B) the amounts authorized to be appropriated for
                    each such program for such fiscal year; and
                (5) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid
            Highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under
            paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distributed under
            paragraph (4), for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety
            construction programs that are apportioned by the Secretary
            under title 23, United States Code (other than the amounts
            apportioned for the National Highway Performance Program in
            section 119 of title 23, United States Code, that are exempt
            from the limitation under subsection (b)(13) and the amounts
            apportioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the
            proportion that--
                        (A) amounts authorized to be appropriated for the
                    programs that are apportioned under title 23, United
                    States Code, to each State for such fiscal year; bears
                    to
                        (B) the total of the amounts authorized to be
                    appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under
                    title 23, United States Code, to all States for such
                    fiscal year.

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        (b) Exceptions From Obligation Limitation.--The obligation
    limitation for Federal-aid Highways shall not apply to obligations under
    or for--
                (1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code;
                (2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act
            of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 2714);
                (3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95
            Stat. 1701);
                (4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface
            Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2119);
                (5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface
            Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987
            (101 Stat. 198);
                (6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface
            Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027);
                (7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in
            effect on June 8, 1998);
                (8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in
            effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an amount
            equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);
                (9) Federal-aid Highways programs for which obligation
            authority was made available under the Transportation Equity Act
            for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for
            multiple years or to remain available until expended, but only
            to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or
            been used;
                (10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in
            effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in an amount
            equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);
                (11) section 1603 of SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 118 note; 119
            Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance
            with that section were not subject to a limitation on
            obligations at the time at which the funds were initially made
            available for obligation; and
                (12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code (as in
            effect for fiscal years 2013 and 2014, but only in an amount
            equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); and
                (13) section 119 of title 23, United States Code (but, for
            fiscal year 2015, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000).

        (c) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority.--Notwithstanding
    subsection (a), the Secretary shall, after August 1 of such fiscal
    year--
                (1) revise a distribution of the obligation limitation made
            available under subsection (a) if an amount distributed cannot
            be obligated during that fiscal year; and
                (2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to
            obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed
            during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States having
            large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections
            144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of
            Public Law 112-141) and 104 of title 23, United States Code.

        (d) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to Transportation
    Research Programs.--
                (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
            obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways shall apply to

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            contract authority for transportation research programs carried
            out under--
                        (A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code; and
                        (B) division E of the Moving Ahead for Progress in
                    the 21st Century Act.
                (2) Exception.--Obligation authority made available under
            paragraph (1) shall--
                        (A) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years;
                    and
                        (B) be in addition to the amount of any limitation
                    imposed on obligations for Federal-aid Highways and
                    highway safety construction programs for future fiscal
                    years.

        (e) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
            distribution of obligation limitation under subsection (a), the
            Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds (excluding
            funds authorized for the program under section 202 of title 23,
            United States Code) that--
                        (A) are authorized to be appropriated for such
                    fiscal year for Federal-aid Highways programs; and
                        (B) the Secretary determines will not be allocated
                    to the States (or will not be apportioned to the States
                    under section 204 of title 23, United States Code), and
                    will not be available for obligation, for such fiscal
                    year because of the imposition of any obligation
                    limitation for such fiscal year.
                (2) Ratio.--Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1)
            in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation
            authority under subsection (a)(5).
                (3) Availability.--Funds distributed to each State under
            paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in
            section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.

        Sec. 121.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received by the
    Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data products, for
    necessary expenses incurred pursuant to chapter 63 of title 49, United
    States Code, may be credited to the Federal-aid Highways account for the
    purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses:  Provided, That
    such funds shall be subject to the obligation limitation for Federal-aid
    Highways and highway safety construction programs.
        Sec. 122. <<NOTE: 23 USC 313 note.>>  Not less than 15 days prior to
    waiving, under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America
    requirement for Federal-aid Highways projects, the Secretary of
    Transportation shall make an informal public notice and comment
    opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver and the reasons therefor:
     Provided, That the Secretary shall provide an annual report to the
    House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on any waivers granted
    under the Buy America requirements.

        Sec. 123. (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b),
    none of the funds made available, limited, or otherwise affected by this
    Act shall be used to approve or otherwise authorize the imposition of
    any toll on any segment of highway located on the Federal-aid system in
    the State of Texas that--
                (1) as of the date of enactment of this Act, is not tolled;
                (2) is constructed with Federal assistance provided under
            title 23, United States Code; and

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                (3) is in actual operation as of the date of enactment of
            this Act.

        (b) Exceptions.--
                (1) Number of toll lanes.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to
            any segment of highway on the Federal-aid system described in
            that subsection that, as of the date on which a toll is imposed
            on the segment, will have the same number of nontoll lanes as
            were in existence prior to that date.
                (2) High-occupancy vehicle lanes.--A high-occupancy vehicle
            lane that is converted to a toll lane shall not be subject to
            this section, and shall not be considered to be a nontoll lane
            for purposes of determining whether a highway will have fewer
            nontoll lanes than prior to the date of imposition of the toll,
            if--
                        (A) high-occupancy vehicles occupied by the number
                    of passengers specified by the entity operating the toll
                    lane may use the toll lane without paying a toll, unless
                    otherwise specified by the appropriate county, town,
                    municipal or other local government entity, or public
                    toll road or transit authority; or
                        (B) each high-occupancy vehicle lane that was
                    converted to a toll lane was constructed as a temporary
                    lane to be replaced by a toll lane under a plan approved
                    by the appropriate county, town, municipal or other
                    local government entity, or public toll road or transit
                    authority.

        Sec. 124.  None of the funds in this Act to the Department of
    Transportation may be used to provide credit assistance unless not less
    than 3 days before any application approval to provide credit assistance
    under sections 603 and 604 of title 23, United States Code, the
    Secretary of Transportation provides notification in writing to the
    following committees: the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations;
    the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on
    Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on
    Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives:
    Provided, That such notification shall include, but not be limited to,
    the name of the project sponsor; a description of the project; whether
    credit assistance will be provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, or
    line of credit; and the amount of credit assistance.
        Sec. 125.  Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended
    by adding at the end the following:
        ``(j) Operation of Vehicles on Certain Other Wisconsin Highways.--If
    any segment of the United States Route 41 corridor, as described in
    section 1105(c)(57) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
    Act of 1991, is designated as a route on the Interstate System, a
    vehicle that could operate legally on that segment before the date of
    such designation may continue to operate on that segment, without regard
    to any requirement under subsection (a).
        ``(k) Operation of Vehicles on Certain Mississippi Highways.--If any
    segment of United States Route 78 in Mississippi from mile marker 0 to
    mile marker 113 is designated as part of the Interstate System, no limit
    established under this section may apply to that segment with respect to
    the operation of any vehicle that could have legally operated on that
    segment before such designation.

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        ``(l) Operation of Vehicles on Certain Kentucky Highways.--
                ``(1) In general.--If any segment of highway described in
            paragraph (2) is designated as a route on the Interstate System,
            a vehicle that could operate legally on that segment before the
            date of such designation may continue to operate on that
            segment, without regard to any requirement under subsection (a).
                ``(2) Description of highway segments.--The highway segments
            referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
                        ``(A) Interstate Route 69 in Kentucky (formerly the
                    Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway) from the
                    Interstate Route 24 Interchange, near Eddyville, to the
                    Edward T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway Interchange.
                        ``(B) The Edward T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway
                    (to be designated as Interstate Route 69) in Kentucky
                    from the Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway
                    Interchange to near milepost 77, and on new alignment to
                    an interchange on the Audubon Parkway, if the segment is
                    designated as part of the Interstate System.''.

                   Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

                  motor carrier safety operations and programs

                     (liquidation of contract authorization)

                           (limitation on obligations)

                              (highway trust fund)

        For payment of obligations incurred in the implementation, execution
    and administration of motor carrier safety operations and programs
    pursuant to section 31104(i) of title 49, United States Code, and
    sections 4127 and 4134 of Public Law 109-59, as amended by Public Law
    112-141, $271,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other
    than the Mass Transit Account), together with advances and
    reimbursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
    Administration, the sum of which shall remain available until expended:
    Provided, That funds available for implementation, execution or
    administration of motor carrier safety operations and programs
    authorized under title 49, United States Code, shall not exceed total
    obligations of $271,000,000 for ``Motor Carrier Safety Operations and
    Programs'' for fiscal year 2015, of which $9,000,000, to remain
    available for obligation until September 30, 2017, is for the research
    and technology program, and of which $34,545,000, to remain available
    for obligation until September 30, 2017, is for information management:
    Provided further, That $2,300,000 shall be made available for commercial
    motor vehicle operator grants to carry out section 4134 of Public Law
    109-59, as amended by Public Law 112-141, of which $1,300,000 is to be
    made available from prior year unobligated contract authority provided
    in Public Law 112-141, or other appropriations or authorization acts:
    Provided further, That of unobligated contract authority provided in
    Public Law 112-141, or other appropriations or authorization acts for
    ``Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs'', $6,700,000 shall be
    made available for enforcement and investigation activities related to
    the safe transportation of

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    energy products, information management and technology needs related to
    the monitoring of high-risk carriers and carriers operating under
    consent agreements, and the Capital Improvement Plan for border
    facilities and field offices, and an additional $4,000,000 shall be made
    available to administer the study required under section 133 of this
    Act, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017:
    Provided further, That the Secretary shall complete final regulatory
    action on the implementation of 49 United States Code 31137 no later
    than June 1, 2015.

                           motor carrier safety grants

                     (liquidation of contract authorization)

                           (limitation on obligations)

                              (highway trust fund)

        For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out sections 31102,
    31104(a), 31106, 31107, 31109, 31309, 31313 of title 49, United States
    Code, and sections 4126 and 4128 of Public Law 109-59, as amended by
    Public Law 112-141, $313,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust
    Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That funds available for the implementation or
    execution of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed total
    obligations of $313,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 for ``Motor Carrier
    Safety Grants''; of which $218,000,000 shall be available for the motor
    carrier safety assistance program, $30,000,000 shall be available for
    commercial driver's license program improvement grants, $32,000,000
    shall be available for border enforcement grants, $5,000,000 shall be
    available for performance and registration information system management
    grants, $25,000,000 shall be available for the commercial vehicle
    information systems and networks deployment program, and $3,000,000
    shall be available for safety data improvement grants:  Provided
    further, That, of the funds made available herein for the motor carrier
    safety assistance program, $32,000,000 shall be available for audits of
    new entrant motor carriers.

     administrative provisions--federal motor carrier safety administration

        Sec. 130.  Funds appropriated or limited in this Act shall be
    subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in section 350 of Public
    Law 107-87 and section 6901 of Public Law 110-28.
        Sec. 131.  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall
    send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308 violations by certified mail,
    registered mail, or another manner of delivery, which records the
    receipt of the notice by the persons responsible for the violations.
        Sec. 132.  None of the funds limited or otherwise made available
    under this Act shall be used by the Secretary to enforce any regulation
    prohibiting a State from issuing a commercial learner's permit to
    individuals under the age of eighteen if the State had a law authorizing
    the issuance of commercial learner's permits to individuals under
    eighteen years of age as of May 9, 2011.
        Sec. 133. (a) Temporary Suspension of Enforcement.--None of the
    funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other
    Act shall be used to enforce sections 395.3(c)

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2712]]

    and 395.3(d) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and such sections
    shall have no force or effect from the date of enactment of this Act
    until the later of September 30, 2015, or upon submission of the final
    report issued by the Secretary under this section. The restart
    provisions in effect on June 30, 2013, shall be in effect during this
    period.
        (b) Public Notification.--As soon as possible after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall publish a
    Notice in the Federal Register and on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
    Administration website announcing that the provisions in the rule
    referred to in subsection (a) shall have no force or effect from the
    date of enactment of this Act through September 30, 2015, and the
    restart rule in effect on June 30, 2013, shall immediately be in effect.
        (c) Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Driver Restart Study.--Within 90
    days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate
    a naturalistic study of the operational, safety, health and fatigue
    impacts of the restart provisions in sections 395.3(c) and 395.3(d) of
    title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, on commercial motor vehicle
    drivers. The study required under this subsection shall--
                (1) compare the work schedules and assess operator fatigue
            between the following two groups of commercial motor vehicle
            drivers, each large enough to produce statistically significant
            results:
                        (A) commercial motor vehicle drivers who operate
                    under such provisions, in effect between July 1, 2013,
                    and the day before the date of enactment of this Act,
                    and
                        (B) commercial motor vehicle drivers who operate
                    under the provisions in effect on June 30, 2013.
                (2) compare, at a minimum, the 5-month work schedules, and
            assess safety critical events (crashes, near crashes and crash-
            relevant conflicts) and operator fatigue between the commercial
            motor vehicle drivers identified under subsection (c)(1) of this
            section from a statistically significant sample of drivers
            comprised of fleets of all sizes, including long-haul, regional
            and short-haul operations in various sectors of the industry,
            including flat-bed, refrigerated, tank, and dry-van, to the
            extent practicable;
                (3) assess drivers' safety critical events, fatigue and
            levels of alertness, and driver health outcomes by using both
            electronic and captured record of duty status, including the
            Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT), e-logging data, actigraph
            watches and cameras or other on-board monitoring systems that
            record or measure safety critical events and driver alertness;
                (4) utilize data from electronic logging devices, consistent
            to the extent practicable, with the anticipated requirements for
            such devices in section 31137(b) of title 49, United States
            Code, from motor carriers and drivers of commercial motor
            vehicles, notwithstanding any limitation on the use of such data
            under section 31137(e) of title 49, United States Code; and
                (5) include the development of an initial study plan and
            final report, each of which shall be subject to an independent
            peer review by a panel of individuals with relevant medical and
            scientific expertise.

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2713]]

        (d) Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General
    Review.--Prior to the study required under this subsection commencing
    and within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
    shall submit a plan outlining the scope and methodology for the study to
    the Department of Transportation Inspector General.
                (1) Within 30 days of receiving the plan, the Office of
            Inspector General shall review and report whether it includes--
                        (A) a sufficient number of participating drivers to
                    produce statistically significant results consistent
                    with subsection (c)(2);
                        (B) the use of reliable technologies to assess the
                    operational, safety and fatigue components of the study
                    to produce consistent and valid results;
                        (C) appropriate performance measures to properly
                    evaluate the study outcomes; and
                        (D) an appropriate selection of the independent
                    review panel under subsection (c)(5).
                (2) The Office of Inspector General shall report its
            findings, conclusions and any recommendations to the Secretary
            and to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within
            30 days of receipt of the plan.

        (e) Reporting Requirements.--The Secretary shall submit a final
    report on the findings and conclusions of the study and the Department's
    recommendations on whether the provisions in effect on July 1, 2013,
    provide a greater net benefit for the operational, safety, health and
    fatigue impacts of the restart provisions to the Inspector General
    within 210 days of receiving the Office of the Inspector General report
    required in subsection (d)(2).
                (1) Within 60 days of receipt of the Secretary's findings
            and recommendations in subsection (e), the Inspector General
            shall report to the Secretary and the House and Senate
            Committees on Appropriations on the study's compliance with the
            requirements outlined under subsection (c).
                (2) Upon submission of the Office of the Inspector General
            report in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit its report
            to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and make
            the report publically available on its website.

        (f) Certification.--The Secretary of Transportation shall certify in
    writing in a manner addressing the Inspector General's findings and
    recommendations in subsection (d)(1) and (e)(1) of this section that the
    Secretary has met the requirements as described in section (c) and (d).
        (g) Paperwork Reduction Act Exception.--The study and the Office of
    the Inspector General reviews shall not be subject to section 3506 or
    3507 of title 44, United States Code.
        Sec. 134.  None of the funds limited or otherwise made available
    under the heading ``Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs'' may
    be used to deny an application to renew a Hazardous Materials Safety
    Program permit for a motor carrier based on that carrier's Hazardous
    Materials Out-of-Service rate, unless the carrier has the opportunity to
    submit a written description of corrective actions taken, and other
    documentation the carrier wishes the Secretary to consider, including
    submitting a corrective action plan, and the Secretary determines the
    actions or plan is insufficient to address the safety concerns that
    resulted in that Hazardous Materials Out-of-Service rate.

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                 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

                             operations and research

        For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Secretary,
    with respect to traffic and highway safety authorized under chapter 301
    and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, $130,000,000,
    of which $20,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2016.

                             operations and research

                     (liquidation of contract authorization)

                           (limitation on obligations)

                              (highway trust fund)

        For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions
    of 23 U.S.C. 403, and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code,
    $138,500,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the
    Mass Transit Account) and to remain available until expended:  Provided,
    That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning
    or execution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year
    2015, are in excess of $138,500,000, of which $133,500,000 shall be for
    programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403 and $5,000,000 shall be for the
    National Driver Register authorized under chapter 303 of title 49,
    United States Code:  Provided further, That within the $133,500,000
    obligation limitation for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall
    remain available until September 30, 2016, and shall be in addition to
    the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for future years:
    Provided further, That $20,000,000 of the total obligation limitation
    for operations and research in fiscal year 2015 shall be applied toward
    unobligated balances of contract authority provided in prior Acts for
    carrying out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, and chapter 303 of title
    49, United States Code.

                          highway traffic safety grants

                     (liquidation of contract authorization)

                           (limitation on obligations)

                              (highway trust fund)

        For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out provisions of 23
    U.S.C. 402 and 405, section 2009 of Public Law 109-59, as amended by
    Public Law 112-141, and section 31101(a)(6) of Public Law 112-141, to
    remain available until expended, $561,500,000, to be derived from the
    Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):  Provided,
    That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning
    or execution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year
    2015, are in excess of $561,500,000 for programs authorized under 23
    U.S.C. 402 and 405, section 2009 of Public Law 109-59, as amended by
    Public Law 112-141, and section 31101(a)(6) of Public Law

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2715]]

    112-141, of which $235,000,000 shall be for ``Highway Safety Programs''
    under 23 U.S.C. 402; $272,000,000 shall be for ``National Priority
    Safety Programs'' under 23 U.S.C. 405; $29,000,000 shall be for ``High
    Visibility Enforcement Program'' under section 2009 of Public Law 109-
    59, as amended by Public Law 112-141; $25,500,000 shall be for
    ``Administrative Expenses'' under section 31101(a)(6) of Public Law 112-
    141:  Provided further, That none of these funds shall be used for
    construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office
    furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private buildings or
    structures:  Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds
    made available for ``National Priority Safety Programs'' under 23 U.S.C.
    405 for ``Impaired Driving Countermeasures'' (as described in subsection
    (d) of that section) shall be available for technical assistance to the
    States:  Provided further, That with respect to the ``Transfers''
    provision under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G), any amounts transferred to
    increase the amounts made available under section 402 shall include the
    obligation authority for such amounts:  Provided further, That the
    Administrator shall notify the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations of any exercise of the authority granted under the
    previous proviso or under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G) within 60 days.

           administrative provisions--national highway traffic safety
                                 administration

        Sec. 140.  An additional $130,000 shall be made available to the
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, out of the amount
    limited for section 402 of title 23, United States Code, to pay for
    travel and related expenses for State management reviews and to pay for
    core competency development training and related expenses for highway
    safety staff.
        Sec. 141.  The limitations on obligations for the programs of the
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration set in this Act shall not
    apply to obligations for which obligation authority was made available
    in previous public laws but only to the extent that the obligation
    authority has not lapsed or been used.
        Sec. 142.  None of the funds in this Act shall be used to implement
    section 404 of title 23, United States Code.

                         Federal Railroad Administration

                              safety and operations

        For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, not
    otherwise provided for, $186,870,000, of which $15,400,000 shall remain
    available until expended.

                        railroad research and development

        For necessary expenses for railroad research and development,
    $39,100,000, to remain available until expended.

            railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program

        The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue direct loans
    and loan guarantees pursuant to sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad
    Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-210), as
    amended, such authority to exist as long

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    as any such direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding:  Provided,
    That pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as amended, no new direct
    loans or loan guarantee commitments shall be made using Federal funds
    for the credit risk premium during fiscal year 2015:  Provided further,
    That no new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments made under the
    Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program in fiscal year
    2015 shall cause the total principal amount of direct loans and loan
    guarantees committed under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement
    Financing Program to projects in a single state to exceed
    $5,600,000,000.

         operating grants to the national railroad passenger corporation

        To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make quarterly grants
    to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, in amounts based on the
    Secretary's assessment of the Corporation's seasonal cash flow
    requirements, for the operation of intercity passenger rail, as
    authorized by section 101 of the Passenger Rail Investment and
    Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110-432),
    $250,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That the
    amounts available under this paragraph shall be available for the
    Secretary to approve funding to cover operating losses for the
    Corporation only after receiving and reviewing a grant request for each
    specific train route:  Provided further, That each such grant request
    shall be accompanied by a detailed financial analysis, revenue
    projection, and capital expenditure projection justifying the Federal
    support to the Secretary's satisfaction:  Provided further, That not
    later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall
    transmit, in electronic format, to the Secretary and the House and
    Senate Committees on Appropriations the annual budget, business plan,
    the 5-Year Financial Plan for fiscal year 2015 required under section
    204 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 and the
    comprehensive fleet plan for all Amtrak rolling stock:  Provided
    further, That the budget, business plan and the 5-Year Financial Plan
    shall include annual information on the maintenance, refurbishment,
    replacement, and expansion for all Amtrak rolling stock consistent with
    the comprehensive fleet plan:  Provided further, That the Corporation
    shall provide monthly performance reports in an electronic format which
    shall describe the work completed to date, any changes to the business
    plan, and the reasons for such changes as well as progress against the
    milestones and target dates of the 2012 performance improvement plan:
    Provided further, That the Corporation's budget, business plan, 5-Year
    Financial Plan, semiannual reports, monthly reports, comprehensive fleet
    plan and all supplemental reports or plans comply with requirements in
    Public Law 112-55:  Provided further, That none of the funds provided in
    this Act may be used to support any route on which Amtrak offers a
    discounted fare of more than 50 percent off the normal peak fare:
    Provided further, That the preceding proviso does not apply to routes
    where the operating loss as a result of the discount is covered by a
    State and the State participates in the setting of fares.

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       capital and debt service grants to the national railroad passenger
                                   corporation

        To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the
    National Railroad Passenger Corporation for capital investments as
    authorized by sections 101(c), 102, and 219(b) of the Passenger Rail
    Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110-
    432), $1,140,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not
    to exceed $175,000,000 shall be for debt service obligations as
    authorized by section 102 of such Act:  Provided, That of the amounts
    made available under this heading, not less than $50,000,000 shall be
    made available to bring Amtrak-served facilities and stations into
    compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act:  Provided further,
    That after an initial distribution of up to $200,000,000, which shall be
    used by the Corporation as a working capital account, all remaining
    funds shall be provided to the Corporation only on a reimbursable basis:
     Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this
    heading, up to $50,000,000 may be used by the Secretary to subsidize
    operating losses of the Corporation should the funds provided under the
    heading ``Operating Grants to the National Railroad Passenger
    Corporation'' be insufficient to meet operational costs for fiscal year
    2015:  Provided further, That the Secretary may retain up to one-half of
    1 percent of the funds provided under this heading to fund the costs of
    project management and oversight of activities authorized by subsections
    101(a) and 101(c) of division B of Public Law 110-432:  Provided
    further, That the Secretary shall approve funding for capital
    expenditures, including advance purchase orders of materials, for the
    Corporation only after receiving and reviewing a grant request for each
    specific capital project justifying the Federal support to the
    Secretary's satisfaction:  Provided further, That except as otherwise
    provided herein, none of the funds under this heading may be used to
    subsidize operating losses of the Corporation:  Provided further, That
    none of the funds under this heading may be used for capital projects
    not approved by the Secretary of Transportation or on the Corporation's
    fiscal year 2015 business plan:  Provided further, That in addition to
    the project management oversight funds authorized under section 101(d)
    of division B of Public Law 110-432, the Secretary may retain up to an
    additional $5,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to fund
    expenses associated with implementing section 212 of division B of
    Public Law 110-432, including the amendments made by section 212 to
    section 24905 of title 49, United States Code.

           administrative provisions--federal railroad administration

        Sec. 150.  The Secretary of Transportation may receive and expend
    cash, or receive and utilize spare parts and similar items, from non-
    United States Government sources to repair damages to or replace United
    States Government owned automated track inspection cars and equipment as
    a result of third-party liability for such damages, and any amounts
    collected under this section shall be credited directly to the Safety
    and Operations account of the Federal Railroad Administration, and shall
    remain available until expended for the repair, operation and
    maintenance of automated track inspection cars and equipment in
    connection with the automated track inspection program.

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        Sec. 151.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or
    regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to allow the
    issuer of any preferred stock heretofore sold to the Department to
    redeem or repurchase such stock upon the payment to the Department of an
    amount to be determined by the Secretary.
        Sec. 152.  None of the funds provided to the National Railroad
    Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any overtime costs in excess
    of $35,000 for any individual employee:  Provided, That the President of
    Amtrak may waive the cap set in the previous proviso for specific
    employees when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap poses a
    risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the system:  Provided
    further, That the President of Amtrak shall report to the House and
    Senate Committees on Appropriations each quarter of the calendar year on
    waivers granted to employees and amounts paid above the cap for each
    month within such quarter and delineate the reasons each waiver was
    granted:  Provided further, That the President of Amtrak shall report to
    the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by March 1, 2015, a
    summary of all overtime payments incurred by the Corporation for 2014
    and the three prior calendar years:  Provided further, That such summary
    shall include the total number of employees that received waivers and
    the total overtime payments the Corporation paid to those employees
    receiving waivers for each month for 2014 and for the three prior
    calendar years.
        Sec. 153.  For an additional amount, $10,000,000 shall be made
    available until expended for the Secretary to make grants for grade
    crossing and track improvements on rail routes that transport energy
    products.

                         Federal Transit Administration

                             administrative expenses

        For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal Transit
    Administration's programs authorized by chapter 53 of title 49, United
    States Code, $105,933,000, of which not less than $4,500,000 shall be
    available to carry out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5329 and not less
    than $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the provisions of 49
    U.S.C. 5326:  Provided, That none of the funds provided or limited in
    this Act may be used to create a permanent office of transit security
    under this heading:  Provided further, That upon submission to the
    Congress of the fiscal year 2016 President's budget, the Secretary of
    Transportation shall transmit to Congress the annual report on New
    Starts, including proposed allocations for fiscal year 2016.

                             transit formula grants

                     (liquidation of contract authorization)

                           (limitation on obligations)

                              (highway trust fund)

        For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal Public
    Transportation Assistance Program in this account, and for payment of
    obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305,
    5307, 5310, 5311, 5318, 5322(d), 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339,

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    and 5340, as amended by Public Law 112-141, and section 20005(b) of
    Public Law 112-141, $9,500,000,000, to be derived from the Mass Transit
    Account of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That funds available for the implementation or
    execution of programs authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311,
    5318, 5322(d), 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by
    Public Law 112-141, and section 20005(b) of Public Law 112-141, shall
    not exceed total obligations of $8,595,000,000 in fiscal year 2015.

                                transit research

        For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5312 and 5313,
    $33,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That
    $30,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5312 and
    $3,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5313.

                        technical assistance and training

        For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5314 and 5322(a), (b)
    and (e), $4,500,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That
    $4,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5314 and
    $500,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5322(a), (b)
    and (e).

                            capital investment grants

                         (including rescission of funds)

        For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5309, $2,120,000,000,
    to remain available until expended:  Provided, That when distributing
    funds among Recommended New Starts Projects, the Administrator shall
    first fully fund those projects covered by a full funding grant
    agreement, then fully fund those projects whose section 5309 share is
    less than 40 percent, and then distribute the remaining funds so as to
    protect as much as possible the projects' budgets and schedules:
    Provided further, That of the unobligated amounts available for the
    Capital Investment Grants program, $121,546,138 is hereby rescinded.

          grants to the washington metropolitan area transit authority

        For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority as
    authorized under section 601 of division B of Public Law 110-432,
    $150,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That the
    Secretary shall approve grants for capital and preventive maintenance
    expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority only
    after receiving and reviewing a request for each specific project:
    Provided further, That prior to approving such grants, the Secretary
    shall certify that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is
    making significant progress in eliminating the material weaknesses,
    significant deficiencies, and minor control deficiencies identified in
    the most recent Financial Management Oversight Review:  Provided
    further, That the Secretary shall determine that the Washington
    Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has placed the highest priority on
    those

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    investments that will improve the safety of the system before approving
    such grants:  Provided further, That the Secretary, in order to ensure
    safety throughout the rail system, may waive the requirements of section
    601(e)(1) of title VI of Public Law 110-432 (112 Stat. 4968).

            administrative provisions--federal transit administration

        Sec. 160.  The limitations on obligations for the programs of the
    Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority under 49
    U.S.C. 5338, previously made available for obligation, or to any other
    authority previously made available for obligation.
        Sec. 161.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
    appropriated or limited by this Act under the heading ``Fixed Guideway
    Capital Investment'' of the Federal Transit Administration for projects
    specified in this Act or identified in reports accompanying this Act not
    obligated by September 30, 2019, and other recoveries, shall be directed
    to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes for which they
    were originally provided.
        Sec. 162.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds
    appropriated before October 1, 2014, under any section of chapter 53 of
    title 49, United States Code, that remain available for expenditure, may
    be transferred to and administered under the most recent appropriation
    heading for any such section.
        Sec. 163.  The Secretary may not enforce regulations related to
    charter bus service under part 604 of title 49, Code of Federal
    Regulations, for any transit agency that during fiscal year 2008 was
    both initially granted a 60-day period to come into compliance with part
    604, and then was subsequently granted an exception from said part.
        Sec. 164.  For purposes of applying the project justification and
    local financial commitment criteria of 49 U.S.C. 5309(d) to a New Starts
    project, the Secretary may consider the costs and ridership of any
    connected project in an instance in which private parties are making
    significant financial contributions to the construction of the connected
    project; additionally, the Secretary may consider the significant
    financial contributions of private parties to the connected project in
    calculating the non-Federal share of net capital project costs for the
    New Starts project.
        Sec. 165.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
    funds made available in this Act shall be used to enter into a full
    funding grant agreement for a project with a New Starts share greater
    than 60 percent.
        Sec. 166.  None of the funds in this or any other Act may be
    available to advance in any way a new light or heavy rail project
    towards a full funding grant agreement as defined by 49 U.S.C. 5309 for
    the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas if the
    proposed capital project is constructed on or planned to be constructed
    on Richmond Avenue west of South Shepherd Drive or on Post Oak Boulevard
    north of Richmond Avenue in Houston, Texas.
        Sec. 167.  <<NOTE: 49 USC 5309 note.>>  In developing guidance
    implementing 49 U.S.C. 5309(i) Program of Interrelated Projects, the
    Secretary shall consider projects eligible under section 5309(h) Small
    Starts Projects, including streetcars.

        Sec. 168.  Of the unobligated balance of amounts made available for
    fiscal year 2011 or prior fiscal years to carry out the discretionary

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    bus and bus facilities program under 49 U.S.C. 5309, $27,989,839 shall
    be used for new bus rapid transit projects recommended, in the
    President's fiscal year 2015 budget request, to be funded under the
    heading ``Department of Transportation-Federal Transit Administration-
    Capital Investment Grants'':  Provided, That all such projects shall
    remain subject to the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5309 for New Starts,
    Small Starts, or Core Capacity projects, as applicable, under the
    Capital Investment Grants Program:  Provided further, That such funds
    shall be in addition to the amounts otherwise made available by this Act
    for ``Department of Transportation-Federal Transit Administration-
    Capital Investment Grants''.

                  Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

        The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby
    authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and
    borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord with
    law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal
    year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government
    Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out
    the programs set forth in the Corporation's budget for the current
    fiscal year.

                           operations and maintenance

                         (harbor maintenance trust fund)

        For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, maintenance, and
    capital asset renewal activities of those portions of the St. Lawrence
    Seaway owned, operated, and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway
    Development Corporation, $32,042,000, to be derived from the Harbor
    Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99-662.

                             Maritime Administration

                            maritime security program

        For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag merchant
    fleet to serve the national security needs of the United States,
    $186,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                             operations and training

        For necessary expenses of operations and training activities
    authorized by law, $148,050,000, of which $11,300,000 shall remain
    available until expended for maintenance and repair of training ships at
    State Maritime Academies, and of which $2,400,000 shall remain available
    through September 30, 2016, for the Student Incentive Program at State
    Maritime Academies, and of which $1,200,000 shall remain available until
    expended for training ship fuel assistance payments, and of which
    $15,000,000 shall remain available until expended for facilities
    maintenance and repair, equipment, and capital improvements at the
    United States Merchant Marine Academy:  Provided, That amounts
    apportioned for the United States Merchant Marine Academy shall be
    available only upon allotments made personally by the Secretary of
    Transportation or the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs:
    Provided

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    further, That the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent and the Director
    of the Office of Resource Management of the United States Merchant
    Marine Academy may not be allotment holders for the United States
    Merchant Marine Academy, and the Administrator of the Maritime
    Administration shall hold all allotments made by the Secretary of
    Transportation or the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs under
    the previous proviso:  Provided further, That 50 percent of the funding
    made available for the United States Merchant Marine Academy under this
    heading shall be available only after the Secretary, in consultation
    with the Superintendent and the Maritime Administrator, completes a plan
    detailing by program or activity how such funding will be expended at
    the Academy, and this plan is submitted to the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That not later than
    January 12, 2015, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall
    transmit to Congress the biennial survey and report on sexual assault
    and sexual harassment at the United States Merchant Marine Academy as
    required pursuant to section 3507 of Public Law 110-417.

                                  ship disposal

        For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obsolete vessels
    in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime Administration,
    $4,000,000, to remain available until expended.

               maritime guaranteed loan (title xi) program account

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary administrative expenses of the maritime guaranteed
    loan program, $3,100,000 shall be paid to the appropriations for
    ``Maritime Administration-Operations and Training''.

               administrative provisions--maritime administration

        Sec. 170.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
    Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and services
    and make necessary repairs in connection with any lease, contract, or
    occupancy involving Government property under control of the Maritime
    Administration:  Provided, That payments received therefor shall be
    credited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof and shall
    remain available until expended:  Provided further, That rental payments
    under any such lease, contract, or occupancy for items other than such
    utilities, services, or repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as
    miscellaneous receipts.
        Sec. 171.  None of the funds available or appropriated in this Act
    shall be used by the United States Department of Transportation or the
    United States Maritime Administration to negotiate or otherwise execute,
    enter into, facilitate or perform fee-for-service contracts for vessel
    disposal, scrapping or recycling, unless there is no qualified domestic
    ship recycler that will pay any sum of money to purchase and scrap or
    recycle a vessel owned, operated or managed by the Maritime
    Administration or that is part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet:
    Provided, That such sales offers must be consistent with the
    solicitation and provide that the work will be performed in a timely
    manner at a facility qualified within the meaning of section 3502 of
    Public Law 106-398:  Provided

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    further, That nothing contained herein shall affect the Maritime
    Administration's authority to award contracts at least cost to the
    Federal Government and consistent with the requirements of 16 U.S.C.
    5405(c), section 3502, or otherwise authorized under the Federal
    Acquisition Regulation.

             Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

                               operational expenses

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline and Hazardous
    Materials Safety Administration, $22,225,000:  Provided, That $1,500,000
    shall be transferred to ``Pipeline Safety'' in order to fund ``Pipeline
    Safety Information Grants to Communities'' as authorized under section
    60130 of title 49, United States Code.

                           hazardous materials safety

        For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous materials safety
    functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration,
    $52,000,000, of which $7,000,000 shall remain available until September
    30, 2017:  Provided, That up to $800,000 in fees collected under 49
    U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as
    offsetting receipts:  Provided further, That there may be credited to
    this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from
    States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private
    sources for expenses incurred for training, for reports publication and
    dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in performance of
    hazardous materials exemptions and approvals functions.

                                 pipeline safety

                             (pipeline safety fund)

                        (oil spill liability trust fund)

                      (pipeline safety design review fund)

        For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the pipeline
    safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a pipeline safety
    program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107, and to discharge the pipeline
    program responsibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $146,000,000,
    of which $19,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust
    Fund and shall remain available until September 30, 2017; and of which
    $124,500,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which
    $66,309,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017; and of
    which $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived
    from the Pipeline Safety Design Review Fund as authorized in 49 U.S.C.
    60117(n):  Provided, That not less than $1,058,000 of the funds provided
    under this heading shall be for the One-Call state grant program.

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                          emergency preparedness grants

                          (emergency preparedness fund)

        For necessary expenses to carryout 49 U.S.C. 5128(b), $188,000, to
    be derived from the Emergency Preparedness Fund, to remain available
    until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That notwithstanding the fiscal
    year limitation specified in 49 U.S.C. 5116, not more than $28,318,000
    shall be made available for obligation in fiscal year 2015 from amounts
    made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i), and 5128(b) and (c):  Provided
    further, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 5116(i)(4), not more than 4
    percent of the amounts made available from this account shall be
    available to pay administrative costs:  Provided further, That none of
    the funds made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i), 5128(b), or 5128(c) shall
    be made available for obligation by individuals other than the Secretary
    of Transportation, or his or her designee:  Provided further, That
    notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 5128(b) and (c) and the current year
    obligation limitation, prior year recoveries recognized in the current
    year shall be available to develop a hazardous materials response
    training curriculum for emergency responders, including response
    activities for the transportation of crude oil, ethanol and other
    flammable liquids by rail, consistent with National Fire Protection
    Association standards, and to make such training available through an
    electronic format:  Provided further, That the prior year recoveries
    made available under this heading shall also be available to carry out
    49 U.S.C. 5116(b) and (j).

                           Office of Inspector General

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General to
    carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
    amended, $86,223,000:  Provided, That the Inspector General shall have
    all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in the
    Inspector General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate
    allegations of fraud, including false statements to the government (18
    U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by
    the Department:  Provided further, That the funds made available under
    this heading may be used to investigate, pursuant to section 41712 of
    title 49, United States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive practices and
    unfair methods of competition by domestic and foreign air carriers and
    ticket agents; and (2) the compliance of domestic and foreign air
    carriers with respect to item (1) of this proviso: <<NOTE: 49 USC 354
    note.>>   Provided further, That hereafter funds transferred to the
    Office of the Inspector General through forfeiture proceedings or from
    the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund or the Department of
    the Treasury Forfeiture Fund, as a participating agency, as an equitable
    share from the forfeiture of property in investigations in which the
    Office of Inspector General participates, or through the granting of a
    Petition for Remission or Mitigation, shall be deposited to the credit
    of this account for law enforcement activities authorized under the
    Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, to remain available until
    expended.

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                          Surface Transportation Board

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board,
    including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $31,375,000:  Provided,
    That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed
    $1,250,000 from fees established by the Chairman of the Surface
    Transportation Board shall be credited to this appropriation as
    offsetting collections and used for necessary and authorized expenses
    under this heading:  Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated
    from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as
    such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015, to
    result in a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at no
    more than $30,125,000.

                General Provisions--Department of Transportation

        Sec. 180.  During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations
    to the Department of Transportation shall be available for maintenance
    and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and
    aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating
    in foreign countries on official department business; and uniforms or
    allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
        Sec. 181.  Appropriations contained in this Act for the Department
    of Transportation shall be available for services as authorized by 5
    U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem
    rate equivalent to the rate for an Executive Level IV.
        Sec. 182.  None of the funds in this Act shall be available for
    salaries and expenses of more than 110 political and Presidential
    appointees in the Department of Transportation:  Provided, That none of
    the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on temporary
    detail outside the Department of Transportation.
        Sec. 183. (a) No recipient of funds made available in this Act shall
    disseminate personal information (as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3))
    obtained by a State department of motor vehicles in connection with a
    motor vehicle record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), except as provided
    in 18 U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721.
        (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall not withhold
    funds provided in this Act for any grantee if a State is in
    noncompliance with this provision.
        Sec. 184.  Funds received by the Federal Highway Administration,
    Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Railroad Administration from
    States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private
    sources for expenses incurred for training may be credited respectively
    to the Federal Highway Administration's ``Federal-Aid Highways''
    account, the Federal Transit Administration's ``Technical Assistance and
    Training'' account, and to the Federal Railroad Administration's
    ``Safety and Operations'' account, except for State rail safety
    inspectors participating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105.
        Sec. 185.  None of the funds in this Act to the Department of
    Transportation may be used to make a loan, loan guarantee, line of
    credit, or grant unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the
    House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full
    business days before any project competitively selected

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    to receive a discretionary grant award, any discretionary grant award,
    letter of intent, loan commitment, loan guarantee commitment, line of
    credit commitment, or full funding grant agreement is announced by the
    department or its modal administrations from:
                (1) any discretionary grant or federal credit program of the
            Federal Highway Administration including the emergency relief
            program;
                (2) the airport improvement program of the Federal Aviation
            Administration;
                (3) any program of the Federal Railroad Administration;
                (4) any program of the Federal Transit Administration other
            than the formula grants and fixed guideway modernization
            programs;
                (5) any program of the Maritime Administration; or
                (6) any funding provided under the headings ``National
            Infrastructure Investments'' in this Act:  Provided, That the
            Secretary gives concurrent notification to the House and Senate
            Committees on Appropriations for any ``quick release'' of funds
            from the emergency relief program:  Provided further, That no
            notification shall involve funds that are not available for
            obligation.

        Sec. 186.  Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees and
    other funds received by the Department of Transportation from travel
    management centers, charge card programs, the subleasing of building
    space, and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropriations of
    the Department of Transportation and allocated to elements of the
    Department of Transportation using fair and equitable criteria and such
    funds shall be available until expended.
        Sec. 187.  Amounts made available in this or any other Act that the
    Secretary determines represent improper payments by the Department of
    Transportation to a third-party contractor under a financial assistance
    award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be available--
                (1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by the
            Department of Transportation in recovering improper payments;
            and
                (2) to pay contractors for services provided in recovering
            improper payments or contractor support in the implementation of
            the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002:  Provided, That
            amounts in excess of that required for paragraphs (1) and (2)--
                        (A) shall be credited to and merged with the
                    appropriation from which the improper payments were
                    made, and shall be available for the purposes and period
                    for which such appropriations are available:  Provided
                    further, That where specific project or accounting
                    information associated with the improper payment or
                    payments is not readily available, the Secretary may
                    credit an appropriate account, which shall be available
                    for the purposes and period associated with the account
                    so credited; or
                        (B) if no such appropriation remains available,
                    shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous
                    receipts:  Provided further, That prior to the transfer
                    of any such recovery to an appropriations account, the
                    Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees
                    on Appropriations of the amount and reasons for such
                    transfer:  Provided

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                    further, That for purposes of this section, the term
                    ``improper payments'' has the same meaning as that
                    provided in section 2(d)(2) of Public Law 107-300.

        Sec. 188.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any funds
    provided in or limited by this Act are subject to a reprogramming action
    that requires notice to be provided to the House and Senate Committees
    on Appropriations, transmission of said reprogramming notice shall be
    provided solely to the Committees on Appropriations, and said
    reprogramming action shall be approved or denied solely by the
    Committees on Appropriations:  Provided, That the Secretary may provide
    notice to other congressional committees of the action of the Committees
    on Appropriations on such reprogramming but not sooner than 30 days
    following the date on which the reprogramming action has been approved
    or denied by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
        Sec. 189.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available under this Act may be used by the Surface Transportation Board
    of the Department of Transportation to charge or collect any filing fee
    for rate or practice complaints filed with the Board in an amount in
    excess of the amount authorized for district court civil suit filing
    fees under section 1914 of title 28, United States Code.
        Sec. 190.  Funds appropriated in this Act to the modal
    administrations may be obligated for the Office of the Secretary for the
    costs related to assessments or reimbursable agreements only when such
    amounts are for the costs of goods and services that are purchased to
    provide a direct benefit to the applicable modal administration or
    administrations.
        Sec. 191.  The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to carry
    out a program that establishes uniform standards for developing and
    supporting agency transit pass and transit benefits authorized under
    section 7905 of title 5, United States Code, including distribution of
    transit benefits by various paper and electronic media.
        This title may be cited as the ``Department of Transportation
    Appropriations Act, 2015''.

          TITLE II <<NOTE: Department of Housing and Urban Development
    Appropriations Act, 2015.>>

                   DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                          Management and Administration

                                executive offices

        For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Offices, which
    shall be comprised of the offices of the Secretary, Deputy Secretary,
    Adjudicatory Services, Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations,
    Public Affairs, Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the
    Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, $14,500,000:
    Provided, That not to exceed $25,000 of the amount made available under
    this heading shall be available to the Secretary for official reception
    and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine.

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                         administrative support offices

        For necessary salaries and expenses for Administrative Support
    Offices, $518,100,000, of which not to exceed $47,000,000 shall be
    available for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer; not to exceed
    $94,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel;
    not to exceed $200,000,000 shall be available for the Office of
    Administration; not to exceed $57,000,000 shall be available for the
    Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer; not to exceed $50,000,000
    shall be available for the Office of Field Policy and Management; not to
    exceed $16,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief
    Procurement Officer; not to exceed $3,200,000 shall be available for the
    Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; not to exceed
    $4,400,000 shall be available for the Office of Strategic Planning and
    Management; and not to exceed $46,000,000 shall be available for the
    Office of the Chief Information Officer:  Provided, That funds provided
    under this heading may be used for necessary administrative and non-
    administrative expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban
    Development, not otherwise provided for, including purchase of uniforms,
    or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; hire of
    passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109:
    Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
    appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising and
    promotional activities that support the housing mission area:  Provided
    further, That the Secretary shall provide the Committees on
    Appropriations quarterly written notification regarding the status of
    pending congressional reports:  Provided further, That the Secretary
    shall provide in electronic form all signed reports required by
    Congress.

                      Program Office Salaries and Expenses

                            public and indian housing

        For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Public and
    Indian Housing, $203,000,000.

                       community planning and development

        For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Community
    Planning and Development, $102,000,000.

                                     housing

        For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Housing,
    $379,000,000, of which at least $9,000,000 shall be for the Office of
    Risk and Regulatory Affairs.

                         policy development and research

        For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Policy
    Development and Research, $22,700,000.

                       fair housing and equal opportunity

        For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Fair Housing
    and Equal Opportunity, $68,000,000.

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                 office of lead hazard control and healthy homes

        For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Lead Hazard
    Control and Healthy Homes, $6,700,000.

                            Public and Indian Housing

                         tenant-based rental assistance

        For activities and assistance for the provision of tenant-based
    rental assistance authorized under the United States Housing Act of
    1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (``the Act'' herein), not
    otherwise provided for, $15,304,160,000, to remain available until
    expended, shall be available on October 1, 2014 (in addition to the
    $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading that became
    available on October 1, 2014), and $4,000,000,000, to remain available
    until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2015:  Provided, That
    the amounts made available under this heading are provided as follows:
                (1) $17,486,000,000 shall be available for renewals of
            expiring section 8 tenant-based annual contributions contracts
            (including renewals of enhanced vouchers under any provision of
            law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act)
            and including renewal of other special purpose incremental
            vouchers:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of
            law, from amounts provided under this paragraph and any
            carryover, the Secretary for the calendar year 2015 funding
            cycle shall provide renewal funding for each public housing
            agency based on validated voucher management system (VMS)
            leasing and cost data for the prior calendar year and by
            applying an inflation factor as established by the Secretary, by
            notice published in the Federal Register, and by making any
            necessary adjustments for the costs associated with the first-
            time renewal of vouchers under this paragraph including tenant
            protection, HOPE VI, and Choice Neighborhoods vouchers:
            Provided further, That in determining calendar year 2015 funding
            allocations under this heading for public housing agencies,
            including agencies participating in the Moving To Work (MTW)
            demonstration, the Secretary may take into account the
            anticipated impact of changes in targeting and utility
            allowances, on public housing agencies' contract renewal needs:
            Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this
            paragraph may be used to fund a total number of unit months
            under lease which exceeds a public housing agency's authorized
            level of units under contract, except for public housing
            agencies participating in the MTW demonstration, which are
            instead governed by the terms and conditions of their MTW
            agreements:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the
            extent necessary to stay within the amount specified under this
            paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this paragraph),
            prorate each public housing agency's allocation otherwise
            established pursuant to this paragraph:  Provided further, That
            except as provided in the following provisos, the entire amount
            specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified
            under this paragraph) shall be obligated to the public housing
            agencies based on the allocation and pro rata method described
            above, and the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies of
            their annual budget by the latter of 60

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            days after enactment of this Act or March 1, 2015:  Provided
            further, That the Secretary may extend the notification period
            with the prior written approval of the House and Senate
            Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That public
            housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall be
            funded pursuant to their MTW agreements and shall be subject to
            the same pro rata adjustments under the previous provisos:
            Provided further, That the Secretary may offset public housing
            agencies' calendar year 2015 allocations based on the excess
            amounts of public housing agencies' net restricted assets
            accounts, including HUD held programmatic reserves (in
            accordance with VMS data in calendar year 2014 that is
            verifiable and complete), as determined by the Secretary:
            Provided further, That public housing agencies participating in
            the MTW demonstration shall also be subject to the offset, as
            determined by the Secretary, excluding amounts subject to the
            single fund budget authority provisions of their MTW agreements,
            from the agencies' calendar year 2015 MTW funding allocation:
            Provided further, That the Secretary shall use any offset
            referred to in the previous two provisos throughout the calendar
            year to prevent the termination of rental assistance for
            families as the result of insufficient funding, as determined by
            the Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the proration of renewal
            funding allocations:  Provided further, That up to $120,000,000
            shall be available only: (1) for adjustments in the allocations
            for public housing agencies, after application for an adjustment
            by a public housing agency that experienced a significant
            increase, as determined by the Secretary, in renewal costs of
            vouchers resulting from unforeseen circumstances or from
            portability under section 8(r) of the Act; (2) for vouchers that
            were not in use during the 12-month period in order to be
            available to meet a commitment pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of
            the Act; (3) for adjustments for costs associated with HUD-
            Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) vouchers; (4) for
            adjustments for public housing agencies with voucher leasing
            rates at the end of the calendar year that exceed the average
            leasing for the 12-month period used to establish the
            allocation, and for additional leasing of vouchers that were
            issued but not leased prior to the end of such calendar year;
            and (5) for public housing agencies that despite taking
            reasonable cost savings measures, as determined by the
            Secretary, would otherwise be required to terminate rental
            assistance for families as a result of insufficient funding:
            Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate amounts
            under the previous proviso based on need, as determined by the
            Secretary;
                (2) $130,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental assistance
            for relocation and replacement of housing units that are
            demolished or disposed of pursuant to section 18 of the Act,
            conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under section 8,
            the family unification program under section 8(x) of the Act,
            relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to combat
            crime in public and assisted housing pursuant to a request from
            a law enforcement or prosecution agency, enhanced vouchers under
            any provision of law authorizing such assistance under section
            8(t) of the Act, HOPE VI and Choice Neighborhood vouchers,
            mandatory and voluntary conversions, and tenant protection

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            assistance including replacement and relocation assistance or
            for project-based assistance to prevent the displacement of
            unassisted elderly tenants currently residing in section 202
            properties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refinanced
            pursuant to Public Law 106-569, as amended, or under the
            authority as provided under this Act:  Provided, That when a
            public housing development is submitted for demolition or
            disposition under section 18 of the Act, the Secretary may
            provide section 8 rental assistance when the units pose an
            imminent health and safety risk to residents:  Provided further,
            That the Secretary may only provide replacement vouchers for
            units that were occupied within the previous 24 months that
            cease to be available as assisted housing, subject only to the
            availability of funds:  Provided further, That of the amounts
            made available under this paragraph, $5,000,000 may be available
            to provide tenant protection assistance, not otherwise provided
            under this paragraph, to residents residing in low vacancy areas
            and who may have to pay rents greater than 30 percent of
            household income, as the result of (1) the maturity of a HUD-
            insured, HUD-held or section 202 loan that requires the
            permission of the Secretary prior to loan prepayment; (2) the
            expiration of a rental assistance contract for which the tenants
            are not eligible for enhanced voucher or tenant protection
            assistance under existing law; or (3) the expiration of
            affordability restrictions accompanying a mortgage or
            preservation program administered by the Secretary:  Provided
            further, That such tenant protection assistance made available
            under the previous proviso may be provided under the authority
            of section 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the United States Housing
            Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)):  Provided further, That the
            Secretary shall issue guidance to implement the previous
            provisos, including, but not limited to, requirements for
            defining eligible at-risk households within 120 days of the
            enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That any tenant
            protection voucher made available from amounts under this
            paragraph shall not be reissued by any public housing agency,
            except the replacement vouchers as defined by the Secretary by
            notice, when the initial family that received any such voucher
            no longer receives such voucher, and the authority for any
            public housing agency to issue any such voucher shall cease to
            exist:  Provided further, That the Secretary, for the purpose
            under this paragraph, may use unobligated balances, including
            recaptures and carryovers, remaining from amounts appropriated
            in prior fiscal years under this heading for voucher assistance
            for nonelderly disabled families and for disaster assistance
            made available under Public Law 110-329;
                (3) $1,530,000,000 shall be for administrative and other
            expenses of public housing agencies in administering the section
            8 tenant-based rental assistance program, of which up to
            $10,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to allocate to
            public housing agencies that need additional funds to administer
            their section 8 programs, including fees associated with section
            8 tenant protection rental assistance, the administration of
            disaster related vouchers, Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing
            vouchers, and other special purpose incremental vouchers:
            Provided, That no less than $1,520,000,000 of the amount
            provided in this paragraph shall be allocated to public

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            housing agencies for the calendar year 2015 funding cycle based
            on section 8(q) of the Act (and related Appropriation Act
            provisions) as in effect immediately before the enactment of the
            Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (Public Law
            105-276):  Provided further, That if the amounts made available
            under this paragraph are insufficient to pay the amounts
            determined under the previous proviso, the Secretary may
            decrease the amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform
            percentage applicable to all agencies receiving funding under
            this paragraph or may, to the extent necessary to provide full
            payment of amounts determined under the previous proviso,
            utilize unobligated balances, including recaptures and
            carryovers, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department
            of Housing and Urban Development under this heading from prior
            fiscal years, excluding special purpose vouchers,
            notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were
            appropriated:  Provided further, That all public housing
            agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded
            pursuant to their MTW agreements, and shall be subject to the
            same uniform percentage decrease as under the previous proviso:
            Provided further, That amounts provided under this paragraph
            shall be only for activities related to the provision of tenant-
            based rental assistance authorized under section 8, including
            related development activities;
                (4) $83,160,000 for the renewal of tenant-based assistance
            contracts under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
            Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), including necessary
            administrative expenses:  Provided, That administrative and
            other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the
            special purpose vouchers in this paragraph shall be funded under
            the same terms and be subject to the same pro rata reduction as
            the percent decrease for administrative and other expenses to
            public housing agencies under paragraph (3) of this heading;
                (5) $75,000,000 for incremental rental voucher assistance
            for use through a supported housing program administered in
            conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs as
            authorized under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing
            Act of 1937:  Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban
            Development shall make such funding available, notwithstanding
            section 204 (competition provision) of this title, to public
            housing agencies that partner with eligible VA Medical Centers
            or other entities as designated by the Secretary of the
            Department of Veterans Affairs, based on geographical need for
            such assistance as identified by the Secretary of the Department
            of Veterans Affairs, public housing agency administrative
            performance, and other factors as specified by the Secretary of
            Housing and Urban Development in consultation with the Secretary
            of the Department of Veterans Affairs:  Provided further, That
            the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, or
            specify alternative requirements for (in consultation with the
            Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs), any provision
            of any statute or regulation that the Secretary of Housing and
            Urban Development administers in connection with the use of
            funds made available under this paragraph (except for
            requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor
            standards, and the environment), upon a finding

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            by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative
            requirements are necessary for the effective delivery and
            administration of such voucher assistance:  Provided further,
            That the Secretary shall set aside an amount provided under this
            paragraph for a rental assistance and supportive housing
            demonstration program for Native American veterans that are
            homeless or at-risk of homelessness living on or near a
            reservation or other Indian areas:  Provided further, That such
            demonstration program shall be modeled after, with necessary and
            appropriate adjustments for Native American grant recipients and
            veterans, the rental assistance and supportive housing program
            funded under this paragraph, including administration in
            conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs and overall
            implementation of section 8(o)(19) of the Act:  Provided
            further, That amounts for rental assistance and associated
            administrative costs shall be made available by grants to
            recipients eligible to receive block grants under the Native
            American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996
            (25 U.S.C. section 4101 et seq.):  Provided further, That funds
            shall be awarded based on need, administrative capacity, and any
            other funding criteria established by the Secretary in a Notice
            published in the Federal Register after coordination with the
            Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs within 180 days
            of enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That such rental
            assistance shall be administered by block grant recipients in
            accordance with program requirements under the Native American
            Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996:  Provided
            further, That the first and second provisos under this paragraph
            shall apply to use of funds made available for this
            demonstration, as appropriate:  Provided further, That the
            Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of the Department
            of Veterans Affairs, shall coordinate with block grant
            recipients and any other appropriate tribal organizations on the
            design of such demonstration and shall ensure the effective
            delivery of supportive services to Native American veterans that
            are homeless or at-risk of homelessness eligible to receive
            assistance under this demonstration:  Provided further, That
            grant recipients shall report to the Secretary, as prescribed by
            the Secretary, utilization of such rental assistance provided
            under this demonstration:  Provided further, That assistance
            made available under this paragraph shall continue to remain
            available for homeless veterans upon turn-over; and
                (6) The Secretary shall separately track all special purpose
            vouchers funded under this heading.

                            housing certificate fund

                             (including rescissions)

        Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining
    from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban
    Development under this heading, the heading ``Annual Contributions for
    Assisted Housing'' and the heading ``Project-Based Rental Assistance'',
    for fiscal year 2015 and prior years may be used for renewal of or
    amendments to section 8 project-based contracts and for performance-
    based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which
    such funds were appropriated:

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     Provided, That any obligated balances of contract authority from fiscal
    year 1974 and prior that have been terminated shall be rescinded:
    Provided further, That amounts heretofore recaptured, or recaptured
    during the current fiscal year, from section 8 project-based contracts
    from source years fiscal year 1975 through fiscal year 1987 are hereby
    rescinded, and an amount of additional new budget authority, equivalent
    to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available
    until expended, for the purposes set forth under this heading, in
    addition to amounts otherwise available.

                           public housing capital fund

        For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to carry out capital and
    management activities for public housing agencies, as authorized under
    section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g)
    (the ``Act'') $1,875,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2018:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law or
    regulation, during fiscal year 2015 the Secretary of Housing and Urban
    Development may not delegate to any Department official other than the
    Deputy Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
    Housing any authority under paragraph (2) of section 9(j) regarding the
    extension of the time periods under such section:  Provided further,
    That for purposes of such section 9(j), the term ``obligate'' means,
    with respect to amounts, that the amounts are subject to a binding
    agreement that will result in outlays, immediately or in the future:
    Provided further, That up to $5,000,000 shall be to support ongoing
    Public Housing Financial and Physical Assessment activities:  Provided
    further, That up to $3,000,000 shall be to support the costs of
    administrative and judicial receiverships:  Provided further, That of
    the total amount provided under this heading, not to exceed $23,000,000
    shall be available for the Secretary to make grants, notwithstanding
    section 204 of this Act, to public housing agencies for emergency
    capital needs including safety and security measures necessary to
    address crime and drug-related activity as well as needs resulting from
    unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and natural disasters excluding
    Presidentially declared emergencies and natural disasters under the
    Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et
    seq.) occurring in fiscal year 2015:  Provided further, That of the
    amount made available under the previous proviso, not less than
    $6,000,000 shall be for safety and security measures:  Provided further,
    That of the total amount provided under this heading $45,000,000 shall
    be for supportive services, service coordinator and congregate services
    as authorized by section 34 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437z-6) and the
    Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996
    (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.):  Provided further, That of the total amount
    made available under this heading, up to $15,000,000 may be used for
    incentives as part of a Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative modeled after the
    Jobs-Plus demonstration:  Provided further, That the funding provided
    under the previous proviso shall provide competitive grants to
    partnerships between public housing authorities, local workforce
    investment boards established under section 117 of the Workforce
    Investment Act of 1998, and other agencies and organizations that
    provide support to help public housing residents obtain employment and
    increase earnings:  Provided further, That

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    applicants must demonstrate the ability to provide services to
    residents, partner with workforce investment boards, and leverage
    service dollars:  Provided further, That the Secretary may set aside a
    portion of the funds provided for the Resident Opportunity and Self-
    Sufficiency program to support the services element of the Jobs-Plus
    Pilot initiative:  Provided further, That the Secretary may allow PHAs
    to request exemptions from rent and income limitation requirements under
    sections 3 and 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 as necessary
    to implement the Jobs-Plus program, on such terms and conditions as the
    Secretary may approve upon a finding by the Secretary that any such
    waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective
    implementation of the Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative as a voluntary program
    for residents:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall publish by
    notice in the Federal Register any waivers or alternative requirements
    pursuant to the preceding proviso no later than 10 days before the
    effective date of such notice:  Provided further, That for funds
    provided under this heading, the limitation in section 9(g)(1) of the
    Act shall be 25 percent:  Provided further, That the Secretary may waive
    the limitation in the previous proviso to allow public housing agencies
    to fund activities authorized under section 9(e)(1)(C) of the Act:
    Provided further, That from the funds made available under this heading,
    the Secretary shall provide bonus awards in fiscal year 2015 to public
    housing agencies that are designated high performers:  Provided further,
    That the Department shall notify public housing agencies of their
    formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act.

                          public housing operating fund

        For 2015 payments to public housing agencies for the operation and
    management of public housing, as authorized by section 9(e) of the
    United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), $4,440,000,000.

                         choice neighborhoods initiative

        For competitive grants under the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative
    (subject to section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
    U.S.C. 1437v), unless otherwise specified under this heading), for
    transformation, rehabilitation, and replacement housing needs of both
    public and HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of
    poverty into functioning, sustainable mixed income neighborhoods with
    appropriate services, schools, public assets, transportation and access
    to jobs, $80,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
    Provided, That grant funds may be used for resident and community
    services, community development, and affordable housing needs in the
    community, and for conversion of vacant or foreclosed properties to
    affordable housing:  Provided further, That the use of funds made
    available under this heading shall not be deemed to be public housing
    notwithstanding section 3(b)(1) of such Act:  Provided further, That
    grantees shall commit to an additional period of affordability
    determined by the Secretary of not fewer than 20 years:  Provided
    further, That grantees shall undertake comprehensive local planning with
    input from residents and the community, and that grantees shall provide
    a match in State, local, other Federal or private funds:  Provided
    further, That grantees may include local governments,

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    tribal entities, public housing authorities, and nonprofits:  Provided
    further, That for-profit developers may apply jointly with a public
    entity:  Provided further, That for purposes of environmental review, a
    grantee shall be treated as a public housing agency under section 26 of
    the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437x), and grants
    under this heading shall be subject to the regulations issued by the
    Secretary to implement such section:  Provided further, That of the
    amount provided, not less than $50,000,000 shall be awarded to public
    housing authorities:  Provided further, That such grantees shall create
    partnerships with other local organizations including assisted housing
    owners, service agencies, and resident organizations:  Provided further,
    That the Secretary shall consult with the Secretaries of Education,
    Labor, Transportation, Health and Human Services, Agriculture, and
    Commerce, the Attorney General, and the Administrator of the
    Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate and leverage other
    appropriate Federal resources:  Provided further, That no more than
    $5,000,000 of funds made available under this heading may be provided to
    assist communities in developing comprehensive strategies for
    implementing this program or implementing other revitalization efforts
    in conjunction with community notice and input:  Provided further, That
    the Secretary shall develop and publish guidelines for the use of such
    competitive funds, including but not limited to eligible activities,
    program requirements, and performance metrics:  Provided further, That
    unobligated balances, including recaptures, remaining from funds
    appropriated under the heading ``Revitalization of Severely Distressed
    Public Housing (HOPE VI)'' in fiscal year 2011 and prior fiscal years
    may be used for purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the
    purposes for which such amounts were appropriated.

                             family self-sufficiency

        For the Family Self-Sufficiency program to support family self-
    sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the United States Housing
    Act of 1937, to promote the development of local strategies to
    coordinate the use of assistance under sections 8(o) and 9 of such Act
    with public and private resources, and enable eligible families to
    achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency, $75,000,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That the Secretary
    may, by Federal Register notice, waive or specify alternative
    requirements under sections b(3), b(4), b(5), or c(1) of section 23 of
    such Act in order to facilitate the operation of a unified self-
    sufficiency program for individuals receiving assistance under different
    provisions of the Act, as determined by the Secretary:  Provided
    further, That owners of a privately owned multifamily property with a
    section 8 contract may voluntarily make a Family Self-Sufficiency
    program available to the assisted tenants of such property in accordance
    with procedures established by the Secretary:  Provided further, That
    such procedures established pursuant to the previous proviso shall
    permit participating tenants to accrue escrow funds in accordance with
    section 23(d)(2) and shall allow owners to use funding from residual
    receipt accounts to hire coordinators for their own Family Self-
    Sufficiency program:  Provided further, That the Secretary may carry out
    a demonstration testing the effectiveness of combining vouchers for
    homeless youth under the Family Unification Program authorized under
    section

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    8(x) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.)
    (``the Act'' herein) with assistance under the Family Self-Sufficiency
    program authorized under section 23 of the Act:  Provided further, That
    the Secretary may establish alternative requirements to those contained
    in section 8(x) of the Act to facilitate such a demonstration:  Provided
    further, That any public housing agency that has existing Family
    Unification Program vouchers and an established Family Self-Sufficiency
    program may participate in such demonstration provided that they can
    demonstrate (1) an agreement with the public child welfare agency or
    agencies to serve the target population; (2) capacity to serve the
    target population; (3) the success of the agency's existing Family Self-
    Sufficiency program in serving residents; (4) partnerships with local
    organizations that serve homeless youth; and (5) any other factors
    established by the Secretary:  Provided further, That the Secretary
    shall monitor and evaluate the demonstration and report on whether the
    demonstration helped homeless youth achieve self-sufficiency.

                      native american housing block grants

        For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as authorized
    under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
    Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.),
    $650,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided,
    That, notwithstanding the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
    Determination Act of 1996, to determine the amount of the allocation
    under title I of such Act for each Indian tribe, the Secretary shall
    apply the formula under section 302 of such Act with the need component
    based on single-race census data and with the need component based on
    multi-race census data, and the amount of the allocation for each Indian
    tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting allocation amounts:
    Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this heading,
    $3,500,000 shall be contracted for assistance for national or regional
    organizations representing Native American housing interests for
    providing training and technical assistance to Indian housing
    authorities and tribally designated housing entities as authorized under
    NAHASDA:  Provided further, That of the funds made available under the
    previous proviso, not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available for a
    national organization as authorized under section 703 of NAHASDA (25
    U.S.C. 4212):  Provided further, That of the amounts made available
    under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be to support the inspection of
    Indian housing units, contract expertise, training, and technical
    assistance in the training, oversight, and management of such Indian
    housing and tenant-based assistance, including up to $300,000 for
    related travel:  Provided further, That of the amount provided under
    this heading, $2,000,000 shall be made available for the cost of
    guaranteed notes and other obligations, as authorized by title VI of
    NAHASDA:  Provided further, That such costs, including the costs of
    modifying such notes and other obligations, shall be as defined in
    section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended:
    Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize the total
    principal amount of any notes and other obligations, any part of which
    is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $16,530,000:  Provided further,

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    That the Department will notify grantees of their formula allocation
    within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act.

                       native hawaiian housing block grant

        For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program, as authorized
    under title VIII of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
    Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $9,000,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That of this
    amount, $300,000 shall be for training and technical assistance
    activities, including up to $100,000 for related travel by Hawaii-based
    employees of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

               indian housing loan guarantee fund program account

        For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184 of
    the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-13a),
    $7,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That such
    costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined
    in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided
    further, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan
    principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, up to $744,047,000, to
    remain available until expended:  Provided further, That up to $750,000
    of this amount may be for administrative contract expenses including
    management processes and systems to carry out the loan guarantee
    program.

           native hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund program account

        For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184A of
    the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-13b)
    and for such costs for loans used for refinancing, $100,000, to remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That such costs, including the
    costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided further, That these funds
    are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to
    be guaranteed, up to $16,130,000, to remain available until expended.

                       Community Planning and Development

                   housing opportunities for persons with aids

        For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS
    program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C.
    12901 et seq.), $330,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2016, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 854(c)(3) of
    such Act shall remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided,
    That the Secretary shall renew all expiring contracts for permanent
    supportive housing that initially were funded under section 854(c)(3) of
    such Act from funds made available under this heading in fiscal year
    2010 and prior fiscal years that meet all program requirements before
    awarding funds for new contracts under such section:  Provided further,
    That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation
    within 60 days of enactment of this Act.

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                           community development fund

        For assistance to units of State and local government, and to other
    entities, for economic and community development activities, and for
    other purposes, $3,066,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2017, unless otherwise specified:  Provided, That of the total amount
    provided, $3,000,000,000 is for carrying out the community development
    block grant program under title I of the Housing and Community
    Development Act of 1974, as amended (the ``Act'' herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301
    et seq.):  Provided further, That unless explicitly provided for under
    this heading, not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds
    appropriated under this heading shall be expended for planning and
    management development and administration:  Provided further, That a
    metropolitan city, urban county, unit of general local government, or
    Indian tribe, or insular area that directly or indirectly receives funds
    under this heading may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer all or any
    portion of such funds to another such entity in exchange for any other
    funds, credits or non-Federal considerations, but must use such funds
    for activities eligible under title I of the Act:  Provided further,
    That notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) of the Act, no funds provided
    under this heading may be provided to a for-profit entity for an
    economic development project under section 105(a)(17) unless such
    project has been evaluated and selected in accordance with guidelines
    required under subparagraph (e)(2):  Provided further, That none of the
    funds made available under this heading may be used for grants for the
    Economic Development Initiative (``EDI'') or Neighborhood Initiatives
    activities, Rural Innovation Fund, or for grants pursuant to section 107
    of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5307):
    Provided further, That the Department shall notify grantees of their
    formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act:  Provided
    further, That $66,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes
    notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of which, notwithstanding
    any other provision of law (including section 204 of this Act), up to
    $3,960,000 may be used for emergencies that constitute imminent threats
    to health and safety:  Provided further, That of the amounts made
    available under the previous proviso, $6,000,000 shall be for grants for
    mold remediation and prevention that shall be awarded through one
    national competition to Native American tribes with the greatest need.

              community development loan guarantees program account

        Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
    during fiscal year 2015, commitments to guarantee loans under section
    108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
    5308), any part of which is guaranteed, shall not exceed a total
    principal amount of $500,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate
    limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in subsection (k) of
    such section 108:  Provided, That the Secretary shall collect fees from
    borrowers, notwithstanding subsection (m) of such section 108, to result
    in a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaranteeing such loans, and any
    such fees shall be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

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                      home investment partnerships program

        For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized under
    title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as
    amended, $900,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:
    Provided, That notwithstanding the amount made available under this
    heading, the threshold reduction requirements in sections 216(10) and
    217(b)(4) of such Act shall not apply to allocations of such amount:
    Provided further, That the requirements under provisos 2 through 6 under
    this heading for fiscal year 2012 and such requirements applicable
    pursuant to the ``Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013'', shall
    not apply to any project to which funds were committed on or after
    August 23, 2013, but such projects shall instead be governed by the
    Final Rule titled ``Home Investment Partnerships Program; Improving
    Performance and Accountability; Updating Property Standards'' which
    became effective on such date:  Provided further, That the Department
    shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of
    enactment of this Act.

            self-help and assisted homeownership opportunity program

        For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program, as
    authorized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension
    Act of 1996, as amended, $50,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2017:  Provided, That of the total amount provided under
    this heading, $10,000,000 shall be made available to the Self-Help and
    Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program as authorized under section
    11 of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended:
     Provided further, That $35,000,000 shall be made available for the
    second, third, and fourth capacity building activities authorized under
    section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note),
    of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for rural
    capacity building activities:  Provided further, That $5,000,000 shall
    be made available for capacity building by national rural housing
    organizations with experience assessing national rural conditions and
    providing financing, training, technical assistance, information, and
    research to local nonprofits, local governments and Indian Tribes
    serving high need rural communities.

                           homeless assistance grants

        For the emergency solutions grants program as authorized under
    subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as
    amended; the continuum of care program as authorized under subtitle C of
    title IV of such Act; and the rural housing stability assistance program
    as authorized under subtitle D of title IV of such Act, $2,135,000,000,
    to remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided, That any rental
    assistance amounts that are recaptured under such continuum of care
    program shall remain available until expended:  Provided further, That
    not less than $250,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading
    shall be available for such emergency solutions grants program:
    Provided further, That not less than $1,862,000,000 of the funds
    appropriated under this heading shall be available for such continuum of
    care and rural housing stability assistance programs:  Provided further,
    That up to $7,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading

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    shall be available for the national homeless data analysis project:
    Provided further, That all funds awarded for supportive services under
    the continuum of care program and the rural housing stability assistance
    program shall be matched by not less than 25 percent in cash or in kind
    by each grantee:  Provided further, That for all match requirements
    applicable to funds made available under this heading for this fiscal
    year and prior years, a grantee may use (or could have used) as a source
    of match funds other funds administered by the Secretary and other
    Federal agencies unless there is (or was) a specific statutory
    prohibition on any such use of any such funds:  Provided further, That
    the Secretary may renew on an annual basis expiring contracts or
    amendments to contracts funded under the continuum of care program if
    the program is determined to be needed under the applicable continuum of
    care and meets appropriate program requirements, performance measures,
    and financial standards, as determined by the Secretary:  Provided
    further, That all awards of assistance under this heading shall be
    required to coordinate and integrate homeless programs with other
    mainstream health, social services, and employment programs for which
    homeless populations may be eligible:  Provided further, That with
    respect to funds provided under this heading for the continuum of care
    program for fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 provision of
    permanent housing rental assistance may be administered by private
    nonprofit organizations:  Provided further, That the Department shall
    notify grantees of their formula allocation from amounts allocated
    (which may represent initial or final amounts allocated) for the
    emergency solutions grant program within 60 days of enactment of this
    Act.

                                Housing Programs

                         project-based rental assistance

        For activities and assistance for the provision of project-based
    subsidy contracts under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
    1437 et seq.) (``the Act''), not otherwise provided for, $9,330,000,000,
    to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1,
    2014 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously appropriated under this
    heading that became available October 1, 2014), and $400,000,000, to
    remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2015:
    Provided, That the amounts made available under this heading shall be
    available for expiring or terminating section 8 project-based subsidy
    contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for
    amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including
    section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for contracts entered into
    pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
    (42 U.S.C. 11401), for renewal of section 8 contracts for units in
    projects that are subject to approved plans of action under the
    Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-Income
    Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, and for
    administrative and other expenses associated with project-based
    activities and assistance funded under this paragraph:  Provided
    further, That of the total amounts provided under this heading, not to
    exceed $210,000,000 shall be available for performance-based contract
    administrators for section 8 project-

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    based assistance, for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f):  Provided further,
    That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may also use such
    amounts in the previous proviso for performance-based contract
    administrators for the administration of: interest reduction payments
    pursuant to section 236(a) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
    1(a)); rent supplement payments pursuant to section 101 of the Housing
    and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); section 236(f)(2)
    rental assistance payments (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1(f)(2)); project rental
    assistance contracts for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the
    Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); project rental assistance
    contracts for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under
    section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
    Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); project assistance contracts pursuant to
    section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86-372; 73 Stat.
    667); and loans under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law
    86-372; 73 Stat. 667):  Provided further, That amounts recaptured under
    this heading, the heading ``Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing'',
    or the heading ``Housing Certificate Fund'', may be used for renewals of
    or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts or for performance-
    based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which
    such amounts were appropriated:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding
    any other provision of law, upon the request of the Secretary of Housing
    and Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual receipts
    accounts for any project subject to a section 8 project-based Housing
    Assistance Payments contract that authorizes HUD or a Housing Finance
    Agency to require that surplus project funds be deposited in an
    interest-bearing residual receipts account and that are in excess of an
    amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the
    Department and deposited in this account, to be available until
    expended:  Provided further, That amounts deposited pursuant to the
    previous proviso shall be available in addition to the amount otherwise
    provided by this heading for uses authorized under this heading.

                             housing for the elderly

        For amendments to capital advance contracts for housing for the
    elderly, as authorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as
    amended, and for project rental assistance for the elderly under section
    202(c)(2) of such Act, including amendments to contracts for such
    assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up
    to a 1-year term, and for senior preservation rental assistance
    contracts, including renewals, as authorized by section 811(e) of the
    American Housing and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000, as amended, and
    for supportive services associated with the housing, $420,000,000 to
    remain available until September 30, 2018:  Provided, That of the amount
    provided under this heading, up to $70,000,000 shall be for service
    coordinators and the continuation of existing congregate service grants
    for residents of assisted housing projects:  Provided further, That
    amounts under this heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment
    Center inspections and inspection-related activities associated with
    section 202 projects:  Provided further, That the Secretary may waive
    the provisions of section 202 governing the terms and conditions of
    project rental assistance, except that the initial contract term for

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    such assistance shall not exceed 5 years in duration:  Provided further,
    That upon request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development,
    project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any
    project subject to a section 202 project rental assistance contract, and
    that upon termination of such contract are in excess of an amount to be
    determined by the Secretary, up to $16,000,000 in any such excess
    amounts shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this
    account, to be available until September 30, 2018, for purposes under
    this heading, and shall be in addition to the amounts otherwise provided
    under this heading for such purposes.

                      housing for persons with disabilities

        For amendments to capital advance contracts for supportive housing
    for persons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the
    Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), for
    project rental assistance for supportive housing for persons with
    disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act and for project
    assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of
    1959 (Public Law 86-372; 73 Stat. 667), including amendments to
    contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such
    assistance for up to a 1-year term, for project rental assistance to
    State housing finance agencies and other appropriate entities as
    authorized under section 811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
    Housing Act, and for supportive services associated with the housing for
    persons with disabilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such
    Act, $135,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:
    Provided, That amounts made available under this heading shall be
    available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspection-
    related activities associated with section 811 projects:  Provided
    further, That, in this fiscal year, upon the request of the Secretary of
    Housing and Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual
    receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 811 project
    rental assistance contract and that upon termination of such contract
    are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary shall be
    remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to be
    available until September 30, 2018:  Provided further, That amounts
    deposited in this account pursuant to the previous proviso shall be
    available in addition to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading
    for the purposes authorized under this heading:  Provided further, That
    unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from
    funds transferred to or appropriated under this heading may be used for
    the current purposes authorized under this heading notwithstanding the
    purposes for which such funds originally were appropriated.

                          housing counseling assistance

        For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding loans, as
    authorized under section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of
    1968, as amended, $47,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2016, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative contract services:
    Provided, That grants made available from amounts provided under this
    heading shall be awarded within 180 days of enactment of this Act:
    Provided further, That funds shall be used for providing counseling and
    advice to tenants and

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    homeowners, both current and prospective, with respect to property
    maintenance, financial management/literacy, and such other matters as
    may be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing conditions,
    meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of
    tenancy or homeownership; for program administration; and for housing
    counselor training:  Provided further, That for purposes of providing
    such grants from amounts provided under this heading, the Secretary may
    enter into multiyear agreements as is appropriate, subject to the
    availability of annual appropriations.

                            rental housing assistance

        For amendments to contracts under section 101 of the Housing and
    Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s) and section 236(f)(2) of
    the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1) in State-aided, noninsured
    rental housing projects, $18,000,000, to remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That such amount, together with unobligated
    balances from recaptured amounts appropriated prior to fiscal year 2006
    from terminated contracts under such sections of law, and any
    unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from
    funds appropriated under this heading after fiscal year 2005, shall also
    be available for extensions of up to one year for expiring contracts
    under such sections of law.

                 payment to manufactured housing fees trust fund

        For necessary expenses as authorized by the National Manufactured
    Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et
    seq.), up to $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which
    $10,000,000 is to be derived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust
    Fund:  Provided, That not to exceed the total amount appropriated under
    this heading shall be available from the general fund of the Treasury to
    the extent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures pending
    the receipt of collections to the Fund pursuant to section 620 of such
    Act:  Provided further, That the amount made available under this
    heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such collections are
    received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year
    2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at zero, and fees
    pursuant to such section 620 shall be modified as necessary to ensure
    such a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation:  Provided further, That for
    the dispute resolution and installation programs, the Secretary of
    Housing and Urban Development may assess and collect fees from any
    program participant:  Provided further, That such collections shall be
    deposited into the Fund, and the Secretary, as provided herein, may use
    such collections, as well as fees collected under section 620, for
    necessary expenses of such Act:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding
    the requirements of section 620 of such Act, the Secretary may carry out
    responsibilities of the Secretary under such Act through the use of
    approved service providers that are paid directly by the recipients of
    their services.

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                         Federal Housing Administration

                    mutual mortgage insurance program account

        New commitments to guarantee single family loans insured under the
    Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall not exceed $400,000,000,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That during fiscal
    year 2015, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the purposes of
    section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed
    $20,000,000:  Provided further, That the foregoing amount in the
    previous proviso shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental
    entities in connection with sales of single family real properties owned
    by the Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage
    Insurance Fund:  Provided further, That for administrative contract
    expenses of the Federal Housing Administration, $130,000,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2016:  Provided further, That to the
    extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed $200,000,000,000 on or before
    April 1, 2015, an additional $1,400 for administrative contract expenses
    shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan
    commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below
    $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso
    exceed $30,000,000.

                    general and special risk program account

                             (including rescission)

        New commitments to guarantee loans insured under the General and
    Special Risk Insurance Funds, as authorized by sections 238 and 519 of
    the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3 and 1735c), shall not exceed
    $30,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which is to be
    guaranteed, to remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided,
    That during fiscal year 2015, gross obligations for the principal amount
    of direct loans, as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and
    519(a) of the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $20,000,000, which
    shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection
    with the sale of single family real properties owned by the Secretary
    and formerly insured under such Act:  Provided further, That $10,000,000
    previously provided under this heading is hereby permanently rescinded.

                    Government National Mortgage Association

     guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account

        New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the purposes of
    section 306 of the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)),
    shall not exceed $500,000,000,000, to remain available until September
    30, 2016:  Provided, That $23,000,000 shall be available for necessary
    salaries and expenses of the Office of Government National Mortgage
    Association:  Provided further, That to the extent that guaranteed loan
    commitments will and do exceed $155,000,000,000 on or before April 1,
    2015, an additional $100 for necessary salaries and expenses shall be
    available until

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    expended for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments
    (including a pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no
    case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $3,000,000:
    Provided further, That receipts from Commitment and Multiclass fees
    collected pursuant to title III of the National Housing Act, as amended,
    shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account.

                         Policy Development and Research

                             research and technology

        For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of
    research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not
    otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and
    Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 et seq.), including
    carrying out the functions of the Secretary of Housing and Urban
    Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of
    1968, and for technical assistance, $72,000,000, to remain available
    until September 30, 2016, of which $22,000,000 shall be for technical
    assistance:  Provided, That with respect to amounts made available under
    this heading, notwithstanding section 204 of this title, the Secretary
    may enter into cooperative agreements funded with philanthropic
    entities, other Federal agencies, or State or local governments and
    their agencies for research projects:  Provided further, That with
    respect to the previous proviso, such partners to the cooperative
    agreements must contribute at least a 50 percent match toward the cost
    of the project:  Provided further, That for non-competitive agreements
    entered into in accordance with the previous two provisos, the Secretary
    of Housing and Urban Development shall comply with section 2(b) of the
    Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law
    109-282, 31 U.S.C. note) in lieu of compliance with section 102(a)(4)(C)
    with respect to documentation of award decisions:  Provided further,
    That prior to obligation of technical assistance funding, the Secretary
    shall submit a plan, for approval, to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations on how it will allocate funding for this activity.

                       Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

                             fair housing activities

        For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise provided
    for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as
    amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of
    the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended,
    $65,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which
    $40,100,000 shall be to carry out activities pursuant to such section
    561:  Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary may
    assess and collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair Housing Training
    Academy, and may use such funds to provide such training:  Provided
    further, That no funds made available under this heading shall be used
    to lobby the executive or legislative branches of the Federal Government
    in connection with a specific contract, grant, or loan:  Provided
    further, That of the funds made available under this heading, $300,000
    shall be available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban

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    Development for the creation and promotion of translated materials and
    other programs that support the assistance of persons with limited
    English proficiency in utilizing the services provided by the Department
    of Housing and Urban Development.

                 Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

                              lead hazard reduction

        For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by section 1011
    of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992,
    $110,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided,
    That up to $15,000,000 of that amount shall be for the Healthy Homes
    Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban
    Development Act of 1970 that shall include research, studies, testing,
    and demonstration efforts, including education and outreach concerning
    lead-based paint poisoning and other housing-related diseases and
    hazards:  Provided further, That for purposes of environmental review,
    pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
    4321 et seq.) and other provisions of the law that further the purposes
    of such Act, a grant under the Healthy Homes Initiative, or the Lead
    Technical Studies program under this heading or under prior
    appropriations Acts for such purposes under this heading, shall be
    considered to be funds for a special project for purposes of section
    305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of
    1994:  Provided further, That of the total amount made available under
    this heading, $45,000,000 shall be made available on a competitive basis
    for areas with the highest lead paint abatement needs:  Provided
    further, That each recipient of funds provided under the third proviso
    shall make a matching contribution in an amount not less than 25
    percent:  Provided further, That each applicant shall certify adequate
    capacity that is acceptable to the Secretary to carry out the proposed
    use of funds pursuant to a notice of funding availability:  Provided
    further, That amounts made available under this heading in this or prior
    appropriations Acts, and that still remain available, may be used for
    any purpose under this heading notwithstanding the purpose for which
    such amounts were appropriated if a program competition is
    undersubscribed and there are other program competitions under this
    heading that are oversubscribed.

                           Information Technology Fund

        For the development of, modifications to, and infrastructure for
    Department-wide and program-specific information technology systems, for
    the continuing operation and maintenance of both Department-wide and
    program-specific information systems, and for program-related
    maintenance activities, $250,000,000, which shall remain available until
    September 30, 2016:  Provided, That any amounts transferred to this Fund
    under this Act shall remain available until expended:  Provided further,
    That any amounts transferred to this Fund from amounts appropriated by
    previously enacted appropriations Acts may be used for the purposes
    specified under this Fund, in addition to any other information
    technology purposes for which such amounts were appropriated.

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                           Office of Inspector General

        For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector
    General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
    $126,000,000:  Provided, That the Inspector General shall have
    independent authority over all personnel issues within this office.

         General Provisions--Department of Housing and Urban Development

                          (including transfer of funds)

                             (including rescissions)

        Sec. 201.  Fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority, or in
    lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated with such budget
    authority, that are recaptured from projects described in section
    1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of
    1988 (42 U.S.C. 1437 note) shall be rescinded or in the case of cash,
    shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts of budget authority
    or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall
    be used by State housing finance agencies or local governments or local
    housing agencies with projects approved by the Secretary of Housing and
    Urban Development for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992,
    in accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence,
    the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget authority or cash
    recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury to provide
    project owners with incentives to refinance their project at a lower
    interest rate.
        Sec. 202.  None of the amounts made available under this Act may be
    used during fiscal year 2015 to investigate or prosecute under the Fair
    Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one or more
    persons, including the filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal
    action, that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or
    preventing action by a Government official or entity, or a court of
    competent jurisdiction.
        Sec. 203.  Sections 203 and 209 of division C of Public Law 112-55
    (125 Stat. 693-694) shall apply during fiscal year 2015 as if such
    sections were included in this title, except that during such fiscal
    year such sections shall be applied by substituting ``fiscal year 2015''
    for ``fiscal year 2011'' and for ``fiscal year 2012'' each place such
    terms appear, and shall be amended to reflect revised delineations of
    statistical areas established by the Office of Management and Budget
    pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3504(e)(3), 31 U.S.C. 1104(d), and Executive Order
    No. 10253.
        Sec. 204.  Except as explicitly provided in law, any grant,
    cooperative agreement or other assistance made pursuant to title II of
    this Act shall be made on a competitive basis and in accordance with
    section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform
    Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545).
        Sec. 205.  Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
    subject to the Government Corporation Control Act or section 402 of the
    Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without regard to the
    limitations on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract
    or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment

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    for services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage
    Association, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan
    Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or
    any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within
    the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended
    (12 U.S.C. 1811-1).
        Sec. 206.  Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or through a
    reprogramming of funds, no part of any appropriation for the Department
    of Housing and Urban Development shall be available for any program,
    project or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget
    estimates submitted to Congress.
        Sec. 207.  Corporations and agencies of the Department of Housing
    and Urban Development which are subject to the Government Corporation
    Control Act are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the
    limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such
    corporation or agency and in accordance with law, and to make such
    contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as
    provided by section 104 of such Act as may be necessary in carrying out
    the programs set forth in the budget for 2015 for such corporation or
    agency except as hereinafter provided:  Provided, That collections of
    these corporations and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage
    purchase commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this
    Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms of assistance
    provided for in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this
    proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations
    of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases are
    necessary to protect the financial interest of the United States
    Government.
        Sec. 208.  The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall
    provide quarterly reports to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and
    excess funds in each program and activity within the jurisdiction of the
    Department and shall submit additional, updated budget information to
    these Committees upon request.
        Sec. 209.  The President's formal budget request for fiscal year
    2016, as well as the Department of Housing and Urban Development's
    congressional budget justifications to be submitted to the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall use
    the identical account and sub-account structure provided under this Act.
        Sec. 210.  A public housing agency or such other entity that
    administers Federal housing assistance for the Housing Authority of the
    county of Los Angeles, California, and the States of Alaska, Iowa, and
    Mississippi shall not be required to include a resident of public
    housing or a recipient of assistance provided under section 8 of the
    United States Housing Act of 1937 on the board of directors or a similar
    governing board of such agency or entity as required under section
    (2)(b) of such Act. Each public housing agency or other entity that
    administers Federal housing assistance under section 8 for the Housing
    Authority of the county of Los Angeles, California and the States of
    Alaska, Iowa and Mississippi that chooses not to include a resident of
    public housing or a recipient of section 8 assistance on the board of
    directors or a similar governing board shall establish an advisory board
    of not less than six residents of public housing or recipients of
    section 8 assistance to provide advice and comment to the public housing
    agency or

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    other administering entity on issues related to public housing and
    section 8. Such advisory board shall meet not less than quarterly.
        Sec. 211.  No funds provided under this title may be used for an
    audit of the Government National Mortgage Association that makes
    applicable requirements under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2
    U.S.C. 661 et seq.).
        Sec. 212. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject to
    the conditions listed under this section, for fiscal years 2015 and
    2016, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may authorize the
    transfer of some or all project-based assistance, debt held or insured
    by the Secretary and statutorily required low-income and very low-income
    use restrictions if any, associated with one or more multifamily housing
    project or projects to another multifamily housing project or projects.
        (b) Phased Transfers.--Transfers of project-based assistance under
    this section may be done in phases to accommodate the financing and
    other requirements related to rehabilitating or constructing the project
    or projects to which the assistance is transferred, to ensure that such
    project or projects meet the standards under subsection (c).
        (c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is subject to the
    following conditions:
                (1) Number and bedroom size of units.--
                        (A) For occupied units in the transferring project:
                    the number of low-income and very low-income units and
                    the configuration (i.e., bedroom size) provided by the
                    transferring project shall be no less than when
                    transferred to the receiving project or projects and the
                    net dollar amount of Federal assistance provided to the
                    transferring project shall remain the same in the
                    receiving project or projects.
                        (B) For unoccupied units in the transferring
                    project: the Secretary may authorize a reduction in the
                    number of dwelling units in the receiving project or
                    projects to allow for a reconfiguration of bedroom sizes
                    to meet current market demands, as determined by the
                    Secretary and provided there is no increase in the
                    project-based assistance budget authority.
                (2) The transferring project shall, as determined by the
            Secretary, be either physically obsolete or economically
            nonviable.
                (3) The receiving project or projects shall meet or exceed
            applicable physical standards established by the Secretary.
                (4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring project shall
            notify and consult with the tenants residing in the transferring
            project and provide a certification of approval by all
            appropriate local governmental officials.
                (5) The tenants of the transferring project who remain
            eligible for assistance to be provided by the receiving project
            or projects shall not be required to vacate their units in the
            transferring project or projects until new units in the
            receiving project are available for occupancy.
                (6) The Secretary determines that this transfer is in the
            best interest of the tenants.
                (7) If either the transferring project or the receiving
            project or projects meets the condition specified in subsection
            (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiving project resulting from
            additional financing obtained by the owner shall be subordinate
            to any

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            FHA-insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed on, such
            project by the Secretary, except that the Secretary may waive
            this requirement upon determination that such a waiver is
            necessary to facilitate the financing of acquisition,
            construction, and/or rehabilitation of the receiving project or
            projects.
                (8) If the transferring project meets the requirements of
            subsection (d)(2), the owner or mortgagor of the receiving
            project or projects shall execute and record either a
            continuation of the existing use agreement or a new use
            agreement for the project where, in either case, any use
            restrictions in such agreement are of no lesser duration than
            the existing use restrictions.
                (9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as defined in
            section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended)
            of any FHA-insured mortgage, except to the extent that
            appropriations are provided in advance for the amount of any
            such increased cost.

        (d) For purposes of this section--
                (1) the terms ``low-income'' and ``very low-income'' shall
            have the meanings provided by the statute and/or regulations
            governing the program under which the project is insured or
            assisted;
                (2) the term ``multifamily housing project'' means housing
            that meets one of the following conditions--
                        (A) housing that is subject to a mortgage insured
                    under the National Housing Act;
                        (B) housing that has project-based assistance
                    attached to the structure including projects undergoing
                    mark to market debt restructuring under the Multifamily
                    Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act;
                        (C) housing that is assisted under section 202 of
                    the Housing Act of 1959, as amended by section 801 of
                    the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act;
                        (D) housing that is assisted under section 202 of
                    the Housing Act of 1959, as such section existed before
                    the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzales National
                    Affordable Housing Act;
                        (E) housing that is assisted under section 811 of
                    the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act;
                    or
                        (F) housing or vacant land that is subject to a use
                    agreement;
                (3) the term ``project-based assistance'' means--
                        (A) assistance provided under section 8(b) of the
                    United States Housing Act of 1937;
                        (B) assistance for housing constructed or
                    substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance
                    provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act (as such
                    section existed immediately before October 1, 1983);
                        (C) rent supplement payments under section 101 of
                    the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965;
                        (D) interest reduction payments under section 236
                    and/or additional assistance payments under section
                    236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act;
                        (E) assistance payments made under section 202(c)(2)
                    of the Housing Act of 1959; and
                        (F) assistance payments made under section 811(d)(2)
                    of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
                    Act;

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                (4) the term ``receiving project or projects'' means the
            multifamily housing project or projects to which some or all of
            the project-based assistance, debt, and statutorily required
            low-income and very low-income use restrictions are to be
            transferred;
                (5) the term ``transferring project'' means the multifamily
            housing project which is transferring some or all of the
            project-based assistance, debt, and the statutorily required
            low-income and very low-income use restrictions to the receiving
            project or projects; and
                (6) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Housing
            and Urban Development.

        (e) Public Notice and Research Report.--
                (1) The Secretary shall publish by notice in the Federal
            Register the terms and conditions, including criteria for HUD
            approval, of transfers pursuant to this section no later than 30
            days before the effective date of such notice.
                (2) The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the
            transfer authority under this section, including the effect of
            such transfers on the operational efficiency, contract rents,
            physical and financial conditions, and long-term preservation of
            the affected properties.

        Sec. 213. (a) No assistance shall be provided under section 8 of the
    United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) to any individual
    who--
                (1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher
            education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher Education
            Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002));
                (2) is under 24 years of age;
                (3) is not a veteran;
                (4) is unmarried;
                (5) does not have a dependent child;
                (6) is not a person with disabilities, as such term is
            defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United States Housing Act
            of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(3)(E)) and was not receiving
            assistance under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; and
                (7) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has parents
            who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, to receive
            assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of
            1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f).

        (b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a person to
    receive assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of
    1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any financial assistance (in excess of amounts
    received for tuition and any other required fees and charges) that an
    individual receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
    1001 et seq.), from private sources, or an institution of higher
    education (as defined under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
    1002)), shall be considered income to that individual, except for a
    person over the age of 23 with dependent children.
        Sec. 214.  The funds made available for Native Alaskans under the
    heading ``Native American Housing Block Grants'' in title II of this Act
    shall be allocated to the same Native Alaskan housing block grant
    recipients that received funds in fiscal year 2005.
        Sec. 215.  Notwithstanding the limitation in the first sentence of
    section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-20(g)), the
    Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may,

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    until September 30, 2015, insure and enter into commitments to insure
    mortgages under such section 255.
        Sec. 216.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal
    year 2015, in managing and disposing of any multifamily property that is
    owned or has a mortgage held by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
    Development, and during the process of foreclosure on any property with
    a contract for rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United
    States Housing Act of 1937 or other Federal programs, the Secretary
    shall maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8 of the
    United States Housing Act of 1937 and other programs that are attached
    to any dwelling units in the property. To the extent the Secretary
    determines, in consultation with the tenants and the local government,
    that such a multifamily property owned or held by the Secretary is not
    feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such section 8
    or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs of
    rehabilitating and operating the property and all available Federal,
    State, and local resources, including rent adjustments under section 524
    of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997
    (``MAHRAA'') and (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in
    a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation with the
    tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental assistance
    payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing properties,
    or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary shall also take
    appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts remain in
    effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the exercise of contractual
    abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent major
    threats to health and safety after written notice to and informed
    consent of the affected tenants and use of other available remedies,
    such as partial abatements or receivership. After disposition of any
    multifamily property described under this section, the contract and
    allowable rent levels on such properties shall be subject to the
    requirements under section 524 of MAHRAA.
        Sec. 217.  The commitment authority funded by fees as provided under
    the heading ``Community Development Loan Guarantees Program Account''
    may be used to guarantee, or make commitments to guarantee, notes, or
    other obligations issued by any State on behalf of non-entitlement
    communities in the State in accordance with the requirements of section
    108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974:  Provided,
    That any State receiving such a guarantee or commitment shall distribute
    all funds subject to such guarantee to the units of general local
    government in non-entitlement areas that received the commitment.
        Sec. 218.  Public housing agencies that own and operate 400 or fewer
    public housing units may elect to be exempt from any asset management
    requirement imposed by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in
    connection with the operating fund rule:  Provided, That an agency
    seeking a discontinuance of a reduction of subsidy under the operating
    fund formula shall not be exempt from asset management requirements.
        Sec. 219.  <<NOTE: 42 USC 1437g note.>>  With respect to the use of
    amounts provided in this Act and in future Acts for the operation,
    capital improvement and management of public housing as authorized by
    sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
    U.S.C. 1437g(d) and (e)), the Secretary shall not impose any requirement
    or guideline relating to asset management that restricts or limits

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    in any way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursuant to
    section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
    U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)):  Provided, That a public housing agency may
    not use capital funds authorized under section 9(d) for activities that
    are eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with amounts from the
    operating fund in excess of the amounts permitted under section 9(g)(1)
    or 9(g)(2).

        Sec. 220.  No official or employee of the Department of Housing and
    Urban Development shall be designated as an allotment holder unless the
    Office of the Chief Financial Officer has determined that such allotment
    holder has implemented an adequate system of funds control and has
    received training in funds control procedures and directives. The Chief
    Financial Officer shall ensure that there is a trained allotment holder
    for each HUD sub-office under the accounts ``Executive Offices'' and
    ``Administrative Support Offices,'' as well as each account receiving
    appropriations for ``Program Office Salaries and Expenses'',
    ``Government National Mortgage Association--Guarantees of Mortgage-
    Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program Account'', and ``Office of
    Inspector General'' within the Department of Housing and Urban
    Development.
        Sec. 221.  <<NOTE: 42 USC 1437f-1>>  The Secretary of Housing and
    Urban Development shall report annually to the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations on the status of all section 8 project-
    based housing, including the number of all project-based units by region
    as well as an analysis of all federally subsidized housing being
    refinanced under the Mark-to-Market program. The Secretary shall
    identify all existing units maintained by region as section 8 project-
    based units, all project-based units that have opted out or have
    otherwise been eliminated, and the reasons these units opted out or
    otherwise were lost as section 8 project-based units.

        Sec. 222.  <<NOTE: 42 USC 3545a note.>>  The Secretary of the
    Department of Housing and Urban Development shall, for fiscal year 2015,
    notify the public through the Federal Register and other means, as
    determined appropriate, of the issuance of a notice of the availability
    of assistance or notice of funding availability (NOFA) for any program
    or discretionary fund administered by the Secretary that is to be
    competitively awarded. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for
    fiscal year 2015, the Secretary may make the NOFA available only on the
    Internet at the appropriate Government Web site or through other
    electronic media, as determined by the Secretary.

        Sec. 223.  Payment of attorney fees in program-related litigation
    must be paid from the individual program office and Office of General
    Counsel personnel funding. The annual budget submissions for program
    offices and Office of General Counsel personnel funding must include
    program-related litigation costs for attorney fees as a separate line
    item request.
        Sec. 224.  The Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban
    Development is authorized to transfer up to 5 percent or $5,000,000,
    whichever is less, of the funds appropriated for any office funded under
    the heading ``Administrative Support Offices'' to any other office
    funded under such heading:  Provided, That no appropriation for any
    office funded under the heading ``Administrative Support Offices'' shall
    be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent or $5,000,000,
    whichever is less, without prior written approval of the House and
    Senate Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That the
    Secretary is authorized to transfer

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    up to 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of the funds
    appropriated for any account funded under the general heading ``Program
    Office Salaries and Expenses'' to any other account funded under such
    heading:  Provided further, That no appropriation for any account funded
    under the general heading ``Program Office Salaries and Expenses'' shall
    be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent or $5,000,000,
    whichever is less, without prior written approval of the House and
    Senate Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That the
    Secretary may transfer funds made available for salaries and expenses
    between any office funded under the heading ``Administrative Support
    Offices'' and any account funded under the general heading ``Program
    Office Salaries and Expenses'', but only with the prior written approval
    of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
        Sec. 225.  The Disaster Housing Assistance Programs, administered by
    the Department of Housing and Urban Development, shall be considered a
    ``program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development'' under
    section 904 of the McKinney Act for the purpose of income verifications
    and matching.
        Sec. 226. (a) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall
    take the required actions under subsection (b) when a multifamily
    housing project with a section 8 contract or contract for similar
    project-based assistance:
                (1) receives a Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) score of
            30 or less; or
                (2) receives a REAC score between 31 and 59 and:
                        (A) fails to certify in writing to HUD within 60
                    days that all deficiencies have been corrected; or
                        (B) receives consecutive scores of less than 60 on
                    REAC inspections.

    Such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured projects with
    assistance attached to the units under section 8 of the United States
    Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), but do not apply to such units
    assisted under section 8(o)(13) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)) or to public
    housing units assisted with capital or operating funds under section 9
    of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g).
        (b) The Secretary shall take the following required actions as
    authorized under subsection (a)--
                (1) The Secretary shall notify the owner and provide an
            opportunity for response within 30 days. If the violations
            remain, the Secretary shall develop a Compliance, Disposition
            and Enforcement Plan within 60 days, with a specified timetable
            for correcting all deficiencies. The Secretary shall provide
            notice of the Plan to the owner, tenants, the local government,
            any mortgagees, and any contract administrator.
                (2) At the end of the term of the Compliance, Disposition
            and Enforcement Plan, if the owner fails to fully comply with
            such plan, the Secretary may require immediate replacement of
            project management with a management agent approved by the
            Secretary, and shall take one or more of the following actions,
            and provide additional notice of those actions to the owner and
            the parties specified above:
                        (A) impose civil money penalties;
                        (B) abate the section 8 contract, including partial
                    abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until all
                    deficiencies have been corrected;

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                        (C) pursue transfer of the project to an owner,
                    approved by the Secretary under established procedures,
                    which will be obligated to promptly make all required
                    repairs and to accept renewal of the assistance contract
                    as long as such renewal is offered; or
                        (D) seek judicial appointment of a receiver to
                    manage the property and cure all project deficiencies or
                    seek a judicial order of specific performance requiring
                    the owner to cure all project deficiencies.

        (c) The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that
    project-based contracts remain in effect, subject to the exercise of
    contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for
    imminent major threats to health and safety after written notice to and
    informed consent of the affected tenants and use of other remedies set
    forth above. To the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation
    with the tenants and the local government, that the property is not
    feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such section 8
    or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs of
    rehabilitating and operating the property and all available Federal,
    State, and local resources, including rent adjustments under section 524
    of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997
    (``MAHRAA'') and (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in
    a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation with the
    tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental assistance
    payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing properties,
    or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary shall report semi-
    annually on all properties covered by this section that are assessed
    through the Real Estate Assessment Center and have physical inspection
    scores of less than 30 or have consecutive physical inspection scores of
    less than 60. The report shall include:
                (1) The enforcement actions being taken to address such
            conditions, including imposition of civil money penalties and
            termination of subsidies, and identify properties that have such
            conditions multiple times; and
                (2) Actions that the Department of Housing and Urban
            Development is taking to protect tenants of such identified
            properties.

        Sec. 227.  None of the funds made available by this Act, or any
    other Act, for purposes authorized under section 8 (only with respect to
    the tenant-based rental assistance program) and section 9 of the United
    States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), may be used by any
    public housing agency for any amount of salary, including bonuses, for
    the chief executive officer of which, or any other official or employee
    of which, that exceeds the annual rate of basic pay payable for a
    position at level IV of the Executive Schedule at any time during any
    public housing agency fiscal year 2015.
        Sec. 228.  None of the funds in this Act may be available for the
    doctoral dissertation research grant program at the Department of
    Housing and Urban Development.
        Sec. 229.  Section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
    U.S.C. 1437v) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (m)(1), by striking ``fiscal year'' and
            all that follows through the period at the end and inserting
            ``fiscal year 2015.''; and

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                (2) in subsection (o), by striking ``September'' and all
            that follows through the period at the end and inserting
            ``September 30, 2015.''.

        Sec. 230.  None of the funds in this Act provided to the Department
    of Housing and Urban Development may be used to make a grant award
    unless the Secretary notifies the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any project,
    State, locality, housing authority, tribe, nonprofit organization, or
    other entity selected to receive a grant award is announced by the
    Department or its offices.
        Sec. 231.  Of the amounts made available for salaries and expenses
    under all accounts under this title (except for the Office of Inspector
    General account), a total of up to $2,500,000 may be transferred to and
    merged with amounts made available in the ``Information Technology
    Fund'' account under this title.
        Sec. 232.  Section 579 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform
    and Affordability Act (MAHRA) of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended
    by striking ``October 1, 2015'' each place it appears and inserting in
    lieu thereof ``October 1, 2017''.
        Sec. 233.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to require or enforce the Physical Needs Assessment (PNA).
        Sec. 234.  The language under the heading Rental Assistance
    Demonstration in the Department of Housing and Urban Development
    Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-55), <<NOTE: 42 USC 1437f
    note.>>  is amended--
                (1) by striking ``(except for funds allocated under such
            section for single room occupancy dwellings as authorized by
            title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act)'' in
            both places it appears;
                (2) in the second proviso, by striking ``2015'' and
            inserting ``2018'';
                (3) in the third proviso, after ``associated with such
            conversion'', by inserting ``in excess of amounts made available
            under this heading'';
                (4) in the fourth proviso, by striking ``60,000'' and
            inserting ``185,000'';
                (5) in the penultimate proviso, by--
                        (A) striking ``for fiscal years 2012 through
                    December 31, 2014'';
                        (B) striking ``and agreement of the administering
                    public housing agency''; and
                        (C) inserting ``a long-term project-based subsidy
                    contract under section 8 of the Act, which shall have a
                    term of no less than 20 years, with rent adjustments
                    only by an operating cost factor established by the
                    Secretary, which shall be eligible for renewal under
                    section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform
                    and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note),
                    or, subject to agreement of the administering public
                    housing agency, to assistance under'' following
                    ``vouchers to assistance under'';
                (6) by inserting the following provisos before the final
            proviso: ``Provided further, That amounts made available under
            the heading `Rental Housing Assistance' during the period of
            conversion under the previous proviso, which may extend beyond
            fiscal year 2016 as necessary to allow processing of all timely
            applications, shall be available for project-based subsidy
            contracts entered into pursuant to the previous proviso:
            Provided further, That amounts, including contract authority,

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            recaptured from contracts following a conversion under the
            previous two provisos are hereby rescinded and an amount of
            additional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount
            rescinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available until
            expended for such conversions: Provided further, That the
            Secretary may transfer amounts made available under the heading
            `Rental Housing Assistance', amounts made available for tenant
            protection vouchers under the heading `Tenant-Based Rental
            Assistance' and specifically associated with any such
            conversions, and amounts made available under the previous
            proviso as needed to the account under the `Project-Based Rental
            Assistance' heading to facilitate conversion under the three
            previous provisos and any increase in cost for `Project-Based
            Rental Assistance' associated with such conversion shall be
            equal to amounts so transferred:''; and
                (7) in the final proviso, by--
                        (A) striking ``with respect to the previous
                    proviso'' and inserting ``with respect to the previous
                    four provisos''; and
                        (B) striking ``impact of the previous proviso'' and
                    inserting ``impact of the fiscal year 2012 and 2013
                    conversion of tenant protection vouchers to assistance
                    under section 8(o)(13) of the Act''.

        Sec. 235.  None of the funds made available by this Act nor any
    receipts or amounts collected under any Federal Housing Administration
    program may be used to implement the Homeowners Armed with Knowledge
    (HAWK) program.
        Sec. 236.  None of the funds made available in this Act shall be
    used by the Federal Housing Administration, the Government National
    Mortgage Administration, or the Department of Housing and Urban
    Development to insure, securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of
    any mortgage or mortgage backed security that refinances or otherwise
    replaces a mortgage that has been subject to eminent domain condemnation
    or seizure, by a state, municipality, or any other political subdivision
    of a state.
        Sec. 237.  All unobligated balances, including recaptures and
    carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of
    Housing and Urban Development under the heading ``Brownfields
    Redevelopment'' are hereby permanently rescinded:  Provided, That all
    unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from
    funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development
    under the heading ``Drug Elimination Grants for Low Income Housing'' are
    hereby permanently rescinded:  Provided further, That all unobligated
    balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds
    appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for
    Youthbuild program activities authorized by subtitle D of title IV of
    the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act are hereby
    permanently rescinded.
        Sec. 238.  Clause (i) of section 3(a)(2)(B) of the United States
    Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(a)(2)(B)(i)), as amended by section
    210 of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related
    Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (division L of Public Law 113-76; 128
    Stat. 625), is amended--
                (1) by striking ``which shall not be lower'' in the matter
            preceding subclause (I) and all that follows through the end of
            subclause (I) and inserting the following: ``which--
                                        ``(I) shall not be lower than 80
                                    percent of--

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                                                ``(aa) the applicable fair
                                            market rental established under
                                            section 8(c) of this Act; or
                                                ``(bb) at the discretion of
                                            the Secretary, such other
                                            applicable fair market rental
                                            established by the Secretary
                                            that the Secretary determines
                                            more accurately reflects local
                                            market conditions and is based
                                            on an applicable market area
                                            that is geographically smaller
                                            than the applicable market area
                                            used for purposes of the
                                            applicable fair market rental
                                            under section 8(c);
                                    except that a public housing agency may
                                    apply to the Secretary for exception
                                    allowing for a flat rental amount for a
                                    property that is lower than the amount
                                    otherwise determined pursuant to item
                                    (aa) or (bb) and the Secretary may grant
                                    such exception if the Secretary
                                    determines that the fair market rental
                                    for the applicable market area pursuant
                                    to item (aa) or (bb) does not reflect
                                    the market value of the property and the
                                    proposed lower flat rental amount is
                                    based on a market analysis of the
                                    applicable market and complies with
                                    subclause (II) and'';
                (2) in subclause (II), by inserting ``shall'' before ``be
            designed''; and
                (3) in the matter after and below subclause (II), by
            striking ``Public housing agencies must comply by June 1, 2014,
            with the requirement of this clause, except that if'' and
            inserting ``If''.

        Sec. 239.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to require the relocation, or to carry out any required relocation, of
    any asset management positions of the Office of Multifamily Housing of
    the Department of Housing and Urban Development in existence as of the
    date of the enactment of this Act.
        Sec. 240.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to terminate the status of a unit of general local government as a
    metropolitan city (as defined in section 102 of the Housing and
    Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302)) with respect to
    grants under section 106 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5306).
        Sec. 241.  Section 184(h)(1)(B) of the Housing and Community
    Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-13a(h)(1)(B)) is amended by
    inserting after the first sentence the following: ``Exhausting all
    reasonable possibilities of collection by the holder of the guarantee
    shall include a good faith consideration of loan modification as well as
    meeting standards for servicing loans in default, as determined by the
    Secretary.''.
        This title may be cited as the ``Department of Housing and Urban
    Development Appropriations Act, 2015''.

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                                    TITLE III

                                RELATED AGENCIES

                                  Access Board

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as authorized by
    section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, $7,548,000:
    Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be
    credited to this appropriation funds received for publications and
    training expenses.

                           Federal Maritime Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission as
    authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as
    amended (46 U.S.C. 307), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
    3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C.
    1343(b); and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
    5901-5902, $25,660,000:  Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be
    available for official reception and representation expenses.

                     National Railroad Passenger Corporation

                           Office of Inspector General

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General for the
    National Railroad Passenger Corporation to carry out the provisions of
    the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $23,999,000:  Provided,
    That the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in
    carrying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, as
    amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate allegations of fraud,
    including false statements to the government (18 U.S.C. 1001), by any
    person or entity that is subject to regulation by the National Railroad
    Passenger Corporation:  Provided further, That the Inspector General may
    enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits, studies,
    analyses, and other services with public agencies and with private
    persons, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern the
    obtaining of such services within the National Railroad Passenger
    Corporation:  Provided further, That the Inspector General may select,
    appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary for
    carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of the Office of
    Inspector General, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that
    govern such selections, appointments, and employment within Amtrak:
    Provided further, That concurrent with the President's budget request
    for fiscal year 2016, the Inspector General shall submit to the House
    and Senate Committees on Appropriations a budget request for fiscal year
    2016 in similar format and substance to those submitted by executive
    agencies of the Federal Government.

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                      National Transportation Safety Board

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety Board,
    including hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; services as
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed
    the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS-15; uniforms, or
    allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902),
    $103,981,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used for official
    reception and representation expenses. The amounts made available to the
    National Transportation Safety Board in this Act include amounts
    necessary to make lease payments on an obligation incurred in fiscal
    year 2001 for a capital lease.

                      Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

              payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation

        For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for use in
    neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by the Neighborhood
    Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101-8107), $135,000,000, of
    which $5,000,000 shall be for a multi-family rental housing program:
    Provided, That in addition, $50,000,000 shall be made available until
    expended to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for mortgage
    foreclosure mitigation activities, under the following terms and
    conditions:
                (1) The Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (``NRC'')
            shall make grants to counseling intermediaries approved by the
            Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (with match to
            be determined by the NRC based on affordability and the economic
            conditions of an area; a match also may be waived by the NRC
            based on the aforementioned conditions) to provide mortgage
            foreclosure mitigation assistance primarily to States and areas
            with high rates of defaults and foreclosures to help eliminate
            the default and foreclosure of mortgages of owner-occupied
            single-family homes that are at risk of such foreclosure. Other
            than areas with high rates of defaults and foreclosures, grants
            may also be provided to approved counseling intermediaries based
            on a geographic analysis of the Nation by the NRC which
            determines where there is a prevalence of mortgages that are
            risky and likely to fail, including any trends for mortgages
            that are likely to default and face foreclosure. A State Housing
            Finance Agency may also be eligible where the State Housing
            Finance Agency meets all the requirements under this paragraph.
            A HUD-approved counseling intermediary shall meet certain
            mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance counseling
            requirements, as determined by the NRC, and shall be approved by
            HUD or the NRC as meeting these requirements.
                (2) Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance shall only be
            made available to homeowners of owner-occupied homes with
            mortgages in default or in danger of default. These mortgages
            shall likely be subject to a foreclosure action and homeowners
            will be provided such assistance that shall consist of
            activities that are likely to prevent foreclosures and result in
            the long-term affordability of the mortgage retained pursuant to
            such activity or another positive outcome for the homeowner.

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            No funds made available under this paragraph may be provided
            directly to lenders or homeowners to discharge outstanding
            mortgage balances or for any other direct debt reduction
            payments.
                (3) The use of mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance by
            approved counseling intermediaries and State Housing Finance
            Agencies shall involve a reasonable analysis of the borrower's
            financial situation, an evaluation of the current value of the
            property that is subject to the mortgage, counseling regarding
            the assumption of the mortgage by another non-Federal party,
            counseling regarding the possible purchase of the mortgage by a
            non-Federal third party, counseling and advice of all likely
            restructuring and refinancing strategies or the approval of a
            work-out strategy by all interested parties.
                (4) NRC may provide up to 15 percent of the total funds
            under this paragraph to its own charter members with expertise
            in foreclosure prevention counseling, subject to a certification
            by the NRC that the procedures for selection do not consist of
            any procedures or activities that could be construed as a
            conflict of interest or have the appearance of impropriety.
                (5) HUD-approved counseling entities and State Housing
            Finance Agencies receiving funds under this paragraph shall have
            demonstrated experience in successfully working with financial
            institutions as well as borrowers facing default, delinquency
            and foreclosure as well as documented counseling capacity,
            outreach capacity, past successful performance and positive
            outcomes with documented counseling plans (including post
            mortgage foreclosure mitigation counseling), loan workout
            agreements and loan modification agreements. NRC may use other
            criteria to demonstrate capacity in underserved areas.
                (6) Of the total amount made available under this paragraph,
            up to $2,500,000 may be made available to build the mortgage
            foreclosure and default mitigation counseling capacity of
            counseling intermediaries through NRC training courses with HUD-
            approved counseling intermediaries and their partners, except
            that private financial institutions that participate in NRC
            training shall pay market rates for such training.
                (7) Of the total amount made available under this paragraph,
            up to 5 percent may be used for associated administrative
            expenses for the NRC to carry out activities provided under this
            section.
                (8) Of the total amount made available under this paragraph,
            up to $4,000,000 may be used for wind-down and closeout of the
            mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities program.
                (9) Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance grants may
            include a budget for outreach and advertising, and training, as
            determined by the NRC.
                (10) The NRC shall continue to report bi-annually to the
            House and Senate Committees on Appropriations as well as the
            Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee
            on its efforts to mitigate mortgage default.

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                United States Interagency Council on Homelessness

                               operating expenses

        For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, authorized
    travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference
    rooms, and the employment of experts and consultants under section 3109
    of title 5, United States Code) of the United States Interagency Council
    on Homelessness in carrying out the functions pursuant to title II of
    the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended, $3,530,000.
    Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11319)
    is amended by striking ``October 1, 2016'' in section 209 and inserting
    ``October 1, 2017''.

                                    TITLE IV

                          GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

        Sec. 401.  None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the
    planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or
    otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or
    adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
        Sec. 402.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain
    available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be
    transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided
    herein.
        Sec. 403.  The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for
    any consulting service through a procurement contract pursuant to
    section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those
    contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and
    available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under
    existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to
    existing law.
        Sec. 404. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
    obligated or expended for any employee training that--
                (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills,
            and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official
            duties;
                (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of
            emotional response or psychological stress in some participants;
                (3) does not require prior employee notification of the
            content and methods to be used in the training and written end
            of course evaluation;
                (4) contains any methods or content associated with
            religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new age''
            belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity
            Commission Notice N-915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or
                (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants'
            personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.

        (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise
    preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the
    performance of official duties.
        Sec. 405.  Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the
    funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to
    the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for
    obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any
    accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available
    to the agencies funded by this Act, shall

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    be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of
    funds that:
                (1) creates a new program;
                (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
                (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project,
            or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by
            the Congress;
                (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity
            by either the House or Senate Committees on Appropriations for a
            different purpose;
                (5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in
            excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less;
                (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by
            $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or
                (7) creates, reorganizes, or restructures a branch,
            division, office, bureau, board, commission, agency,
            administration, or department different from the budget
            justifications submitted to the Committees on Appropriations or
            the table accompanying the explanatory statement accompanying
            this Act, whichever is more detailed, unless prior approval is
            received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:
             Provided, That not later than 60 days after the date of
            enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall
            submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the
            Senate and of the House of Representatives to establish the
            baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer
            authorities for the current fiscal year:  Provided further, That
            the report shall include:
                        (A) a table for each appropriation with a separate
                    column to display the prior year enacted level, the
                    President's budget request, adjustments made by
                    Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if
                    appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;
                        (B) a delineation in the table for each
                    appropriation and its respective prior year enacted
                    level by object class and program, project, and activity
                    as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective
                    appropriation; and
                        (C) an identification of items of special
                    congressional interest:  Provided further, That the
                    amount appropriated or limited for salaries and expenses
                    for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for
                    each day after the required date that the report has not
                    been submitted to the Congress.

        Sec. 406.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to
    exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end
    of fiscal year 2015 from appropriations made available for salaries and
    expenses for fiscal year 2015 in this Act, shall remain available
    through September 30, 2016, for each such account for the purposes
    authorized:  Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the House
    and Senate Committees on Appropriations for approval prior to the
    expenditure of such funds:  Provided further, That these requests shall
    be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines under section 405 of
    this Act.
        Sec. 407.  No funds in this Act may be used to support any Federal,
    State, or local projects that seek to use the power of eminent domain,
    unless eminent domain is employed only for a public use:  Provided, That
    for purposes of this section, public use

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    shall not be construed to include economic development that primarily
    benefits private entities:  Provided further, That any use of funds for
    mass transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway projects, as well as
    utility projects which benefit or serve the general public (including
    energy-related, communication-related, water-related and wastewater-
    related infrastructure), other structures designated for use by the
    general public or which have other common-carrier or public-utility
    functions that serve the general public and are subject to regulation
    and oversight by the government, and projects for the removal of an
    immediate threat to public health and safety or brownsfields as defined
    in the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownsfield Revitalization
    Act (Public Law 107-118) shall be considered a public use for purposes
    of eminent domain.
        Sec. 408.  All Federal agencies and departments that are funded
    under this Act shall issue a report to the House and Senate Committees
    on Appropriations on all sole-source contracts by no later than July 30,
    2015. Such report shall include the contractor, the amount of the
    contract and the rationale for using a sole-source contract.
        Sec. 409.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be
    transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
    States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
    authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
        Sec. 410.  No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
    be available to pay the salary for any person filling a position, other
    than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who has left to
    enter the Armed Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily
    completed his or her period of active military or naval service, and has
    within 90 days after his or her release from such service or from
    hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not more than
    1 year, made application for restoration to his or her former position
    and has been certified by the Office of Personnel Management as still
    qualified to perform the duties of his or her former position and has
    not been restored thereto.
        Sec. 411.  No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be
    expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the
    assistance the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the Act
    of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c, popularly known as the ``Buy
    American Act'').
        Sec. 412.  No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under
    this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been
    convicted of violating the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c).
        Sec. 413.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    for first-class airline accommodations in contravention of sections 301-
    10.122 and 301-10.123 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
        Sec. 414.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    in contravention of the 5th or 14th Amendment to the Constitution or
    title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
        Sec. 415. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be
    used to approve a new foreign air carrier permit under sections 41301
    through 41305 of title 49, United States Code, or exemption application
    under section 40109 of that title of an air carrier already holding an
    air operators certificate issued by a

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    country that is party to the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport
    Agreement where such approval would contravene United States law or
    Article 17 bis of the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement.
        (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or otherwise
    preclude the Secretary of Transportation from granting a foreign air
    carrier permit or an exemption to such an air carrier where such
    authorization is consistent with the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air
    Transport Agreement and United States law.
        Sec. 416.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to obligate or award funds for the National Highway Traffic Safety
    Administration's National Roadside Survey.
        Sec. 417.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to mandate global positioning system (GPS) tracking in private passenger
    motor vehicles without providing full and appropriate consideration of
    privacy concerns under 5 U.S.C. chapter 5, subchapter II.
        Sec. 418.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    by the Federal Transit Administration to implement, administer, or
    enforce section 18.36(c)(2) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations,
    for construction hiring purposes.
        Sec. 419.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or
    for an agency's fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential
    Memorandum--Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011.
        Sec. 420.  It is the sense of the Congress that the Congress should
    not pass any legislation that authorizes spending cuts that would
    increase poverty in the United States.
        Sec. 421.  All agencies and departments funded by the Act shall send
    to Congress at the end of the fiscal year a report containing a complete
    inventory of the total number of vehicles owned, leased, permanently
    retired, and purchased during fiscal year 2015, as well as the total
    cost of the vehicle fleet, including maintenance, fuel, storage,
    purchasing, and leasing.
        Sec. 422.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees of
    a single agency or department of the United States Government, who are
    stationed in the United States, at any single international conference
    unless the relevant Secretary reports to the Committees on
    Appropriations at least 5 days in advance that such attendance is
    important to the national interest:  Provided, That for purposes of this
    section the term ``international conference'' shall mean a conference
    occurring outside of the United States attended by representatives of
    the United States Government and of foreign governments, international
    organizations, or nongovernmental organizations.
        Sec. 423.  (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this
    Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public
    website of that agency any report required to be submitted by the
    Committee in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head
    of the agency that it shall serve the national interest.
         (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
                (1) the public posting of the report compromises national
            security; or
                (2) the report contains proprietary information.

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        (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only
    after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or
    Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.
        Sec. 424.  Any Federal agency or department that is funded under
    this Act shall respond to any recommendation made to such agency or
    department by the Government Accountability Office in a timely manner.
        This division may be cited as the ``Transportation, Housing and
    Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015''.

               DIVISION L--FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, 2015

        Sec. 101.  The Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 (Public
    Law 113-164) is amended by--
                (1) striking the date specified in section 106(3) and
            inserting ``February 27, 2015'';
                (2) striking ``the date specified in section 106(3) of this
            joint resolution'' in section 144 and inserting ``December 11,
            2014''; and
                (3) adding after section 149 the following new sections:

        ``Sec. 150. (a) Amounts made available by section 101 for
    `Department of Homeland Security--United States Secret Service--Salaries
    and Expenses' shall be obligated at a rate for operations necessary for
    Presidential candidate nominee protection.
        ``(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the Committees
    on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on each
    use of the authority provided in this section.
        ``Sec. 151.  The Department of Homeland Security shall continue
    preparations to award the construction contract for the National Bio-
    and Agro-defense Facility by May 1, 2015.''.
        Sec. 102. (a) Section 44302(f) of title 49, United States Code, is
    amended by striking ``the date specified in section 106(3) of the
    Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015'' and inserting ``December
    11, 2014''.
        (b) Section 44303(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing
    Appropriations Resolution, 2015'' and inserting ``December 11, 2014''.
        (c) Section 44310(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing
    Appropriations Resolution, 2015'' and inserting ``December 11, 2014''.

           DIVISION M--EXPATRIATE <<NOTE: Expatriate Health Coverage
        Clarification Act of 2014. 42 USC 18001 note.>>  HEALTH COVERAGE
    CLARIFICATION ACT OF 2014
    SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.

        This division may be cited as the ``Expatriate Health Coverage
    Clarification Act of 2014''.
    SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

        It is the sense of Congress that--
                (1) American expatriate health insurance companies should be
            permitted to compete on a level playing field in the global
            marketplace;

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                (2) the global competitiveness of American companies should
            be encouraged; and
                (3) in implementing the health insurance provider fee under
            section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
            (Public Law 111-148; 26 U.S.C. 4001 note prec.) and other
            provisions of such Act and title I and subtitle B of title II of
            the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public
            Law 111-152), the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Health
            and Human Services, and Secretary of Labor should continue to
            recognize the unique and multinational features of expatriate
            health plans and the United States companies that operate such
            plans and the competitive pressures of such plans and companies.
    SEC. 3. <<NOTE: 42 USC 18014.>>  TREATMENT OF EXPATRIATE HEALTH
                        PLANS UNDER ACA.

        (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the provisions of
    (including any amendment made by) the Patient Protection and Affordable
    Care Act (Public Law 111-148) and of title I and subtitle B of title II
    of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law
    111-152) shall not apply with respect to--
                (1) expatriate health plans;
                (2) employers with respect to such plans, solely in their
            capacity as plan sponsors for such plans; or
                (3) expatriate health insurance issuers with respect to
            coverage offered by such issuers under such plans.

        (b) Minimum Essential Coverage and Reporting Requirements.--
                (1) In general.--For the purpose of section 5000A(f) of the
            Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and any other section of the
            Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that incorporates the definition
            of minimum essential coverage under such section 5000A(f) by
            reference:
                        (A) An expatriate health plan offered to primary
                    enrollees who are described in subsections (d)(3)(A) and
                    (d)(3)(B) of this section shall be treated as an
                    eligible employer sponsored plan under 5000A(f)(2) of
                    such Code.
                        (B) An expatriate health plan offered to primary
                    enrollees who are described in subsection (d)(3)(C) of
                    this section shall be treated as a plan in the
                    individual market under section 5000A(f)(1)(C) of such
                    Code. This subparagraph shall apply solely for the
                    purposes of sections 36B, 5000A, and 6055 of such Code.
                (2) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect
            to section 6055 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or
            sections 4980H and 6056 of such Code in the case of an
            applicable large employer (as defined in section 4980H of such
            Code), except that statements furnished to individuals may be
            provided through electronic media and the primary insured shall
            be deemed to have consented to receive the statements under such
            sections in electronic form, unless the individual explicitly
            refuses such consent. Notwithstanding subsection (a), section
            4980I of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall continue to
            apply with respect to applicable employer-sponsored coverage (as
            defined in such section) of a qualified expatriate described in
            section 3(d)(3)(A)(i) who is assigned (rather than transferred)
            to work in the United States.

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        (c) Qualified Expatriates, Spouses, and Dependents Not United States
    Health Risk.--
                (1) In general.--For purposes of section 9010 of the Patient
            Protection and Affordable Care Act (26 U.S.C. 4001 note prec.),
            for calendar years after 2015, a qualified expatriate (and any
            spouse, dependent, or any other individual enrolled in the plan)
            enrolled in an expatriate health plan shall not be considered a
            United States health risk.
                (2) Special rule.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the fee
            under section 9010 of such Act for each of calendar years 2014
            and 2015 with respect to any expatriate health insurance issuer
            shall be the amount which bears the same ratio to the fee amount
            determined by the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to such
            issuer under such section for each such year (determined without
            regard to this paragraph) as--
                        (A) the amount of premiums taken into account under
                    such section with respect to such issuer for each such
                    year, less the amount of premiums for expatriate health
                    plans taken into account under such section with respect
                    to such issuer for each such year, bears to
                        (B) the amount of premiums taken into account under
                    such section with respect to such issuer for each such
                    year.

        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Expatriate health insurance issuer.--The term
            ``expatriate health insurance issuer'' means a health insurance
            issuer that issues expatriate health plans.
                (2) Expatriate health plan.--The term ``expatriate health
            plan'' means a group health plan, health insurance coverage
            offered in connection with a group health plan, or health
            insurance coverage offered to a group of individuals described
            in paragraph (3)(C) (which may include spouses, dependents, and
            other individuals enrolled in the plan) that meets each of the
            following standards:
                        (A) Substantially all of the primary enrollees in
                    such plan or coverage are qualified expatriates with
                    respect to such plan or coverage. In applying the
                    previous sentence, an individual shall not be considered
                    a primary enrollee if the individual is not a national
                    of the United States and the individual resides in the
                    country of which the individual is a citizen.
                        (B) Substantially all of the benefits provided under
                    the plan or coverage are not excepted benefits described
                    in section 9832(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
                        (C) The plan or coverage provides coverage for
                    inpatient hospital services, outpatient facility
                    services, physician services, and emergency services
                    (comparable to such emergency services coverage
                    described in and offered under section 8903(1) of title
                    5, United States Code for plan year 2009)--
                              (i) in the case of individuals described in
                          paragraph (3)(A), both in the United States and in
                          the country or countries from which the individual
                          was transferred or assigned (accounting for
                          flexibility needed with existing coverage), and
                          such other country or countries as the Secretary
                          of Health and Human Services, in consultation with
                          the Secretary of the Treasury and

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                          the Secretary of Labor, may designate (after
                          taking into account the barriers and prohibitions
                          to providing health care services in the countries
                          as designated);
                              (ii) in the case of individuals described in
                          paragraph (3)(B), in the country or countries in
                          which the individual is present in connection with
                          the individual's employment, and such other
                          country or countries as the Secretary of Health
                          and Human Services, in consultation with the
                          Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of
                          Labor, may designate; or
                              (iii) in the case of individuals described in
                          paragraph (3)(C), in the country or countries as
                          the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
                          consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury
                          and the Secretary of Labor, may designate.
                        (D) The plan sponsor reasonably believes that the
                    benefits provided by the expatriate health plan satisfy
                    a standard at least actuarially equivalent to the level
                    provided for in section 36B(c)(2)(C)(ii) of the Internal
                    Revenue Code of 1986.
                        (E) If the plan or coverage provides dependent
                    coverage of children, the plan or coverage makes such
                    dependent coverage available for adult children until
                    the adult child turns 26 years of age, unless such
                    individual is the child of a child receiving dependent
                    coverage.
                        (F) The plan or coverage--
                              (i) is issued by an expatriate health plan
                          issuer, or administered by an administrator, that
                          together with any other person in the expatriate
                          health plan issuer's or administrator's controlled
                          group (as described in section 9010 of the Patient
                          Protection and Affordable Care Act (and the
                          regulations promulgated thereunder)), has licenses
                          to sell insurance in more than two countries, and,
                          with respect to such plan, coverage, or company in
                          the controlled group--
                                        (I) maintains network provider
                                    agreements that provide for direct
                                    claims payments, directly or through
                                    third party contracts, with health care
                                    providers in eight or more countries;
                                        (II) maintains call centers,
                                    directly or through third party
                                    contracts, in three or more countries
                                    and accepts calls from customers in
                                    eight or more languages;
                                        (III) processes (in the aggregate
                                    together with other plans or coverage it
                                    issues or administers) at least
                                    $1,000,000 in claims in foreign currency
                                    equivalents each year;
                                        (IV) makes available (directly or
                                    through third party contracts) global
                                    evacuation/repatriation coverage; and
                                        (V) maintains legal and compliance
                                    resources in three or more countries;
                                    and
                              (ii) offers reimbursements for items or
                          services under such plan or coverage in the local
                          currency in eight or more countries.
                        (G) The plan or coverage, and the plan sponsor or
                    expatriate health insurance issuer with respect to such

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                    plan or coverage, satisfies the provisions of title
                    XXVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg
                    et seq.), chapter 100 of the Internal Revenue Code of
                    1986, and part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the
                    Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29
                    U.S.C. 1181 et seq.), which would otherwise apply to
                    such a plan or coverage, and sponsor or issuer, if not
                    for the enactment of the Patient Protection and
                    Affordable Care Act and title I and subtitle B of title
                    II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act
                    of 2010.
                (3) Qualified expatriate.--The term ``qualified expatriate''
            means a primary insured, or individual otherwise described in
            subparagraph (C)--
                        (A)(i) whose skills, qualifications, job duties, or
                    expertise is of a type that has caused his or her
                    employer to transfer or assign him or her to the United
                    States for a specific and temporary purpose or
                    assignment tied to his or her employment; and
                        (ii) in connection with such transfer or assignment,
                    is reasonably determined by the plan sponsor to require
                    access to health insurance and other related services
                    and support in multiple countries, and is offered other
                    multinational benefits on a periodic basis (such as tax
                    equalization, compensation for cross border moving
                    expenses, or compensation to enable the expatriate to
                    return to their home country);
                        (B) who is working outside of the United States for
                    a period of at least 180 days in a consecutive 12-month
                    period that overlaps with the plan year; or
                        (C) who is a member of a group of similarly situated
                    individuals--
                              (i) that is formed for the purpose of
                          traveling or relocating internationally in service
                          of one or more of the purposes listed in section
                          501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue
                          Code of 1986, or similarly situated organizations
                          or groups (such as students or religious
                          missionaries);
                              (ii) that is not formed primarily for the sale
                          of health insurance coverage; and
                              (iii) that the Secretary of Health and Human
                          Services, in consultation with the Secretary of
                          the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor,
                          determines requires access to health insurance and
                          other related services and support in multiple
                          countries.
                (4) United states.--The term ``United States'' means the 50
            States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
                (5) Miscellaneous terms.--
                        (A) Group health plan; health insurance coverage;
                    health insurance issuer; plan sponsor.--The terms
                    ``group health plan'', ``health insurance coverage'',
                    ``health insurance issuer'', and ``plan sponsor'' have
                    the meanings given those terms in section 2791 of the
                    Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-91).
                        (B) Transfer.--The term ``transfer'' means an
                    employer has transferred an employee to perform services
                    for a branch of the same employer or a parent,
                    affiliate, franchise, or subsidiary thereof.

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        (e) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of
    Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Labor may promulgate
    regulations necessary to carry out this Act, including such rules as may
    be necessary to prevent inappropriate expansion of the application of
    the exclusions under this Act from applicable laws and regulations, and
    to amend existing annual reporting requirements or procedures to include
    applicable qualified expatriate health insurers' total number of
    expatriate plan enrollees.
        (f) Effective Date.--Unless otherwise specified, this Act shall take
    effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and shall apply only to
    expatriate health plans issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2015.

                            DIVISION N--OTHER MATTERS

    SEC. 101. SEPARATE CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO
                            NATIONAL PARTIES TO SUPPORT PRESIDENTIAL
                            NOMINATING CONVENTIONS, NATIONAL PARTY
                            HEADQUARTERS BUILDINGS, AND RECOUNTS.

        (a) Separate Limits.--Section 315(a) of the Federal Election
    Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking the semicolon at the
            end and inserting the following: ``, or, in the case of
            contributions made to any of the accounts described in paragraph
            (9), exceed 300 percent of the amount otherwise applicable under
            this subparagraph with respect to such calendar year;'';
                (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the semicolon at the
            end and inserting the following: ``, or, in the case of
            contributions made to any of the accounts described in paragraph
            (9), exceed 300 percent of the amount otherwise applicable under
            this subparagraph with respect to such calendar year;''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

        ``(9) An account described in this paragraph is any of the following
    accounts:
                ``(A) A separate, segregated account of a national committee
            of a political party (other than a national congressional
            campaign committee of a political party) which is used solely to
            defray expenses incurred with respect to a presidential
            nominating convention (including the payment of deposits) or to
            repay loans the proceeds of which were used to defray such
            expenses, or otherwise to restore funds used to defray such
            expenses, except that the aggregate amount of expenditures the
            national committee of a political party may make from such
            account may not exceed $20,000,000 with respect to any single
            convention.
                ``(B) A separate, segregated account of a national committee
            of a political party (including a national congressional
            campaign committee of a political party) which is used solely to
            defray expenses incurred with respect to the construction,
            purchase, renovation, operation, and furnishing of one or more
            headquarters buildings of the party or to repay loans the
            proceeds of which were used to defray such expenses, or
            otherwise to restore funds used to defray such expenses
            (including expenses for obligations incurred during the 2-year
            period which ends on the date of the enactment of this
            paragraph).

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                ``(C) A separate, segregated account of a national committee
            of a political party (including a national congressional
            campaign committee of a political party) which is used to defray
            expenses incurred with respect to the preparation for and the
            conduct of election recounts and contests and other legal
            proceedings.''.

        (b) Conforming Amendment Relating to Determination of Coordinated
    Expenditure Limitations.--Section 315(d) of such Act (52 U.S.C.
    30116(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(5) The limitations contained in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of
    this subsection shall not apply to expenditures made from any of the
    accounts described in subsection (a)(9).''.
        (c) <<NOTE: 52 USC 30116 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments
    made by this section shall apply with respect to funds that are
    solicited, received, transferred, or spent on or after the date of the
    enactment of this section.
    SEC. 102. MODIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF CERTAIN HEALTH
                            ORGANIZATIONS.

        (a) In General.--Paragraph (5) of section 833(c) of the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 <<NOTE: 26 USC 833.>>  is amended--
                (1) by striking ``this section'' and inserting ``paragraphs
            (2) and (3) of subsection (a)'', and
                (2) by inserting ``and for activities that improve health
            care quality'' after ``clinical services''.

        (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 833 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made
    by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December
    31, 2009.
    SEC. 103. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

        (a) Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of
    division M and sections 101 and 102 of division N shall not be entered
    on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the
    Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
        (b) Senate Pay-As-You-Go Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of
    division M and sections 101 and 102 of division N shall not be entered
    on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 201 of S. Con.
    Res. 21 (110th Congress).
        (c) Classification of Budgetary Effects.--Notwithstanding Rule 3 of
    the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory
    statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report
    105-217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
    Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of division M and
    sections 101 and 102 of division N shall not be estimated--
                (1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and
                (2) for purposes of paragraph 4(C) of section 3 of the
            Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an
            appropriation Act.

     DIVISION O--MULTIEMPLOYER <<NOTE: Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of
    2014. 29 USC 1001 note.>>  PENSION REFORM
    SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.

        This division may be cited as the ``Multiemployer Pension Reform Act
    of 2014''.

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    SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

        The table of contents for this division is as follows:

    Sec. 1. Short title.
    Sec. 2. Table of Contents.

               TITLE I--MODIFICATIONS TO MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN RULES

            Subtitle A--Amendments to Pension Protection Act of 2006

    Sec. 101. Repeal of sunset of PPA funding rules.
    Sec. 102. Election to be in critical status.
    Sec. 103. Clarification of rule for emergence from critical status.
    Sec. 104. Endangered status not applicable if no additional action is
               required.
    Sec. 105. Correct endangered status funding improvement plan target
               funded percentage.
    Sec. 106. Conforming endangered status and critical status rules during
               funding improvement and rehabilitation plan adoption periods.
    Sec. 107. Corrective plan schedules when parties fail to adopt in
               bargaining.
    Sec. 108. Repeal of reorganization rules for multiemployer plans.
    Sec. 109. Disregard of certain contribution increases for withdrawal
               liability purposes.
    Sec. 110. Guarantee for pre-retirement survivor annuities under
               multiemployer pension plans.
    Sec. 111. Required disclosure of multiemployer plan information.

              Subtitle B--Multiemployer Plan Mergers and Partitions

    Sec. 121. Mergers.
    Sec. 122. Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans.

       Subtitle C--Strengthening the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

    Sec. 131. Premium increases for multiemployer plans.

            TITLE II--REMEDIATION MEASURES FOR DEEPLY TROUBLED PLANS

    Sec. 201. Conditions, limitations, distribution and notice requirements,
               and approval process for benefit suspensions under
               multiemployer plans in critical and declining status.

               TITLE I--MODIFICATIONS TO MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN RULES

            Subtitle A--Amendments to Pension Protection Act of 2006

    SEC. 101. REPEAL OF SUNSET OF PPA FUNDING RULES.

        (a) In General.--Subtitle C of title II of the Pension Protection
    Act of 2006 (26 U.S.C. 412 note) is repealed.
        (b) Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) Amendment to employee retirement income security act of
            1974.--Section 304(d)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income
            Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1084) is amended by striking
            subparagraph (C).
                (2) Amendment to internal revenue code.--Section 431(d)(1)
            of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 <<NOTE: 26 USC 431.>>  is
            amended by striking subparagraph (C).
    SEC. 102. ELECTION TO BE IN CRITICAL STATUS.

        (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.--
                (1) In general.--Section 305(b) of the Employee Retirement
            Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085(b)) is amended by
            adding at the end the following:

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                ``(4) Election to be in critical status.--Notwithstanding
            paragraph (2) and subject to paragraph (3)(B)(iv)--
                        ``(A) the plan sponsor of a multiemployer plan that
                    is not in critical status for a plan year but that is
                    projected by the plan actuary, pursuant to the
                    determination under paragraph (3), to be in critical
                    status in any of the succeeding 5 plan years may, not
                    later than 30 days after the date of the certification
                    under paragraph (3)(A), elect to be in critical status
                    effective for the current plan year,
                        ``(B) the plan year in which the plan sponsor elects
                    to be in critical status under subparagraph (A) shall be
                    treated for purposes of this section as the first year
                    in which the plan is in critical status, regardless of
                    the date on which the plan first satisfies the criteria
                    for critical status under paragraph (2), and
                        ``(C) a plan that is in critical status under this
                    paragraph shall not emerge from critical status except
                    in accordance with subsection (e)(4)(B).''.
                (2) Annual certification.--
                        (A) In general.--Section 305(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Act
                    (29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ``,
                    and'' and inserting ``or for any of the succeeding 5
                    plan years, and''.
                        (B) Actuarial projections.--Section 305(b)(3)(B) of
                    such Act (29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(B)) is amended--
                              (i) in clause (i), by striking ``In making the
                          determinations'' and inserting ``Except as
                          provided in clause (iv), in making the
                          determinations''; and
                              (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(iv) Projections relating to critical status
                          in succeeding plan years.--Clauses (i) and (ii)
                          (other than the 2nd sentence of clause (i)) may be
                          disregarded by a plan actuary in the case of any
                          certification of whether a plan will be in
                          critical status in a succeeding plan year, except
                          that a plan sponsor may not elect to be in
                          critical status for a plan year under paragraph
                          (4) in any case in which the certification upon
                          which such election would be based is made without
                          regard to such clauses.''.
                (3) Notice.--
                        (A) Of election to be in critical status.--Section
                    305(b)(3)(D)(i) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(D)(i))
                    is amended--
                              (i) by inserting after ``for a plan year'' the
                          following: ``or in which a plan sponsor elects to
                          be in critical status for a plan year under
                          paragraph (4)''; and
                              (ii) by adding at the end the following: ``In
                          any case in which a plan sponsor elects to be in
                          critical status for a plan year under paragraph
                          (4), the plan sponsor shall notify the Secretary
                          of the Treasury of such election not later than 30
                          days after the date of such certification or such
                          other time as the Secretary of the Treasury may
                          prescribe by regulations or other guidance.''
                        (B) Of projection to be in critical status in a
                    future plan year.--Section 305(b)(3)(D) of such Act (29

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2776]]

                    U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(D)) is amended by adding at the end
                    the following:
                              ``(iv) Notice of projection to be in critical
                          status in a future plan year.--In any case in
                          which it is certified under subparagraph (A)(i)
                          that a multiemployer plan will be in critical
                          status for any of 5 succeeding plan years (but not
                          for the current plan year) and the plan sponsor of
                          such plan has not made an election to be in
                          critical status for the plan year under paragraph
                          (4), the plan sponsor shall, not later than 30
                          days after the date of the certification, provide
                          notification of the projected critical status to
                          the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.''.

        (b) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code.--
                (1) In general.--Section 432(b) of the Internal Revenue Code
            of 1986 <<NOTE: 26 USC 432.>>  is amended by adding at the end
            the following:
                ``(4) Election to be in critical status.--Notwithstanding
            paragraph (2) and subject to paragraph (3)(B)(iv)--
                        ``(A) the plan sponsor of a multiemployer plan that
                    is not in critical status for a plan year but that is
                    projected by the plan actuary, pursuant to the
                    determination under paragraph (3), to be in critical
                    status in any of the succeeding 5 plan years may, not
                    later than 30 days after the date of the certification
                    under paragraph (3)(A), elect to be in critical status
                    effective for the current plan year,
                        ``(B) the plan year in which the plan sponsor elects
                    to be in critical status under subparagraph (A) shall be
                    treated for purposes of this section as the first year
                    in which the plan is in critical status, regardless of
                    the date on which the plan first satisfies the criteria
                    for critical status under paragraph (2), and
                        ``(C) a plan that is in critical status under this
                    paragraph shall not emerge from critical status except
                    in accordance with subsection (e)(4)(B).''.
                (2) Annual certification.--
                        (A) In general.--Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i) of such
                    Code is amended by striking ``, and'' and inserting ``or
                    for any of the succeeding 5 plan years, and''.
                        (B) Actuarial projections.--Section 432(b)(3)(B) of
                    such Code is amended--
                              (i) in clause (i), by striking ``In making the
                          determinations'' and inserting ``Except as
                          provided in clause (iv), in making the
                          determinations''; and
                              (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(iv) Projections relating to critical status
                          in succeeding plan years.--Clauses (i) and (ii)
                          (other than the 2nd sentence of clause (i)) may be
                          disregarded by a plan actuary in the case of any
                          certification of whether a plan will be in
                          critical status in a succeeding plan year, except
                          that a plan sponsor may not elect to be in
                          critical status for a plan year under paragraph
                          (4) in any case in which the certification upon
                          which such election would be based is made without
                          regard to such clauses.''.
                (3) Notice.--
                        (A) Of election to be in critical status.--Section
                    432(b)(3)(D)(i) of such Code is amended--

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2777]]

                              (i) by inserting after ``for a plan year'' the
                          following: ``or in which a plan sponsor elects to
                          be in critical status for a plan year under
                          paragraph (4)''; and
                              (ii) by adding at the end the following: ``In
                          any case in which a plan sponsor elects to be in
                          critical status for a plan year under paragraph
                          (4), the plan sponsor shall notify the Secretary
                          of such election not later than 30 days after the
                          date of such certification or such other time as
                          the Secretary may prescribe by regulations or
                          other guidance.''.
                        (B) Of projection to be in critical status in a
                    future plan year.--Section 432(b)(3)(D) of such
                    Code <<NOTE: 26 USC 432.>>  is amended by adding at the
                    end the following:
                              ``(iv) Notice of projection to be in critical
                          status in a future plan year.--In any case in
                          which it is certified under subparagraph (A)(i)
                          that a multiemployer plan will be in critical
                          status for any of 5 succeeding plan years (but not
                          for the current plan year) and the plan sponsor of
                          such plan has not made an election to be in
                          critical status for the plan year under paragraph
                          (4), the plan sponsor shall, not later than 30
                          days after the date of the certification, provide
                          notification of the projected critical status to
                          the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.''.

        (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 432 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made
    by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after
    December 31, 2014.
    SEC. 103. CLARIFICATION OF RULE FOR EMERGENCE FROM CRITICAL
                            STATUS.

        (a) Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.--
    Section 305(e)(4)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
    1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085(e)(4)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
                        ``(B) Emergence.--
                              ``(i) In general.--A plan in critical status
                          shall remain in such status until a plan year for
                          which the plan actuary certifies, in accordance
                          with subsection (b)(3)(A), that--
                                        ``(I) the plan is not described in
                                    one or more of the subparagraphs in
                                    subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of
                                    the plan year;
                                        ``(II) the plan is not projected to
                                    have an accumulated funding deficiency
                                    for the plan year or any of the 9
                                    succeeding plan years, without regard to
                                    the use of the shortfall method but
                                    taking into account any extension of
                                    amortization periods under section
                                    304(d)(2) or section 304 (as in effect
                                    prior to the enactment of the Pension
                                    Protection Act of 2006); and
                                        ``(III) the plan is not projected to
                                    become insolvent within the meaning of
                                    section 4245 for any of the 30
                                    succeeding plan years.
                              ``(ii) Plans with certain amortization
                          extensions.--
                                        ``(I) Special emergence rule.--
                                    Notwithstanding clause (i), a plan in
                                    critical status that

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2778]]

                                    has an automatic extension of
                                    amortization periods under section
                                    304(d)(1) shall no longer be in critical
                                    status if the plan actuary certifies for
                                    a plan year, in accordance with
                                    subsection (b)(3)(A), that--
                                                ``(aa) the plan is not
                                            projected to have an accumulated
                                            funding deficiency for the plan
                                            year or any of the 9 succeeding
                                            plan years, without regard to
                                            the use of the shortfall method
                                            but taking into account any
                                            extension of amortization
                                            periods under section 304(d)(1);
                                            and
                                                ``(bb) the plan is not
                                            projected to become insolvent
                                            within the meaning of section
                                            4245 for any of the 30
                                            succeeding plan years,
                                    regardless of whether the plan is
                                    described in one or more of the
                                    subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of
                                    the beginning of the plan year.
                                        ``(II) Reentry into critical
                                    status.--A plan that emerges from
                                    critical status under subclause (I)
                                    shall not reenter critical status for
                                    any subsequent plan year unless--
                                                ``(aa) the plan is projected
                                            to have an accumulated funding
                                            deficiency for the plan year or
                                            any of the 9 succeeding plan
                                            years, without regard to the use
                                            of the shortfall method but
                                            taking into account any
                                            extension of amortization
                                            periods under section 304(d); or
                                                ``(bb) the plan is projected
                                            to become insolvent within the
                                            meaning of section 4245 for any
                                            of the 30 succeeding plan
                                            years.''.

        (b) Amendment to the Internal Revenue Code.--Section 432(e)(4)(B) of
    the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 <<NOTE: 26 USC 432.>>  is amended to
    read as follows:
                        ``(B) Emergence.--
                              ``(i) In general.--A plan in critical status
                          shall remain in such status until a plan year for
                          which the plan actuary certifies, in accordance
                          with subsection (b)(3)(A), that--
                                        ``(I) the plan is not described in
                                    one or more of the subparagraphs in
                                    subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of
                                    the plan year,
                                        ``(II) the plan is not projected to
                                    have an accumulated funding deficiency
                                    for the plan year or any of the 9
                                    succeeding plan years, without regard to
                                    the use of the shortfall method but
                                    taking into account any extension of
                                    amortization periods under section
                                    431(d)(2) or section 412(e) (as in
                                    effect prior to the enactment of the
                                    Pension Protection Act of 2006), and
                                        ``(III) the plan is not projected to
                                    become insolvent within the meaning of
                                    section 418E for any of the 30
                                    succeeding plan years.
                              ``(ii) Plans with certain amortization
                          extensions.--
                                        ``(I) Special emergence rule.--
                                    Notwithstanding clause (i), a plan in
                                    critical status that

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2779]]

                                    has an automatic extension of
                                    amortization periods under section
                                    431(d)(1) shall no longer be in critical
                                    status if the plan actuary certifies for
                                    a plan year, in accordance with
                                    subsection (b)(3)(A), that--
                                                ``(aa) the plan is not
                                            projected to have an accumulated
                                            funding deficiency for the plan
                                            year or any of the 9 succeeding
                                            plan years, without regard to
                                            the use of the shortfall method
                                            but taking into account any
                                            extension of amortization
                                            periods under section 431(d)(1),
                                            and
                                                ``(bb) the plan is not
                                            projected to become insolvent
                                            within the meaning of section
                                            418E for any of the 30
                                            succeeding plan years,
                                    regardless of whether the plan is
                                    described in one or more of the
                                    subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of
                                    the beginning of the plan year.
                                        ``(II) Reentry into critical
                                    status.--A plan that emerges from
                                    critical status under subclause (I)
                                    shall not reenter critical status for
                                    any subsequent plan year unless--
                                                ``(aa) the plan is projected
                                            to have an accumulated funding
                                            deficiency for the plan year or
                                            any of the 9 succeeding plan
                                            years, without regard to the use
                                            of the shortfall method but
                                            taking into account any
                                            extension of amortization
                                            periods under section 431(d), or
                                                ``(bb) the plan is projected
                                            to become insolvent within the
                                            meaning of section 418E for any
                                            of the 30 succeeding plan
                                            years.''.

        (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 432 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made
    by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after
    December 31, 2014.
    SEC. 104. ENDANGERED STATUS NOT APPLICABLE IF NO ADDITIONAL ACTION
                            IS REQUIRED.

        (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.--
                (1) In general.--Section 305(b) of the Employee Retirement
            Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085(b)), as amended by
            section 102, is further amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the plan is not
                    in critical status for the plan year'' and inserting
                    ``the plan is not in critical status for the plan year
                    and is not described in paragraph (5),''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(5) Special rule.--A plan is described in this paragraph
            if--
                        ``(A) as part of the actuarial certification of
                    endangered status under paragraph (3)(A) for the plan
                    year, the plan actuary certifies that the plan is
                    projected to no longer be described in either paragraph
                    (1)(A) or paragraph (1)(B) as of the end of the tenth
                    plan year ending after the plan year to which the
                    certification relates, and
                        ``(B) the plan was not in critical or endangered
                    status for the immediately preceding plan year.''.

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2780]]

                (2) Notice.--Section 305(b)(3)(D) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
            1085(b)(3)(D)) is amended--
                        (A) by redesignating clause (iii) and clause (iv)
                    (as added by section 102(a)(3)(B)) as clauses (iv) and
                    (v), respectively; and
                        (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
                              ``(iii) In the case of a multiemployer plan
                          that would be in endangered status but for
                          paragraph (5), the plan sponsor shall provide
                          notice to the bargaining parties and the Pension
                          Benefit Guaranty Corporation that the plan would
                          be in endangered status but for such paragraph.''.
                        (C) in clause (iv) (as redesignated by subparagraph
                    (A)), by striking ``clause (ii)'' and inserting
                    ``clauses (ii) and (iii)''.
                (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 305(b)(3)(A)(i) of such
            Act (29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting after
            ``endangered status for a plan year'' the following: ``, or
            would be in endangered status for such plan year but for
            paragraph (5),''.

        (b) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--
                (1) In general.--Section 432(b) of the Internal Revenue Code
            of 1986, as amended by section 102, is further amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the plan is not
                    in critical status for the plan year'' and inserting
                    ``the plan is not in critical status for the plan year
                    and is not described in paragraph (5),''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(5) Special rule.--A plan is described in this paragraph
            if--
                        ``(A) as part of the actuarial certification of
                    endangered status under paragraph (3)(A) for the plan
                    year, the plan actuary certifies that the plan is
                    projected to no longer be described in either paragraph
                    (1)(A) or paragraph (1)(B) as of the end of the tenth
                    plan year ending after the plan year to which the
                    certification relates, and
                        ``(B) the plan was not in critical or endangered
                    status for the immediately preceding plan year.''.
                (2) Notice.--Section 432(b)(3)(D) of such Code <<NOTE: 26
            USC 432.>>  is amended--
                        (A) by redesignating clause (iii) and clause (iv)
                    (as added by section 102(b)(3)(B)) as clauses (iv) and
                    (v), respectively; and
                        (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
                              ``(iii) In the case of a multiemployer plan
                          that would be in endangered status but for
                          paragraph (5), the plan sponsor shall provide
                          notice to the bargaining parties and the Pension
                          Benefit Guaranty Corporation that the plan would
                          be in endangered status but for such paragraph.''.
                        (C) in clause (iv) (as redesignated by subparagraph
                    (A)), by striking ``clause (ii)'' and inserting
                    ``clauses (ii) and (iii)''.
                (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i) of such
            Code is amended by inserting after ``endangered status for a
            plan year'' the following: ``, or would be in endangered status
            for such plan year but for paragraph (5),''.

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2781]]

        (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 432 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made
    by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after
    December 31, 2014.
    SEC. 105. CORRECT ENDANGERED STATUS FUNDING IMPROVEMENT PLAN
                            TARGET FUNDED PERCENTAGE.

        (a) Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.--
    Section 305(c)(3)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
    1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085(c)(3)(A)) is amended--
                (1) in clause (i)(I), by striking ``of such period'' and
            inserting ``of the first plan year for which the plan is
            certified to be in endangered status pursuant to paragraph
            (b)(3)''; and
                (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``any plan year'' and
            inserting ``the last plan year''.

        (b) Amendment to Internal Revenue Code.--Section 432(c)(3)(A) of the
    Internal Revenue Code of 1986 <<NOTE: 26 USC 432.>>  is amended--
                (1) in clause (i)(I), by striking ``of such period'' and
            inserting ``of the first plan year for which the plan is
            certified to be in endangered status pursuant to paragraph
            (b)(3)''; and
                (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``any plan year'' and
            inserting ``the last plan year''.

        (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 432 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made
    by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after
    December 31, 2014.
    SEC. 106. CONFORMING ENDANGERED STATUS AND CRITICAL STATUS RULES
                            DURING FUNDING IMPROVEMENT AND
                            REHABILITATION PLAN ADOPTION PERIODS.

        (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.--
    Section 305(d) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
    (29 U.S.C. 1085(d)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(d) Rules for Operation of Plan During Adoption and Improvement
    Periods.--
                ``(1) Compliance with funding improvement plan.--
                        ``(A) In general.--A plan may not be amended after
                    the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan
                    under subsection (c) so as to be inconsistent with the
                    funding improvement plan.
                        ``(B) Special rules for benefit increases.--A plan
                    may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a
                    funding improvement plan under subsection (c) so as to
                    increase benefits, including future benefit accruals,
                    unless the plan actuary certifies that such increase is
                    paid for out of additional contributions not
                    contemplated by the funding improvement plan, and, after
                    taking into account the benefit increase, the
                    multiemployer plan still is reasonably expected to meet
                    the applicable benchmark on the schedule contemplated in
                    the funding improvement plan.
                ``(2) Special rules for plan adoption period.--During the
            period beginning on the date of the certification under
            subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial determination year and
            ending on the date of the adoption of a funding improvement
            plan--
                        ``(A) the plan sponsor may not accept a collective
                    bargaining agreement or participation agreement with
                    respect to the multiemployer plan that provides for--

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2782]]

                              ``(i) a reduction in the level of
                          contributions for any participants,
                              ``(ii) a suspension of contributions with
                          respect to any period of service, or
                              ``(iii) any new direct or indirect exclusion
                          of younger or newly hired employees from plan
                          participation, and
                        ``(B) no amendment of the plan which increases the
                    liabilities of the plan by reason of any increase in
                    benefits, any change in the accrual of benefits, or any
                    change in the rate at which benefits become
                    nonforfeitable under the plan may be adopted unless the
                    amendment is required as a condition of qualification
                    under part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of the
                    Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or to comply with other
                    applicable law.''.

        (b) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code.--Section 432(d) of the
    Internal Revenue Code of 1986 <<NOTE: 26 USC 432.>>  is amended to read
    as follows:

        ``(d) Rules for Operation of Plan During Adoption and Improvement
    Periods.--
                ``(1) Compliance with funding improvement plan.--
                        ``(A) In general.--A plan may not be amended after
                    the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan
                    under subsection (c) so as to be inconsistent with the
                    funding improvement plan.
                        ``(B) Special rules for benefit increases.--A plan
                    may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a
                    funding improvement plan under subsection (c) so as to
                    increase benefits, including future benefit accruals,
                    unless the plan actuary certifies that such increase is
                    paid for out of additional contributions not
                    contemplated by the funding improvement plan, and, after
                    taking into account the benefit increase, the
                    multiemployer plan still is reasonably expected to meet
                    the applicable benchmark on the schedule contemplated in
                    the funding improvement plan.
                ``(2) Special rules for plan adoption period.--During the
            period beginning on the date of the certification under
            subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial determination year and
            ending on the date of the adoption of a funding improvement
            plan--
                        ``(A) the plan sponsor may not accept a collective
                    bargaining agreement or participation agreement with
                    respect to the multiemployer plan that provides for--
                              ``(i) a reduction in the level of
                          contributions for any participants,
                              ``(ii) a suspension of contributions with
                          respect to any period of service, or
                              ``(iii) any new direct or indirect exclusion
                          of younger or newly hired employees from plan
                          participation, and
                        ``(B) no amendment of the plan which increases the
                    liabilities of the plan by reason of any increase in
                    benefits, any change in the accrual of benefits, or any
                    change in the rate at which benefits become
                    nonforfeitable under the plan may be adopted unless the
                    amendment is required as a condition of qualification
                    under part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 or to comply
                    with other applicable law.''.

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2783]]

        (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 432 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made
    by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after
    December 31, 2014.
    SEC. 107. CORRECTIVE PLAN SCHEDULES WHEN PARTIES FAIL TO ADOPT IN
                            BARGAINING.

        (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.--
    Section 305 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29
    U.S.C. 1085) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph (7) to read as
            follows:
                ``(7) Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt funding
            improvement plan.--
                        ``(A) Initial contribution schedule.--If--
                              ``(i) a collective bargaining agreement
                          providing for contributions under a multiemployer
                          plan that was in effect at the time the plan
                          entered endangered status expires, and
                              ``(ii) after receiving one or more schedules
                          from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the
                          bargaining parties with respect to such agreement
                          fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms
                          consistent with the funding improvement plan and a
                          schedule from the plan sponsor,
                    the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described
                    in paragraph (1)(B)(i)(I) beginning on the date
                    specified in subparagraph (C).
                        ``(B) Subsequent contribution schedule.--If--
                              ``(i) a collective bargaining agreement
                          providing for contributions under a multiemployer
                          plan in accordance with a schedule provided by the
                          plan sponsor pursuant to a funding improvement
                          plan (or imposed under subparagraph (A)) expires
                          while the plan is still in endangered status, and
                              ``(ii) after receiving one or more updated
                          schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph
                          (6)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to
                          such agreement fail to adopt a contribution
                          schedule with terms consistent with the updated
                          funding improvement plan and a schedule from the
                          plan sponsor,
                    then the contribution schedule applicable under the
                    expired collective bargaining agreement, as updated and
                    in effect on the date the collective bargaining
                    agreement expires, shall be implemented by the plan
                    sponsor beginning on the date specified in subparagraph
                    (C).
                        ``(C) Date of implementation.--The date specified in
                    this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after
                    the date on which the collective bargaining agreement
                    described in subparagraph (A) or (B) expires.
                        ``(D) Failure to make scheduled contributions.--Any
                    failure to make a contribution under a schedule of
                    contribution rates provided under this paragraph shall
                    be treated as a delinquent contribution under section
                    515 and shall be enforceable as such.'',
                (2) in subsection (e)(3), by amending subparagraph (C) to
            read as follows:

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2784]]

                        ``(C) Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt
                    rehabilitation plan.--
                              ``(i) Initial contribution schedule.--If--
                                        ``(I) a collective bargaining
                                    agreement providing for contributions
                                    under a multiemployer plan that was in
                                    effect at the time the plan entered
                                    critical status expires, and
                                        ``(II) after receiving one or more
                                    schedules from the plan sponsor under
                                    paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties
                                    with respect to such agreement fail to
                                    adopt a contribution schedule with terms
                                    consistent with the rehabilitation plan
                                    and a schedule from the plan sponsor
                                    under paragraph (1)(B)(i),
                          the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule
                          described in the last sentence of paragraph (1)
                          beginning on the date specified in clause (iii).
                              ``(ii) Subsequent contribution schedule.--If--
                                        ``(I) a collective bargaining
                                    agreement providing for contributions
                                    under a multiemployer plan in accordance
                                    with a schedule provided by the plan
                                    sponsor pursuant to a rehabilitation
                                    plan (or imposed under subparagraph
                                    (C)(i)) expires while the plan is still
                                    in critical status, and
                                        ``(II) after receiving one or more
                                    updated schedules from the plan sponsor
                                    under subparagraph (B)(ii), the
                                    bargaining parties with respect to such
                                    agreement fail to adopt a contribution
                                    schedule with terms consistent with the
                                    updated rehabilitation plan and a
                                    schedule from the plan sponsor,
                          then the contribution schedule applicable under
                          the expired collective bargaining agreement, as
                          updated and in effect on the date the collective
                          bargaining agreement expires, shall be implemented
                          by the plan sponsor beginning on the date
                          specified in clause (iii).
                              ``(iii) Date of implementation.--The date
                          specified in this subparagraph is the date which
                          is 180 days after the date on which the collective
                          bargaining agreement described in clause (i) or
                          (ii) expires.
                              ``(iv) Failure to make scheduled
                          contributions.--Any failure to make a contribution
                          under a schedule of contribution rates provided
                          under this subsection shall be treated as a
                          delinquent contribution under section 515 and
                          shall be enforceable as such.''.

        (b) Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code.--Section 432 of the
    Internal Revenue Code of 1986 <<NOTE: 26 USC 432.>>  is amended--
                (1) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph (7) to read as
            follows:
                ``(7) Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt funding
            improvement plan.--
                        ``(A) Initial contribution schedule.--If--
                              ``(i) a collective bargaining agreement
                          providing for contributions under a multiemployer
                          plan that was in effect at the time the plan
                          entered endangered status expires, and

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                              ``(ii) after receiving one or more schedules
                          from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the
                          bargaining parties with respect to such agreement
                          fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms
                          consistent with the funding improvement plan and a
                          schedule from the plan sponsor,
                    the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described
                    in paragraph (1)(B)(i)(I) beginning on the date
                    specified in subparagraph (C).
                        ``(B) Subsequent contribution schedule.--If--
                              ``(i) a collective bargaining agreement
                          providing for contributions under a multiemployer
                          plan in accordance with a schedule provided by the
                          plan sponsor pursuant to a funding improvement
                          plan (or imposed under subparagraph (A)) expires
                          while the plan is still in endangered status, and
                              ``(ii) after receiving one or more updated
                          schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph
                          (6)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to
                          such agreement fail to adopt a contribution
                          schedule with terms consistent with the updated
                          funding improvement plan and a schedule from the
                          plan sponsor,
                    then the contribution schedule applicable under the
                    expired collective bargaining agreement, as updated and
                    in effect on the date the collective bargaining
                    agreement expires, shall be implemented by the plan
                    sponsor beginning on the date specified in subparagraph
                    (C).
                        ``(C) Date of implementation.--The date specified in
                    this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after
                    the date on which the collective bargaining agreement
                    described in subparagraph (A) or (B) expires.'', and
                (2) in subsection (e)(3), by amending subparagraph (C) to
            read as follows:
                        ``(C) Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt
                    rehabilitation plan.--
                              ``(i) Initial contribution schedule.--If--
                                        ``(I) a collective bargaining
                                    agreement providing for contributions
                                    under a multiemployer plan that was in
                                    effect at the time the plan entered
                                    critical status expires, and
                                        ``(II) after receiving one or more
                                    schedules from the plan sponsor under
                                    paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties
                                    with respect to such agreement fail to
                                    adopt a contribution schedule with terms
                                    consistent with the rehabilitation plan
                                    and a schedule from the plan sponsor
                                    under paragraph (1)(B)(i),
                          the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule
                          described in the last sentence of paragraph (1)
                          beginning on the date specified in clause (iii).
                              ``(ii) Subsequent contribution schedule.--If--
                                        ``(I) a collective bargaining
                                    agreement providing for contributions
                                    under a multiemployer plan in accordance
                                    with a schedule provided by the plan
                                    sponsor pursuant to a rehabilitation
                                    plan (or imposed under subparagraph
                                    (C)(i)) expires while the plan is still
                                    in critical status, and

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                                        ``(II) after receiving one or more
                                    updated schedules from the plan sponsor
                                    under subparagraph (B)(ii), the
                                    bargaining parties with respect to such
                                    agreement fail to adopt a contribution
                                    schedule with terms consistent with the
                                    updated rehabilitation plan and a
                                    schedule from the plan sponsor,
                          then the contribution schedule applicable under
                          the expired collective bargaining agreement, as
                          updated and in effect on the date the collective
                          bargaining agreement expires, shall be implemented
                          by the plan sponsor beginning on the date
                          specified in clause (iii).
                              ``(iii) Date of implementation.--The date
                          specified in this subparagraph is the date which
                          is 180 days after the date on which the collective
                          bargaining agreement described in clause (ii) or
                          (iii) expires.''.

        (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 432 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made
    by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after
    December 31, 2014.
    SEC. 108. REPEAL OF REORGANIZATION RULES FOR MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS.

        (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.--
                (1) In general.--Sections 4241, 4242, 4243, 4244, and 4244A
            of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29
            U.S.C. 1421; 1422; 1423; 1424; 1425) are repealed.
                (2) Modification of insolvency rules.--Section 4245 of such
            Act (29 U.S.C. 1426) is amended--
                        (A) by striking ``reorganization'' each place it
                    appears and inserting ``critical status, as described in
                    subsection 305(b)(2),'';
                        (B) in subsection (c)(2)--
                              (i) by striking ``The suspension'' and
                          inserting ``(A) The suspension'';
                              (ii) by striking ``(within the meaning of
                          section 4241(b)(6))''; and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph--
                        ``(i) the term `person in pay status' means--
                              ``(I) a participant or beneficiary on the last
                          day of the base plan year who, at any time during
                          such year, was paid an early, late, normal, or
                          disability retirement benefit (or a death benefit
                          related to a retirement benefit), and
                              ``(II) to the extent provided in regulations
                          prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, any
                          other person who is entitled to such a benefit
                          under the plan.
                        ``(ii) the base plan year for any plan year is--
                              ``(I) if there is a relevant collective
                          bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at
                          least 6 months before the relevant effective date,
                          or
                              ``(II) if there is no relevant collective
                          bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at
                          least 12 months before the beginning of the plan
                          year.

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                        ``(iii) a relevant collective bargaining agreement
                    is a collective bargaining agreement--
                              ``(I) which is in effect for at least 6 months
                          during the plan year, and
                              ``(II) which has not been in effect for more
                          than 36 months as of the end of the plan year.
                        ``(iv) the relevant effective date is the earliest
                    of the effective dates for the relevant collective
                    bargaining agreements.'';
                        (C) in subsection (d)--
                              (i) in paragraph (1), by striking
                          ``(determined in accordance with section
                          4243(3)(B)(ii))''; and
                              (ii) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, the value of plan assets
    shall be the value of the available plan assets determined under
    regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.'';
                        (D) in subsection (e)(1)--
                              (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the
                          corporation, the parties described in section
                          4242(a)(2), and the plan participants and
                          beneficiaries'' and inserting ``the parties
                          described in section 101(f)(1)''; and
                              (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
                          ``section 4242(a)(2) and the plan participants and
                          beneficiaries'' and inserting ``section
                          101(f)(1)''; and
                        (E) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(g) Subsections (a) and (c) shall not apply to a plan that, for
    the plan year, is operating under section 305(e)(9), regarding benefit
    suspensions by certain multiemployer plans in critical and declining
    status.''.
                (3) Conforming amendments.--
                        (A) Definition of reorganization index.--Section
                    4001(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1301(a)) is amended by
                    striking paragraph (9).
                        (B) Minimum funding standards.--Section 304(a) of
                    such Act (29 U.S.C. 1084(a)) is amended to read as
                    follows:

        ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 302, the accumulated
    funding deficiency of a multiemployer plan for any plan year is the
    amount, determined as of the end of the plan year, equal to the excess
    (if any) of the total charges to the funding standard account of the
    plan for all plan years (beginning with the first plan year for which
    this part applies to the plan) over the total credits to such account
    for such years.''.
                        (C) <<NOTE: 29 USC prec. 1421.>>  Modification of
                    part heading.--Part 3 of subtitle D of title IV of such
                    Act (29 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) is amended by striking the
                    heading and inserting ``insolvent plans''.
                        (D) Conforming amendment to table of contents.--The
                    table of contents in section 1 of such Act (29 U.S.C.
                    1001 note) is amended by striking the items relating to
                    sections 4241 through 4244A.

        (b) Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code.--
                (1) In general.--Sections 418, 418A, 418B, 418C, and 418D of
            the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 <<NOTE: 26 USC 418, 418A-
            418D.>>  are repealed.
                (2) Modification of insolvency rules.--Section 418E of such
            Code is amended--
                        (A) by striking ``reorganization'' each place it
                    appears and inserting ``critical status, as described in
                    subsection 432(b)(2),'';

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                        (B) in subsection (c)(2)--
                              (i) by striking ``The suspension'' and
                          inserting ``(A) The suspension'';
                              (ii) by striking ``(within the meaning of
                          section 418(b)(6))''; and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph--
                        ``(i) the term `person in pay status' means--
                              ``(I) a participant or beneficiary on the last
                          day of the base plan year who, at any time during
                          such year, was paid an early, late, normal, or
                          disability retirement benefit (or a death benefit
                          related to a retirement benefit), and
                              ``(II) to the extent provided in regulations
                          prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, any
                          other person who is entitled to such a benefit
                          under the plan.
                        ``(ii) the base plan year for any plan year is--
                              ``(I) if there is a relevant collective
                          bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at
                          least 6 months before the relevant effective date,
                          or
                              ``(II) if there is no relevant collective
                          bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at
                          least 12 months before the beginning of the plan
                          year.
                        ``(iii) a relevant collective bargaining agreement
                    is a collective bargaining agreement--
                              ``(I) which is in effect for at least 6 months
                          during the plan year, and
                              ``(II) which has not been in effect for more
                          than 36 months as of the end of the plan year.
                        ``(iv) the relevant effective date is the earliest
                    of the effective dates for the relevant collective
                    bargaining agreements.'';
                        (C) in subsection (d)--
                              (i) in paragraph (1), by striking
                          ``(determined in accordance with section
                          418B(3)(B)(ii))'';
                              (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, the value of plan
            assets shall be the value of the available plan assets
            determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the
            Treasury.'';
                        (D) in subsection (e)(1)--
                              (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the
                          corporation, the parties described in section
                          418A(a)(2), and the plan participants and
                          beneficiaries'' and inserting ``the parties
                          described in section 101(f)(1) of the Employee
                          Retirement Income Security Act of 1974''; and
                              (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
                          ``section 418A(a)(2) and the plan participants and
                          beneficiaries'' and inserting ``section 101(f)(1)
                          of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
                          1974''; and
                        (E) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(h) Subsections (a) and (c) shall not apply to a plan that, for
    the plan year, is operating under section 432(e)(9), regarding benefit
    suspensions by certain multiemployer plans in critical and declining
    status.''.
                (3) Conforming amendments.--

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2789]]

                        (A) Minimum funding standards.--Section 431(a) of
                    the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 <<NOTE: 26 USC 431.>>
                    is amended to read as follows:

        ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 412, the accumulated
    funding deficiency of a multiemployer plan for any plan year is the
    amount, determined as of the end of the plan year, equal to the excess
    (if any) of the total charges to the funding standard account of the
    plan for all plan years (beginning with the first plan year for which
    this part applies to the plan) over the total credits to such account
    for such years.''.
                        (B) Modification of subpart heading.--Subpart C of
                    part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of such
                    Code <<NOTE: 26 USC prec. 418.>>  is amended by striking
                    the heading and inserting ``insolvent plans''.
                        (C) Conforming amendment to table of contents.--The
                    table of contents for such subpart C is amended by
                    striking the items relating to sections 418 through
                    418D.
                        (D) Conforming amendment to table of subparts.--The
                    table of subparts for part I of subchapter D of chapter
                    1 of such Code <<NOTE: 26 USC prec. 401.>>  is amended
                    by striking the heading and inserting ``insolvent
                    plans''.

        (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 418 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made
    by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after
    December 31, 2014.
    SEC. 109. DISREGARD OF CERTAIN CONTRIBUTION INCREASES FOR
                            WITHDRAWAL LIABILITY PURPOSES.

        (a) Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.--
    Section 305 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29
    U.S.C. 1085) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (9);
                (2) in subsection (f)--
                        (A) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating
                    paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and
                        (B) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by
                    subparagraph (A)), by striking ``During the
                    rehabilitation plan adoption period--'' and inserting
                    ``During the period beginning on the date of the
                    certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial
                    critical year and ending on the date of the adoption of
                    a rehabilitation plan--'';
                (3) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as
            subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively; and
                (4) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:

        ``(g) Adjustments Disregarded in Withdrawal Liability
    Determination.--
                ``(1) Benefit reduction.--Any benefit reductions under
            subsection (e)(8) or (f) shall be disregarded in determining a
            plan's unfunded vested benefits for purposes of determining an
            employer's withdrawal liability under section 4201.
                ``(2) Surcharges.--Any surcharges under subsection (e)(7)
            shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of unfunded
            vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 and in
            determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c),
            except for purposes of determining the unfunded vested benefits
            attributable to an employer under section 4211(c)(4) or a
            comparable method approved under section 4211(c)(5).

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2790]]

                ``(3) Contribution increases required by funding improvement
            or rehabilitation plan.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Any increase in the contribution
                    rate (or other increase in contribution requirements
                    unless due to increased levels of work, employment, or
                    periods for which compensation is provided) that is
                    required or made in order to enable the plan to meet the
                    requirement of the funding improvement plan or
                    rehabilitation plan shall be disregarded in determining
                    the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to an
                    employer under section 4211 and in determining the
                    highest contribution rate under section 4219(c), except
                    for purposes of determining the unfunded vested benefits
                    attributable to an employer under section 4211(c)(4) or
                    a comparable method approved under section 4211(c)(5).
                        ``(B) Special rules.--For purposes of this
                    paragraph, any increase in the contribution rate (or
                    other increase in contribution requirements) shall be
                    deemed to be required or made in order to enable the
                    plan to meet the requirement of the funding improvement
                    plan or rehabilitation plan except for increases in
                    contribution requirements due to increased levels of
                    work, employment, or periods for which compensation is
                    provided or additional contributions are used to provide
                    an increase in benefits, including an increase in future
                    benefit accruals, permitted by subsection (d)(1)(B) or
                    (f)(1)(B).
                ``(4) Emergence from endangered or critical status.--In the
            case of increases in the contribution rate (or other increases
            in contribution requirements unless due to increased levels of
            work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided)
            disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3), this subsection shall
            cease to apply as of the expiration date of the collective
            bargaining agreement in effect when the plan emerges from
            endangered or critical status. Notwithstanding the preceding
            sentence, once the plan emerges from critical or endangered
            status, increases in the contribution rate disregarded pursuant
            to paragraph (3) shall continue to be disregarded in determining
            the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c) for plan
            years during which the plan was in endangered or critical
            status.
                ``(5) Simplified calculations.--The Pension Benefit Guaranty
            Corporation shall prescribe simplified methods for the
            application of this subsection in determining withdrawal
            liability and payment amounts under section 4219(c).''.

        (b) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code.--Section 432 of the
    Internal Revenue Code of 1986 <<NOTE: 26 USC 432.>>  is amended--
                (1) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (9),
                (2) in subsection (f)--
                        (A) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating
                    paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and
                        (B) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by
                    subparagraph (A)), striking ``During the rehabilitation
                    plan adoption period--'' and inserting ``During the
                    period beginning on the date of the certification under
                    subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial critical year and
                    ending on the date of the adoption of a rehabilitation
                    plan--'';

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2791]]

                (3) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as
            subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively; and
                (4) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:

        ``(g) Adjustments Disregarded in Withdrawal Liability
    Determination.--
                ``(1) Benefit reduction.--Any benefit reductions under
            subsection (e)(8) or (f) shall be disregarded in determining a
            plan's unfunded vested benefits for purposes of determining an
            employer's withdrawal liability under section 4201 of the
            Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
                ``(2) Surcharges.--Any surcharges under subsection (e)(7)
            shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of unfunded
            vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 of the
            Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and in
            determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c)
            of such Act, except for purposes of determining the unfunded
            vested benefits attributable to an employer under section
            4211(c)(4) of such Act or a comparable method approved under
            section 4211(c)(5) of such Act.
                ``(3) Contribution increases required by funding improvement
            or rehabilitation plan.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Any increase in the contribution
                    rate (or other increase in contribution requirements
                    unless due to increased levels of work, employment, or
                    periods for which compensation is provided) that is
                    required or made in order to enable the plan to meet the
                    requirement of the funding improvement plan or
                    rehabilitation plan shall be disregarded in determining
                    the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to an
                    employer under section 4211 of such Act and in
                    determining the highest contribution rate under section
                    4219(c) of such Act, except for purposes of determining
                    the unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer
                    under section 4211(c)(4) of such Act or a comparable
                    method approved under section 4211(c)(5) of such Act.
                        ``(B) Special rules.--For purposes of this
                    paragraph, any increase in the contribution rate (or
                    other increase in contribution requirements) shall be
                    deemed to be required or made in order to enable the
                    plan to meet the requirement of the funding improvement
                    plan or rehabilitation plan except for increases in
                    contribution requirements due to increased levels of
                    work, employment, or periods for which compensation is
                    provided or additional contributions are used to provide
                    an increase in benefits, including an increase in future
                    benefit accruals, permitted by subsection (d)(1)(B) or
                    (f)(1)(B).
                ``(4) Emergence from endangered or critical status.--In the
            case of increases in the contribution rate (or other increases
            in contribution requirements unless due to increased levels of
            work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided)
            disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3), this subsection shall
            cease to apply as of the expiration date of the collective
            bargaining agreement in effect when the plan emerges from
            endangered or critical status. Notwithstanding the preceding
            sentence, once the plan emerges from critical or endangered
            status, increases in the contribution rate disregarded pursuant
            to paragraph (3) shall continue to be disregarded

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2792]]

            in determining the highest contribution rate under section
            4219(c) of such Act for plan years during which the plan was in
            endangered or critical status.
                ``(5) Simplified calculations.--The Pension Benefit Guaranty
            Corporation shall prescribe simplified methods for the
            application of this subsection in determining withdrawal
            liability and payment amounts under section 4219(c) of such
            Act.''.

        (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 432 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made
    by this section shall apply to benefit reductions and increases in the
    contribution rate or other required contribution increases that go into
    effect during plan years beginning after December 31, 2014 and to
    surcharges the obligation for which accrue on or after December 31,
    2014.
    SEC. 110. GUARANTEE FOR PRE-RETIREMENT SURVIVOR ANNUITIES UNDER
                            MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION PLANS.

        (a) In General.--Section 4022A(c) of the Employee Retirement Income
    Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1322a(c)) is amended by adding at the
    end the following:
                ``(4) For purposes of subsection (a), in the case of a
            qualified preretirement survivor annuity (as defined in section
            205(e)(1)) payable to the surviving spouse of a participant
            under a multiemployer plan which becomes insolvent under section
            4245(b) or 4281(d)(2) or is terminated, such annuity shall not
            be treated as forfeitable solely because the participant has not
            died as of the date on which the plan became so insolvent or the
            termination date.''.

        (b) <<NOTE: 29 USC 1322a note.>>  Retroactive Application.--The
    amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to multiemployer
    plan benefit payments becoming payable on or after January 1, 1985,
    except that the amendment shall not apply in any case where the
    surviving spouse has died before the date of the enactment of this Act.
    SEC. 111. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE OF MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN INFORMATION.

        (a) In General.--Section 101(k)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income
    Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1021(k)(1)) is amended to read as
    follows:
                ``(1) In general.--Each administrator of a defined benefit
            plan that is a multiemployer plan shall, upon written request,
            furnish to any plan participant or beneficiary, employee
            representative, or any employer that has an obligation to
            contribute to the plan a copy of--
                        ``(A) the current plan document (including any
                    amendments thereto),
                        ``(B) the latest summary plan description of the
                    plan,
                        ``(C) the current trust agreement (including any
                    amendments thereto), or any other instrument or
                    agreement under which the plan is established or
                    operated,
                        ``(D) in the case of a request by an employer, any
                    participation agreement with respect to the plan for
                    such employer that relates to the employer's plan
                    participation during the current or any of the 5
                    immediately preceding plan years,
                        ``(E) the annual report filed under section 104 for
                    any plan year,

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2793]]

                        ``(F) the plan funding notice provided under
                    subsection (f) for any plan year,
                        ``(G) any periodic actuarial report (including any
                    sensitivity testing) received by the plan for any plan
                    year which has been in the plan's possession for at
                    least 30 days,
                        ``(H) any quarterly, semi-annual, or annual
                    financial report prepared for the plan by any plan
                    investment manager or advisor or other fiduciary which
                    has been in the plan's possession for at least 30 days,
                        ``(I) audited financial statements of the plan for
                    any plan year,
                        ``(J) any application filed with the Secretary of
                    the Treasury requesting an extension under section
                    304(d) of this Act or section 431(d) of the Internal
                    Revenue Code of 1986 and the determination of such
                    Secretary pursuant to such application, and
                        ``(K) in the case of a plan which was in critical or
                    endangered status under section 305 for a plan year, the
                    latest funding improvement or rehabilitation plan, and
                    the contribution schedules applicable with respect to
                    such funding improvement or rehabilitation plan (other
                    than a contribution schedule applicable to a specific
                    employer).''.

        (b) Limitations on Disclosure.--Section 101(k)(3) of such Act (29
    U.S.C. 1021(k)(3)) is amended by striking the 1st sentence and inserting
    the following: ``In no case shall a participant, beneficiary, employee
    representative, or employer be entitled under this subsection to receive
    more than one copy of any document described in paragraph (1) during any
    one 12-month period, or, in the case of any document described in
    subparagraph (E), (F), (G), (H) or (I) of paragraph (1), a copy of any
    such document that as of the date on which the request is received by
    the administrator, has been in the administrator's possession for 6
    years or more. If the administrator provides a copy of a document
    described in paragraph (1) to any person upon request, the administrator
    shall be considered as having met any obligation the administrator may
    have under any other provision of this title to furnish a copy of the
    same document to such person upon request.''.
        (c) Retention of Records.--Section 107 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1027)
    is amended--
                (1) by inserting ``(including the documents described in
            subparagraphs (E) through (I) of section 101(k))'' after ``file
            any report''; and
                (2) by inserting ``a copy of such report and'' after ``shall
            maintain''.

        (d) Civil Enforcement.--Section 502(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
    1132(a)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (9), by striking ``or'' at the end;
                (2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; or''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(11) in the case of a multiemployer plan, by an employee
            representative, or any employer that has an obligation to
            contribute to the plan, (A) to enjoin any act or practice which
            violates subsection (k) of section 101 (or, in the case of an
            employer, subsection (l) of such section), or (B) to obtain
            appropriate equitable relief (i) to redress such violation or
            (ii) to enforce such subsection.''.

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2794]]

        (e) <<NOTE: 29 USC 1021 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments
    made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning
    after December 31, 2014.

              Subtitle B--Multiemployer Plan Mergers and Partitions

    SEC. 121. MERGERS.

        (a) PBGC Assistance for Multiemployer Plan Mergers.--Section 4231 of
    the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1411) is
    amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(e) Facilitated Mergers.--
                ``(1) In general.--When requested to do so by the plan
            sponsors, the corporation may take such actions as it deems
            appropriate to promote and facilitate the merger of two or more
            multiemployer plans if it determines, after consultation with
            the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under section
            4004, that the transaction is in the interests of the
            participants and beneficiaries of at least one of the plans and
            is not reasonably expected to be adverse to the overall
            interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any of the
            plans. Such facilitation may include training, technical
            assistance, mediation, communication with stakeholders, and
            support with related requests to other government agencies.
                ``(2) Financial assistance.--In order to facilitate a merger
            which it determines is necessary to enable one or more of the
            plans involved to avoid or postpone insolvency, the corporation
            may provide financial assistance (within the meaning of section
            4261) to the merged plan if--
                        ``(A) one or more of the multiemployer plans
                    participating in the merger is in critical and declining
                    status (as defined in section 305(b)(4));
                        ``(B) the corporation reasonably expects that--
                              ``(i) such financial assistance will reduce
                          the corporation's expected long-term loss with
                          respect to the plans involved; and
                              ``(ii) such financial assistance is necessary
                          for the merged plan to become or remain solvent;
                        ``(C) the corporation certifies that its ability to
                    meet existing financial assistance obligations to other
                    plans will not be impaired by such financial assistance;
                    and
                        ``(D) such financial assistance is paid exclusively
                    from the fund for basic benefits guaranteed for
                    multiemployer plans.
            Not later than 14 days after the provision of such financial
            assistance, the corporation shall provide notice of such
            financial assistance to the Committee on Education and the
            Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Ways
            and Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee on
            Finance of the Senate, and the Committee on Health, Education,
            Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.''.

        (b) <<NOTE: 29 USC 1411 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments
    made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning
    after December 31, 2014.

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    SEC. 122. PARTITIONS OF ELIGIBLE MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS.

        (a) In General.--
                (1) In general.--Section 4233 of the Employee Retirement
            Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1413) is amended to read
            as follows:
    ``SEC. 4233. PARTITIONS OF ELIGIBLE MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS.

        ``(a)(1) Upon the application by the plan sponsor of an eligible
    multiemployer plan for a partition of the plan, the corporation may
    order a partition of the plan in accordance with this section. The
    corporation shall make a determination regarding the application not
    later than 270 days after the date such application was filed (or, if
    later, the date such application was completed) in accordance with
    regulations promulgated by the corporation.
        ``(2) Not later than 30 days after submitting an application for
    partition of a plan under paragraph (1), the plan sponsor of the plan
    shall notify the participants and beneficiaries of such application, in
    the form and manner prescribed by regulations issued by the corporation.
        ``(b) For purposes of this section, a multiemployer plan is an
    eligible multiemployer plan if--
                ``(1) the plan is in critical and declining status (as
            defined in section 305(b)(4));
                ``(2) the corporation determines, after consultation with
            the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under section
            4004, that the plan sponsor has taken (or is taking concurrently
            with an application for partition) all reasonable measures to
            avoid insolvency, including the maximum benefit suspensions
            under section 305(e)(9), if applicable;
                ``(3) the corporation reasonably expects that--
                        ``(A) a partition of the plan will reduce the
                    corporation's expected long-term loss with respect to
                    the plan; and
                        ``(B) a partition of the plan is necessary for the
                    plan to remain solvent;
                ``(4) the corporation certifies to Congress that its ability
            to meet existing financial assistance obligations to other plans
            (including any liabilities associated with multiemployer plans
            that are insolvent or that are projected to become insolvent
            within 10 years) will not be impaired by such partition; and
                ``(5) the cost to the corporation arising from such
            partition is paid exclusively from the fund for basic benefits
            guaranteed for multiemployer plans.

        ``(c) The corporation's partition order shall provide for a transfer
    to the plan referenced in subsection (d)(1) of the minimum amount of the
    plan's liabilities necessary for the plan to remain solvent.
        ``(d)(1) The plan created by the partition order is a successor plan
    to which section 4022A applies.
        ``(2) The plan sponsor of an eligible multiemployer plan prior to
    the partition and the administrator of such plan shall be the plan
    sponsor and the administrator, respectively, of the plan created by the
    partition order.
        ``(3) In the event an employer withdraws from the plan that was
    partitioned within ten years following the date of the partition order,
    withdrawal liability shall be computed under section 4201 with respect
    to both the plan that was partitioned and the plan created by the
    partition order. If the withdrawal occurs more than ten years after the
    date of the partition order, withdrawal liability

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    shall be computed under section 4201 only with respect to the plan that
    was partitioned (and not with respect to the plan created by the
    partition order).
        ``(e)(1) For each participant or beneficiary of the plan whose
    benefit was transferred to the plan created by the partition order
    pursuant to a partition, the plan that was partitioned shall pay a
    monthly benefit to such participant or beneficiary for each month in
    which such benefit is in pay status following the effective date of such
    partition in an amount equal to the excess of--
                ``(A) the monthly benefit that would be paid to such
            participant or beneficiary for such month under the terms of the
            plan (taking into account benefit suspensions under section
            305(e)(9) and any plan amendments following the effective date
            of such partition) if the partition had not occurred, over
                ``(B) the monthly benefit for such participant or
            beneficiary which is guaranteed under section 4022A.

        ``(2) In any case in which a plan provides a benefit improvement (as
    defined in section 305(e)(9)(E)(vi)) that takes effect after the
    effective date of the partition, the plan shall pay to the corporation
    for each year during the 10-year period following the partition
    effective date, an annual amount equal to the lesser of--
                ``(A) the total value of the increase in benefit payments
            for such year that is attributable to the benefit improvement,
            or
                ``(B) the total benefit payments from the plan created by
            the partition for such year.

    Such payment shall be made at the time of, and in addition to, any other
    premium imposed by the corporation under this title.
        ``(3) The plan that was partitioned shall pay the premiums imposed
    by the corporation under this title with respect to participants whose
    benefits were transferred to the plan created by the partition order for
    each year during the 10-year period following the partition effective
    date.
        ``(f) Not later than 14 days after the partition order, the
    corporation shall provide notice of such order to the Committee on
    Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the
    Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the
    Committee on Finance of the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education,
    Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and any affected participants or
    beneficiaries.''.
        (b) <<NOTE: 29 USC 1413 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments
    made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning
    after December 31, 2014.

       Subtitle C--Strengthening the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

    SEC. 131. PREMIUM INCREASES FOR MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS.

        (a) Increase in Premium Rate for Multiemployer Plans.--Section
    4006(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29
    U.S.C. 1306(a)(3)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                        (A) in clause (iv), by striking ``or'' at the end;
                        (B) in clause (v)--
                              (i) by inserting ``and before January 1,
                          2015,'' after ``December 31, 2012,''; and

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                              (ii) by striking the period at the end and
                          inserting ``, or''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(vi) in the case of a multiemployer plan, for plan years
            beginning after December 31, 2014, $26 for each individual who
            is a participant in such plan during the applicable plan
            year.''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(M) For each plan year beginning in a calendar year after 2015,
    there shall be substituted for the dollar amount specified in clause
    (vi) of subparagraph (A) an amount equal to the greater of--
                ``(i) the product derived by multiplying such dollar amount
            by the ratio of--
                        ``(I) the national average wage index (as defined in
                    section 209(k)(1) of the Social Security Act) for the
                    first of the 2 calendar years preceding the calendar
                    year in which such plan year begins, to
                        ``(II) the national average wage index (as so
                    defined) for 2013; and
                ``(ii) such dollar amount for plan years beginning in the
            preceding calendar year.

    If the amount determined under this subparagraph is not a multiple of
    $1, such product shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $1.''.
        (b) Treatment of Certain Funds.--Section 4005(b)(3) of such Act (29
    U.S.C. 1305(b)(3)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``Whenever'' and inserting ``(A) Whenever'';
            and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)--
                ``(i) the amounts of premiums received under section 4006
            with respect to the fund to be used for basic benefits under
            section 4022A in a fiscal year in the period beginning with
            fiscal year 2016 and ending with fiscal year 2020 shall be
            placed in a noninterest-bearing account within such fund in the
            following amounts:
                        ``(I) for fiscal year 2016, $108,000,000;
                        ``(II) for fiscal year 2017, $111,000,000;
                        ``(III) for fiscal year 2018, $113,000,000;
                        ``(IV) for fiscal year 2019, $149,000,000; and
                        ``(V) for fiscal year 2020, $296,000,000;
                ``(ii) premiums received in fiscal years specified in
            subclauses (I) through (V) of clause (i) shall be allocated in
            order first to the noninterest-bearing account in the amount
            specified and second to any other accounts within such fund; and
                ``(iii) financial assistance, as provided under section
            4261, shall be withdrawn proportionately from the noninterest-
            bearing and other accounts within the fund.''.

        (c) Report.--In addition to any other report required by section
    4022A(f), not later than June 1, 2016, the Pension Benefit Guaranty
    Corporation shall submit to Congress a report that includes--
                (1) an analysis of whether the premium levels enacted under
            the amendment made by subsection (a) are sufficient for the
            Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to meet its projected mean
            stochastic basic benefit guarantee obligations for the ten- and
            twenty-year periods beginning with 2015, including

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            an explanation of the assumptions underlying this analysis; and
                (2) if the analysis under paragraph (1) concludes that the
            premium levels are insufficient to meet such obligations (or are
            in excess of the levels sufficient to meet such obligations), a
            proposed schedule of revised premiums sufficient to meet (but
            not exceed) such obligations.

        (d) <<NOTE: 29 USC 1306 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments
    made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to plan years beginning
    after December 31, 2014.

            TITLE II--REMEDIATION MEASURES FOR DEEPLY TROUBLED PLANS

    SEC. 201. CONDITIONS, LIMITATIONS, DISTRIBUTION AND NOTICE
                            REQUIREMENTS, AND APPROVAL PROCESS FOR
                            BENEFIT SUSPENSIONS UNDER MULTIEMPLOYER
                            PLANS IN CRITICAL AND DECLINING STATUS.

        (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.--
                (1) General rule for plan in critical and declining
            status.--Section 305(a) of the Employee Retirement Income
            Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085(a)) is amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period at
                    the end and inserting ``, and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(3) if the plan is in critical and declining status--
                        ``(A) the requirements of paragraph (2) shall apply
                    to the plan; and
                        ``(B) the plan sponsor may, by plan amendment,
                    suspend benefits in accordance with the requirements of
                    subsection (e)(9).''.
                (2) Critical and declining status defined.--Section 305(b)
            of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29
            U.S.C. 1085(b)), as amended by sections 102 and 104, is further
            amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(6) Critical and declining status.--For purposes of this
            section, a plan in critical status shall be treated as in
            critical and declining status if the plan is described in one or
            more of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (2)
            and the plan is projected to become insolvent within the meaning
            of section 4245 during the current plan year or any of the 14
            succeeding plan years (19 succeeding plan years if the plan has
            a ratio of inactive participants to active participants that
            exceeds 2 to 1 or if the funded percentage of the plan is less
            than 80 percent).''.
                (3) Annual certification.--Section 305(b)(3)(A)(i) of the
            Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C.
            1085(b)(3)(A)(i)) is amended--
                        (A) by striking ``and whether'' and inserting ``,
                    whether'', and
                        (B) by inserting ``, and whether or not the plan is
                    or will be in critical and declining status for such
                    plan year'' before ``, and'' at the end.

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                (4) Annual funding notices.--Section 101(f)(2)(B) of such
            Act (29 U.S.C. 1021(f)(2)(B)) is amended--
                        (A) by redesignating clauses (vi) through (x) as
                    clauses (vii) through (xi), respectively; and
                        (B) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
                              ``(vi) in the case of a multiemployer plan,
                          whether the plan was in critical and declining
                          status under section 305 for such plan year and,
                          if so--
                                        ``(I) the projected date of
                                    insolvency;
                                        ``(II) a clear statement that such
                                    insolvency may result in benefit
                                    reductions; and
                                        ``(III) a statement describing
                                    whether the plan sponsor has taken
                                    legally permitted actions to prevent
                                    insolvency.''.
                (5) Projections of assets and liabilities.--Section
            305(b)(3)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
            1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(B)) is amended by adding at the end
            the following:
                              ``(iv) Projections of critical and declining
                          status.--In determining whether a plan is in
                          critical and declining status as described in
                          subsection (e)(9), clauses (i), (ii), and (iii)
                          shall apply, except that--
                                        ``(I) if reasonable, the plan
                                    actuary shall assume that each
                                    contributing employer in compliance
                                    continues to comply through the end of
                                    the rehabilitation period or such later
                                    time as provided in subsection
                                    (e)(3)(A)(ii) with the terms of the
                                    rehabilitation plan that correspond to
                                    the schedule adopted or imposed under
                                    subsection (e), and
                                        ``(II) the plan actuary shall take
                                    into account any suspensions of benefits
                                    described in subsection (e)(9) adopted
                                    in a prior plan year that are still in
                                    effect.''.
                (6) Benefit suspensions for multiemployer plans in critical
            and declining status.--Section 305(e) of the Employee Retirement
            Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085(e)) (as amended by
            section 109) is amended by inserting after paragraph (8) the
            following:
                ``(9) Benefit suspensions for multiemployer plans in
            critical and declining status.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 204(g)
                    and subject to subparagraphs (B) through (I), the plan
                    sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status may,
                    by plan amendment, suspend benefits which the sponsor
                    deems appropriate.
                        ``(B) Suspension of benefits.--
                              ``(i) Suspension of benefits defined.--For
                          purposes of this subsection, the term `suspension
                          of benefits' means the temporary or permanent
                          reduction of any current or future payment
                          obligation of the plan to any participant or
                          beneficiary under the plan, whether or not in pay
                          status at the time of the suspension of benefits.
                              ``(ii) Length of suspensions.--Any suspension
                          of benefits made under subparagraph (A) shall
                          remain in effect until the earlier of when the
                          plan sponsor provides benefit improvements in
                          accordance with

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                          subparagraph (E) or the suspension of benefits
                          expires by its own terms.
                              ``(iii) No liability.--The plan shall not be
                          liable for any benefit payments not made as a
                          result of a suspension of benefits under this
                          paragraph.
                              ``(iv) Applicability.--For purposes of this
                          paragraph, all references to suspensions of
                          benefits, increases in benefits, or resumptions of
                          suspended benefits with respect to participants
                          shall also apply with respect to benefits of
                          beneficiaries or alternative payees of
                          participants.
                              ``(v) Retiree representative.--
                                        ``(I) In general.--In the case of a
                                    plan with 10,000 or more participants,
                                    not later than 60 days prior to the plan
                                    sponsor submitting an application to
                                    suspend benefits, the plan sponsor shall
                                    select a participant of the plan in pay
                                    status to act as a retiree
                                    representative. The retiree
                                    representative shall advocate for the
                                    interests of the retired and deferred
                                    vested participants and beneficiaries of
                                    the plan throughout the suspension
                                    approval process.
                                        ``(II) Reasonable expenses from
                                    plan.--The plan shall provide for
                                    reasonable expenses by the retiree
                                    representative, including reasonable
                                    legal and actuarial support,
                                    commensurate with the plan's size and
                                    funded status.
                                        ``(III) Special rule relating to
                                    fiduciary status.--Duties performed
                                    pursuant to subclause (I) shall not be
                                    subject to section 404(a). The preceding
                                    sentence shall not apply to those duties
                                    associated with an application to
                                    suspend benefits pursuant to
                                    subparagraph (G) that are performed by
                                    the retiree representative who is also a
                                    plan trustee.
                        ``(C) Conditions for suspensions.--The plan sponsor
                    of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan
                    year may suspend benefits only if the following
                    conditions are met:
                              ``(i) Taking into account the proposed
                          suspensions of benefits (and, if applicable, a
                          proposed partition of the plan under section
                          4233), the plan actuary certifies that the plan is
                          projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning
                          of section 4245, assuming the suspensions of
                          benefits continue until the suspensions of
                          benefits expire by their own terms or if no such
                          expiration date is set, indefinitely.
                              ``(ii) The plan sponsor determines, in a
                          written record to be maintained throughout the
                          period of the benefit suspension, that the plan is
                          still projected to become insolvent unless
                          benefits are suspended under this paragraph,
                          although all reasonable measures to avoid
                          insolvency have been taken (and continue to be
                          taken during the period of the benefit
                          suspension). In its determination, the plan
                          sponsor may take into account factors including
                          the following:
                                        ``(I) Current and past contribution
                                    levels.

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                                        ``(II) Levels of benefit accruals
                                    (including any prior reductions in the
                                    rate of benefit accruals).
                                        ``(III) Prior reductions (if any) of
                                    adjustable benefits.
                                        ``(IV) Prior suspensions (if any) of
                                    benefits under this subsection.
                                        ``(V) The impact on plan solvency of
                                    the subsidies and ancillary benefits
                                    available to active participants.
                                        ``(VI) Compensation levels of active
                                    participants relative to employees in
                                    the participants' industry generally.
                                        ``(VII) Competitive and other
                                    economic factors facing contributing
                                    employers.
                                        ``(VIII) The impact of benefit and
                                    contribution levels on retaining active
                                    participants and bargaining groups under
                                    the plan.
                                        ``(IX) The impact of past and
                                    anticipated contribution increases under
                                    the plan on employer attrition and
                                    retention levels.
                                        ``(X) Measures undertaken by the
                                    plan sponsor to retain or attract
                                    contributing employers.
                        ``(D) Limitations on suspensions.--Any suspensions
                    of benefits made by a plan sponsor pursuant to this
                    paragraph shall be subject to the following limitations:
                              ``(i) The monthly benefit of any participant
                          or beneficiary may not be reduced below 110
                          percent of the monthly benefit which is guaranteed
                          by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation under
                          section 4022A on the date of the suspension.
                              ``(ii)(I) In the case of a participant or
                          beneficiary who has attained 75 years of age as of
                          the effective date of the suspension, not more
                          than the applicable percentage of the maximum
                          suspendable benefits of such participant or
                          beneficiary may be suspended under this paragraph.
                              ``(II) For purposes of subclause (I), the
                          maximum suspendable benefits of a participant or
                          beneficiary is the portion of the benefits of such
                          participant or beneficiary that would be suspended
                          pursuant to this paragraph without regard to this
                          clause;
                              ``(III) For purposes of subclause (I), the
                          applicable percentage is a percentage equal to the
                          quotient obtained by dividing--
                                        ``(aa) the number of months during
                                    the period beginning with the month
                                    after the month in which occurs the
                                    effective date of the suspension and
                                    ending with the month during which the
                                    participant or beneficiary attains the
                                    age of 80, by
                                        ``(bb) 60 months.
                              ``(iii) No benefits based on disability (as
                          defined under the plan) may be suspended under
                          this paragraph.
                              ``(iv) Any suspensions of benefits, in the
                          aggregate (and, if applicable, considered in
                          combination with a partition of the plan under
                          section 4233), shall be

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                          reasonably estimated to achieve, but not
                          materially exceed, the level that is necessary to
                          avoid insolvency.
                              ``(v) In any case in which a suspension of
                          benefits with respect to a plan is made in
                          combination with a partition of the plan under
                          section 4233, the suspension of benefits may not
                          take effect prior to the effective date of such
                          partition.
                              ``(vi) Any suspensions of benefits shall be
                          equitably distributed across the participant and
                          beneficiary population, taking into account
                          factors, with respect to participants and
                          beneficiaries and their benefits, that may include
                          one or more of the following:
                                        ``(I) Age and life expectancy.
                                        ``(II) Length of time in pay status.
                                        ``(III) Amount of benefit.
                                        ``(IV) Type of benefit: survivor,
                                    normal retirement, early retirement.
                                        ``(V) Extent to which participant or
                                    beneficiary is receiving a subsidized
                                    benefit.
                                        ``(VI) Extent to which participant
                                    or beneficiary has received post-
                                    retirement benefit increases.
                                        ``(VII) History of benefit increases
                                    and reductions.
                                        ``(VIII) Years to retirement for
                                    active employees.
                                        ``(IX) Any discrepancies between
                                    active and retiree benefits.
                                        ``(X) Extent to which active
                                    participants are reasonably likely to
                                    withdraw support for the plan,
                                    accelerating employer withdrawals from
                                    the plan and increasing the risk of
                                    additional benefit reductions for
                                    participants in and out of pay status.
                                        ``(XI) Extent to which benefits are
                                    attributed to service with an employer
                                    that failed to pay its full withdrawal
                                    liability.
                              ``(vii) In the case of a plan that includes
                          the benefits described in clause (III), benefits
                          suspended under this paragraph shall--
                                        ``(I) first, be applied to the
                                    maximum extent permissible to benefits
                                    attributable to a participant's service
                                    for an employer which withdrew from the
                                    plan and failed to pay (or is delinquent
                                    with respect to paying) the full amount
                                    of its withdrawal liability under
                                    section 4201(b)(1) or an agreement with
                                    the plan,
                                        ``(II) second, except as provided by
                                    subclause (III), be applied to all other
                                    benefits that may be suspended under
                                    this paragraph, and
                                        ``(III) third, be applied to
                                    benefits under a plan that are directly
                                    attributable to a participant's service
                                    with any employer which has, prior to
                                    the date of enactment of the
                                    Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of
                                    2014--
                                                ``(aa) withdrawn from the
                                            plan in a complete withdrawal
                                            under section 4203 and has

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                                            paid the full amount of the
                                            employer's withdrawal liability
                                            under section 4201(b)(1) or an
                                            agreement with the plan, and
                                                ``(bb) pursuant to a
                                            collective bargaining agreement,
                                            assumed liability for providing
                                            benefits to participants and
                                            beneficiaries of the plan under
                                            a separate, single-employer plan
                                            sponsored by the employer, in an
                                            amount equal to any amount of
                                            benefits for such participants
                                            and beneficiaries reduced as a
                                            result of the financial status
                                            of the plan.
                        ``(E) Benefit improvements.--
                              ``(i) In general.--The plan sponsor may, in
                          its sole discretion, provide benefit improvements
                          while any suspension of benefits under the plan
                          remains in effect, except that the plan sponsor
                          may not increase the liabilities of the plan by
                          reason of any benefit improvement for any
                          participant or beneficiary not in pay status by
                          the first day of the plan year for which the
                          benefit improvement takes effect, unless--
                                        ``(I) such action is accompanied by
                                    equitable benefit improvements in
                                    accordance with clause (ii) for all
                                    participants and beneficiaries whose
                                    benefit commencement dates were before
                                    the first day of the plan year for which
                                    the benefit improvement for such
                                    participant or beneficiary not in pay
                                    status took effect; and
                                        ``(II) the plan actuary certifies
                                    that after taking into account such
                                    benefits improvements the plan is
                                    projected to avoid insolvency
                                    indefinitely under section 4245.
                              ``(ii) Equitable distribution of benefit
                          improvements.--
                                        ``(I) Limitation.--The projected
                                    value of the total liabilities for
                                    benefit improvements for participants
                                    and beneficiaries not in pay status by
                                    the date of the first day of the plan
                                    year in which the benefit improvements
                                    are proposed to take effect, as
                                    determined as of such date, may not
                                    exceed the projected value of the
                                    liabilities arising from benefit
                                    improvements for participants and
                                    beneficiaries with benefit commencement
                                    dates prior to the first day of such
                                    plan year, as so determined.
                                        ``(II) Equitable distribution of
                                    benefits.--The plan sponsor shall
                                    equitably distribute any increase in
                                    total liabilities for benefit
                                    improvements in clause (i) to some or
                                    all of the participants and
                                    beneficiaries whose benefit commencement
                                    date is before the date of the first day
                                    of the plan year in which the benefit
                                    improvements are proposed to take
                                    effect, taking into account the relevant
                                    factors described in subparagraph
                                    (D)(vi) and the extent to which the
                                    benefits of the participants and
                                    beneficiaries were suspended.
                              ``(iii) Special rule for resumptions of
                          benefits only for participants in pay status.--The
                          plan

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                          sponsor may increase liabilities of the plan
                          through a resumption of benefits for participants
                          and beneficiaries in pay status only if the plan
                          sponsor equitably distributes the value of resumed
                          benefits to some or all of the participants and
                          beneficiaries in pay status, taking into account
                          the relevant factors described in subparagraph
                          (D)(vi).
                              ``(iv) Special rule for certain benefit
                          increases.--This subparagraph shall not apply to a
                          resumption of suspended benefits or plan amendment
                          which increases liabilities with respect to
                          participants and beneficiaries not in pay status
                          by the first day of the plan year in which the
                          benefit improvements took effect which--
                                        ``(I) the Secretary of the Treasury,
                                    in consultation with the Pension Benefit
                                    Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary
                                    of Labor, determines to be reasonable
                                    and which provides for only de minimis
                                    increases in the liabilities of the
                                    plan, or
                                        ``(II) is required as a condition of
                                    qualification under part I of subchapter
                                    D of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the
                                    Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or to
                                    comply with other applicable law, as
                                    determined by the Secretary of the
                                    Treasury.
                              ``(v) Additional limitations.--Except for
                          resumptions of suspended benefits described in
                          clause (iii), the limitations on benefit
                          improvements while a suspension of benefits is in
                          effect under this paragraph shall be in addition
                          to any other applicable limitations on increases
                          in benefits imposed on a plan.
                              ``(vi) Definition of benefit improvement.--For
                          purposes of this subparagraph, the term `benefit
                          improvement' means, with respect to a plan, a
                          resumption of suspended benefits, an increase in
                          benefits, an increase in the rate at which
                          benefits accrue, or an increase in the rate at
                          which benefits become nonforfeitable under the
                          plan.
                        ``(F) Notice requirements.--
                              ``(i) In general.--No suspension of benefits
                          may be made pursuant to this paragraph unless
                          notice of such proposed suspension has been given
                          by the plan sponsor concurrently with an
                          application for approval of such suspension
                          submitted under subparagraph (G) to the Secretary
                          of the Treasury to--
                                        ``(I) such plan participants and
                                    beneficiaries who may be contacted by
                                    reasonable efforts,
                                        ``(II) each employer who has an
                                    obligation to contribute (within the
                                    meaning of section 4212(a)) under the
                                    plan, and
                                        ``(III) each employee organization
                                    which, for purposes of collective
                                    bargaining, represents plan participants
                                    employed by such an employer.
                              ``(ii) Content of notice.--The notice under
                          clause (i) shall contain--
                                        ``(I) sufficient information to
                                    enable participants and beneficiaries to
                                    understand the effect

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                                    of any suspensions of benefits,
                                    including an individualized estimate (on
                                    an annual or monthly basis) of such
                                    effect on each participant or
                                    beneficiary,
                                        ``(II) a description of the factors
                                    considered by the plan sponsor in
                                    designing the benefit suspensions,
                                        ``(III) a statement that the
                                    application for approval of any
                                    suspension of benefits shall be
                                    available on the website of the
                                    Department of the Treasury and that
                                    comments on such application will be
                                    accepted,
                                        ``(IV) information as to the rights
                                    and remedies of plan participants and
                                    beneficiaries,
                                        ``(V) if applicable, a statement
                                    describing the appointment of a retiree
                                    representative, the date of appointment
                                    of such representative, identifying
                                    information about the retiree
                                    representative (including whether the
                                    representative is a plan trustee), and
                                    how to contact such representative, and
                                        ``(VI) information on how to contact
                                    the Department of the Treasury for
                                    further information and assistance where
                                    appropriate.
                              ``(iii) Form and manner.--Any notice under
                          clause (i)--
                                        ``(I) shall be provided in a form
                                    and manner prescribed in guidance by the
                                    Secretary of the Treasury, in
                                    consultation with the Pension Benefit
                                    Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary
                                    of Labor, notwithstanding any other
                                    provision of law,
                                        ``(II) shall be written in a manner
                                    so as to be understood by the average
                                    plan participant, and
                                        ``(III) may be provided in written,
                                    electronic, or other appropriate form to
                                    the extent such form is reasonably
                                    accessible to persons to whom the notice
                                    is required to be provided.
                              ``(iv) Other notice requirement.--Any notice
                          provided under clause (i) shall fulfill the
                          requirement for notice of a significant reduction
                          in benefits described in section 204(h).
                              ``(v) Model notice.--The Secretary of the
                          Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit
                          Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor,
                          shall in the guidance prescribed under clause
                          (iii)(I) establish a model notice that a plan
                          sponsor may use to meet the requirements of this
                          subparagraph.
                        ``(G) Approval process by the secretary of the
                    treasury in consultation with the pension benefit
                    guaranty corporation and the secretary of labor.--
                              ``(i) In general.--The plan sponsor of a plan
                          in critical and declining status for a plan year
                          that seeks to suspend benefits must submit an
                          application to the Secretary of the Treasury for
                          approval of the suspensions of benefits. If the
                          plan sponsor submits an

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                          application for approval of the suspensions, the
                          Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
                          the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the
                          Secretary of Labor, shall approve the application
                          upon finding that the plan is eligible for the
                          suspensions and has satisfied the criteria of
                          subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F).
                              ``(ii) Solicitation of comments.--Not later
                          than 30 days after receipt of the application
                          under clause (i), the Secretary of the Treasury,
                          in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty
                          Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall
                          publish a notice in the Federal Register
                          soliciting comments from contributing employers,
                          employee organizations, and participants and
                          beneficiaries of the plan for which an application
                          was made and other interested parties. The
                          application for approval of the suspension of
                          benefits shall be published on the website of the
                          Secretary of the Treasury.
                              ``(iii) Required action; deemed approval.--The
                          Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
                          the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the
                          Secretary of Labor, shall approve or deny any
                          application for suspensions of benefits under this
                          paragraph within 225 days after the submission of
                          such application. An application for suspension of
                          benefits shall be deemed approved unless, within
                          such 225 days, the Secretary of the Treasury
                          notifies the plan sponsor that it has failed to
                          satisfy one or more of the criteria described in
                          this paragraph. If the Secretary of the Treasury,
                          in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty
                          Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, rejects a
                          plan sponsor's application, the Secretary of the
                          Treasury shall provide notice to the plan sponsor
                          detailing the specific reasons for the rejection,
                          including reference to the specific requirement
                          not satisfied. Approval or denial by the Secretary
                          of the Treasury of an application shall be treated
                          as a final agency action for purposes of section
                          704 of title 5, United States Code.
                              ``(iv) Agency review.--In evaluating whether
                          the plan sponsor has met the criteria specified in
                          clause (ii) of subparagraph (C), the Secretary of
                          the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension
                          Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of
                          Labor, shall review the plan sponsor's
                          consideration of factors under such clause.
                              ``(v) Standard for accepting plan sponsor
                          determinations.--In evaluating the plan sponsor's
                          application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
                          accept the plan sponsor's determinations unless it
                          concludes, in consultation with the Pension
                          Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of
                          Labor, that the plan sponsor's determinations were
                          clearly erroneous.
                        ``(H) Participant ratification process.--
                              ``(i) In general.--No suspension of benefits
                          may take effect pursuant to this paragraph prior
                          to a vote of the participants of the plan with
                          respect to the suspension.

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2807]]

                              ``(ii) Administration of vote.--Not later than
                          30 days after approval of the suspension by the
                          Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
                          the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the
                          Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (G), the
                          Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
                          the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the
                          Secretary of Labor, shall administer a vote of
                          participants and beneficiaries of the plan. Except
                          as provided in clause (v), the suspension shall go
                          into effect following the vote unless a majority
                          of all participants and beneficiaries of the plan
                          vote to reject the suspension. The plan sponsor
                          may submit a new suspension application to the
                          Secretary of the Treasury for approval in any case
                          in which a suspension is prohibited from taking
                          effect pursuant to a vote under this subparagraph.
                              ``(iii) Ballots.--The plan sponsor shall
                          provide a ballot for the vote (subject to approval
                          by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation
                          with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and
                          the Secretary of Labor) that includes the
                          following:
                                        ``(I) A statement from the plan
                                    sponsor in support of the suspension.
                                        ``(II) A statement in opposition to
                                    the suspension compiled from comments
                                    received pursuant to subparagraph
                                    (G)(ii).
                                        ``(III) A statement that the
                                    suspension has been approved by the
                                    Secretary of the Treasury, in
                                    consultation with the Pension Benefit
                                    Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary
                                    of Labor.
                                        ``(IV) A statement that the plan
                                    sponsor has determined that the plan
                                    will become insolvent unless the
                                    suspension takes effect.
                                        ``(V) A statement that insolvency of
                                    the plan could result in benefits lower
                                    than benefits paid under the suspension.
                                        ``(VI) A statement that insolvency
                                    of the Pension Benefit Guaranty
                                    Corporation would result in benefits
                                    lower than benefits paid in the case of
                                    plan insolvency.
                              ``(iv) Communication by plan sponsor.--It is
                          the sense of Congress that, depending on the size
                          and resources of the plan and geographic
                          distribution of the plan's participants, the plan
                          sponsor should take such steps as may be necessary
                          to inform participants about proposed benefit
                          suspensions through in-person meetings, telephone
                          or internet-based communications, mailed
                          information, or by other means.
                              ``(v) Systemically important plans.--
                                        ``(I) In general.--Not later than 14
                                    days after a vote under this
                                    subparagraph rejecting a suspension, the
                                    Secretary of the Treasury, in
                                    consultation with the Pension Benefit
                                    Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary
                                    of Labor, shall determine whether the
                                    plan is a systemically important plan.
                                    If the Secretary of the Treasury, in
                                    consultation with the Pension Benefit
                                    Guaranty Corporation

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                                    and the Secretary of Labor, determines
                                    that the plan is a systemically
                                    important plan, not later than the end
                                    of the 90-day period beginning on the
                                    date the results of the vote are
                                    certified, the Secretary of the Treasury
                                    shall, notwithstanding such adverse
                                    vote--
                                                ``(aa) permit the
                                            implementation of the suspension
                                            proposed by the plan sponsor; or
                                                ``(bb) permit the
                                            implementation of a modification
                                            by the Secretary of the
                                            Treasury, in consultation with
                                            the Pension Benefit Guaranty
                                            Corporation and the Secretary of
                                            Labor, of such suspension (so
                                            long as the plan is projected to
                                            avoid insolvency within the
                                            meaning of section 4245 under
                                            such modification).
                                        ``(II) Recommendations.--Not later
                                    than 30 days after a determination by
                                    the Secretary of the Treasury, in
                                    consultation with the Pension Benefit
                                    Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary
                                    of Labor, that the plan is systemically
                                    important, the Participant and Plan
                                    Sponsor Advocate selected under section
                                    4004 may submit recommendations to the
                                    Secretary of the Treasury with respect
                                    to the suspension or any revisions to
                                    the suspension.
                                        ``(III) Systemically important plan
                                    defined.--
                                                ``(aa) In general.--For
                                            purposes of this subparagraph, a
                                            systemically important plan is a
                                            plan with respect to which the
                                            Pension Benefit Guaranty
                                            Corporation projects the present
                                            value of projected financial
                                            assistance payments exceeds
                                            $1,000,000,000 if suspensions
                                            are not implemented.
                                                ``(bb) Indexing.--For
                                            calendar years beginning after
                                            2015, there shall be substituted
                                            for the dollar amount specified
                                            in item (aa) an amount equal to
                                            the product of such dollar
                                            amount and a fraction, the
                                            numerator of which is the
                                            contribution and benefit base
                                            (determined under section 230 of
                                            the Social Security Act) for the
                                            preceding calendar year and the
                                            denominator of which is such
                                            contribution and benefit base
                                            for calendar year 2014. If the
                                            amount otherwise determined
                                            under this item is not a
                                            multiple of $1,000,000, such
                                            amount shall be rounded to the
                                            next lowest multiple of
                                            $1,000,000.
                              ``(vi) Final authorization to suspend.--In any
                          case in which a suspension goes into effect
                          following a vote pursuant to clause (ii) (or
                          following a determination under clause (v) that
                          the plan is a systemically important plan), the
                          Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
                          the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the
                          Secretary of Labor, shall issue a final
                          authorization to suspend with respect to the
                          suspension

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                          not later than 7 days after such vote (or, in the
                          case of a suspension that goes into effect under
                          clause (v), at a time sufficient to allow the
                          implementation of the suspension prior to the end
                          of the 90-day period described in clause (v)(I)).
                        ``(I) Judicial review.--
                              ``(i) Denial of application.--An action by the
                          plan sponsor challenging the denial of an
                          application for suspension of benefits by the
                          Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
                          the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the
                          Secretary of Labor, may only be brought following
                          such denial.
                              ``(ii) Approval of suspension of benefits.--
                                        ``(I) Timing of action.--An action
                                    challenging a suspension of benefits
                                    under this paragraph may only be brought
                                    following a final authorization to
                                    suspend by the Secretary of the
                                    Treasury, in consultation with the
                                    Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and
                                    the Secretary of Labor, under
                                    subparagraph (H)(vi).
                                        ``(II) Standards of review.--
                                                ``(aa) In general.--A court
                                            shall review an action
                                            challenging a suspension of
                                            benefits under this paragraph in
                                            accordance with section 706 of
                                            title 5, United States Code.
                                                ``(bb) Temporary
                                            injunction.--A court reviewing
                                            an action challenging a
                                            suspension of benefits under
                                            this paragraph may not grant a
                                            temporary injunction with
                                            respect to such suspension
                                            unless the court finds a clear
                                            and convincing likelihood that
                                            the plaintiff will prevail on
                                            the merits of the case.
                              ``(iii) Restricted cause of action.--A
                          participant or beneficiary affected by a benefit
                          suspension under this paragraph shall not have a
                          cause of action under this title.
                              ``(iv) Limitation on action to suspend
                          benefits.--No action challenging a suspension of
                          benefits following the final authorization to
                          suspend or the denial of an application for
                          suspension of benefits pursuant to this paragraph
                          may be brought after one year after the earliest
                          date on which the plaintiff acquired or should
                          have acquired actual knowledge of the existence of
                          such cause of action.
                        ``(J) Special rule for emergence from critical
                    status.--A plan certified to be in critical and
                    declining status pursuant to projections made under
                    subsection (b)(3) for which a suspension of benefits has
                    been made by the plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph
                    shall not emerge from critical status under paragraph
                    (4)(B), until such time as--
                              ``(i) the plan is no longer certified to be in
                          critical or endangered status under paragraphs (1)
                          and (2) of subsection (b), and
                              ``(ii) the plan is projected to avoid
                          insolvency under section 4245.''.
                (7) Rules relating to withdrawal liability.--

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2810]]

                        (A) Benefit suspensions disregarded.--Section
                    305(g)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
                    of 1974, as added by section 109, is further amended by
                    inserting ``or benefit reductions or suspensions while
                    in critical and declining status under subsection
                    (e)(9)), unless the withdrawal occurs more than ten
                    years after the effective date of a benefit suspension
                    by a plan in critical and declining status,'' after
                    ``benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f)''.
                        (B) Authority of plan to subordinate withdrawal
                    liability claims.--Section 4219(d) of such Act (29
                    U.S.C. 1399(d)) is amended by striking the period at the
                    end and inserting ``or to any arrangement relating to
                    withdrawal liability involving the plan.''.
                        (C) Civil actions.--Section 4003(f)(1) of such Act
                    (29 U.S.C. 1303)(f)(1)) is amended by inserting ``plan
                    sponsor,'' before ``fiduciary''.
                (8) <<NOTE: 29 USC 1085 note.>>  Guidance.--Not later than
            180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
            Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension
            Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall
            publish appropriate guidance to implement section 305(e)(9) of
            the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C.
            1085(e)(9)).

        (b) Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--
                (1) General rule for plan in critical and declining
            status.--Section 432(a) of the Internal Revenue Code
            of <<NOTE: 26 USC 432.>>  1986 is amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period at
                    the end and inserting ``, and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(3) if the plan is in critical and declining status--
                        ``(A) the requirements of paragraph (2) shall apply
                    to the plan; and
                        ``(B) the plan sponsor may, by plan amendment,
                    suspend benefits in accordance with the requirements of
                    subsection (e)(9).''.
                (2) Critical and declining status defined.--Section 432(b)
            of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by sections 102
            and 104, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(6) Critical and declining status.--For purposes of this
            section, a plan in critical status shall be treated as in
            critical and declining status if the plan is described in one or
            more of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (2)
            and the plan is projected to become insolvent within the meaning
            of section 418E during the current plan year or any of the 14
            succeeding plan years (19 succeeding plan years if the plan has
            a ratio of inactive participants to active participants that
            exceeds 2 to 1 or if the funded percentage of the plan is less
            than 80 percent).''.
                (3) Annual certification.--Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i) of the
            Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
                        (A) by striking ``and whether'' and inserting ``,
                    whether'', and

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2811]]

                        (B) by inserting ``, and whether or not the plan is
                    or will be in critical and declining status for such
                    plan year'' before ``, and'' at the end.
                (4) Projections of assets and liabilities.--Section
            432(b)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 <<NOTE: 26 USC
            432.>>  is amended by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(iv) Projections of critical and declining
                          status.--In determining whether a plan is in
                          critical and declining status as described in
                          subsection (e)(9), clauses (i), (ii), and (iii)
                          shall apply, except that--
                                        ``(I) if reasonable, the plan
                                    actuary shall assume that each
                                    contributing employer in compliance
                                    continues to comply through the end of
                                    the rehabilitation period or such later
                                    time as provided in subsection
                                    (e)(3)(A)(ii) with the terms of the
                                    rehabilitation plan that correspond to
                                    the schedule adopted or imposed under
                                    subsection (e), and
                                        ``(II) the plan actuary shall take
                                    into account any suspensions of benefits
                                    described in subsection (e)(9) adopted
                                    in a prior plan year that are still in
                                    effect.''.
                (5) Benefit suspensions for multiemployer plans in critical
            and declining status.--Section 432(e) of the Internal Revenue
            Code of 1986 (as amended by section 109) is amended by inserting
            after paragraph (8) the following:
                ``(9) Benefit suspensions for multiemployer plans in
            critical and declining status.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 411(d)(6)
                    and subject to subparagraphs (B) through (I), the plan
                    sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status may,
                    by plan amendment, suspend benefits which the sponsor
                    deems appropriate.
                        ``(B) Suspension of benefits.--
                              ``(i) Suspension of benefits defined.--For
                          purposes of this subsection, the term `suspension
                          of benefits' means the temporary or permanent
                          reduction of any current or future payment
                          obligation of the plan to any participant or
                          beneficiary under the plan, whether or not in pay
                          status at the time of the suspension of benefits.
                              ``(ii) Length of suspensions.--Any suspension
                          of benefits made under subparagraph (A) shall
                          remain in effect until the earlier of when the
                          plan sponsor provides benefit improvements in
                          accordance with subparagraph (E) or the suspension
                          of benefits expires by its own terms.
                              ``(iii) No liability.--The plan shall not be
                          liable for any benefit payments not made as a
                          result of a suspension of benefits under this
                          paragraph.
                              ``(iv) Applicability.--For purposes of this
                          paragraph, all references to suspensions of
                          benefits, increases in benefits, or resumptions of
                          suspended benefits with respect to participants
                          shall also apply with respect to benefits of
                          beneficiaries or alternative payees of
                          participants.
                              ``(v) Retiree representative.--

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2812]]

                                        ``(I) In general.--In the case of a
                                    plan with 10,000 or more participants,
                                    not later than 60 days prior to the plan
                                    sponsor submitting an application to
                                    suspend benefits, the plan sponsor shall
                                    select a participant of the plan in pay
                                    status to act as a retiree
                                    representative. The retiree
                                    representative shall advocate for the
                                    interests of the retired and deferred
                                    vested participants and beneficiaries of
                                    the plan throughout the suspension
                                    approval process.
                                        ``(II) Reasonable expenses from
                                    plan.--The plan shall provide for
                                    reasonable expenses by the retiree
                                    representative, including reasonable
                                    legal and actuarial support,
                                    commensurate with the plan's size and
                                    funded status.
                                        ``(III) Special rule relating to
                                    fiduciary status.--Duties performed
                                    pursuant to subclause (I) shall not be
                                    subject to section 4975. The preceding
                                    sentence shall not apply to those duties
                                    associated with an application to
                                    suspend benefits pursuant to
                                    subparagraph (G) that are performed by
                                    the retiree representative who is also a
                                    plan trustee.
                        ``(C) Conditions for suspensions.--The plan sponsor
                    of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan
                    year may suspend benefits only if the following
                    conditions are met:
                              ``(i) Taking into account the proposed
                          suspensions of benefits (and, if applicable, a
                          proposed partition of the plan under section 4233
                          of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
                          1974), the plan actuary certifies that the plan is
                          projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning
                          of section 418E, assuming the suspensions of
                          benefits continue until the suspensions of
                          benefits expire by their own terms or if no such
                          expiration date is set, indefinitely.
                              ``(ii) The plan sponsor determines, in a
                          written record to be maintained throughout the
                          period of the benefit suspension, that the plan is
                          still projected to become insolvent unless
                          benefits are suspended under this paragraph,
                          although all reasonable measures to avoid
                          insolvency have been taken (and continue to be
                          taken during the period of the benefit
                          suspension). In its determination, the plan
                          sponsor may take into account factors including
                          the following:
                                        ``(I) Current and past contribution
                                    levels.
                                        ``(II) Levels of benefit accruals
                                    (including any prior reductions in the
                                    rate of benefit accruals).
                                        ``(III) Prior reductions (if any) of
                                    adjustable benefits.
                                        ``(IV) Prior suspensions (if any) of
                                    benefits under this subsection.
                                        ``(V) The impact on plan solvency of
                                    the subsidies and ancillary benefits
                                    available to active participants.

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2813]]

                                        ``(VI) Compensation levels of active
                                    participants relative to employees in
                                    the participants' industry generally.
                                        ``(VII) Competitive and other
                                    economic factors facing contributing
                                    employers.
                                        ``(VIII) The impact of benefit and
                                    contribution levels on retaining active
                                    participants and bargaining groups under
                                    the plan.
                                        ``(IX) The impact of past and
                                    anticipated contribution increases under
                                    the plan on employer attrition and
                                    retention levels.
                                        ``(X) Measures undertaken by the
                                    plan sponsor to retain or attract
                                    contributing employers.
                        ``(D) Limitations on suspensions.--Any suspensions
                    of benefits made by a plan sponsor pursuant to this
                    paragraph shall be subject to the following limitations:
                              ``(i) The monthly benefit of any participant
                          or beneficiary may not be reduced below 110
                          percent of the monthly benefit which is guaranteed
                          by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation under
                          section 4022A of the Employee Retirement Income
                          Security Act of 1974 on the date of the
                          suspension.
                              ``(ii)(I) In the case of a participant or
                          beneficiary who has attained 75 years of age as of
                          the effective date of the suspension, not more
                          than the applicable percentage of the maximum
                          suspendable benefits of such participant or
                          beneficiary may be suspended under this paragraph.
                              ``(II) For purposes of subclause (I), the
                          maximum suspendable benefits of a participant or
                          beneficiary is the portion of the benefits of such
                          participant or beneficiary that would be suspended
                          pursuant to this paragraph without regard to this
                          clause;
                              ``(III) For purposes of subclause (I), the
                          applicable percentage is a percentage equal to the
                          quotient obtained by dividing--
                                        ``(aa) the number of months during
                                    the period beginning with the month
                                    after the month in which occurs the
                                    effective date of the suspension and
                                    ending with the month during which the
                                    participant or beneficiary attains the
                                    age of 80, by
                                        ``(bb) 60 months.
                              ``(iii) No benefits based on disability (as
                          defined under the plan) may be suspended under
                          this paragraph.
                              ``(iv) Any suspensions of benefits, in the
                          aggregate (and, if applicable, considered in
                          combination with a partition of the plan under
                          section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income
                          Security Act of 1974), shall be reasonably
                          estimated to achieve, but not materially exceed,
                          the level that is necessary to avoid insolvency.
                              ``(v) In any case in which a suspension of
                          benefits with respect to a plan is made in
                          combination with a partition of the plan under
                          section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income
                          Security Act of 1974,

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                          the suspension of benefits may not take effect
                          prior to the effective date of such partition.
                              ``(vi) Any suspensions of benefits shall be
                          equitably distributed across the participant and
                          beneficiary population, taking into account
                          factors, with respect to participants and
                          beneficiaries and their benefits, that may include
                          one or more of the following:
                                        ``(I) Age and life expectancy.
                                        ``(II) Length of time in pay status.
                                        ``(III) Amount of benefit.
                                        ``(IV) Type of benefit: survivor,
                                    normal retirement, early retirement.
                                        ``(V) Extent to which participant or
                                    beneficiary is receiving a subsidized
                                    benefit.
                                        ``(VI) Extent to which participant
                                    or beneficiary has received post-
                                    retirement benefit increases.
                                        ``(VII) History of benefit increases
                                    and reductions.
                                        ``(VIII) Years to retirement for
                                    active employees.
                                        ``(IX) Any discrepancies between
                                    active and retiree benefits.
                                        ``(X) Extent to which active
                                    participants are reasonably likely to
                                    withdraw support for the plan,
                                    accelerating employer withdrawals from
                                    the plan and increasing the risk of
                                    additional benefit reductions for
                                    participants in and out of pay status.
                                        ``(XI) Extent to which benefits are
                                    attributed to service with an employer
                                    that failed to pay its full withdrawal
                                    liability.
                              ``(vii) In the case of a plan that includes
                          the benefits described in clause (III), benefits
                          suspended under this paragraph shall--
                                        ``(I) first, be applied to the
                                    maximum extent permissible to benefits
                                    attributable to a participant's service
                                    for an employer which withdrew from the
                                    plan and failed to pay (or is delinquent
                                    with respect to paying) the full amount
                                    of its withdrawal liability under
                                    section 4201(b)(1) of the Employee
                                    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
                                    or an agreement with the plan,
                                        ``(II) second, except as provided by
                                    subclause (III), be applied to all other
                                    benefits that may be suspended under
                                    this paragraph, and
                                        ``(III) third, be applied to
                                    benefits under a plan that are directly
                                    attributable to a participant's service
                                    with any employer which has, prior to
                                    the date of enactment of the
                                    Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of
                                    2014--
                                                ``(aa) withdrawn from the
                                            plan in a complete withdrawal
                                            under section 4203 of the
                                            Employee Retirement Income
                                            Security Act of 1974 and has
                                            paid the full amount of the
                                            employer's withdrawal liability
                                            under section 4201(b)(1) of such
                                            Act or an agreement with the
                                            plan, and

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                                                ``(bb) pursuant to a
                                            collective bargaining agreement,
                                            assumed liability for providing
                                            benefits to participants and
                                            beneficiaries of the plan under
                                            a separate, single-employer plan
                                            sponsored by the employer, in an
                                            amount equal to any amount of
                                            benefits for such participants
                                            and beneficiaries reduced as a
                                            result of the financial status
                                            of the plan.
                        ``(E) Benefit improvements.--
                              ``(i) In general.--The plan sponsor may, in
                          its sole discretion, provide benefit improvements
                          while any suspension of benefits under the plan
                          remains in effect, except that the plan sponsor
                          may not increase the liabilities of the plan by
                          reason of any benefit improvement for any
                          participant or beneficiary not in pay status by
                          the first day of the plan year for which the
                          benefit improvement takes effect, unless--
                                        ``(I) such action is accompanied by
                                    equitable benefit improvements in
                                    accordance with clause (ii) for all
                                    participants and beneficiaries whose
                                    benefit commencement dates were before
                                    the first day of the plan year for which
                                    the benefit improvement for such
                                    participant or beneficiary not in pay
                                    status took effect; and
                                        ``(II) the plan actuary certifies
                                    that after taking into account such
                                    benefits improvements the plan is
                                    projected to avoid insolvency
                                    indefinitely under section 418E.
                              ``(ii) Equitable distribution of benefit
                          improvements.--
                                        ``(I) Limitation.--The projected
                                    value of the total liabilities for
                                    benefit improvements for participants
                                    and beneficiaries not in pay status by
                                    the date of the first day of the plan
                                    year in which the benefit improvements
                                    are proposed to take effect, as
                                    determined as of such date, may not
                                    exceed the projected value of the
                                    liabilities arising from benefit
                                    improvements for participants and
                                    beneficiaries with benefit commencement
                                    dates prior to the first day of such
                                    plan year, as so determined.
                                        ``(II) Equitable distribution of
                                    benefits.--The plan sponsor shall
                                    equitably distribute any increase in
                                    total liabilities for benefit
                                    improvements in clause (i) to some or
                                    all of the participants and
                                    beneficiaries whose benefit commencement
                                    date is before the date of the first day
                                    of the plan year in which the benefit
                                    improvements are proposed to take
                                    effect, taking into account the relevant
                                    factors described in subparagraph
                                    (D)(vi) and the extent to which the
                                    benefits of the participants and
                                    beneficiaries were suspended.
                              ``(iii) Special rule for resumptions of
                          benefits only for participants in pay status.--The
                          plan sponsor may increase liabilities of the plan
                          through a resumption of benefits for participants
                          and beneficiaries in pay status only if the plan
                          sponsor equitably

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                          distributes the value of resumed benefits to some
                          or all of the participants and beneficiaries in
                          pay status, taking into account the relevant
                          factors described in subparagraph (D)(vi).
                              ``(iv) Special rule for certain benefit
                          increases.--This subparagraph shall not apply to a
                          resumption of suspended benefits or plan amendment
                          which increases liabilities with respect to
                          participants and beneficiaries not in pay status
                          by the first day of the plan year in which the
                          benefit improvements took effect which--
                                        ``(I) the Secretary of the Treasury,
                                    in consultation with the Pension Benefit
                                    Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary
                                    of Labor, determines to be reasonable
                                    and which provides for only de minimis
                                    increases in the liabilities of the
                                    plan, or
                                        ``(II) is required as a condition of
                                    qualification under part I of subchapter
                                    D of chapter 1 of subtitle A or to
                                    comply with other applicable law, as
                                    determined by the Secretary of the
                                    Treasury.
                              ``(v) Additional limitations.--Except for
                          resumptions of suspended benefits described in
                          clause (iii), the limitations on benefit
                          improvements while a suspension of benefits is in
                          effect under this paragraph shall be in addition
                          to any other applicable limitations on increases
                          in benefits imposed on a plan.
                              ``(vi) Definition of benefit improvement.--For
                          purposes of this subparagraph, the term `benefit
                          improvement' means, with respect to a plan, a
                          resumption of suspended benefits, an increase in
                          benefits, an increase in the rate at which
                          benefits accrue, or an increase in the rate at
                          which benefits become nonforfeitable under the
                          plan.
                        ``(F) Notice requirements.--
                              ``(i) In general.--No suspension of benefits
                          may be made pursuant to this paragraph unless
                          notice of such proposed suspension has been given
                          by the plan sponsor concurrently with an
                          application for approval of such suspension
                          submitted under subparagraph (G) to the Secretary
                          of the Treasury to--
                                        ``(I) such plan participants and
                                    beneficiaries who may be contacted by
                                    reasonable efforts,
                                        ``(II) each employer who has an
                                    obligation to contribute (within the
                                    meaning of section 4212(a) of the
                                    Employee Retirement Income Security Act
                                    of 1974) under the plan, and
                                        ``(III) each employee organization
                                    which, for purposes of collective
                                    bargaining, represents plan participants
                                    employed by such an employer.
                              ``(ii) Content of notice.--The notice under
                          clause (i) shall contain--
                                        ``(I) sufficient information to
                                    enable participants and beneficiaries to
                                    understand the effect of any suspensions
                                    of benefits, including an individualized
                                    estimate (on an annual or monthly

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                                    basis) of such effect on each
                                    participant or beneficiary,
                                        ``(II) a description of the factors
                                    considered by the plan sponsor in
                                    designing the benefit suspensions,
                                        ``(III) a statement that the
                                    application for approval of any
                                    suspension of benefits shall be
                                    available on the website of the
                                    Department of the Treasury and that
                                    comments on such application will be
                                    accepted,
                                        ``(IV) information as to the rights
                                    and remedies of plan participants and
                                    beneficiaries,
                                        ``(V) if applicable, a statement
                                    describing the appointment of a retiree
                                    representative, the date of appointment
                                    of such representative, identifying
                                    information about the retiree
                                    representative (including whether the
                                    representative is a plan trustee), and
                                    how to contact such representative, and
                                        ``(VI) information on how to contact
                                    the Department of the Treasury for
                                    further information and assistance where
                                    appropriate.
                              ``(iii) Form and manner.--Any notice under
                          clause (i)--
                                        ``(I) shall be provided in a form
                                    and manner prescribed in guidance by the
                                    Secretary of the Treasury, in
                                    consultation with the Pension Benefit
                                    Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary
                                    of Labor, notwithstanding any other
                                    provision of law,
                                        ``(II) shall be written in a manner
                                    so as to be understood by the average
                                    plan participant, and
                                        ``(III) may be provided in written,
                                    electronic, or other appropriate form to
                                    the extent such form is reasonably
                                    accessible to persons to whom the notice
                                    is required to be provided.
                              ``(iv) Other notice requirement.--Any notice
                          provided under clause (i) shall fulfill the
                          requirement for notice of a significant reduction
                          in benefits described in section 4980F.
                              ``(v) Model notice.--The Secretary of the
                          Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit
                          Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor,
                          shall in the guidance prescribed under clause
                          (iii)(I) establish a model notice that a plan
                          sponsor may use to meet the requirements of this
                          subparagraph.
                        ``(G) Approval process by the secretary of the
                    treasury in consultation with the pension benefit
                    guaranty corporation and the secretary of labor.--
                              ``(i) In general.--The plan sponsor of a plan
                          in critical and declining status for a plan year
                          that seeks to suspend benefits must submit an
                          application to the Secretary of the Treasury for
                          approval of the suspensions of benefits. If the
                          plan sponsor submits an application for approval
                          of the suspensions, the Secretary of the Treasury
                          shall approve, in consultation with the Pension
                          Benefit Guaranty Corporation and

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                          the Secretary of Labor, the application upon
                          finding that the plan is eligible for the
                          suspensions and has satisfied the criteria of
                          subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F).
                              ``(ii) Solicitation of comments.--Not later
                          than 30 days after receipt of the application
                          under clause (i), the Secretary of the Treasury,
                          in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty
                          Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall
                          publish a notice in the Federal Register
                          soliciting comments from contributing employers,
                          employee organizations, and participants and
                          beneficiaries of the plan for which an application
                          was made and other interested parties. The
                          application for approval of the suspension of
                          benefits shall be published on the website of the
                          Department of the Treasury.
                              ``(iii) Required action; deemed approval.--The
                          Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
                          the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the
                          Secretary of Labor, shall approve or deny any
                          application for suspensions of benefits under this
                          paragraph within 225 days after the submission of
                          such application. An application for suspension of
                          benefits shall be deemed approved unless, within
                          such 225 days, the Secretary of the Treasury
                          notifies the plan sponsor that it has failed to
                          satisfy one or more of the criteria described in
                          this paragraph. If the Secretary of the Treasury,
                          in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty
                          Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, rejects a
                          plan sponsor's application, the Secretary of the
                          Treasury shall provide notice to the plan sponsor
                          detailing the specific reasons for the rejection,
                          including reference to the specific requirement
                          not satisfied. Approval or denial by the Secretary
                          of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension
                          Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of
                          Labor, of an application shall be treated as final
                          agency action for purposes of section 704 of title
                          5, United States Code.
                              ``(iv) Agency review.--In evaluating whether
                          the plan sponsor has met the criteria specified in
                          clause (ii) of subparagraph (C), the Secretary of
                          the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension
                          Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of
                          Labor, shall review the plan sponsor's
                          consideration of factors under such clause.
                              ``(v) Standard for accepting plan sponsor
                          determinations.--In evaluating the plan sponsor's
                          application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
                          accept the plan sponsor's determinations unless it
                          concludes, in consultation with the Pension
                          Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of
                          Labor, that the plan sponsor's determinations were
                          clearly erroneous.
                        ``(H) Participant ratification process.--
                              ``(i) In general.--No suspension of benefits
                          may take effect pursuant to this paragraph prior
                          to a vote of the participants of the plan with
                          respect to the suspension.

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2819]]

                              ``(ii) Administration of vote.--Not later than
                          30 days after approval of the suspension by the
                          Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
                          the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the
                          Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (G), the
                          Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
                          the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the
                          Secretary of Labor, shall administer a vote of
                          participants and beneficiaries of the plan. Except
                          as provided in clause (v), the suspension shall go
                          into effect following the vote unless a majority
                          of all participants and beneficiaries of the plan
                          vote to reject the suspension. The plan sponsor
                          may submit a new suspension application to the
                          Secretary of the Treasury for approval in any case
                          in which a suspension is prohibited from taking
                          effect pursuant to a vote under this subparagraph.
                              ``(iii) Ballots.--The plan sponsor shall
                          provide a ballot for the vote (subject to approval
                          by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation
                          with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and
                          the Secretary of Labor) that includes the
                          following:
                                        ``(I) A statement from the plan
                                    sponsor in support of the suspension.
                                        ``(II) A statement in opposition to
                                    the suspension compiled from comments
                                    received pursuant to subparagraph
                                    (G)(ii).
                                        ``(III) A statement that the
                                    suspension has been approved by the
                                    Secretary of the Treasury, in
                                    consultation with the Pension Benefit
                                    Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary
                                    of Labor.
                                        ``(IV) A statement that the plan
                                    sponsor has determined that the plan
                                    will become insolvent unless the
                                    suspension takes effect.
                                        ``(V) A statement that insolvency of
                                    the plan could result in benefits lower
                                    than benefits paid under the suspension.
                                        ``(VI) A statement that insolvency
                                    of the Pension Benefit Guaranty
                                    Corporation would result in benefits
                                    lower than benefits paid in the case of
                                    plan insolvency.
                              ``(iv) Communication by plan sponsor.--It is
                          the sense of Congress that, depending on the size
                          and resources of the plan and geographic
                          distribution of the plan's participants, the plan
                          sponsor should take such steps as may be necessary
                          to inform participants about proposed benefit
                          suspensions through in-person meetings, telephone
                          or internet-based communications, mailed
                          information, or by other means.
                              ``(v) Systemically important plans.--
                                        ``(I) In general.--Not later than 14
                                    days after a vote under this
                                    subparagraph rejecting a suspension, the
                                    Secretary of the Treasury, in
                                    consultation with the Pension Benefit
                                    Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary
                                    of Labor, shall determine whether the
                                    plan is a systemically important plan.
                                    If the Secretary of the Treasury, in
                                    consultation with the Pension Benefit
                                    Guaranty Corporation

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2820]]

                                    and the Secretary of Labor, determines
                                    that the plan is a systemically
                                    important plan, not later than the end
                                    of the 90-day period beginning on the
                                    date the results of the vote are
                                    certified, the Secretary of the Treasury
                                    shall, notwithstanding such adverse
                                    vote--
                                                ``(aa) permit the
                                            implementation of the suspension
                                            proposed by the plan sponsor; or
                                                ``(bb) permit the
                                            implementation of a modification
                                            by the Secretary of the
                                            Treasury, in consultation with
                                            the Pension Benefit Guaranty
                                            Corporation and the Secretary of
                                            Labor, of such suspension (so
                                            long as the plan is projected to
                                            avoid insolvency within the
                                            meaning of section 4245 of the
                                            Employee Retirement Income
                                            Security Act of 1974 under such
                                            modification).
                                        ``(II) Recommendations.--Not later
                                    than 30 days after a determination by
                                    the Secretary of the Treasury, in
                                    consultation with the Pension Benefit
                                    Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary
                                    of Labor, that the plan is systemically
                                    important, the Participant and Plan
                                    Sponsor Advocate selected under section
                                    4004 of the Employee Retirement Income
                                    Security Act of 1974 may submit
                                    recommendations to the Secretary of the
                                    Treasury with respect to the suspension
                                    or any revisions to the suspension.
                                        ``(III) Systemically important plan
                                    defined.--
                                                ``(aa) In general.--For
                                            purposes of this subparagraph, a
                                            systemically important plan is a
                                            plan with respect to which the
                                            Pension Benefit Guaranty
                                            Corporation projects the present
                                            value of projected financial
                                            assistance payments exceeds
                                            $1,000,000,000 if suspensions
                                            are not implemented.
                                                ``(bb) Indexing.--For
                                            calendar years beginning after
                                            2015, there shall be substituted
                                            for the dollar amount specified
                                            in item (aa) an amount equal to
                                            the product of such dollar
                                            amount and a fraction, the
                                            numerator of which is the
                                            contribution and benefit base
                                            (determined under section 230 of
                                            the Social Security Act) for the
                                            preceding calendar year and the
                                            denominator of which is such
                                            contribution and benefit base
                                            for calendar year 2014. If the
                                            amount otherwise determined
                                            under this item is not a
                                            multiple of $1,000,000, such
                                            amount shall be rounded to the
                                            next lowest multiple of
                                            $1,000,000.
                              ``(vi) Final authorization to suspend.--In any
                          case in which a suspension goes into effect
                          following a vote pursuant to clause (ii) (or
                          following a determination under clause (v) that
                          the plan is a systemically

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2821]]

                          important plan), the Secretary of the Treasury, in
                          consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty
                          Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall
                          issue a final authorization to suspend with
                          respect to the suspension not later than 7 days
                          after such vote (or, in the case of a suspension
                          that goes into effect under clause (v), at a time
                          sufficient to allow the implementation of the
                          suspension prior to the end of the 90-day period
                          described in clause (v)(I)).
                        ``(I) Judicial review.--
                              ``(i) Denial of application.--An action by the
                          plan sponsor challenging the denial of an
                          application for suspension of benefits by the
                          Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
                          the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the
                          Secretary of Labor, may only be brought following
                          such denial.
                              ``(ii) Approval of suspension of benefits.--
                                        ``(I) Timing of action.--An action
                                    challenging a suspension of benefits
                                    under this paragraph may only be brought
                                    following a final authorization to
                                    suspend by the Secretary of the
                                    Treasury, in consultation with the
                                    Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and
                                    the Secretary of Labor, under
                                    subparagraph (H)(vi).
                                        ``(II) Standards of review.--
                                                ``(aa) In general.--A court
                                            shall review an action
                                            challenging a suspension of
                                            benefits under this paragraph in
                                            accordance with section 706 of
                                            title 5, United States Code.
                                                ``(bb) Temporary
                                            injunction.--A court reviewing
                                            an action challenging a
                                            suspension of benefits under
                                            this paragraph may not grant a
                                            temporary injunction with
                                            respect to such suspension
                                            unless the court finds a clear
                                            and convincing likelihood that
                                            the plaintiff will prevail on
                                            the merits of the case.
                              ``(iii) Restricted cause of action.--A
                          participant or beneficiary affected by a benefit
                          suspension under this paragraph shall not have a
                          cause of action under this title.
                              ``(iv) Limitation on action to suspend
                          benefits.--No action challenging a suspension of
                          benefits following the final authorization to
                          suspend or the denial of an application for
                          suspension of benefits pursuant to this paragraph
                          may be brought after one year after the earliest
                          date on which the plaintiff acquired or should
                          have acquired actual knowledge of the existence of
                          such cause of action.
                        ``(J) Special rule for emergence from critical
                    status.--A plan certified to be in critical and
                    declining status pursuant to projections made under
                    subsection (b)(3) for which a suspension of benefits has
                    been made by the plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph
                    shall not emerge from critical status under paragraph
                    (4)(B), until such time as--

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                              ``(i) the plan is no longer certified to be in
                          critical or endangered status under paragraphs (1)
                          and (2) of subsection (b), and
                              ``(ii) the plan is projected to avoid
                          insolvency under section 418E.''.
                (6) Rule relating to withdrawal liability.--Section
            432(g)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by
            section 109, is further amended by inserting ``, or benefit
            reductions or suspensions while in critical and declining status
            under subsection (e)(9)), unless the withdrawal occurs more than
            ten years after the effective date of a benefit suspension by a
            plan in critical and declining status,'' after ``benefit
            reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f)''.
                (7) <<NOTE: 26 USC 432 note.>>  Guidance.--Not later than
            180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
            Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension
            Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall
            publish appropriate guidance to implement section 432(e)(9) of
            the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

        (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 432 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made
    by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this
    Act.

               DIVISION P--OTHER RETIREMENT-RELATED MODIFICATIONS

    SEC. 1. SUBSTANTIAL CESSATION OF OPERATIONS.

        (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 4062 of the Employee
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1362) is amended to
    read as follows:
        ``(e) Treatment of Substantial Cessation of Operations.--
                ``(1) General rule.--Except as provided in paragraphs (3)
            and (4), if there is a substantial cessation of operations at a
            facility in any location, the employer shall be treated with
            respect to any single employer plan established and maintained
            by the employer covering participants at such facility as if the
            employer were a substantial employer under a plan under which
            more than one employer makes contributions and the provisions of
            sections 4063, 4064, and 4065 shall apply.
                ``(2) Substantial cessation of operations.--For purposes of
            this subsection:
                        ``(A) In general.--The term `substantial cessation
                    of operations' means a permanent cessation of operations
                    at a facility which results in a workforce reduction of
                    a number of eligible employees at the facility
                    equivalent to more than 15 percent of the number of all
                    eligible employees of the employer, determined
                    immediately before the earlier of--
                              ``(i) the date of the employer's decision to
                          implement such cessation, or
                              ``(ii) in the case of a workforce reduction
                          which includes 1 or more eligible employees
                          described in paragraph (6)(B), the earliest date
                          on which any such eligible employee was separated
                          from employment.
                        ``(B) Workforce reduction.--Subject to subparagraphs
                    (C) and (D), the term `workforce reduction' means the
                    number of eligible employees at a facility who are

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2823]]

                    separated from employment by reason of the permanent
                    cessation of operations of the employer at the facility.
                        ``(C) Relocation of workforce.--An eligible employee
                    separated from employment at a facility shall not be
                    taken into account in computing a workforce reduction
                    if, within a reasonable period of time, the employee is
                    replaced by the employer, at the same or another
                    facility located in the United States, by an employee
                    who is a citizen or resident of the United States.
                        ``(D) Dispositions.--If, whether by reason of a sale
                    or other disposition of the assets or stock of a
                    contributing sponsor (or any member of the same
                    controlled group as such a sponsor) of the plan relating
                    to operations at a facility or otherwise, an employer
                    (the `transferee employer') other than the employer
                    which experiences the substantial cessation of
                    operations (the `transferor employer') conducts any
                    portion of such operations, then--
                              ``(i) an eligible employee separated from
                          employment with the transferor employer at the
                          facility shall not be taken into account in
                          computing a workforce reduction if--
                                        ``(I) within a reasonable period of
                                    time, the employee is replaced by the
                                    transferee employer by an employee who
                                    is a citizen or resident of the United
                                    States; and
                                        ``(II) in the case of an eligible
                                    employee who is a participant in a
                                    single employer plan maintained by the
                                    transferor employer, the transferee
                                    employer, within a reasonable period of
                                    time, maintains a single employer plan
                                    which includes the assets and
                                    liabilities attributable to the accrued
                                    benefit of the eligible employee at the
                                    time of separation from employment with
                                    the transferor employer; and
                              ``(ii) an eligible employee who continues to
                          be employed at the facility by the transferee
                          employer shall not be taken into account in
                          computing a workforce reduction if--
                                        ``(I) the eligible employee is not a
                                    participant in a single employer plan
                                    maintained by the transferor employer,
                                    or
                                        ``(II) in any other case, the
                                    transferee employer, within a reasonable
                                    period of time, maintains a single
                                    employer plan which includes the assets
                                    and liabilities attributable to the
                                    accrued benefit of the eligible employee
                                    at the time of separation from
                                    employment with the transferor employer.
                ``(3) Exemption for plans with limited underfunding.--
            Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a single employer
            plan if, for the plan year preceding the plan year in which the
            cessation occurred--
                        ``(A) there were fewer than 100 participants with
                    accrued benefits under the plan as of the valuation date
                    of the plan for the plan year (as determined under
                    section 303(g)(2)); or

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2824]]

                        ``(B) the ratio of the market value of the assets of
                    the plan to the funding target of the plan for the plan
                    year was 90 percent or greater.
                ``(4) Election to make additional contributions to satisfy
            liability.--
                        ``(A) In general.--An employer may elect to satisfy
                    the employer's liability with respect to a plan by
                    reason of paragraph (1) by making additional
                    contributions to the plan in the amount determined under
                    subparagraph (B) for each plan year in the 7-plan-year
                    period beginning with the plan year in which the
                    cessation occurred. Any such additional contribution for
                    a plan year shall be in addition to any minimum required
                    contribution under section 303 for such plan year and
                    shall be paid not later than the earlier of--
                              ``(i) the due date for the minimum required
                          contribution for such year under section 303(j);
                          or
                              ``(ii) in the case of the first such
                          contribution, the date that is 1 year after the
                          date on which the employer notifies the
                          Corporation of the substantial cessation of
                          operations or the date the Corporation determines
                          a substantial cessation of operations has
                          occurred, and in the case of subsequent
                          contributions, the same date in each succeeding
                          year.
                        ``(B) Amount determined.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
                          clause (iii), the amount determined under this
                          subparagraph with respect to each plan year in the
                          7-plan-year period is the product of--
                                        ``(I) \1/7\ of the unfunded vested
                                    benefits determined under section
                                    4006(a)(3)(E) as of the valuation date
                                    of the plan (as determined under section
                                    303(g)(2)) for the plan year preceding
                                    the plan year in which the cessation
                                    occurred; and
                                        ``(II) the reduction fraction.
                              ``(ii) Reduction fraction.--For purposes of
                          clause (i), the reduction fraction of a single
                          employer plan is equal to--
                                        ``(I) the number of participants
                                    with accrued benefits in the plan who
                                    were included in computing the workforce
                                    reduction under paragraph (2)(B) as a
                                    result of the cessation of operations at
                                    the facility; divided by
                                        ``(II) the number of eligible
                                    employees of the employer who are
                                    participants with accrued benefits in
                                    the plan, determined as of the same date
                                    the determination under paragraph (2)(A)
                                    is made.
                              ``(iii) Limitation.--The additional
                          contribution under this subparagraph for any plan
                          year shall not exceed the excess, if any, of--
                                        ``(I) 25 percent of the difference
                                    between the market value of the assets
                                    of the plan and the funding target of
                                    the plan for the preceding plan year;
                                    over
                                        ``(II) the minimum required
                                    contribution under section 303 for the
                                    plan year.

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                        ``(C) Permitted cessation of annual installments
                    when plan becomes sufficiently funded.--An employer's
                    obligation to make additional contributions under this
                    paragraph shall not apply to--
                              ``(i) the first plan year (beginning on or
                          after the first day of the plan year in which the
                          cessation occurs) for which the ratio of the
                          market value of the assets of the plan to the
                          funding target of the plan for the plan year is 90
                          percent or greater, or
                              ``(ii) any plan year following such first plan
                          year.
                        ``(D) Coordination with funding waivers.--
                              ``(i) In general.--If the Secretary of the
                          Treasury issues a funding waiver under section
                          302(c) with respect to the plan for a plan year in
                          the 7-plan-year period under subparagraph (A), the
                          additional contribution with respect to such plan
                          year shall be permanently waived.
                              ``(ii) Notice.--An employer maintaining a plan
                          with respect to which such a funding waiver has
                          been issued or a request for such a funding waiver
                          is pending shall provide notice to the Secretary
                          of the Treasury, in such form and at such time as
                          the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide, of a
                          cessation of operations to which paragraph (1)
                          applies.
                        ``(E) Enforcement.--
                              ``(i) Notice.--An employer making the election
                          under this paragraph shall provide notice to the
                          Corporation, in accordance with rules prescribed
                          by the Corporation, of--
                                        ``(I) such election, not later than
                                    30 days after the earlier of the date
                                    the employer notifies the Corporation of
                                    the substantial cessation of operations
                                    or the date the Corporation determines a
                                    substantial cessation of operations has
                                    occurred;
                                        ``(II) the payment of each
                                    additional contribution, not later than
                                    10 days after such payment;
                                        ``(III) any failure to pay the
                                    additional contribution in the full
                                    amount for any year in the 7-plan-year
                                    period, not later than 10 days after the
                                    due date for such payment;
                                        ``(IV) the waiver under subparagraph
                                    (D)(i) of the obligation to make an
                                    additional contribution for any year,
                                    not later than 30 days after the funding
                                    waiver described in such subparagraph is
                                    granted; and
                                        ``(V) the cessation of any
                                    obligation to make additional
                                    contributions under subparagraph (C),
                                    not later than 10 days after the due
                                    date for payment of the additional
                                    contribution for the first plan year to
                                    which such cessation applies.
                              ``(ii) Acceleration of liability to the plan
                          for failure to pay.--If an employer fails to pay
                          the additional contribution in the full amount for
                          any year in the 7-plan-year period by the due date
                          for such payment, the employer shall, as of such
                          date, be liable to the plan in an amount equal to
                          the balance which remains unpaid as of such date
                          of the aggregate

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                          amount of additional contributions required to be
                          paid by the employer during such 7-year-plan
                          period. The Corporation may waive or settle the
                          liability described in the preceding sentence, at
                          the discretion of the Corporation.
                              ``(iii) Civil action.--The Corporation may
                          bring a civil action in the district courts of the
                          United States in accordance with section 4003(e)
                          to compel an employer making such election to pay
                          the additional contributions required under this
                          paragraph.
                ``(5) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
                        ``(A) Eligible employee.--The term `eligible
                    employee' means an employee who is eligible to
                    participate in an employee pension benefit plan (as
                    defined in section 3(2)) established and maintained by
                    the employer.
                        ``(B) Funding target.--The term `funding target'
                    means, with respect to any plan year, the funding target
                    as determined under section 4006(a)(3)(E)(iii)(I) for
                    purposes of determining the premium paid to the
                    Corporation under section 4007 for the plan year.
                        ``(C) Market value.--The market value of the assets
                    of a plan shall be determined in the same manner as for
                    purposes of section 4006(a)(3)(E).
                ``(6) Special rules.--
                        ``(A) Change in operation of certain facilities and
                    property.--For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), an
                    employer shall not be treated as ceasing operations at a
                    qualified lodging facility (as defined in section
                    856(d)(9)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) if
                    such operations are continued by an eligible independent
                    contractor (as defined in section 856(d)(9)(A) of such
                    Code) pursuant to an agreement with the employer.
                        ``(B) Aggregation of prior separations.--The
                    workforce reduction under paragraph (2) with respect to
                    any cessation of operations shall be determined by
                    taking into account any separation from employment of
                    any eligible employee at the facility (other than a
                    separation which is not taken into account as workforce
                    reduction by reason of subparagraph (C) or (D) of
                    paragraph (2)) which--
                              ``(i) is related to the permanent cessation of
                          operations of the employer at the facility, and
                              ``(ii) occurs during the 3-year period
                          preceding such cessation.
                        ``(C) No addition to prefunding balance.--For
                    purposes of section 303(f)(6)(B) and section
                    430(f)(6)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any
                    additional contribution made under paragraph (4) shall
                    be treated in the same manner as a contribution an
                    employer is required to make in order to avoid a benefit
                    reduction under paragraph (1), (2), or (4) of section
                    206(g) or subsection (b), (c), or (e) of section 436 of
                    the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the plan year.''.

        (b) <<NOTE: 29 USC 1362 note.>>  Effective Date.--
                (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall
            apply to a cessation of operations or other event at a

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            facility occurring on or after the date of enactment of this
            Act.
                (2) Transition rule.--An employer that had a cessation of
            operations before the date of enactment of this Act (as
            determined under subsection 4062(e) of the Employee Retirement
            Income Security Act of 1974 as in effect before the amendment
            made by this section), but did not enter into an arrangement
            with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to satisfy the
            requirements of such subsection (as so in effect) before such
            date of enactment, shall be permitted to make the election under
            section 4062(e)(4) of such Act (as in effect after the amendment
            made by this section) as if such cessation had occurred on such
            date of enactment. Such election shall be made not later than 30
            days after such Corporation issues, on or after such date of the
            enactment, a final administrative determination that a
            substantial cessation of operations has occurred.

        (c) <<NOTE: 29 USC 1362 note.>>  Direction to the Corporation.--The
    Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall not take any enforcement,
    administrative, or other action pursuant to section 4062(e) of the
    Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or in connection with
    an agreement settling liability arising under such section, that is
    inconsistent with the amendment made by this section, without regard to
    whether the action relates to a cessation or other event that occurs
    before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act, unless such
    action is in connection with a settlement agreement that is in place
    before June 1, 2014. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall not
    initiate a new enforcement action with respect to section 4062(e) of
    such Act that is inconsistent with its enforcement policy in effect on
    June 1, 2014.
    SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF THE NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE.

        (a) Amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
    1974.--Section 204 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
    1974 (29 U.S.C. 1054) is amended by redesignating subsection (k) as
    subsection (l) and by inserting after subsection (j) the following new
    subsection:
        ``(k) Special Rule for Determining Normal Retirement Age for Certain
    Existing Defined Benefit Plans.--
                ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 3(24), an
            applicable plan shall not be treated as failing to meet any
            requirement of this title, or as failing to have a uniform
            normal retirement age for purposes of this title, solely because
            the plan provides for a normal retirement age described in
            paragraph (2).
                ``(2) Applicable plan.--For purposes of this subsection--
                        ``(A) In general.--The term `applicable plan' means
                    a defined benefit plan the terms of which, on or before
                    December 8, 2014, provided for a normal retirement age
                    which is the earlier of--
                              ``(i) an age otherwise permitted under section
                          3(24), or
                              ``(ii) the age at which a participant
                          completes the number of years (not less than 30
                          years) of benefit accrual service specified by the
                          plan.
                    A plan shall not fail to be treated as an applicable
                    plan solely because the normal retirement age described
                    in the

    [[Page 128 STAT. 2828]]

                    preceding sentence only applied to certain participants
                    or only applied to employees of certain employers in the
                    case of a plan maintained by more than 1 employer.
                        ``(B) Expanded application.--Subject to subparagraph
                    (C), if, after December 8, 2014, an applicable plan is
                    amended to expand the application of the normal
                    retirement age described in subparagraph (A) to
                    additional participants or to employees of additional
                    employers maintaining the plan, such plan shall also be
                    treated as an applicable plan with respect to such
                    participants or employees.
                        ``(C) Limitation on expanded application.--A defined
                    benefit plan shall be an applicable plan only with
                    respect to an individual who--
                              ``(i) is a participant in the plan on or
                          before January 1, 2017, or
                              ``(ii) is an employee at any time on or before
                          January 1, 2017, of any employer maintaining the
                          plan, and who becomes a participant in such plan
                          after such date.''.

        (b) Amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--Section 411 of
    the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 <<NOTE: 26 USC 411.>>  is amended by
    adding at the end the following new subsection:

        ``(f) Special Rule for Determining Normal Retirement Age for Certain
    Existing Defined Benefit Plans.--
                ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a)(8), an
            applicable plan shall not be treated as failing to meet any
            requirement of this subchapter, or as failing to have a uniform
            normal retirement age for purposes of this subchapter, solely
            because the plan provides for a normal retirement age described
            in paragraph (2).
                ``(2) Applicable plan.--For purposes of this subsection--
                        ``(A) In general.--The term `applicable plan' means
                    a defined benefit plan the terms of which, on or before
                    December 8, 2014, provided for a normal retirement age
                    which is the earlier of--
                              ``(i) an age otherwise permitted under
                          subsection (a)(8), or
                              ``(ii) the age at which a participant
                          completes the number of years (not less than 30
                          years) of benefit accrual service specified by the
                          plan.
                    A plan shall not fail to be treated as an applicable
                    plan solely because the normal retirement age described
                    in the preceding sentence only applied to certain
                    participants or only applied to employees of certain
                    employers in the case of a plan maintained by more than
                    1 employer.
                        ``(B) Expanded application.--Subject to subparagraph
                    (C), if, after December 8, 2014, an applicable plan is
                    amended to expand the application of the normal
                    retirement age described in subparagraph (A) to
                    additional participants or to employees of additional
                    employers maintaining the plan, such plan shall also be
                    treated as an applicable plan with respect to such
                    participants or employees.
                        ``(C) Limitation on expanded application.--A defined
                    benefit plan shall be an applicable plan only with
                    respect to an individual who--

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                              ``(i) is a participant in the plan on or
                          before January 1, 2017, or
                              ``(ii) is an employee at any time on or before
                          January 1, 2017, of any employer maintaining the
                          plan, and who becomes a participant in such plan
                          after such date.''.

        (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 411 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made
    by this section shall apply to all periods before, on, and after the
    date of enactment of this Act.
    SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF COOPERATIVE AND SMALL EMPLOYER CHARITY
                        PENSION PLAN RULES TO CERTAIN CHARITABLE
                        EMPLOYERS WHOSE PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS
                        PROVIDING SERVICES WITH RESPECT TO CHILDREN.

        (a) Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974.--
                (1) In general.--Section 210(f)(1) of the Employee
            Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1060(f)(1)) is
            amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by
            striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting
            ``; or'', and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following
            new subparagraph:
                        ``(C) that, as of June 25, 2010, was maintained by
                    an employer--
                              ``(i) described in section 501(c)(3) of such
                          Code,
                              ``(ii) chartered under part B of subtitle II
                          of title 36, United States Code,
                              ``(iii) with employees in at least 40 States,
                          and
                              ``(iv) whose primary exempt purpose is to
                          provide services with respect to children.''.
                (2) Aggregation rules.--Section 210(f)(2) of the Employee
            Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1060(f)(2)) is
            amended by striking ``paragraph (1)(B)'' and inserting
            ``subparagraph (B) and (C) of paragraph (1)''.

        (b) Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--
                (1) In general.--Section 414(y)(1) of the Internal Revenue
            Code of 1986 <<NOTE: 26 USC 414.>>  is amended by striking
            ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at
            the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``; or'', and by
            inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
                        ``(C) that, as of June 25, 2010, was maintained by
                    an employer--
                              ``(i) described in section 501(c)(3) of such
                          Code,
                              ``(ii) chartered under part B of subtitle II
                          of title 36, United States Code,
                              ``(iii) with employees in at least 40 States,
                          and
                              ``(iv) whose primary exempt purpose is to
                          provide services with respect to children.''.
                (2) Aggregation rules.--Section 414(y)(2) of the Internal
            Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``paragraph (1)(B)''
            and inserting ``subparagraph (B) and (C) of paragraph (1)''.

        (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 414 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made
    by this section shall take effect as if included in the amendments made
    by the Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act
    (29 U.S.C. 401 note).

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                          DIVISION Q--BUDGETARY EFFECTS

    SEC. 1. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

        (a) Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of
    divisions O and P shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard
    maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act
    of 2010.
        (b) Senate Pay-As-You-Go Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of
    divisions O and P shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained
    for purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress).
        (c) Classification of Budgetary Effects.--Notwithstanding Rule 3 of
    the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory
    statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report
    105-217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
    Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of divisions O and P
    shall not be estimated--
                (1) for purposes of section 251 of the such Act; and
                (2) for purposes of paragraph 4(C) of section 3 of the
            Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an
            appropriation Act.

        Approved December 16, 2014.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 83:
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    HOUSE REPORTS: No. 113-483 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 160 (2014):
                Sept. 15, considered and passed House.
                Sept. 18, considered and passed Senate, amended.
                Dec. 11, House concurred in Senate amendment with an
                    amendment.
                Dec. 12, 13, Senate considered and concurred in House
                    amendment.

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