[114th Congress Public Law 113]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
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Public Law 114-113
114th Congress
An Act
Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Dec. 18,
2015 - [H.R. 2029]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2016.>>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2016''.
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. Corrections.
Sec. 9. Adjustments to compensation.
DIVISION A--AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
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 Agencies and Food and Drug Administration
Title VII--General Provisions
DIVISION B--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
Title I--Department of Commerce
Title II--Department of Justice
Title III--Science
Title IV--Related Agencies
Title V--General Provisions
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
Title I--Military Personnel
Title II--Operation and Maintenance
Title III--Procurement
Title IV--Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
Title V--Revolving and Management Funds
Title VI--Other Department of Defense Programs
Title VII--Related Agencies
Title VIII--General Provisions
Title IX--Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
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DIVISION D--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
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, 2016
Title I--Department of the Treasury
Title II--Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to
the President
Title III--The Judiciary
Title IV--District of Columbia
Title V--Independent Agencies
Title VI--General Provisions--This Act
Title VII--General Provisions--Government-wide
Title VIII--General Provisions--District of Columbia
DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
Title I--Departmental Management and Operations
Title II--Security, Enforcement, and Investigations
Title III--Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
Title IV--Research, Development, Training, and Services
Title V--General Provisions
DIVISION G--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
Title I--Department of the Interior
Title II--Environmental Protection Agency
Title III--Related Agencies
Title IV--General Provisions
DIVISION H--DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND
EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
Title I--Department of Labor
Title II--Department of Health and Human Services
Title III--Department of Education
Title IV--Related Agencies
Title V--General Provisions
DIVISION I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
Title I--Legislative Branch
Title II--General Provisions
DIVISION J--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
Title I--Department of Defense
Title II--Department of Veterans Affairs
Title III--Related Agencies
Title IV--General Provisions
DIVISION K--DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED
PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
Title I--Department of State and Related Agency
Title II--United States Agency for International Development
Title III--Bilateral Economic Assistance
Title IV--International Security Assistance
Title V--Multilateral Assistance
Title VI--Export and Investment Assistance
Title VII--General Provisions
Title VIII--Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
Title IX--Other Matters
DIVISION L--TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
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 M--INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016
DIVISION N--CYBERSECURITY ACT OF 2015
DIVISION O--OTHER MATTERS
DIVISION P--TAX-RELATED PROVISIONS
DIVISION Q--PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM TAX HIKES ACT OF 2015
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 17, 2015 by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of
the House, shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of
funds and implementation of divisions A through L of this Act as if it
were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.
The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2016.
SEC. 6. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the
President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such
designations to the Congress.
SEC. 7. TECHNICAL ALLOWANCE FOR ESTIMATING DIFFERENCES.
If, for fiscal year 2016, 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 2016 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. CORRECTIONS.
The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-53) is
amended--
(1) by changing the long title so as to read: ``Making
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2016, and for other purposes.'';
(2) by inserting after the enacting clause (before section
1) the following: ``DIVISION A--TSA OFFICE OF INSPECTION
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2015'';
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(3) <<NOTE: 16 USC 6809. 20 USC 7801 note.>> by inserting
after section 8 (before the statement of appropriations) the
following: ``DIVISION B--CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION,
2016''; and
(4) by inserting after section 150 (before the short title)
the following new section: ``Sec. 151. Except as expressly
provided otherwise, any reference in this division to `this Act'
shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of this
division.''.
SEC. 9. <<NOTE: 2 USC 4501 note.>> ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be
made under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946
(2 U.S.C. 4501) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members of
Congress) during fiscal year 2016.
DIVISION A--AGRICULTURE, <<NOTE: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2016.>> RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
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, $45,555,000,
of which not to exceed $5,051,000 shall be available for the immediate
Office of the Secretary, of which not to exceed $250,000 shall be
available for the Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison; 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 $7,500,000 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
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by the Secretary: Provided further, That the amount made available
under this heading for Departmental Administration shall be reimbursed
from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel expenses incident
to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551-558: Provided
further, That funds made available under this heading for the Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be transferred
to agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to
maintain personnel at the agency level: Provided further, That no funds
made available under this heading for the Office of Assistant Secretary
for Congressional Relations may be obligated after 30 days from the date
of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has notified the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the
allocation of these funds by USDA agency: Provided further, That within
180 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress the report required in section 7 U.S.C. 6935(b)(3).
Executive Operations
office of the chief economist
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist,
$17,777,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be for grants or cooperative
agreements for policy research under 7 U.S.C. 3155, and of which
$1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, shall be for
the purpose set forth under this heading in the explanatory statement
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of the
consolidated Act).
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, $44,538,000, 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.
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Office of Civil Rights
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $24,070,000.
Agriculture Buildings and Facilities
(including transfers of funds)
For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law
92-313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 delegation of
authority from the Administrator of General Services to the Department
of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 121, for programs and activities of the
Department which are included in this Act, and for alterations and other
actions needed for the Department and its agencies to consolidate
unneeded space into configurations suitable for release to the
Administrator of General Services, and for the operation, maintenance,
improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facilities, and for
related costs, $64,189,000, 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.), $3,618,000, 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, $95,738,000,
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.
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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, $893,000.
Economic Research Service
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service,
$85,373,000.
National Agricultural Statistics Service
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics
Service, $168,443,000, of which up to $42,177,000 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,
$1,143,825,000: <<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
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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 of the
appropriations hereunder, $57,192,000 may not be obligated until 30 days
after the Secretary of Agriculture certifies in writing to the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress that the
Agricultural Research Service has updated its animal care policies and
that all Agricultural Research Service research facilities at which
animal research is conducted have a fully functioning Institutional
Animal Care and Use Committee, including all appropriate and necessary
record keeping: Provided further, That such certification shall set
forth in detail the factual basis for the certification and the
Department's plan for ensuring these changes are maintained in the
future: Provided further, That such certification shall be subject to
prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congress.
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, $212,101,000 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,
$819,685,000, 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.
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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, $475,891,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the
amounts, specified in the table titled ``National Institute of Food and
Agriculture, Extension Activities'' in the explanatory statement
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
consolidated Act): Provided, That funds for facility improvements at
1890 institutions shall remain available until expended: Provided
further, That institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221
for cooperative extension receive no less than $1,000,000: Provided
further, That funds for cooperative extension under sections 3(b) and
(c) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c)) and section 208(c)
of Public Law 93-471 shall be available for retirement and employees'
compensation costs for extension agents.
integrated activities
For the integrated research, education, and extension grants
programs, including necessary administrative expenses, $30,900,000,
which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the
table titled ``National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated
Activities'' in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That
funds for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall remain
available until September 30, 2017: Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, indirect costs shall not be
charged against any Extension Implementation Program Area grant awarded
under the Crop Protection/Pest Management Program (7 U.S.C. 7626).
Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $893,000.
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
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(22 U.S.C. 4085), $894,415,000, 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 $55,340,000, 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 $158,000,000, 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
$2,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the
wildlife damage management program for aviation safety: Provided, That
of amounts available under this heading for wildlife services methods
development, $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided
further, That of amounts available under this heading for the screwworm
program, $4,990,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided
further, That no funds shall be used to formulate or administer a
brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal year that does
not require minimum matching by the States of at least 40 percent:
Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for the
operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed
five, of which two shall be for replacement only: Provided further,
That in addition, in emergencies which threaten any segment of the
agricultural production industry of 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 2016, 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
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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,
$81,223,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available
pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of
buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building
during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current
replacement value of the building.
Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, as
established by regulation pursuant to law (31 U.S.C. 9701).
limitation on administrative expenses
Not to exceed $60,982,000 (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 $20,489,000 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.
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Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, $43,057,000: 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 $55,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated
during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing services:
Provided, That if grain export activities require additional supervision
and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation
may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food
Safety, $816,000.
Food Safety and Inspection Service
For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by the
Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and
the Egg Products Inspection Act, including not to exceed $50,000 for
representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the
Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $1,014,871,000; 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 2016 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.
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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 $129,546,000 made
available under this heading for information technology related to farm
program delivery, including the Modernize and Innovate the Delivery of
Agricultural Systems and other farm program delivery systems, may be
obligated until the Secretary submits to the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a plan for expenditure that
(1) identifies for each project/investment over $25,000 (a) the
functional and performance capabilities to be delivered and the mission
benefits to be realized, (b) the estimated lifecycle cost, including
estimates for development as well as maintenance and operations, and (c)
key milestones to be met; (2) demonstrates that each project/investment
is, (a) consistent with the Farm Service Agency Information Technology
Roadmap, (b) being managed in accordance with applicable lifecycle
management policies and guidance, and (c) subject to the applicable
Department's capital planning and investment control requirements; and
(3) has been reviewed by the Government Accountability Office and
approved by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:
Provided further, That the agency shall submit a report by the end of
the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016 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 of both
Houses of Congress.
state mediation grants
For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act
of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101-5106), $3,404,000.
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grassroots source water protection program
For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater
protection activities under section 1240O of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-2), $6,500,000, to remain available until
expended.
dairy indemnity program
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments to
dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products under a dairy
indemnity program, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That such program is carried out by the
Secretary in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program described in
the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-387, 114 Stat.
1549A-12).
agricultural credit insurance fund program account
(including transfers of funds)
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and
guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) and operating (7
U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emergency loans (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.),
Indian tribe land acquisition loans (25 U.S.C. 488), boll weevil loans
(7 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.),
and Indian highly fractionated land loans (25 U.S.C. 488) to be
available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as
follows: $2,000,000,000 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,
$53,961,000 for direct operating loans, $14,352,000 for unsubsidized
guaranteed operating loans, and emergency loans, $1,262,000, 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.
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Risk Management Agency
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency, $74,829,000:
Provided, That not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official
reception and representation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C.
1506(i).
CORPORATIONS
The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized to
make expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority
available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and
to make contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year
limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation
Control Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth
in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation or
agency, except as hereinafter provided.
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund
For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums as may be necessary, to remain
available until expended.
Commodity Credit Corporation Fund
reimbursement for net realized losses
(including transfers of funds)
For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary to
reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized losses
sustained, but not previously reimbursed, pursuant to section 2 of the
Act of August 17, 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a-11): Provided, That of the funds
available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under section 11 of the
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i) for the
conduct of its business with the Foreign Agricultural Service, up to
$5,000,000 may be transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural
Service for information resource management activities of the Foreign
Agricultural Service that are not related to Commodity Credit
Corporation business.
hazardous waste management
(limitation on expenses)
For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall
not expend more than $5,000,000 for site investigation and cleanup
expenses, and operations and maintenance expenses to comply with the
requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9607(g)), and
section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C.
6961).
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TITLE II
CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
Natural Resources and Environment, $898,000.
Natural Resources Conservation Service
conservation operations
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Act of
April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), including preparation of conservation
plans and establishment of measures to conserve soil and water
(including farm irrigation and land drainage and such special measures
for soil and water management as may be necessary to prevent floods and
the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricultural related
pollutants); operation of conservation plant materials centers;
classification and mapping of soil; dissemination of information;
acquisition of lands, water, and interests therein for use in the plant
materials program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost
not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C.
428a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of permanent
and temporary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft,
$850,856,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: 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:
Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this
heading, $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the
authorities under section 13 of the Flood Control Act of December 22,
1944 (Public Law 78-534) for authorized ongoing projects with a primary
purpose of watershed protection by stabilizing stream channels,
tributaries, and banks to reduce erosion and sediment transport.
watershed rehabilitation program
Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed Protection and
Flood Prevention Act, $12,000,000 is provided.
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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, $893,000.
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;
$225,835,000: Provided, That no less than $19,500,000 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; $26,278,000 for section 504 housing
repair loans; $28,398,000 for section 515 rental housing; $150,000,000
for section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing loans; $10,000,000 for
credit sales of single family housing acquired property; $5,000,000 for
section 523 self-help housing land development loans; and $5,000,000 for
section 524 site development loans.
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of
modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 loans, $60,750,000 shall be for
direct loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $3,424,000; and repair,
rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental housing,
$8,414,000: 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:
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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, 2016.
In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, as
authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $15,125,000, 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, $417,854,000 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, $1,389,695,000; 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 one-year
period: Provided further, That any unexpended balances remaining at the
end of such one-year agreements may be transferred and used for purposes
of any debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any
existing projects; preservation; and rental assistance activities
authorized under title V of the Act: Provided further, That rental
assistance provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year
2016 for a farm labor multi-family housing project financed under
section 514 or 516 of the Act may not be recaptured for use in another
project until such assistance has remained unused for a period of 12
consecutive months, if such project has a waiting list of tenants
seeking such assistance or the project has rental assistance eligible
tenants who are not receiving such assistance: Provided further, That
such recaptured rental assistance shall, to the extent practicable, be
applied to another farm labor multi-family housing project financed
under section 514 or 516 of the Act: Provided further, That of the
total amount provided, up to $75,000,000 shall be available until
September 30, 2017, for renewal of rental assistance agreements within
the 12-month contract period: Provided further, That the Secretary
shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress quarterly reports on the number of renewals approved pursuant
to the preceding proviso, on the amount of rental assistance available,
and the anticipated need for rental assistance for the remainder of the
fiscal year: Provided further, That except
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as provided in the second proviso under this heading and notwithstanding
any other provision of the Act, the Secretary may recapture rental
assistance provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year
2016 for a project that the Secretary determines no longer needs rental
assistance and use such recaptured funds for current needs as well as
unmet rental assistance needs from fiscal year 2015.
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, $37,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That of the funds made available
under this heading, $15,000,000, shall be available for rural housing
vouchers to any low-income household (including those not receiving
rental assistance) residing in a property financed with a section 515
loan which has been prepaid after September 30, 2005: Provided further,
That the amount of such voucher shall be the difference between
comparable market rent for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent
for such unit: Provided further, That funds made available for such
vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual appropriations:
Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent
practicable, administer such vouchers with current regulations and
administrative guidance applicable to section 8 housing vouchers
administered by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development: Provided further, That if the Secretary determines that
the amount made available for vouchers in this or any other Act is not
needed for vouchers, the Secretary may use such funds for the
demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of multi-
family rental housing properties described in this paragraph: Provided
further, That of the funds made available under this heading,
$22,000,000 shall be available for a demonstration program for the
preservation and revitalization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-
family rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA multi-
family housing loans, as the Secretary deems appropriate, expressly for
the purposes of ensuring the project has sufficient resources to
preserve the project for the purpose of providing safe and affordable
housing for low-income residents and farm laborers including reducing or
eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, reducing
or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial assistance including
advances, payments and incentives (including the ability of owners to
obtain reasonable returns on investment) required by the Secretary:
Provided further, That the Secretary shall as part of the preservation
and revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive use agreement
consistent with the terms of the restructuring: Provided further, That
if the Secretary determines that additional funds for vouchers described
in this paragraph are needed, funds for the preservation and
revitalization demonstration program may be used for such vouchers:
Provided further, That if Congress enacts legislation to permanently
authorize a multi-family rental housing loan restructuring program
similar to the demonstration program described herein, the Secretary may
use
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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 $148,305,000 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, $38,778,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That $4,000,000 of the amount
appropriated under this heading shall be available for a Rural Community
Development Initiative: Provided further, That such funds shall be used
solely to develop the capacity and ability of private, nonprofit
community-based housing and community development organizations, low-
income rural communities, and Federally Recognized Native American
Tribes to undertake projects to improve housing, community facilities,
community and economic development projects in rural areas: Provided
further, That such funds shall be made available to qualified private,
nonprofit and public intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a
program of financial and technical assistance: Provided further, That
such intermediary organizations shall provide matching funds from other
sources, including Federal funds for related activities, in an amount
not less than funds provided: Provided further, That $5,778,000 of the
amount appropriated under this heading shall be to provide grants for
facilities in rural communities with extreme unemployment and severe
economic depression (Public Law 106-387), with up to 5 percent for
administration and capacity building in the State rural development
offices: Provided further, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated
under this heading shall be available for community facilities grants to
tribal colleges, as authorized
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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: Provided
further, That for the purposes of determining eligibility or level of
program assistance the Secretary shall not include incarcerated prison
populations.
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, $62,687,000, 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, $5,217,000, as authorized by the
Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 1936b), of which
$531,000 shall be available through June 30, 2016, for Federally
Recognized Native American Tribes; and of which $1,021,000 shall be
available through June 30, 2016, for Mississippi Delta Region counties
(as determined in accordance with Public Law 100-460): Provided, That
such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct
loan programs, $4,468,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the
appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses''.
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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), $500,000: 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, $522,365,000, to remain
available until expended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be
available for the rural utilities program described in section
306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to exceed $993,000 shall be
available for the rural utilities program described in section 306E of
such Act: Provided, That not to exceed $10,000,000 of the amount
appropriated under this heading shall be for grants authorized by
section 306A(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act in
addition to funding authorized by section 306A(i)(1) of such Act:
Provided
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further, That $64,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading
shall be for loans and grants including water and waste disposal systems
grants authorized by section 306C(a)(2)(B) and section 306D of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, and Federally Recognized
Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1): 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 $20,000,000 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 $6,500,000 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 $16,397,000 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, $5,500,000,000; guaranteed underwriting
loans pursuant to section 313A,
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$750,000,000; 5 percent rural telecommunications loans, cost of money
rural telecommunications loans, and for loans made pursuant to section
306 of that Act, rural telecommunications loans, $690,000,000:
Provided, That up to $2,000,000,000 shall be used for the construction,
acquisition, or improvement of fossil-fueled electric generating plants
(whether new or existing) that utilize carbon sequestration systems.
For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 305 of the
Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935), including the cost of
modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, cost of money rural telecommunications loans, $104,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $34,707,000, 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,
$20,576,000.
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, $811,000.
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.),
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except sections 17 and 21; $22,149,746,000 to remain available through
September 30, 2017, of which such sums as are made available under
section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
(Public Law 110-246), as amended by this Act, shall be merged with and
available for the same time period and purposes as provided herein:
Provided, That of the total amount available, $17,004,000 shall be
available to carry out section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 1771 et seq.): Provided further, That of the total amount
available, $25,000,000 shall be available to provide competitive grants
to State agencies for subgrants to local educational agencies and
schools to purchase the equipment needed to serve healthier meals,
improve food safety, and to help support the establishment, maintenance,
or expansion of the school breakfast program: Provided further, That of
the total amount available, $16,000,000 shall remain available until
expended to carry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations
Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-80): Provided further, That section 26(d)
of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769g(d))
is amended in the first sentence by striking ``2010 through 2015'' and
inserting ``2010 through 2016''.
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), $6,350,000,000, to remain available through
September 30, 2017: Provided, That notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)), not less than
$60,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding peer counselors and other
related activities, and $13,600,000 shall be used for infrastructure:
Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this account shall
be available for the purchase of infant formula except in accordance
with the cost containment and competitive bidding requirements specified
in section 17 of such Act: Provided further, That none of the funds
provided shall be available for activities that are not fully reimbursed
by other Federal Government departments or agencies unless authorized by
section 17 of such Act: Provided further, That upon termination of a
federally mandated vendor moratorium and subject to terms and conditions
established by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive the requirement at
7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the request of a State agency.
supplemental nutrition assistance program
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $80,849,383,000, of which $3,000,000,000,
to remain available through December 31, 2017, 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
available for the contingency reserve under the heading ``Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program'' of division A of Public Law 113-235 shall
be available until December 31, 2016: Provided further, 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
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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, 2017: 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,
2017: 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, $296,217,000, to remain
available through September 30, 2017: 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 2016 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, 2017: 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), $191,566,000: 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 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''.
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.
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), $201,626,000, 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:
Provided further, That of the amount
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made available under this heading, $5,000,000, shall remain available
until expended for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
section 3207 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 1726c).
commodity credit corporation export (loans) credit guarantee program
account
(including transfers of funds)
For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit
Corporation's Export Guarantee Program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, $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 AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
Department of Health and Human Services
food and drug administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration,
including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for payment of
space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 92-313 for
programs and activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are
included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space in the
District of Columbia or elsewhere; 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; $4,681,392,000: Provided, That of the amount provided under
this heading, $851,481,000 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; $137,677,000 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;
$318,363,000 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; $21,540,000 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; $22,818,000 shall be derived from animal drug user fees
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-12, and shall be credited to this account
and remain available until expended; $9,705,000 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;
$599,000,000 shall be derived
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from tobacco product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s, and shall
be credited to this account and remain available until expended:
Provided further, That in addition to and notwithstanding any other
provision under this heading, amounts collected for prescription drug
user fees, medical device user fees, human generic drug user fees,
biosimilar biological product user fees, animal drug user fees, and
animal generic drug user fees that exceed the respective fiscal year
2016 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 2016, including any such fees collected
prior to fiscal year 2016 but credited for fiscal year 2016, shall be
subject to the fiscal year 2016 limitations: Provided further, That the
Secretary may accept payment during fiscal year 2016 of user fees
specified under this heading and authorized for fiscal year 2017, prior
to the due date for such fees, and that amounts of such fees assessed
for fiscal year 2017 for which the Secretary accepts payment in fiscal
year 2016 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)
$987,328,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory
Affairs; (2) $1,394,136,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evaluation
and Research and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory
Affairs; (3) $354,901,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics
Evaluation and Research and for related field activities in the Office
of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $187,825,000 shall be for the Center for
Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of
Regulatory Affairs; (5) $430,443,000 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) $564,117,000 shall be for the Center for
Tobacco Products and for related field activities in the Office of
Regulatory Affairs; (8) not to exceed $171,418,000 shall be for Rent and
Related activities, of which $52,346,000 is for White Oak Consolidation,
other than the amounts paid to the General Services Administration for
rent; (9) not to exceed $238,274,000 shall be for payments to the
General Services Administration for rent; and (10) $289,619,000 shall be
for other activities, including the Office of the Commissioner of Food
and Drugs, the Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, the Office of
Medical and Tobacco Products, the Office of Global and Regulatory
Policy, the Office of Operations, the Office of the Chief Scientist, and
central services for these offices: Provided further, That not to
exceed $25,000 of this amount shall be for official reception and
representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by
the Commissioner: Provided further, That any transfer of funds pursuant
to section 770(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
379dd(n)) shall only be from amounts made available under this heading
for other activities: Provided further, That of the amounts that are
made available under this heading for ``other activities'', and that are
not derived from user fees, $1,500,000 shall be transferred to and
merged with the appropriation for ``Department of Health and Human
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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), and third-party auditor fees authorized by
21 U.S.C. 384d(c)(8), 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 AGENCIES
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Commodity
Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the purchase and hire of
passenger motor vehicles, and the rental of space (to include multiple
year leases), in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $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, 2017, shall be for the purchase of
information technology and of which not less than $2,620,000 shall be
for expenses of the Office of the Inspector General: Provided, That
notwithstanding the limitations in 31 U.S.C. 1553, amounts provided
under this heading are available for the liquidation of obligations
equal to current year payments on leases entered into prior to the date
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That for the purpose of
recording any obligations that should have been recorded against
accounts closed pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1552, these accounts may be
reopened solely for the purpose of correcting any violations of 31
U.S.C. 1501(a)(1), and balances canceled pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1552(a)
in any accounts reopened pursuant to this authority shall remain
unavailable to liquidate any outstanding obligations.
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Farm Credit Administration
limitation on administrative expenses
Not to exceed $65,600,000 (from assessments collected from farm
credit institutions, including the Federal Agricultural Mortgage
Corporation) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for
administrative expenses as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided,
That this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with
receiverships: Provided further, That the agency may exceed this
limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
TITLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(including rescissions and transfers of funds)
Sec. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law,
appropriations and authorizations made for the Department of Agriculture
for the current fiscal year under this Act shall be available for the
purchase, in addition to those specifically provided for, of not to
exceed 71 passenger motor vehicles of which 68 shall be for replacement
only, and for the hire of such vehicles: Provided, That notwithstanding
this section, the only purchase of new passenger vehicles shall be for
those determined by the Secretary to be necessary for transportation
safety, to reduce operational costs, and for the protection of life,
property, and public safety.
Sec. 702. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated balances of
discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or any other available
unobligated discretionary balances that are remaining available of the
Department of Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund for the
acquisition of plant and capital equipment necessary for the delivery of
financial, administrative, and information technology services of
primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture, such
transferred funds to remain available until expended: Provided, That
none of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act shall be
transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the prior approval of
the agency administrator: Provided further, That none of the funds
transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall
be available for obligation without written notification to and the
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this
Act or made available to the Department's Working Capital Fund shall be
available for obligation or expenditure to make any changes to the
Department's National Finance Center without written notification to and
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress as required by section 717 of this Act: Provided further, That
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
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pay any unforeseen, extraordinary cost of the National Finance Center:
Provided further, That none of the amounts reserved shall be available
for obligation unless the Secretary submits written notification of the
obligation to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress: Provided further, That the limitation on the obligation of
funds pending notification to Congressional Committees shall not apply
to any obligation that, as determined by the Secretary, is necessary to
respond to a declared state of emergency that significantly impacts the
operations of the National Finance Center; or to evacuate employees of
the National Finance Center to a safe haven to continue operations of
the National Finance Center.
Sec. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 704. No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to pay
negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements or similar
arrangements between the United States Department of Agriculture and
nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost
of the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrangements is to
carry out programs of mutual interest between the two parties. This does
not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on grants and
contracts with such institutions when such indirect costs are computed
on a similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are
provided in this Act.
Sec. 705. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the
cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in the current fiscal
year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made
in the current fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural
Development Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrification and
Telecommunication Loans program account, and the Rural Housing Insurance
Fund program account.
Sec. 706. None of the funds made available to the Department of
Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire new information
technology systems or significant upgrades, as determined by the Office
of the Chief Information Officer, without the approval of the Chief
Information Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Information
Technology Investment Review Board: Provided, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief
Information Officer without written notification to and the prior
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 11319 of title 40,
United States Code, none of the funds available to the Department of
Agriculture for information technology shall be obligated for projects,
contracts, or other agreements over $25,000 prior to receipt of written
approval by the Chief Information Officer: Provided further, That the
Chief Information Officer may authorize an agency to obligate funds
without written approval from the Chief Information Officer for
projects, contracts, or other agreements up to $250,000 based upon the
performance of an agency measured against the performance plan
requirements described in the explanatory statement accompanying Public
Law 113-235.
Sec. 707. Funds made available under section 524(b) of the Federal
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in the current fiscal
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year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made
in the current fiscal year.
Sec. 708. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any former
RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid an insured, direct or guaranteed
loan under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, or any not-for-profit
utility that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under such
Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 313(b)(2)(B) of such
Act in the same manner as a borrower under such Act.
Sec. 709. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not
more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from appropriations made
available for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Farm Service
Agency shall remain available through September 30, 2017, 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,
2017, for information technology expenses.
Sec. 710. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by the
employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections
301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
Sec. 711. In the case of each program established or amended by the
Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79), other than by title I or
subtitle A of title III of such Act, or programs for which indefinite
amounts were provided in that Act, that is authorized or required to be
carried out using funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation--
(1) such funds shall be available for salaries and related
administrative expenses, including technical assistance,
associated with the implementation of the program, without
regard to the limitation on the total amount of allotments and
fund transfers contained in section 11 of the Commodity Credit
Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and
(2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall not be
considered to be a fund transfer or allotment for purposes of
applying the limitation on the total amount of allotments and
fund transfers contained in such section.
Sec. 712. Of the funds made available by this Act, not more than
$2,000,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activities
related to all advisory committees, panels, commissions, and task forces
of the Department of Agriculture, except for panels used to comply with
negotiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate competitively
awarded grants.
Sec. 713. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to pay
indirect costs charged against any agricultural research, education, or
extension grant awards issued by the National Institute of Food and
Agriculture that exceed 30 percent of total Federal funds provided under
each award: Provided, That notwithstanding section 1462 of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3310), funds provided by this Act for grants awarded
competitively by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture shall be
available to pay full allowable indirect costs for each grant awarded
under section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).
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Sec. 714. 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));
(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 $1,329,000,000:
Provided, That this limitation shall apply only to funds
provided by section 1241(a)(5)(C) of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(5)(C));
(3) The Biomass Crop Assistance Program authorized by
section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111) in excess of $3,000,000 in new obligational
authority; and
(4) 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 $27,000,000 of the funding appropriated by
subsection (g)(1)(A)(ii) of that section for fiscal year 2016.
Sec. 715. 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)(viii) of section 14222 of Public Law 110-246 in excess of
$884,980,000, 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 $125,000,000 of the funds to be
transferred under subsection (c) of section 14222 of Public Law 110-246,
until October 1, 2016: Provided further, That $125,000,000 made
available on October 1, 2016, 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)(ix) 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
the available unobligated balances under (b)(2)(A)(viii) of section
14222 of Public Law 110-246 in excess of the limitation set forth in
this section, except for the amounts to be transferred pursuant to the
first proviso, are hereby permanently rescinded.
Sec. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act
shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who prepare
or submit appropriations language as part of the President's budget
submission to the Congress for programs under the jurisdiction of the
Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture,
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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 2017 appropriations Act.
Sec. 717. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by
previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that
remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal
year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the
collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall
be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming,
transfer of funds, or reimbursements as authorized by the Economy Act,
or in the case of the Department of Agriculture, through use of the
authority provided by section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or section 8 of Public Law 89-106 (7
U.S.C. 2263), that--
(1) creates new programs;
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
(3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any
project or activity for which funds have been denied or
restricted;
(4) relocates an office or employees;
(5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or
(6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities
presently performed by Federal employees;
unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
(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, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (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.
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(c) The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
shall notify in writing and receive approval from the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress before implementing any
program or activity not carried out during the previous fiscal year
unless the program or activity is funded by this Act or specifically
funded by any other Act.
(d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous
Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain
available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or
provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of
fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available
for--
(1) modifying major capital investments funding levels,
including information technology systems, that involves
increasing or decreasing funds in the current fiscal year for
the individual investment in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent of
the total cost, whichever is less;
(2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or vacant
positions or agency activities or functions to establish a
center, office, branch, or similar entity with five or more
personnel; or
(3) carrying out activities or functions that were not
described in the budget request; unless the agencies funded by
this Act notify, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of using the
funds for these purposes.
(e) As described in this section, no funds may be used for any
activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission receives from the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congress written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt of the
notification as required in this section.
Sec. 718. Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may
assess a one-time fee for any guaranteed business and industry loan in
an amount that does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal
portion of the loan.
Sec. 719. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug
Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or the Farm
Credit Administration shall be used to transmit or otherwise make
available reports, questions, or responses to questions that are a
result of information requested for the appropriations hearing process
to any non-Department of Agriculture, non-Department of Health and Human
Services, non-Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or non-Farm Credit
Administration employee.
Sec. 720. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the
funds provided in this Act, may be used by an executive branch agency to
produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or
distribution in the United States unless the story includes a clear
notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that
the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive
branch agency.
Sec. 721. No employee of the Department of Agriculture may be
detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this
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Act or any other Act to any other agency or office of the Department for
more than 60 days in a fiscal year unless the individual's employing
agency or office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office
for the salary and expenses of the employee for the period of
assignment.
Sec. 722. 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. 723. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Commissioner of the Food and
Drug Administration, the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, and the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration shall
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a
detailed spending plan by program, project, and activity for all the
funds made available under this Act including appropriated user fees, as
defined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
Sec. 724. 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. 725. There is hereby appropriated $1,996,000 to carry out
section 1621 of Public Law 110-246.
Sec. 726. The Secretary shall establish an intermediary loan
packaging program based on the pilot program in effect for fiscal year
2013 for packaging and reviewing section 502 single family direct loans.
The Secretary shall enter into agreements with current intermediary
organizations and with additional qualified intermediary organizations.
The Secretary shall work with these organizations to increase
effectiveness of the section 502 single family direct loan program in
rural communities and shall set aside and make available from the
national reserve section 502 loans an amount necessary to support the
work of such intermediaries and provide a priority for review of such
loans.
Sec. 727. 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. 728. There is hereby appropriated for the ``Emergency
Watershed Protection Program'', $157,000,000, to remain available until
expended; for the ``Emergency Forestry Restoration Program'',
$6,000,000, to remain available until expended; and for the ``Emergency
Conservation Program'', $108,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That $37,000,000 made available for the ``Emergency
Watershed Protection Program''; $2,000,000 made available for the
``Emergency Forestry Restoration Program''; and
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$91,000,000 made available for the ``Emergency Conservation Program''
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. 729. 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. 730. 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. 731. 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. 732. 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. 733. (a) For the period beginning on the date of enactment of
this Act through school year 2016-2017, 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
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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.
(b) 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. 734. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act
may be used to release or implement the final version of the eighth
edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, revised pursuant to
section 301 of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341), unless the Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of Health and Human Services ensure that each revision to any
nutritional or dietary information or guideline contained in the 2010
edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and each new nutritional
or dietary information or guideline to be included in the eighth edition
of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans--
(1) is based on significant scientific agreement; and
(2) is limited in scope to nutritional and dietary
information.
Sec. 735. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall engage the National
Academy of Medicine to conduct a comprehensive study of the entire
process used to establish the Advisory Committee for the Dietary
Guidelines for Americans and the subsequent development of the Dietary
Guidelines for Americans, most recently revised pursuant to section 301
of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 (7
U.S.C. 5341). The panel of the National Academy of Medicine selected to
conduct the study shall include a balanced representation of individuals
with broad experiences and viewpoints regarding nutritional and dietary
information.
(b) The study required by subsection (a) shall include the
following:
(1) An analysis of each of the following:
(A) How the Dietary Guidelines for Americans can
better prevent chronic disease, ensure nutritional
sufficiency for all Americans, and accommodate a range
of individual factors, including age, gender, and
metabolic health.
(B) How the advisory committee selection process can
be improved to provide more transparency, eliminate
bias, and include committee members with a range of
viewpoints.
(C) How the Nutrition Evidence Library is compiled
and utilized, including whether Nutrition Evidence
Library reviews and other systematic reviews and data
analysis
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are conducted according to rigorous and objective
scientific standards.
(D) How systematic reviews are conducted on
longstanding Dietary Guidelines for Americans
recommendations, including whether scientific studies
are included from scientists with a range of viewpoints.
(2) Recommendations to improve the process used to establish
the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and to ensure the Dietary
Guidelines for Americans reflect balanced sound science.
(c) There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000 to conduct the study
required by subsection (a).
Sec. 736. The unobligated balances identified by the Treasury
Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X0113 are rescinded.
Sec. 737. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Food and Nutrition
Service, to commence any new research and evaluation projects until the
Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress a research and evaluation plan for fiscal year 2016, prepared
in coordination with the Research, Education, and Economics mission area
of the Department of Agriculture, and a period of 30 days beginning on
the date of the submission of the plan expires to permit Congressional
review of the plan.
Sec. 738. Of the unobligated prior year funds identified by
Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X1980 where obligations have been
cancelled, $13,000,000 is rescinded.
Sec. 739. The unobligated balances identified by the Treasury
Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X3318, 12X1010, 12X1090, 12X1907, 12X0402,
12X3508, and 12X3322 are rescinded.
Sec. 740. Section 166 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and
Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7286) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and title I of the Food, Conservation, and
Energy Act of 2008'' both places it appears and inserting
``title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, and
Subtitle B of title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014''; and
(2) by amending paragraph (3) of subsection (c) to read as
follows:
``(3) Application of authority.--Beginning with the 2015
crop marketing year, the Secretary shall carry out paragraph (1)
under the same terms and conditions as were in effect for the
2008 crop year for loans made to producers under subtitle B of
title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 8701 et seq.).''.
Sec. 741. (a) There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000 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, to remain
available until expended.
(b) There is hereby appropriated $7,000,000 to carry out section
749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-
80), to remain available until expended.
Sec. 742. Of the unobligated balances identified by the Treasury
Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X1072, $20,000,000 is hereby rescinded:
Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were
designated by Congress as an emergency
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requirement or for disaster relief requirement pursuant to a Concurrent
Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
Sec. 743. In carrying out subsection (h) of section 502 of the
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472), the Secretary of Agriculture shall
have the same authority with respect to loans guaranteed under such
section and eligible lenders for such loans as the Secretary has under
subsections (h) and (j) of section 538 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1490p-2)
with respect to loans guaranteed under such section 538 and eligible
lenders for such loans.
Sec. 744. There is hereby appropriated $8,000,000, to remain
available until expended, to carry out section 6407 of the Farm Security
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107a): Provided, That the
Secretary launch the program authorized by this section during the 2016
fiscal year and that it be carried out through the Rural Utilities
Service: Provided further, That, within 60 days of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall provide a report to the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on how the Rural Utilities
Service will implement section 6407 during the 2016 fiscal year.
Sec. 745. Of the unobligated balances of appropriations in Public
Law 108-199, Public Law 109-234, and Public Law 110-28 made available
for the ``Emergency Watershed Protection Program'', $2,400,000 shall be
available for the purposes of such program for any disaster occurring
fiscal year 2016 or fiscal year 2017, and shall remain available until
expended.
Sec. 746. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to propose, promulgate, or implement any rule, or take any other action
with respect to, allowing or requiring information intended for a
prescribing health care professional, in the case of a drug or
biological product subject to section 503(b)(1) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1)), to be distributed to such
professional electronically (in lieu of in paper form) unless and until
a Federal law is enacted to allow or require such distribution.
Sec. 747. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule entitled ``Food
Labeling; Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in Restaurants and
Similar Retail Food Establishments'' published by the Food and Drug
Administration in the Federal Register on December 1, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg.
71156 et seq.) until the later of--
(1) December 1, 2016; or
(2) the date that is one year after the date on which the
Secretary of Health and Human Services publishes Level 1
guidance with respect to nutrition labeling of standard menu
items in restaurants and similar retail food establishments in
accordance with paragraphs (g)(1)(i), (g)(1)(ii), (g)(1)(iii),
and (g)(1)(iv) of section 10.115 of title 21, Code of Federal
Regulations.
Sec. 748. In addition to funds appropriated in this Act, there is
hereby appropriated $250,000,000, to remain available until expended,
under the heading ``Food for Peace Title II Grants'': Provided, That
the funds made available under this section shall be used for the
purposes set forth in the Food for Peace Act for both emergency and non-
emergency purposes: Provided further, That the funds made available by
this section used for emergency
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programs may be prioritized to respond to emergency food needs involving
conflict in the Middle East and to address other urgent food needs
around the world: Provided further, That of the funds made available
under this section, $20,000,000 shall be used to reimburse the Commodity
Credit Corporation for the release of eligible commodities under section
302(f)(2)(A) of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f-
1).
Sec. 749. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to notify a sponsor or otherwise acknowledge receipt of a submission for
an exemption for investigational use of a drug or biological product
under section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 355(i)) or section 351(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 262(a)(3)) in research in which a human embryo is intentionally
created or modified to include a heritable genetic modification. Any
such submission shall be deemed to have not been received by the
Secretary, and the exemption may not go into effect.
Sec. 750. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act
may be used to implement or enforce any provision of the FDA Food Safety
Modernization Act (Public Law 111-353), including the amendments made
thereby, with respect to the regulation of the distribution, sale, or
receipt of dried spent grain byproducts of the alcoholic beverage
production process, irrespective of whether such byproducts are solely
intended for use as animal feed.
Sec. 751. (a) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made
available in fiscal year 2015 for the supplemental nutrition program as
authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1786), $220,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
(b) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is
hereby appropriated for ``Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants, and Children'', $220,000,000, to remain available until
expended, for management information systems, including WIC electronic
benefit transfer systems and activities.
Sec. 752. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall--
(1) within 4 months of the date of enactment of this Act,
establish a prioritization process for APHIS to conduct audits
or reviews of countries or regions that have received animal
health status recognitions by APHIS and provide a description of
this process to the Committee on Appropriations of the House,
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, Committee on
Agriculture of the House, and Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate;
(2) conduct audits in a manner that evaluates the following
factors in the country or region being audited, as applicable:
(A) veterinary control and oversight;
(B) disease history and vaccination practices;
(C) livestock demographics and traceability;
(D) epidemiological separation from potential
sources of infection;
(E) surveillance practices;
(F) diagnostic laboratory capabilities; and
(G) emergency preparedness and response.
(3) promptly make publicly available the final reports of
any audits or reviews conducted pursuant to subsection (2); and
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(b) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United
States obligations under its international trade agreements.
Sec. 753. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to carry out any activities or incur any expense related to the issuance
of licenses under section 3 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2133),
or the renewal of such licenses, to class B dealers who sell dogs and
cats for use in research, experiments, teaching, or testing.
Sec. 754. No partially hydrogenated oils as defined in the order
published by the Food and Drug Administration in the Federal Register on
June 17, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 34650 et seq.) shall be deemed unsafe within
the meaning of section 409(a) and no food that is introduced or
delivered for introduction into interstate commerce that bears or
contains a partially hydrogenated oil shall be deemed adulterated under
sections 402(a)(1) or 402(a)(2)(C)(i) by virtue of bearing or containing
a partially hydrogenated oil until the compliance date as specified in
such order (June 18, 2018).
Sec. 755. Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
(1) the Secretary of Agriculture shall implement section 12106 of
the Agricultural Act of 2014 and the amendments made by such section (21
U.S.C. 601 note; Public Law 113-79), including any regulation or
guidance the Secretary of Agriculture issues to carry out such section
or the amendments made by such section; and
(2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall implement
section 403(t) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
343(t)), including any regulation or guidance the Secretary of Health
and Human Services issues to carry out such section.
Sec. 756. There is hereby appropriated $600,000 for the purposes of
section 727 of division A of Public Law 112-55.
Sec. 757. 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. 758. The Secretary shall set aside for Rural Economic Area
Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 15, 2016, an amount of funds made
available in title III under the headings of Rural Housing Insurance
Fund Program Account, Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants, Rural Housing
Assistance Grants, Rural Community Facilities Program Account, Rural
Business Program Account, Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account,
and Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account, equal to the amount
obligated in REAP Zones with respect to funds provided under such
headings in the most recent fiscal year any such funds were obligated
under such headings for REAP Zones.
Sec. 759. (a) Section 281 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
(7 U.S.C. 1638) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (7);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6),
(8), and (9) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and
(7), respectively; and
(3) in paragraph (1)(A) (as so redesignated)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking ``beef,'' and ``,
pork,''; and
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(B) in clause (ii), by striking ``ground beef,'' and
``, ground pork,''.
(b) Section 282 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C.
1638a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``beef,'' and
``pork,'';
(B) by striking ``beef,'' and ``pork,'' each place
it appears in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D); and
(C) in subparagraph (E)--
(i) in the heading, by striking ``beef,
pork,''; and
(ii) by striking ``ground beef, ground pork,''
each place it appears; and
(2) in subsection (f)(2)--
(A) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C); and
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as
subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.
Sec. 760. The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary's
designees are hereby granted the same access to information and subject
to the same requirements applicable to the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development as provided in section 453(j) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)) and section 6103(l)(7)(D)(ix) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6103(l)(7)(D)(ix)) to verify the income
for individuals participating in sections 502, 504, 521, and 542 of the
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472, 1474, 1490a, and 1490r).
Sec. 761. (a) During fiscal year 2016, the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) shall not allow the introduction or delivery for
introduction into interstate commerce of any food that contains
genetically engineered salmon until FDA publishes final labeling
guidelines for informing consumers of such content; and
(b) Of the amounts made available to the Food and Drug
Administration, Salaries and Expenses, not less than $150,000 shall be
used to develop labeling guidelines and implement a program to disclose
to consumers whether salmon offered for sale to consumers is a
genetically engineered variety.
Sec. 762. The Secretary may charge a fee for lenders to access
Department loan guarantee systems in connection with such lenders'
participation in loan guarantee programs of the Rural Housing Service:
Provided, That the funds collected from such fees shall be made
available to the Secretary without further appropriation and such funds
shall be deposited into the Rural Development Salaries and Expense
Account and shall remain available until expended for obligation and
expenditure by the Secretary for administrative expenses of the Rural
Housing Service Loan Guarantee Program in addition to other available
funds: Provided further, That such fees collected shall not exceed $50
per loan.
Sec. 763. None of the funds made available by this Act or any other
Act may be used--
(1) in contravention of section 7606 of the Agricultural Act
of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940); or
(2) to prohibit the transportation, processing, sale, or use
of industrial hemp that is grown or cultivated in accordance
with subsection section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014,
within or outside the State in which the industrial hemp is
grown or cultivated.
Sec. 764. For an additional amount for ``Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses'', $5,500,000, to
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remain available until September 30, 2017, for one-time control and
management and associated activities directly related to the multiple-
agency response to citrus greening.
Sec. 765. Section 529(b)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 360ff(b)(5)) is amended by striking ``the last day'' and
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``September
30, 2016.''.
Sec. 766. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes
of applying the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et
seq.)--
(1) the acceptable market name of Gadus chalcogrammus,
formerly known as Theragra chalcogramma, is ``pollock''; and
(2) the term ``Alaskan Pollock'' or `` `Alaska Pollock' ''
may be used in labeling to refer solely to ``pollock'' harvested
in the State waters of Alaska or the exclusive economic zone (as
that term is defined in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802))
adjacent to Alaska.
Sec. 767. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and 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).
This division may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2016''.
DIVISION B--COMMERCE, <<NOTE: Departments of Commerce, Justice, Science,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016. Department of Commerce
Appropriations Act, 2016.>> JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
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
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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, $493,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2017, 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 of the amounts provided
for the International Trade Administration under this title, $5,000,000
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure until 15 days after
the Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade submits to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate the report and certification detailed in the explanatory
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
this consolidated Act): Provided further, That the provisions of the
first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and
2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities; and that for the
purpose of this Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment for
assessments for services provided as part of these activities.
Bureau of Industry and Security
operations and administration
For necessary expenses for export administration and national
security activities of the Department of Commerce, including costs
associated with the performance of export administration field
activities both domestically and abroad; full medical coverage for
dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas;
employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for
services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the
first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, when
such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $13,500 for
official representation expenses abroad; awards of compensation to
informers under the Export Administration Act of 1979, and as authorized
by section 1(b) of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223; 22 U.S.C.
401(b)); and purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use and
motor vehicles for law enforcement use with special requirement vehicles
eligible for purchase without regard to any price limitation otherwise
established by law, $112,500,000, 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
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security activities of the Department of Commerce and other export
control programs of the United States and other governments.
Economic Development Administration
economic development assistance programs
For grants for economic development assistance as provided by the
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, for trade adjustment
assistance, and for grants authorized by section 27 of the Stevenson-
Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722), $222,000,000,
to remain available until expended, of which $15,000,000 shall be for
grants under such section 27.
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of administering the economic development
assistance programs as provided for by law, $39,000,000: Provided, That
these funds may be used to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I
of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the Trade Act of
1974, section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of
1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722), and the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act of
1977.
Minority Business Development Agency
minority business development
For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in fostering,
promoting, and developing minority business enterprise, including
expenses of grants, contracts, and other agreements with public or
private organizations, $32,000,000.
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,
$109,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017.
Bureau of the Census
current surveys and programs
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing,
preparing and publishing statistics, provided for by law, $270,000,000:
Provided, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for
promotion, outreach, and marketing activities: Provided further, That
the Bureau of the Census shall collect and analyze data for the Annual
Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey using
the same health insurance questions included in previous years, in
addition to the revised questions implemented in the Current Population
Survey beginning in February 2014.
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periodic censuses and programs
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing,
preparing and publishing statistics for periodic censuses and programs
provided for by law, $1,100,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2017: 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: Provided further, That not more
than 50 percent of the amounts made available under this heading for
information technology related to 2020 census delivery, including the
Census Enterprise Data Collection and Processing (CEDCaP) program, may
be obligated until the Secretary submits to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan for
expenditure that: (1) identifies for each CEDCaP project/investment over
$25,000: (A) the functional and performance capabilities to be delivered
and the mission benefits to be realized; (B) the estimated lifecycle
cost, including estimates for development as well as maintenance and
operations; and (C) key milestones to be met; (2) details for each
project/investment: (A) reasons for any cost and schedule variances; and
(B) top risks and mitigation strategies; and (3) has been submitted to
the Government Accountability Office.
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), $39,500,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That,
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce shall
charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum management,
analysis, operations, and related services, and such fees shall be
retained and used as offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum
services, to remain available until expended: Provided further, That
the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting
collections all funds transferred, or previously transferred, from other
Government agencies for all costs incurred in telecommunications
research, engineering, and related activities by the Institute for
Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned
functions under this paragraph, and such funds received from other
Government agencies shall remain available until expended.
public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction
For the administration of prior-year grants, recoveries and
unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated are available for
the administration of all open grants until their expiration.
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United States Patent and Trademark Office
salaries and expenses
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including defense of suits
instituted against the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Director of the USPTO, $3,272,000,000, 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 2016, so as to result in a fiscal year 2016
appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: Provided further,
That during fiscal year 2016, should the total amount of such offsetting
collections be less than $3,272,000,000 this amount shall be reduced
accordingly: Provided further, That any amount received in excess of
$3,272,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 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 2016 for official reception and representation
expenses: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2016 from the amounts
made available for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for the USPTO, the amounts
necessary to pay (1) the difference between the percentage of basic pay
contributed by the USPTO and employees under section 8334(a) of title 5,
United States Code, and the normal cost percentage (as defined by
section 8331(17) of that title) as provided by the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) for USPTO's specific use, of basic pay, of employees
subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of that title, and (2) the
present value of the otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by
OPM for USPTO's specific use of post-retirement life insurance and post-
retirement health benefits coverage for all USPTO employees who are
enrolled in Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal
Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI Fund, and the
FEHB Fund, as appropriate, and shall be available for the authorized
purposes of those accounts: Provided further, That any differences
between the present value factors published in OPM's yearly 300 series
benefit letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO's specific
use shall be recognized as an imputed cost on USPTO's financial
statements, where applicable: Provided further, That, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, all fees and surcharges assessed and
collected by USPTO are available for USPTO only pursuant to section
42(c)
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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
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST), $690,000,000, 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,
$155,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $130,000,000
shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and of
which $25,000,000 shall be for the National Network for Manufacturing
Innovation.
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), $119,000,000, 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 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
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purposes of conducting activities pursuant to cooperative agreements;
and relocation of facilities, $3,305,813,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2017, except that funds provided for cooperative
enforcement shall remain available until September 30, 2018: 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, $130,164,000 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 $3,453,477,000 provided for in
direct obligations under this heading, $3,305,813,000 is appropriated
from the general fund, $130,164,000 is provided by transfer and
$17,500,000 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 $226,300,000: 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
(including transfer of funds)
For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets,
including alteration and modification costs, of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, $2,400,416,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2018, except that funds provided for acquisition and
construction of vessels and construction of facilities shall remain
available until expended: Provided, That of the $2,413,416,000 provided
for in direct obligations under this heading, $2,400,416,000 is
appropriated from the general fund and $13,000,000 is provided from
recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided further, That any
deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances
of funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject
to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: <<NOTE: 15 USC
1513a note.>> 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
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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, $80,050,000
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure until 15 days after
the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere submits to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate a fleet modernization and recapitalization plan: 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,
2017: 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 2016, obligations of direct loans may not exceed
$24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans and not to exceed
$100,000,000 for traditional direct loans as authorized by the Merchant
Marine Act of 1936.
Departmental Management
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the management of the Department of
Commerce provided for by law, including not to exceed $4,500 for
official reception and representation, $58,000,000: Provided,
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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, $19,062,000, to remain available
until expended.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.), $32,000,000.
General Provisions--Department of Commerce
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations
and funds made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act shall
be available for the activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949
(15 U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the Act,
and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for advanced payments
not otherwise authorized only upon the certification of officials
designated by the Secretary of Commerce that such payments are in the
public interest.
Sec. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropriations made
available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for salaries and
expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles as
authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law
(5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
Sec. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Commerce in
this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such
appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such
transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall
be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided
further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or
disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, and
equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act or any other law
appropriating funds for the Department of Commerce.
Sec. 104. <<NOTE: 33 USC 878a note.>> 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 2016:
Provided, That the life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System
is $11,322,125,000 and the life cycle cost for the Geostationary
Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series Program is $10,828,059,000.
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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 National Technical Information Service shall not
charge any customer for a copy of any report or document generated by
the Legislative Branch unless the Service has provided information to
the customer on how an electronic copy of such report or document may be
accessed and downloaded for free online. Should a customer still require
the Service to provide a printed or digital copy of the report or
document, the charge shall be limited to recovering the Service's cost
of processing, reproducing, and delivering such report or document.
Sec. 109. The Secretary of Commerce may waive the requirement for
bonds under 40 U.S.C. 3131 with respect to contracts for the
construction, alteration, or repair of vessels, regardless of the terms
of the contracts as to payment or title, when the contract is made under
the Coast and Geodetic Survey Act of 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.).
Sec. 110. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act or any
other appropriations Act may be used by the Secretary of Commerce for
management activities pursuant to the Fishery Management Plan for the
Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico or any amendment to such Plan
unless such management is conducted beyond the seaward boundary of a
coastal State as set out under subsection (b).
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of
carrying out activities pursuant to the Fishery Management Plan for the
Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico or any amendment to such Plan,
the seaward boundary of a coastal State in the Gulf of Mexico is a line
9 nautical miles seaward from
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the baseline from which the territorial sea of the United States is
measured.
Sec. 111. To carry out the responsibilities of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Administrator of NOAA is
authorized to: (1) enter into grants and cooperative agreements with;
(2) use on a non-reimbursable basis land, services, equipment,
personnel, and facilities provided by; and (3) receive and expend funds
made available on a consensual basis from: a Federal agency, State or
subdivision thereof, local government, tribal government, territory, or
possession or any subdivisions thereof: Provided, That funds received
for permitting and related regulatory activities pursuant to this
section shall be deposited under the heading ``National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration--Operations, Research, and Facilities'' and
shall remain available until September 30, 2018, for such purposes:
Provided further, That all funds within this section and their
corresponding uses are subject to section 505 of this Act.
Sec. 112. Amounts provided by this Act or by any prior
appropriations Act that remain available for obligation, for necessary
expenses of the programs of the Economics and Statistics Administration
of the Department of Commerce, including amounts provided for programs
of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau, shall be
available for expenses of cooperative agreements with appropriate
entities, including any Federal, State, or local governmental unit, or
institution of higher education, to aid and promote statistical,
research, and methodology activities which further the purposes for
which such amounts have been made available.
This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce
Appropriations Act, 2016''.
TITLE II <<NOTE: Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2016.>>
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
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for information sharing technology, including
planning, development, deployment and departmental direction,
$31,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the
Attorney General may transfer up to $35,400,000 to this account, from
funds available to the Department of Justice for information technology,
to remain available until expended, for enterprise-wide information
technology initiatives: Provided further, That the transfer authority
in the preceding proviso is in addition to any other transfer authority
contained in this Act.
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administrative review and appeals
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and clemency
petitions and immigration-related activities, $426,791,000, of which
$4,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Executive Office for
Immigration Review fees deposited in the ``Immigration Examinations
Fee'' account: Provided, That of the amount available for the Executive
Office for Immigration Review, not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain
available until expended.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General,
$93,709,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen
emergencies of a confidential character.
United States Parole Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission as
authorized, $13,308,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, upon the expiration of a term of office of a
Commissioner, the Commissioner may continue to act until a successor has
been appointed.
Legal Activities
salaries and expenses, general legal activities
For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Department of
Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $20,000 for
expenses of collecting evidence, to be expended under the direction of,
and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney
General; and rent of private or Government-owned space in the District
of Columbia, $893,000,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 for
litigation support contracts shall remain available until expended:
Provided, That of the amount provided for INTERPOL Washington dues
payments, not to exceed $685,000 shall remain available until expended:
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed
$9,000 shall be available to INTERPOL Washington for official reception
and representation expenses: Provided further, That notwithstanding
section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General
that emergent circumstances require additional funding for litigation
activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General may transfer such
amounts to ``Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities'' from
available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department
of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances:
Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso
shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided
further, That of the amount appropriated, such sums as may be necessary
shall be available to the Civil
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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 $9,358,000, to be appropriated
from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
salaries and expenses, antitrust division
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred
laws, $164,977,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees collected for premerger
notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements
Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collection (and
estimated to be $124,000,000 in fiscal year 2016), 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 2016, so as to result in a
final fiscal year 2016 appropriation from the general fund estimated at
$40,977,000.
salaries and expenses, united states attorneys
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States
Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative agreements,
$2,000,000,000: 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
task force on human trafficking.
united states trustee system fund
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, as
authorized, $225,908,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits to the United
States Trustee System Fund and amounts herein appropriated shall be
available in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due
depositors: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, fees collected pursuant to section 589a(b) of title 28, United
States Code, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this
appropriation and shall remain available until expended: Provided
further, That to the extent that fees collected in fiscal year 2016, net
of amounts necessary to pay refunds due depositors, exceed $225,908,000,
those excess amounts shall be available in future fiscal years only to
the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts: Provided
further, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be
reduced (1) as such fees are received during fiscal year 2016, net of
amounts necessary to pay refunds due depositors,
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(estimated at $162,400,000) and (2) to the extent that any remaining
general fund appropriations can be derived from amounts deposited in the
Fund in previous fiscal years that are not otherwise appropriated, so as
to result in a final fiscal year 2016 appropriation from the general
fund estimated at $0.
salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the Foreign
Claims Settlement Commission, including services as authorized by
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $2,374,000.
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 $13,000,000 is for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and
upgrade of secure telecommunications equipment and a secure automated
information network to store and retrieve the identities and locations
of protected witnesses: Provided, That amounts made available under
this heading may not be transferred pursuant to section 205 of this Act.
salaries and expenses, community relations service
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service,
$14,446,000: 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.
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United States Marshals Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service,
$1,230,581,000, 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,
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended.
federal prisoner detention
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses related to United States prisoners in the
custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized by section
4013 of title 18, United States Code, $1,454,414,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $20,000,000
shall be considered ``funds appropriated for State and local law
enforcement assistance'' pursuant to section 4013(b) of title 18, United
States Code: Provided further, That the United States Marshals Service
shall be responsible for managing the Justice Prisoner and Alien
Transportation System: Provided further, That any unobligated balances
available from funds appropriated under the heading ``General
Administration, Detention Trustee'' shall be transferred to and merged
with the appropriation under this heading.
National Security Division
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the National
Security Division, $95,000,000, 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.
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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,
$512,000,000, 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, $8,489,786,000, of which not to exceed $216,900,000 shall remain
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $184,500 shall
be available for official reception and representation expenses.
construction
For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equipment, furniture,
and information technology requirements, related to construction or
acquisition of buildings, facilities and sites by purchase, or as
otherwise authorized by law; conversion, modification and extension of
federally owned buildings; and preliminary planning and design of
projects; $308,982,000, 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, $2,080,000,000, 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
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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,
$1,240,000,000, of which not to exceed $36,000 shall be for official
reception and representation expenses, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be
available for the payment of attorneys' fees as provided by section
924(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, and not to exceed $20,000,000
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds
appropriated herein shall be available to investigate or act upon
applications for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under section
925(c) of title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That such
funds shall be available to investigate and act upon applications filed
by corporations for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under
section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That
no funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to transfer
the functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or Departments.
Federal Prison System
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the
administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal and
correctional institutions, and for the provision of technical assistance
and advice on corrections related issues to foreign governments,
$6,948,500,000: Provided, <<NOTE: 42 USC 250a.>> That the Attorney
General may transfer to the Department of Health and Human Services such
amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures by that Department
for medical relief for inmates of Federal penal and correctional
institutions: Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison
System, where necessary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal agent or
fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine the amounts payable to
persons who, on behalf of the Federal Prison System, furnish health
services to individuals committed to the custody of the Federal 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, 2017: 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.
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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,
$530,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $444,000,000
shall be available only for costs related to construction of new
facilities: Provided, That labor of United States prisoners may be used
for work performed under this appropriation.
federal prison industries, incorporated
The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby authorized to
make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing
authority available, and in accord with the law, and to make such
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as
provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be
necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the
current fiscal year for such corporation.
limitation on administrative expenses, federal prison industries,
incorporated
Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal Prison
Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its administrative
expenses, and for services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5,
United States Code, to be computed on an accrual basis to be determined
in accordance with the corporation's current prescribed accounting
system, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of
claims, and expenditures which such accounting system requires to be
capitalized or charged to cost of commodities acquired or produced,
including selling and shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with
acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement,
protection, or disposition of facilities and other property belonging to
the corporation or in which it has an interest.
State and Local Law Enforcement Activities
Office on Violence Against Women
violence against women prevention and prosecution programs
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
for the prevention and prosecution of violence against women, as
authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) (``the 1968 Act''); the Violent Crime Control and
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994 Act''); the
Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990
Act''); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the
Exploitation of Children Today Act
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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''); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public
Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); and the Rape Survivor Child Custody Act
of 2015 (Public Law 114-22) (``the 2015 Act''); and for related victims
services, $480,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$379,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from amounts available for
obligation in this Act from the Fund established by section 1402 of
chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98-473 (42 U.S.C. 10601),
notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such Act of 1984, and merged with the
amounts otherwise made available under this heading: Provided, That
except as otherwise provided by law, not to exceed 5 percent of funds
made available under this heading may be used for expenses related to
evaluation, training, and technical assistance: Provided further, That
of the amount provided--
(1) $215,000,000 is for grants to combat violence against
women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act;
(2) $30,000,000 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) $5,000,000 is for the National Institute of Justice for
research and evaluation of violence against women and related
issues addressed by grant programs of the Office on Violence
Against Women, which shall be transferred to ``Research,
Evaluation and Statistics'' for administration by the Office of
Justice Programs;
(4) $11,000,000 is for a grant program to provide services
to advocate for and respond to youth victims of domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
assistance to children and youth exposed to such violence;
programs to engage men and youth in preventing such violence;
and assistance to middle and high school students through
education and other services related to such violence:
Provided, That unobligated balances available for the programs
authorized by sections 41201, 41204, 41303, and 41305 of the
1994 Act, prior to its amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be
available for this program: Provided further, That 10 percent
of the total amount available for this grant program shall be
available for grants under the program authorized by section
2015 of the 1968 Act: Provided further, That the definitions
and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall
apply to this program;
(5) $51,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest policies
as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act, of which $4,000,000 is
for a homicide reduction initiative;
(6) $35,000,000 is for sexual assault victims assistance, as
authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 Act;
(7) $34,000,000 is for rural domestic violence and child
abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section
40295 of the 1994 Act;
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(8) $20,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent crimes
against women on campus, as authorized by section 304 of the
2005 Act;
(9) $45,000,000 is for legal assistance for victims, as
authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act;
(10) $5,000,000 is for enhanced training and services to end
violence against and abuse of women in later life, as authorized
by section 40802 of the 1994 Act;
(11) $16,000,000 is for grants to support families in the
justice system, as authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act:
Provided, That unobligated balances available for the programs
authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of
the 1994 Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be
available for this program;
(12) $6,000,000 is for education and training to end
violence against and abuse of women with disabilities, as
authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 Act;
(13) $500,000 is for the National Resource Center on
Workplace Responses to assist victims of domestic violence, as
authorized by section 41501 of the 1994 Act;
(14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on violence
against Indian women, including as authorized by section 904 of
the 2005 Act: Provided, That such funds may be transferred to
``Research, Evaluation and Statistics'' for administration by
the Office of Justice Programs;
(15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse that provides
training and technical assistance on issues relating to sexual
assault of American Indian and Alaska Native women;
(16) $2,500,000 is for grants to assist tribal governments
in exercising special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction,
as authorized by section 904 of the 2013 Act: Provided, That
the grant conditions in section 40002(b) of the 1994 Act shall
apply to this program; and
(17) $2,500,000 for the purposes authorized under the 2015
Act.
Office of Justice Programs
research, evaluation and statistics
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 (``the 1974 Act''); the Missing Children's
Assistance Act (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
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Law 110-180); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
(Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); and other programs, $116,000,000,
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;
(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) $35,000,000 is for regional information sharing
activities, as authorized by part M of title I of the 1968 Act;
and
(4) $4,000,000 is for activities to strengthen and enhance
the practice of forensic sciences, of which $3,000,000 is for
transfer to the National Institute of Standards and Technology
to support Scientific Area Committees.
state and local law enforcement assistance
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
(Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994 Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Justice for All Act of
2004 (Public Law 108-405); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990
(Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990 Act''); the Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-164); the
Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of
2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 Act''); the Adam Walsh Child
Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248) (``the Adam Walsh
Act''); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000
(Public Law 106-386); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007
(Public Law 110-180); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) (``the 2002 Act''); the Second Chance
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199); the Prioritizing Resources and
Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-403);
the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-473); the Mentally Ill
Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-416); the Violence Against Women
Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); and
other programs, $1,408,500,000, to remain available until expended as
follows--
(1) $476,000,000 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 an
Officer Robert Wilson III memorial initiative on Preventing
Violence Against Law Enforcement Officer Resilience and
Survivability (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, $100,000,000 is for
grants for law enforcement activities associated with the
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presidential nominating conventions, and $2,400,000 is for the
operationalization, maintenance and expansion of the National
Missing and Unidentified Persons System;
(2) $210,000,000 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) $45,000,000 for victim services programs for victims of
trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of Public Law
106-386, for programs authorized under Public Law 109-164, or
programs authorized under Public Law 113-4;
(4) $42,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by section
1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act;
(5) $10,000,000 for mental health courts and adult and
juvenile collaboration program grants, as authorized by parts V
and HH of title I of the 1968 Act, and the Mentally Ill Offender
Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-416);
(6) $12,000,000 for grants for Residential Substance Abuse
Treatment for State Prisoners, as authorized by part S of title
I of the 1968 Act;
(7) $2,500,000 for the Capital Litigation Improvement Grant
Program, as authorized by section 426 of Public Law 108-405, and
for grants for wrongful conviction review;
(8) $13,000,000 for economic, high technology and Internet
crime prevention grants, including as authorized by section 401
of Public Law 110-403;
(9) $2,000,000 for a student loan repayment assistance
program pursuant to section 952 of Public Law 110-315;
(10) $20,000,000 for sex offender management assistance, as
authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and related activities;
(11) $8,000,000 for an initiative relating to children
exposed to violence;
(12) $22,500,000 for the matching grant program for law
enforcement armor vests, as authorized by section 2501 of title
I of the 1968 Act: Provided, That $1,500,000 is transferred
directly to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's
Office of Law Enforcement Standards for research, testing and
evaluation programs;
(13) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Public
Website;
(14) $6,500,000 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) $13,500,000 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--
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(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) $45,000,000 for a grant program for community-based
sexual assault response reform;
(19) $9,000,000 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, $5,000,000 is for
Children of Incarcerated Parents Demonstrations to enhance and
maintain parental and family relationships for incarcerated
parents as a reentry or recidivism reduction strategy, and
$4,000,000 is for additional replication sites employing the
Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with Enforcement model
implementing swift and certain sanctions in probation, and for a
research project on the effectiveness of the model: Provided,
That up to $7,500,000 of funds made available in this paragraph
may be used for performance-based awards for Pay for Success
projects, of which up to $5,000,000 shall be for Pay for Success
programs implementing the Permanent Supportive Housing Model;
(22) $6,000,000 for a veterans treatment courts program;
(23) $13,000,000 for a program to monitor prescription drugs
and scheduled listed chemical products;
(24) $10,500,000 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) $75,000,000 for the Comprehensive School Safety
Initiative: Provided, That section 213 of this Act shall not
apply with respect to the amount made available in this
paragraph; and
(26) $70,000,000 for initiatives to improve police-community
relations, of which $22,500,000 is for a competitive matching
grant program for purchases of body-worn cameras for State,
local and tribal law enforcement, $27,500,000 is for a justice
reinvestment initiative, for activities related to criminal
justice reform and recidivism reduction, $5,000,000 is for
research
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and statistics on body-worn cameras and community trust issues,
and $15,000,000 is for an Edward Byrne Memorial criminal justice
innovation program:
Provided, That, if a unit of local government uses any of the funds
made available under this heading to increase the number of law
enforcement officers, the unit of local government will achieve a net
gain in the number of law enforcement officers who perform non-
administrative public sector safety service.
juvenile justice programs
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of
1974 (``the 1974 Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Violence Against Women and Department of
Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005
Act''); the Missing Children's Assistance Act (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, $270,160,000, to remain available until expended as follows--
(1) $58,000,000 for programs authorized by section 221 of
the 1974 Act, and for training and technical assistance to
assist small, nonprofit organizations with the Federal grants
process: Provided, That of the amounts provided under this
paragraph, $500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration
grant program to support emergency planning among State, local
and tribal juvenile justice residential facilities;
(2) $90,000,000 for youth mentoring grants;
(3) $17,500,000 for delinquency prevention, as authorized by
section 505 of the 1974 Act, of which, pursuant to sections 261
and 262 thereof--
(A) $10,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth
Program;
(B) $5,000,000 shall be for gang and youth violence
education, prevention and intervention, and related
activities;
(C) $500,000 shall be for an Internet site providing
information and resources on children of incarcerated
parents; and
(D) $2,000,000 shall be for competitive grants
focusing on girls in the juvenile justice system;
(4) $20,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of
Child Abuse Act of 1990;
(5) $8,000,000 for community-based violence prevention
initiatives, including for public health approaches to reducing
shootings and violence;
(6) $72,160,000 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);
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(7) $2,000,000 for child abuse training programs for
judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized by section
222 of the 1990 Act; and
(8) $2,500,000 for a program to improve juvenile indigent
defense:
Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount may be used for
research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the
programs or activities authorized: Provided further, That not more than
2 percent of the amounts designated under paragraphs (1) through (4) and
(7) may be used for training and technical assistance: Provided
further, That the two preceding provisos shall not apply to grants and
projects administered pursuant to sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act
and to missing and exploited children programs.
public safety officer benefits
(including transfer of funds)
For payments and expenses authorized under section 1001(a)(4) of
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, such
sums as are necessary (including amounts for administrative costs), to
remain available until expended; and $16,300,000 for payments authorized
by section 1201(b) of such Act and for educational assistance authorized
by section 1218 of such Act, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a
determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances
require additional funding for such disability and education payments,
the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to ``Public Safety
Officer Benefits'' from available appropriations for the Department of
Justice as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided
further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be
treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not
be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the
procedures set forth in that section.
Community Oriented Policing Services
community oriented policing services programs
(including transfer of funds)
For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322); the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); and the Violence
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005
(Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 Act''), $212,000,000, 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) $11,000,000 is for anti-methamphetamine-related
activities, which shall be transferred to the Drug Enforcement
Administration upon enactment of this Act;
(2) $187,000,000 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
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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,
$30,000,000 is for improving tribal law enforcement, including
hiring, equipment, training, and anti-methamphetamine
activities: Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated
under this paragraph, $10,000,000 is for community policing
development activities in furtherance of the purposes in section
1701: Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated
under this paragraph, $10,000,000 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; and
(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.
General Provisions--Department of Justice
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 201. In addition to amounts otherwise made available in this
title for official reception and representation expenses, a total of not
to exceed $50,000 from funds appropriated to the Department of Justice
in this title shall be available to the Attorney General for official
reception and representation expenses.
Sec. 202. None of the funds appropriated by this title shall be
available to pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother
would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case of
rape or incest: Provided, That should this prohibition be declared
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section
shall be null and void.
Sec. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this title shall be
used to require any person to perform, or facilitate in any way the
performance of, any abortion.
Sec. 204. Nothing in the preceding section shall remove the
obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort
services necessary for a female inmate to receive such service outside
the Federal facility: Provided, That nothing in this section in any way
diminishes the effect of section 203 intended to address the
philosophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
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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. <<NOTE: 5 USC 3104 note.>> Funds appropriated by this or
any other Act, with respect to any fiscal year, under the heading
``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Salaries and
Expenses'' shall be available for retention pay for any employee who
would otherwise be subject to a reduction in pay upon termination of the
Bureau's Personnel Management Demonstration Project (as transferred to
the Attorney General by section 1115 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002, Public Law 107-296 (28 U.S.C. 599B)): Provided, That such
retention pay shall comply with section 5363 of title 5, United States
Code, and related Office of Personnel Management regulations, except as
provided in this section: Provided further, That such retention pay
shall be paid at the employee's rate of pay immediately prior to the
termination of the demonstration project and shall not be subject to the
limitation set forth in section 5304(g)(1) of title 5, United States
Code, and related regulations.
Sec. 207. None of the funds made available under this title may be
used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the United States Marshals
Service for the purpose of transporting an individual who is a prisoner
pursuant to conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is
classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other than to a
prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau of Prisons as
appropriately secure for housing such a prisoner.
Sec. 208. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
by Federal prisons to purchase cable television services, or to rent or
purchase audiovisual or electronic media or equipment used primarily for
recreational purposes.
(b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, maintenance, or
purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or equipment for inmate
training, religious, or educational programs.
Sec. 209. None of the funds made available under this title shall
be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced information technology
program having total estimated development costs in excess of
$100,000,000, unless the Deputy Attorney General and the investment
review board certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate that the information technology program
has appropriate program management controls and contractor oversight
mechanisms in place, and that the program is compatible with the
enterprise architecture of the Department of Justice.
Sec. 210. The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in
section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations from the amounts
designated for specific activities in this Act and in the explanatory
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
this consolidated Act), and to any use of deobligated balances of funds
provided under this title in previous years.
Sec. 211. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to
plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or approve
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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 2013 through 2016 for the following
programs, waive the following requirements:
(1) For the adult and juvenile offender State and local
reentry demonstration projects under part FF of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3797w(g)(1)), the requirements under section 2976(g)(1) of such
part.
(2) For State, Tribal, and local reentry courts under part
FF of title I of such Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w-2(e)(1) and
(2)), the requirements under section 2978(e)(1) and (2) of such
part.
(3) For the prosecution drug treatment alternatives to
prison program under part CC of title I of such Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3797q-3), the requirements under section 2904 of such
part.
(4) For grants to protect inmates and safeguard communities
as authorized by section 6 of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of
2003 (42 U.S.C. 15605(c)(3)), the requirements of section
6(c)(3) of such Act.
Sec. 215. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section
20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13709(a)) shall not apply to amounts
made available by this or any other Act.
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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 2016, 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
2016, and any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this
Act.
(c) Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances
available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United States Code,
shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2016, 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) Subsections (a) through (c) of this section shall sunset on
September 30, 2016.
Sec. 218. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under each of
the headings ``General Administration--Salaries and Expenses'', ``United
States Marshals Service--Salaries and Expenses'', ``Federal Bureau of
Investigation--Salaries and Expenses'', ``Drug Enforcement
Administration--Salaries and Expenses'', and ``Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'', $20,000,000
shall not be available for obligation until the Attorney General
demonstrates to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate that all recommendations included in the
Office of Inspector General of the Department of Justice, Evaluation and
Inspections Division Report 15-04 entitled ``The Handling of Sexual
Harassment and Misconduct Allegations by the Department's Law
Enforcement Components'', dated March, 2015, have been implemented or
are in the process of being implemented.
(b) The Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall report
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 on the status of the Department's implementation of recommendations
included in the report specified in subsection (a).
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, section 524 of division G of Public Law 113-235,
and such authorities as are enacted for Performance Partnership Pilots
in an appropriations Act for fiscal year 2016.
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This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice
Appropriations Act, 2016''.
TITLE III <<NOTE: Science Appropriations Act, 2016.>>
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, $5,589,400,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2017: Provided, That the formulation and development
costs (with development cost as defined under section 30104 of title 51,
United States Code) for the James Webb Space Telescope shall not exceed
$8,000,000,000: Provided further, That should the individual identified
under subsection (c)(2)(E) of section 30104 of title 51, United States
Code, as responsible for the James Webb Space Telescope determine that
the development cost of the program is likely to exceed that limitation,
the individual shall immediately notify the Administrator and the
increase shall be treated as if it meets the 30 percent threshold
described in subsection (f) of section 30104: Provided further, That,
of the amounts provided, $175,000,000 is for an orbiter with a lander to
meet the science goals for the Jupiter Europa mission as outlined in the
most recent planetary science decadal survey: Provided further, That
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall use the Space
Launch System as the launch vehicle for the Jupiter Europa mission, plan
for a launch no later than 2022, and include in the fiscal year 2017
budget the 5-year funding profile necessary to achieve these goals.
aeronautics
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of aeronautics research and development activities,
including research, development, operations, support, and services;
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space
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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, $640,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2017.
space technology
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of space technology research and development activities,
including research, development, operations, support, and services;
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight,
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management;
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor,
as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
administrative aircraft, $686,500,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2017: Provided, That $133,000,000 shall be for the
RESTORE satellite servicing program for completion of pre-formulation
and initiation of formulation activities for RESTORE and such funds
shall not support activities solely needed for the asteroid redirect
mission.
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, $4,030,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2017: Provided, That not less than $1,270,000,000 shall
be for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle: Provided further, That not
less than $2,000,000,000 shall be for the Space Launch System (SLS)
launch vehicle, which shall have a lift capability not less than 130
metric tons and which shall have core elements and an enhanced upper
stage developed simultaneously: Provided further, That of the amounts
provided for SLS, not less than $85,000,000 shall be for enhanced upper
stage development: Provided further, That $410,000,000 shall be for
exploration ground systems: Provided further, That the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate,
concurrent with the annual budget submission, a 5-year budget profile
and funding projection that adheres to a 70 percent Joint Confidence
Level and is consistent with the Key Decision Point C (KDP-C) for the
SLS and with the management agreement contained in the KDP-C for the
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle: Provided further, That $350,000,000
shall be for exploration research and development.
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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,
$5,029,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017.
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,
$115,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, of which
$18,000,000 shall be for the Experimental Program to Stimulate
Competitive Research and $40,000,000 shall be for the National Space
Grant College program.
safety, security and mission services
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of science, aeronautics, space technology, exploration,
space operations and education research and development activities,
including research, development, operations, support, and services;
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight,
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management;
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor,
as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to
exceed $63,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
administrative aircraft, $2,768,600,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2017.
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, $388,900,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021: <<NOTE: 51 USC 20145 note.>> Provided, That
proceeds from leases deposited into this account shall be available for
a period of 5
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years to the extent and in amounts as provided in annual appropriations
Acts: Provided further, That such proceeds referred to in the preceding
proviso shall be available for obligation for fiscal year 2016 in an
amount not to exceed $9,470,300: <<NOTE: 51 USC 30103 note.>> 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, $37,400,000, of which
$500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017.
administrative provisions
(including transfers of funds)
Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized shall remain
available, without fiscal year limitation, until the prize is claimed or
the offer is withdrawn.
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the
current fiscal year for the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration in this Act may be transferred between such
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise
specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any
such transfers. Balances so transferred shall be merged with and
available for the same purposes and the same time period as the
appropriations to which transferred. Any transfer pursuant to this
provision shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
The spending plan required by this Act shall be provided by NASA at
the theme, program, project and activity level. The spending plan, as
well as any subsequent change of an amount established in that spending
plan that meets the notification requirements of section 505 of this
Act, shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act
and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
The unexpired balances for Commercial Spaceflight Activities
contained within the Exploration account may be transferred to the Space
Operations account for such activities. Balances so transferred shall be
merged with the funds in the Space Operations account and shall be
available under the same terms, conditions and period of time as
previously appropriated.
For the closeout of all Space Shuttle contracts and associated
programs, amounts that have expired but have not been cancelled in the
Exploration, Space Operations, Human Space Flight, Space Flight
Capabilities, and Exploration Capabilities appropriations accounts shall
remain available through fiscal year 2025 for the liquidation of valid
obligations incurred during the period of fiscal year 2001 through
fiscal year 2013.
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National Science Foundation
research and related activities
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), and Public Law 86-209
(42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services as authorized by section 3109 of
title 5, United States Code; maintenance and operation of aircraft and
purchase of flight services for research support; acquisition of
aircraft; and authorized travel; $6,033,645,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2017, of which not to exceed $540,000,000 shall
remain available until expended for polar research and operations
support, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for operational
and science support and logistical and other related activities for the
United States Antarctic program: Provided, That receipts for scientific
support services and materials furnished by the National Research
Centers and other National Science Foundation supported research
facilities may be credited to this appropriation.
major research equipment and facilities construction
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction,
commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment, facilities,
and other such capital assets pursuant to the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including authorized
travel, $200,310,000, 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, $880,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2017.
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; $330,000,000: 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 2016 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 $30,770,000
shall remain available until expended.
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office of the national science board
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, authorized
travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms
in the District of Columbia, and the employment of experts and
consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code) involved
in carrying out section 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950
(42 U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86-209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.),
$4,370,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General as
authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, $15,160,000, of which
$400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017.
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, 2016''.
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 may be used to employ any
individuals under Schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the
Code of Federal Regulations exclusive of one special assistant for each
Commissioner: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in
this paragraph shall be used to reimburse Commissioners for more than 75
billable days, with the exception of the chairperson, who is permitted
125 billable days: Provided further, That none of the funds
appropriated in this paragraph shall be used for any activity or expense
that is not explicitly authorized by section 3 of the Civil Rights
Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a).
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act
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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 $29,500,000 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 exceed $2,250
for official reception and representation expenses, $88,500,000, 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, $385,000,000, of
which $352,000,000 is for basic field programs and required independent
audits; $5,000,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which such
amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct additional audits of
recipients; $19,000,000 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.
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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 2015 and 2016, respectively.
Marine Mammal Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as authorized
by title II of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361
et seq.), $3,431,000.
Office of the United States Trade Representative
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States Trade
Representative, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and the
employment of experts and consultants as authorized by section 3109 of
title 5, United States Code, $54,500,000, of which $1,000,000 shall
remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $124,000
shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.
State Justice Institute
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as authorized
by the State Justice Institute Authorization Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C.
10701 et seq.) $5,121,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2017: Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be
available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided
further, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the State
Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of the United States
Government.
TITLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(including rescissions)
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the
Congress.
Sec. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly so provided herein.
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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 2016,
or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States
derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by
this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a
reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new program,
project or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project or activity; (3)
increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity
for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office
or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs or
activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities
presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments existing
programs, projects or activities in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent,
whichever is less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any program,
project or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8)
results from any general savings, including savings from a reduction in
personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs, projects
or activities as approved by Congress; unless the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such
reprogramming of funds by agencies (excluding agencies of the Department
of Justice) funded by this Act and 45 days in advance of such
reprogramming of funds by agencies of the Department of Justice funded
by this Act.
Sec. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by a court or
Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a
``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same
meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is
not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to receive
any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in this Act,
pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures
described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal
Regulations.
(b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to authorized
purchases of promotional items, funds made available by this Act shall
be used to purchase items that are manufactured, produced, or assembled
in the United States, its territories or possessions.
(2) The term ``promotional items'' has the meaning given the term in
OMB Circular A-87, Attachment B, Item (1)(f)(3).
Sec. 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National
Science Foundation, and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly report on the status
of balances of appropriations at the account
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level. For unobligated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, committed
balances the quarterly reports shall separately identify the amounts
attributable to each source year of appropriation from which the
balances were derived. For balances that are obligated, but unexpended,
the quarterly reports shall separately identify amounts by the year of
obligation.
(b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be submitted within
30 days of the end of each quarter.
(c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any aspect of a
reporting requirement described in subsection (a) due to a limitation of
a current accounting system, the department or agency shall fulfill such
aspect to the maximum extent practicable under such accounting system
and shall identify and describe in each quarterly report the extent to
which such aspect is not fulfilled.
Sec. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under
this Act resulting from, or to prevent, personnel actions taken in
response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed
within the total budgetary resources available to such department or
agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds between
appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section is
provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this Act:
Provided further, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided
further, That for the Department of Commerce, this section shall also
apply to actions taken for the care and protection of loan collateral or
grant property.
Sec. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be available
to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek
the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the
marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions which
are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same
type.
Sec. 510. <<NOTE: 42 USC 10601 note.>> 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 $3,042,000,000 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.
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Sec. 514. (a) The Inspectors General of the Department of Commerce,
the Department of Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the Legal Services
Corporation shall conduct audits, pursuant to the Inspector General Act
(5 U.S.C. App.), of grants or contracts for which funds are appropriated
by this Act, and shall submit reports to Congress on the progress of
such audits, which may include preliminary findings and a description of
areas of particular interest, within 180 days after initiating such an
audit and every 180 days thereafter until any such audit is completed.
(b) Within 60 days after the date on which an audit described in
subsection (a) by an Inspector General is completed, the Secretary,
Attorney General, Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate,
shall make the results of the audit available to the public on the
Internet website maintained by the Department, Administration,
Foundation, or Corporation, respectively. The results shall be made
available in redacted form to exclude--
(1) any matter described in section 552(b) of title 5,
United States Code; and
(2) sensitive personal information for any individual, the
public access to which could be used to commit identity theft or
for other inappropriate or unlawful purposes.
(c) Any person awarded a grant or contract funded by amounts
appropriated by this Act shall submit a statement to the Secretary of
Commerce, the Attorney General, the Administrator, Director, or
President, as appropriate, certifying that no funds derived from the
grant or contract will be made available through a subcontract or in any
other manner to another person who has a financial interest in the
person awarded the grant or contract.
(d) The provisions of the preceding subsections of this section
shall take effect 30 days after the date on which the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of
the Office of Government Ethics, determines that a uniform set of rules
and requirements, substantially similar to the requirements in such
subsections, consistently apply under the executive branch ethics
program to all Federal departments, agencies, and entities.
Sec. 515. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available under this Act may be used by the Departments of Commerce and
Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the
National Science Foundation to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact
information system, as defined for security categorization in the
National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Federal
Information Processing Standard Publication 199, ``Standards for
Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems''
unless the agency has--
(1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the information
systems against criteria developed by NIST to inform acquisition
decisions for high-impact and moderate-impact information
systems within the Federal Government;
(2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive
awardee against available and relevant threat information
provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other
appropriate agencies; and
(3) in consultation with the FBI or other appropriate
Federal entity, conducted an assessment of any risk of cyber-
espionage or sabotage associated with the acquisition of such
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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
and the agency Inspector General.
(c) During fiscal year 2016--
(1) the FBI shall develop best practices for supply chain
risk management; and
(2) the Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Science
Foundation shall incorporate such practices into their
information technology procurement practices to the maximum
extent practicable.
Sec. 516. None of the funds made available in this Act shall be
used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the use of torture by
any official or contract employee of the United States Government.
Sec. 517. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or treaty,
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this
Act or any other Act may be expended or obligated by a department,
agency, or instrumentality of the United States to pay administrative
expenses or to compensate an officer or employee of the United States in
connection with requiring an export license for the export to Canada of
components, parts, accessories or attachments for firearms listed in
Category I, section 121.1 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations
(International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it
existed on April 1, 2005) with a total value not exceeding $500
wholesale in any transaction, provided that the conditions of subsection
(b) of this section are met by the exporting party for such articles.
(b) The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export license--
(1) does not exempt an exporter from filing any Shipper's
Export Declaration or notification letter required by law, or
from being otherwise eligible under the laws of the United
States to possess, ship, transport, or export the articles
enumerated in subsection (a); and
(2) does not permit the export without a license of--
(A) fully automatic firearms and components and
parts for such firearms, other than for end use by the
Federal Government, or a Provincial or Municipal
Government of Canada;
(B) barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or
complete breech mechanisms for any firearm listed in
Category I,
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other than for end use by the Federal Government, or a
Provincial or Municipal Government of Canada; or
(C) articles for export from Canada to another
foreign destination.
(c) In accordance with this section, the District Directors of
Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent or temporary export
without a license of any unclassified articles specified in subsection
(a) to Canada for end use in Canada or return to the United States, or
temporary import of Canadian-origin items from Canada for end use in the
United States or return to Canada for a Canadian citizen.
(d) The President may require export licenses under this section on
a temporary basis if the President determines, upon publication first in
the Federal Register, that the Government of Canada has implemented or
maintained inadequate import controls for the articles specified in
subsection (a), such that a significant diversion of such articles has
and continues to take place for use in international terrorism or in the
escalation of a conflict in another nation. The President shall
terminate the requirements of a license when reasons for the temporary
requirements have ceased.
Sec. 518. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving
appropriated funds under this Act or any other Act shall obligate or
expend in any way such funds to pay administrative expenses or the
compensation of any officer or employee of the United States to deny any
application submitted pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B) and qualified
pursuant to 27 CFR section 478.112 or .113, for a permit to import
United States origin ``curios or relics'' firearms, parts, or
ammunition.
Sec. 519. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to include in any new bilateral or multilateral trade agreement the text
of--
(1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United States-
Singapore Free Trade Agreement;
(2) paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United States-
Australia Free Trade Agreement; or
(3) paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United States-Morocco
Free Trade Agreement.
Sec. 520. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to authorize or issue a national security letter in contravention of any
of the following laws authorizing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to
issue national security letters: The Right to Financial Privacy Act; The
Electronic Communications Privacy Act; The Fair Credit Reporting Act;
The National Security Act of 1947; USA PATRIOT Act; USA FREEDOM Act of
2015; 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
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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 2016 until the enactment of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2016.
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 from prior year
appropriations available to the Department of Commerce's Economic
Development Administration, Economic Development Assistance Programs,
$10,000,000 are rescinded, not later than September 30, 2016.
(b) Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of
Justice, the following funds are hereby rescinded, not later than
September 30, 2016, from the following accounts in the specified
amounts--
(1) ``Working Capital Fund'', $69,000,000;
(2) ``United States Marshals Service, Federal Prisoner
Detention'', $195,974,000;
(3) ``Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salaries and
Expenses'', $80,767,000 from fees collected to defray expenses
for the automation of fingerprint identification and criminal
justice information services and associated costs;
(4) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office on
Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women Prevention and
Prosecution Programs'', $15,000,000;
(5) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office of
Justice Programs'', $40,000,000;
(6) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Community
Oriented Policing Services'', $10,000,000; and
(7) ``Legal Activities, Assets Forfeiture Fund'',
$458,000,000.
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(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, 2016, 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, who are stationed in the United
States, at any single conference occurring outside the United States
unless such conference is a law enforcement training or operational
conference for law enforcement personnel and the majority of Federal
employees in attendance are law enforcement personnel stationed outside
the United States.
Sec. 527. 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. 528. (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. 529. 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. 530. 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:
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(1) Details on future action the department, agency, or
instrumentality will take to resolve undisbursed balances in
expired grant accounts.
(2) The method that the department, agency, or
instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances in expired
grant accounts.
(3) Identification of undisbursed balances in expired grant
accounts that may be returned to the Treasury of the United
States.
(4) In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on the total
number of expired grant accounts with undisbursed balances (on
the first day of each fiscal year) for the department, agency,
or instrumentality and the total finances that have not been
obligated to a specific project remaining in the accounts.
Sec. 531. (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, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, no later than 30
days prior to the activity in question and shall include a description
of the purpose of the activity, its agenda, its major participants, and
its location and timing.
Sec. 532. 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. 533. (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,
adjudication, or other law enforcement- or victim assistance-related
activity.
Sec. 534. The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation,
the Commission on Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, the International Trade Commission, the Legal Services
Corporation, the Marine Mammal Commission, the Offices of Science and
Technology Policy and the United States Trade Representative, and the
State Justice Institute shall submit spending plans, signed by the
respective department or agency head, to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 45
days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 535. (a) The head of any executive branch department, agency,
board, commission, or office funded by this Act shall submit annual
reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any
entity without an Inspector General, regarding the costs and contracting
procedures related to each conference held by any such department,
agency, board, commission, or office during fiscal year 2016 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
Act during fiscal year 2016 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 Act
may not be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a banquet or
conference that is not directly and programmatically related to the
purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded, such as a banquet
or conference held in connection with planning,
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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 Act may be used for
travel and conference activities that are not in compliance with Office
of Management and Budget Memorandum M-12-12 dated May 11, 2012 or any
subsequent revisions to that memorandum.
Sec. 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. The head of any executive branch department, agency,
board, commission, or office funded by this Act shall require that all
contracts within their purview that provide award fees link such fees to
successful acquisition outcomes, specifying the terms of cost, schedule,
and performance.
Sec. 538. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be
used to pay award or incentive fees for contractor performance that has
been judged to be below satisfactory performance or for performance that
does not meet the basic requirements of a contract.
Sec. 539. (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 2016, 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) Nothwithstanding any other law, subsection (a) of this section
shall not apply in fiscal year 2017.
Sec. 540. No funds provided in this Act shall be used to deny an
Inspector General funded under this Act timely access to any records,
documents, or other materials available to the department or agency over
which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector
General Act of 1978, or to prevent or impede that Inspector General's
access to such records, documents, or other materials, under any
provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly refers to the
Inspector General and expressly limits the Inspector General's right of
access. A department or agency covered by this section shall provide its
Inspector General with access to all such records, documents, and other
materials in a timely manner. Each Inspector General shall ensure
compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the
information provided by the establishment over which that Inspector
General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978.
Each Inspector General covered by this section shall report to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate within 5 calendar days any failures to comply with this
requirement.
Sec. 541. The Department of Commerce, the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, and the National Science Foundation shall provide
a quarterly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate on any official travel to China by any
employee of such Department or agency, including the purpose of such
travel.
Sec. 542. None of the funds made available in this Act to the
Department of Justice may be used, with respect to any of
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the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode
Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia,
Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, or with respect to the District of
Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico, to prevent any of them from implementing
their own laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or
cultivation of medical marijuana.
Sec. 543. 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.
This division may be cited as the ``Commerce, Justice, Science, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016''.
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT <<NOTE: Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
2016.>> OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
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, $41,045,562,000.
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, $27,835,183,000.
Military Personnel, Marine Corps
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on
deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all
expenses thereof for organizational movements), and
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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, $12,859,152,000.
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, $27,679,066,000.
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, $4,463,164,000.
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, $1,866,891,000.
Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and
related expenses for personnel of the Marine Corps Reserve on active
duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while
serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States
Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a)
of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training,
or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and for members of the
Marine Corps platoon leaders class, and expenses authorized by section
16131 of title 10, United States
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Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement
Fund, $702,481,000.
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, $1,682,942,000.
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,
$7,892,327,000.
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,
$3,201,890,000.
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,
$32,399,440,000: Provided, That not to exceed $12,478,000 can be used
for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the
approval or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may be
made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes.
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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, $39,600,172,000: 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,
$5,718,074,000.
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,
$35,727,457,000: 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,
$32,105,040,000: 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 $9,031,000, to
remain available until expended, is available only for expenses relating
to certain classified activities, and may be transferred as necessary by
the Secretary of Defense to operation and maintenance appropriations or
research, development, test and evaluation appropriations, to be merged
with and to be available for the same time period as the appropriations
to which transferred: Provided further, That any ceiling on the
investment item unit
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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, $2,646,911,000.
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, $998,481,000.
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, $274,526,000.
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, $2,980,768,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard
For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Army
National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related
expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs
to structures and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles;
personnel services in the National Guard Bureau; travel expenses (other
than mileage), as authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty,
for Army National Guard division, regimental, and battalion commanders
while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau
regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard
Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army National Guard as authorized by
law; and expenses of repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of
supplies and equipment (including aircraft), $6,595,483,000.
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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, $6,820,569,000.
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States Court of
Appeals for the Armed Forces, $14,078,000, 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, $234,829,000, 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, $300,000,000, to remain available
until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy shall, upon
determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration,
reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings
and debris of the Department of the Navy, or for similar purposes,
transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other
appropriations made available to the Department of the Navy, to be
merged with and to be available
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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, $368,131,000, 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, $8,232,000, to remain available until
transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall, upon
determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration,
reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings
and debris of the Department of Defense, or for similar purposes,
transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other
appropriations made available to the Department of Defense, to be merged
with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time
period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further,
That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from
this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein,
such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided
further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in
addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites
(including transfer of funds)
For the Department of the Army, $231,217,000, to remain available
until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon
determining that such funds are required for
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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), $103,266,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2017.
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, $358,496,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2018.
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, $5,866,367,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2018.
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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, $1,600,957,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2018.
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, $1,951,646,000, to
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2018.
Procurement of Ammunition, Army
For construction, procurement, production, and modification of
ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training
devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition
facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code,
and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction
prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and
installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and
private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned
equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing
purposes, $1,245,426,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2018.
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
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machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government
and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for
the foregoing purposes, $5,718,811,000, to remain available for
obligation until September 30, 2018.
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,
$17,521,209,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30,
2018.
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, $3,049,542,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2018.
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps
For construction, procurement, production, and modification of
ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training
devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition
facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code,
and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction
prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and
installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and
private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned
equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing
purposes, $651,920,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2018.
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,
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and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction
prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as follows:
Carrier Replacement Program, $1,569,571,000;
Carrier Replacement Program (AP), $862,358,000;
Virginia Class Submarine, $3,346,370,000;
Virginia Class Submarine (AP), $1,971,840,000;
CVN Refueling Overhauls, $637,588,000;
CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $14,951,000;
DDG-1000 Program, $433,404,000;
DDG-51 Destroyer, $4,132,650,000;
Littoral Combat Ship, $1,331,591,000;
LPD-17, $550,000,000;
Afloat Forward Staging Base, $635,000,000;
LHA Replacement (AP), $476,543,000;
LX(R) (AP), $250,000,000;
Joint High Speed Vessel, $225,000,000;
TAO Fleet Oiler, $674,190,000;
T-ATS(X) Fleet Tug, $75,000,000;
LCU Replacement, $34,000,000;
Moored Training Ship (AP), $138,200,000;
Ship to Shore Connector, $210,630,000;
Service Craft, $30,014,000;
LCAC Service Life Extension Program, $80,738,000;
YP Craft Maintenance/ROH/SLEP, $21,838,000; and
For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first
destination transportation, $613,758,000.
Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Programs,
$389,305,000.
In all: $18,704,539,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2020: Provided, That additional obligations may be
incurred after September 30, 2020, for engineering services, tests,
evaluations, and other such budgeted work that must be performed in the
final stage of ship construction: Provided further, That none of the
funds provided under this heading for the construction or conversion of
any naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards in the United States
shall be expended in foreign facilities for the construction of major
components of such vessel: Provided further, That none of the funds
provided under this heading shall be used for the construction of any
naval vessel in foreign shipyards.
Other Procurement, Navy
For procurement, production, and modernization of support equipment
and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy ordnance (except ordnance
for new aircraft, new ships, and ships authorized for conversion); the
purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of
public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and
such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction
prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and
installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and
private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned
equipment layaway, $6,484,257,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2018.
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Procurement, Marine Corps
For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, and
modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, spare parts, and
accessories therefor; plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools,
and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and
Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles for the
Marine Corps, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for
replacement only; and expansion of public and private plants, including
land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be
acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of
title, $1,186,812,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2018.
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, $15,756,853,000, to remain available for
obligation until September 30, 2018.
Missile Procurement, Air Force
For construction, procurement, and modification of missiles,
rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories
therefor; ground handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of
public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation
thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land,
for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be
acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of
title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment
layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes
including rents and transportation of things, $2,912,131,000, to remain
available for obligation until September 30, 2018.
Space Procurement, Air Force
For construction, procurement, and modification of spacecraft,
rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories
therefor; ground handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of
public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation
thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land,
for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be
acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of
title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment
layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes
including rents and transportation
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of things, $2,812,159,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2018.
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force
For construction, procurement, production, and modification of
ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training
devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition
facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code,
and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction
prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and
installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and
private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned
equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing
purposes, $1,744,993,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2018.
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, $18,311,882,000, to remain available for
obligation until September 30, 2018.
Procurement, Defense-Wide
For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense
(other than the military departments) necessary for procurement,
production, and modification of equipment, supplies, materials, and
spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of
passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and
private plants, equipment, and installation thereof in such plants,
erection of structures, and acquisition of land for the foregoing
purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve
plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway,
$5,245,443,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30,
2018.
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), $76,680,000, to remain available until
expended.
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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, $7,565,327,000, to
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research,
development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation,
lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $18,117,677,000, to
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017: 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, $25,217,148,000, to
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.
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, $18,695,955,000, to remain
available for obligation until September 30, 2017: Provided, That, of
the funds made available in this paragraph, $250,000,000 for the Defense
Rapid Innovation Program shall only be available for expenses, not
otherwise provided for, to include program management and oversight, to
conduct research, development, test and evaluation to include proof of
concept demonstration; engineering, testing, and validation; and
transition to full-scale production: Provided further, That the
Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein for the Defense
Rapid Innovation Program to appropriations for research, development,
test and evaluation to accomplish the purpose provided herein: Provided
further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other
transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided
further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 30 days
prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the
congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such
transfer.
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Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
independent activities of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation,
in the direction and supervision of operational test and evaluation,
including initial operational test and evaluation which is conducted
prior to, and in support of, production decisions; joint operational
testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in connection
therewith, $188,558,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2017.
TITLE V
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS
Defense Working Capital Funds
For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $1,738,768,000.
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, $474,164,000, 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.
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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,
$32,329,490,000; of which $29,842,167,000 shall be for operation and
maintenance, of which not to exceed one percent shall remain available
for obligation until September 30, 2017, and of which up to
$14,579,612,000 may be available for contracts entered into under the
TRICARE program; of which $365,390,000, to remain available for
obligation until September 30, 2018, shall be for procurement; and of
which $2,121,933,000, to remain available for obligation until September
30, 2017, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation:
Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the
amount made available under this heading for research, development, test
and evaluation, not less than $8,000,000 shall be available for HIV
prevention educational activities undertaken in connection with United
States military training, exercises, and humanitarian assistance
activities conducted primarily in African nations: Provided further,
That of the funds provided under this heading for research, development,
test and evaluation, not less than $943,300,000 shall be made available
to the United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command to carry
out the congressionally directed medical research programs.
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and
munitions in accordance with the provisions of section 1412 of the
Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for
the destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the
chemical weapon stockpile, $699,821,000, of which $118,198,000 shall be
for operation and maintenance, of which no less than $50,743,000 shall
be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, consisting
of $21,289,000 for activities on military installations and $29,454,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2017, to assist State and local
governments; $2,281,000 shall be for procurement, to remain available
until September 30, 2018, of which $2,281,000 shall be for the Chemical
Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program to assist State and local
governments; and $579,342,000, to remain available until September 30,
2017, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation, of which
$569,339,000 shall only be for the Assembled Chemical Weapons
Alternatives program.
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense
(including transfer of funds)
For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the Department
of Defense, for transfer to appropriations available to the Department
of Defense for military personnel of the reserve components serving
under the provisions of title 10 and title 32, United
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States Code; for operation and maintenance; for procurement; and for
research, development, test and evaluation, $1,050,598,000, of which
$716,109,000 shall be for counter-narcotics support; $121,589,000 shall
be for the drug demand reduction program; $192,900,000 shall be for the
National Guard counter-drug program; and $20,000,000 shall be for the
National Guard counter-drug schools program: Provided, That the funds
appropriated under this heading shall be available for obligation for
the same time period and for the same purpose as the appropriation to
which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all
or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not
necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be
transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the
transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any
other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act.
Office of the Inspector General
For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector General
in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, $312,559,000, of which $310,459,000 shall be for operation and
maintenance, of which not to exceed $700,000 is available for
emergencies and extraordinary expenses to be expended on the approval or
authority of the Inspector General, and payments may be made on the
Inspector General's certificate of necessity for confidential military
purposes; and of which $2,100,000, to remain available until September
30, 2017, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation.
TITLE VII
RELATED AGENCIES
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund
For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and
Disability System Fund, to maintain the proper funding level for
continuing the operation of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement
and Disability System, $514,000,000.
Intelligence Community Management Account
For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community Management
Account, $505,206,000.
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. <<NOTE: 10 USC 1584 note.>> During the current fiscal
year, provisions of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or
employment of, any person not a citizen of the United States shall not
apply to personnel of the Department of Defense: Provided, That salary
increases granted to direct and indirect hire foreign national
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employees of the Department of Defense funded by this Act shall not be
at a rate in excess of the percentage increase authorized by law for
civilian employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is computed
under the provisions of section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, or
at a rate in excess of the percentage increase provided by the
appropriate host nation to its own employees, whichever is higher:
Provided further, That this section shall not apply to Department of
Defense foreign service national employees serving at United States
diplomatic missions whose pay is set by the Department of State under
the Foreign Service Act of 1980: Provided further, That the limitations
of this provision shall not apply to foreign national employees of the
Department of Defense in the Republic of Turkey.
Sec. 8003. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, unless
expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 8004. No more than 20 percent of the appropriations in this
Act which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year
shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year:
Provided, That this section shall not apply to obligations for support
of active duty training of reserve components or summer camp training of
the Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
(transfer of funds)
Sec. 8005. Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such
action is necessary in the national interest, he may, with the approval
of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed
$4,500,000,000 of working capital funds of the Department of Defense or
funds made available in this Act to the Department of Defense for
military functions (except military construction) between such
appropriations or funds or any subdivision thereof, to be merged with
and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period,
as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided, That such
authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items,
based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which
originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds
are requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, That
the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress promptly of all
transfers made pursuant to this authority or any other authority in this
Act: Provided further, That no part of the funds in this Act shall be
available to prepare or present a request to the Committees on
Appropriations for reprogramming of funds, unless for higher priority
items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which
originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which
reprogramming is requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided
further, That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using
authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 2016:
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
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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 2016: Provided,
That the report shall include--
(1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to
display the President's budget request, adjustments made by
Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if
appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;
(2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation both
by budget activity and program, project, and activity as
detailed in the Budget Appendix; and
(3) an identification of items of special congressional
interest.
(b) Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none of the funds
provided in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer
until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the
congressional defense committees, unless the Secretary of Defense
certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that such
reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement:
Provided, That this subsection shall not apply to transfers from the
following appropriations accounts:
(1) ``Environmental Restoration, Army'';
(2) ``Environmental Restoration, Navy'';
(3) ``Environmental Restoration, Air Force'';
(4) ``Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide''; and
(5) ``Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense
Sites''.
(transfer of funds)
Sec. 8008. During the current fiscal year, cash balances in working
capital funds of the Department of Defense established pursuant to
section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, may be maintained in only
such amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be
made from such funds: Provided, That transfers may be made between such
funds: Provided further, That transfers may be made between working
capital funds and the ``Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense''
appropriation and the ``Operation and Maintenance'' appropriation
accounts in such amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of
Defense, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget,
except that such transfers may not be made unless the Secretary of
Defense has notified the Congress of the proposed transfer: Provided
further, That except in amounts equal to the amounts appropriated to
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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. <<NOTE: 10 USC 2306b note.>> None of the funds provided
in this Act shall be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract
that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of
$20,000,000 in any one year of the contract or that includes an unfunded
contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for
advance procurement leading to a multiyear contract that employs
economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one
year, unless the congressional defense committees have been notified at
least 30 days in advance of the proposed contract award: Provided, That
no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to
initiate a multiyear contract for which the economic order quantity
advance procurement is not funded at least to the limits of the
Government's liability: Provided further, That no part of any
appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate
multiyear procurement contracts for any systems or component thereof if
the value of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 unless
specifically provided in this Act: Provided further, That no multiyear
procurement contract can be terminated without 30-day prior notification
to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, That the
execution of multiyear authority shall require the use of a present
value analysis to determine lowest cost compared to an annual
procurement: Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this
Act may be used for a multiyear contract executed after the date of the
enactment of this Act unless in the case of any such contract--
(1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress a
budget request for full funding of units to be procured through
the contract and, in the case of a contract for procurement of
aircraft, that includes, for any aircraft unit to be procured
through the contract for which procurement funds are requested
in that budget request for production beyond advance procurement
activities in the fiscal year covered by the budget, full
funding of procurement of such unit in that fiscal year;
(2) cancellation provisions in the contract do not include
consideration of recurring manufacturing costs of the contractor
associated with the production of unfunded units to be delivered
under the contract;
(3) the contract provides that payments to the contractor
under the contract shall not be made in advance of incurred
costs on funded units; and
(4) the contract does not provide for a price adjustment
based on a failure to award a follow-on contract.
Sec. 8011. Within the funds appropriated for the operation and
maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby appropriated pursuant
to section 401 of title 10, United States Code, for humanitarian and
civic assistance costs under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code.
Such funds may also be obligated for humanitarian and civic assistance
costs incidental to authorized operations and pursuant to authority
granted in section 401 of chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code,
and these obligations
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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 2016, 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 2017 budget request for the Department of
Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation
supporting the fiscal year 2017 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
2017.
(c) As required by section 1107 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C.
2358 note) civilian personnel at the Department of Army Science and
Technology Reinvention Laboratories may not be managed on the basis of
the Table of Distribution and Allowances, and the management of the
workforce strength shall be done in a manner consistent with the budget
available with respect to such Laboratories.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to military
(civilian) technicians.
Sec. 8013. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be
used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional
action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before the
Congress.
Sec. 8014. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be
available for the basic pay and allowances of any member of the Army
participating as a full-time student and receiving benefits paid by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs from the Department of Defense Education
Benefits Fund when time spent as a full-time student is credited toward
completion of a service commitment: Provided, That this section shall
not apply to those members who have reenlisted with this option prior to
October 1, 1987: Provided further, That this section applies only to
active components of the Army.
(transfer of funds)
Sec. 8015. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act for the
Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Program may be transferred to
any other appropriation contained in this Act solely for
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the purpose of implementing a Mentor-Protege Program developmental
assistance agreement pursuant to section 831 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C.
2302 note), as amended, under the authority of this provision or any
other transfer authority contained in this Act.
Sec. 8016. None of the funds in this Act may be available for the
purchase by the Department of Defense (and its departments and agencies)
of welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and
under unless the anchor and mooring chain are manufactured in the United
States from components which are substantially manufactured in the
United States: Provided, That for the purpose of this section, the term
``manufactured'' shall include cutting, heat treating, quality control,
testing of chain and welding (including the forging and shot blasting
process): Provided further, That for the purpose of this section
substantially all of the components of anchor and mooring chain shall be
considered to be produced or manufactured in the United States if the
aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured in the United
States exceeds the aggregate cost of the components produced or
manufactured outside the United States: Provided further, That when
adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of
Defense requirements on a timely basis, the Secretary of the service
responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-
case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations
that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for
national security purposes.
Sec. 8017. Of the amounts appropriated for ``Working Capital Fund,
Army'', $145,000,000 shall be available to maintain competitive rates at
the arsenals.
Sec. 8018. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense
may be used to demilitarize or dispose of M-1 Carbines, M-1 Garand
rifles, M-14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber rifles, or M-1911
pistols, or to demilitarize or destroy small arms ammunition or
ammunition components that are not otherwise prohibited from commercial
sale under Federal law, unless the small arms ammunition or ammunition
components are certified by the Secretary of the Army or designee as
unserviceable or unsafe for further use.
Sec. 8019. No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated or made
available in this Act shall be used during a single fiscal year for any
single relocation of an organization, unit, activity or function of the
Department of Defense into or within the National Capital Region:
Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a
case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense
committees that such a relocation is required in the best interest of
the Government.
Sec. 8020. Of the funds made available in this Act, $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
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U.S.C. 1544) whenever the prime contract or subcontract amount is over
$500,000 and involves the expenditure of funds appropriated by an Act
making appropriations for the Department of Defense with respect to any
fiscal year: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 1906 of
title 41, United States Code, this section shall be applicable to any
Department of Defense acquisition of supplies or services, including any
contract and any subcontract at any tier for acquisition of commercial
items produced or manufactured, in whole or in part, by any
subcontractor or supplier defined in section 1544 of title 25, United
States Code, or a small business owned and controlled by an individual
or individuals defined under section 4221(9) of title 25, United States
Code.
Sec. 8021. Funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense Media
Activity shall not be used for any national or international political
or psychological activities.
Sec. 8022. During the current fiscal year, the Department of
Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to exceed $350,000,000
for purposes specified in section 2350j(c) of title 10, United States
Code, in anticipation of receipt of contributions, only from the
Government of Kuwait, under that section: Provided, That, upon receipt,
such contributions from the Government of Kuwait shall be credited to
the appropriations or fund which incurred such obligations.
Sec. 8023. (a) Of the funds made available in this Act, not less
than $39,500,000 shall be available for the Civil Air Patrol
Corporation, of which--
(1) $27,400,000 shall be available from ``Operation and
Maintenance, Air Force'' to support Civil Air Patrol Corporation
operation and maintenance, readiness, counter-drug activities,
and drug demand reduction activities involving youth programs;
(2) $10,400,000 shall be available from ``Aircraft
Procurement, Air Force''; and
(3) $1,700,000 shall be available from ``Other Procurement,
Air Force'' for vehicle procurement.
(b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reimbursement for
any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for counter-drug activities in
support of Federal, State, and local government agencies.
Sec. 8024. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act are
available to establish a new Department of Defense (department)
federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), either as a
new entity, or as a separate entity administrated by an organization
managing another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit membership corporation
consisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs and other nonprofit entities.
(b) No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Overseers, Advisory
Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or any similar entity
of a defense FFRDC, and no paid consultant to any defense FFRDC, except
when acting in a technical advisory capacity, may be compensated for his
or her services as a member of such entity, or as a paid consultant by
more than one FFRDC in a fiscal year: Provided, That a member of any
such entity referred to previously in this subsection shall be allowed
travel expenses and per diem as authorized under the Federal Joint
Travel Regulations, when engaged in the performance of membership
duties.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds
available to the department from any source during fiscal
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year 2016 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:
Provided, That up to 1 percent of funds provided in this Act for support
of defense FFRDCs may be used for planning and design of scientific or
engineering facilities: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense
shall notify the congressional defense committees 15 days in advance of
exercising the authority in the previous proviso.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds
available to the department during fiscal year 2016, 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 2017 budget request, submit a report presenting
the specific amounts of staff years of technical effort to be allocated
for each defense FFRDC during that fiscal year and the associated budget
estimates.
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the total
amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs is hereby reduced by
$65,000,000.
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. <<NOTE: 10 USC 2731 note.>> For the purposes of this
Act, the term ``congressional defense committees'' means the Armed
Services Committee of the House of Representatives, the Armed Services
Committee of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
Sec. 8027. During the current fiscal year, the Department of
Defense may acquire the modification, depot maintenance and repair of
aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the production of components
and other Defense-related articles, through competition between
Department of Defense depot maintenance activities
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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. <<NOTE: 41 USC 8304 note.>> (a)(1) If the Secretary of
Defense, after consultation with the United States Trade Representative,
determines that a foreign country which is party to an agreement
described in paragraph (2) has violated the terms of the agreement by
discriminating against certain types of products produced in the United
States that are covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall
rescind the Secretary's blanket waiver of the Buy American Act with
respect to such types of products produced in that foreign country.
(2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any reciprocal
defense procurement memorandum of understanding, between the United
States and a foreign country pursuant to which the Secretary of Defense
has prospectively waived the Buy American Act for certain products in
that country.
(b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress a report
on the amount of Department of Defense purchases from foreign entities
in fiscal year 2016. Such report shall separately indicate the dollar
value of items for which the Buy American Act was waived pursuant to any
agreement described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade Agreement Act of
1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), or any international agreement to which
the United States is a party.
(c) For purposes of this section, the term ``Buy American Act''
means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.
Sec. 8029. During the current fiscal year, amounts contained in the
Department of Defense Overseas Military Facility Investment Recovery
Account established by section 2921(c)(1) of the National Defense
Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note)
shall be available until expended for the payments specified by section
2921(c)(2) of that Act.
Sec. 8030. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no cost to the Air Force,
without consideration, to Indian tribes located in the States of Nevada,
Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and
Washington relocatable military housing units located at Grand Forks Air
Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mountain Home Air Force Base,
Ellsworth Air Force Base, and Minot Air Force Base that are excess to
the needs of the Air Force.
(b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at no cost to the
Air Force, military housing units under subsection (a) in accordance
with the request for such units that are submitted to the Secretary by
the Operation Walking Shield Program on behalf of Indian tribes located
in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana,
Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington. Any such conveyance shall be subject
to the condition that the housing units shall be removed within a
reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary.
(c) The Operation Walking Shield Program shall resolve any conflicts
among requests of Indian tribes for housing units under
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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. 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. 8033. <<NOTE: 10 USC 2484 note.>> The Secretary of Defense
shall issue regulations to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco-
related products in military resale outlets in the United States, its
territories and possessions at a price below the most competitive price
in the local community: Provided, That such regulations shall direct
that the prices of tobacco or tobacco-related products in overseas
military retail outlets shall be within the range of prices established
for military retail system stores located in the United States.
Sec. 8034. (a) During the current fiscal year, none of the
appropriations or funds available to the Department of Defense Working
Capital Funds shall be used for the purchase of an investment item for
the purpose of acquiring a new inventory item for sale or anticipated
sale during the current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to
customers of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds if such an
item would not have been chargeable to the Department of Defense
Business Operations Fund during fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of
such an investment item would be chargeable during the current fiscal
year to appropriations made to the Department of Defense for
procurement.
(b) The fiscal year 2017 budget request for the Department of
Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation
supporting the fiscal year 2017 Department of Defense budget shall be
prepared and submitted to the Congress on the basis that any equipment
which was classified as an end item and funded in a procurement
appropriation contained in this Act shall be budgeted for in a proposed
fiscal year 2017 procurement appropriation and not in the supply
management business area or any other area or category of the Department
of Defense Working Capital Funds.
Sec. 8035. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs
of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain available for obligation
beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for the
Reserve for Contingencies, which shall remain available until September
30, 2017: <<NOTE: 50 USC 3521 note.>> Provided, That funds
appropriated,
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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, 2017.
Sec. 8036. 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. 8037. Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Defense
under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', not less
than $12,000,000 shall be made available only for the mitigation of
environmental impacts, including training and technical assistance to
tribes, related administrative support, the gathering of information,
documenting of environmental damage, and developing a system for
prioritization of mitigation and cost to complete estimates for
mitigation, on Indian lands resulting from Department of Defense
activities.
Sec. 8038. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be
expended by an entity of the Department of Defense unless the entity, in
expending the funds, complies with the Buy American Act. For purposes of
this subsection, the term ``Buy American Act'' means chapter 83 of title
41, United States Code.
(b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person has been
convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a ``Made in
America'' inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the United
States that is not made in America, the Secretary shall determine, in
accordance with section 2410f of title 10, United States Code, whether
the person should be debarred from contracting with the Department of
Defense.
(c) In the case of any equipment or products purchased with
appropriations provided under this Act, it is the sense of the Congress
that any entity of the Department of Defense, in expending the
appropriation, purchase only American-made equipment and products,
provided that American-made equipment and products are cost-competitive,
quality competitive, and available in a timely fashion.
Sec. 8039. <<NOTE: 10 USC 2304 note.>> None of the funds
appropriated by this Act and hereafter 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
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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. 8040. (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. 8041. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be
available to convert to contractor performance an activity or function
of the Department of Defense that, on or after the date of the enactment
of this Act, is performed by Department of Defense civilian employees
unless--
(1) the conversion is based on the result of a public-
private competition that includes a most efficient and cost
effective organization plan developed by such activity or
function;
(2) the Competitive Sourcing Official determines that, over
all performance periods stated in the solicitation of offers for
performance of the activity or function, the cost of performance
of the activity or function by a contractor would be less costly
to the Department of Defense by an amount that equals or exceeds
the lesser of--
(A) 10 percent of the most efficient organization's
personnel-related costs for performance of that activity
or function by Federal employees; or
(B) $10,000,000; and
(3) the contractor does not receive an advantage for a
proposal that would reduce costs for the Department of Defense
by--
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(A) not making an employer-sponsored health
insurance plan available to the workers who are to be
employed in the performance of that activity or function
under the contract; or
(B) offering to such workers an employer-sponsored
health benefits plan that requires the employer to
contribute less towards the premium or subscription
share than the amount that is paid by the Department of
Defense for health benefits for civilian employees under
chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.
(b)(1) The Department of Defense, without regard to subsection (a)
of this section or subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 2461 of title
10, United States Code, and notwithstanding any administrative
regulation, requirement, or policy to the contrary shall have full
authority to enter into a contract for the performance of any commercial
or industrial type function of the Department of Defense that--
(A) is included on the procurement list established pursuant
to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (section 8503 of
title 41, United States Code);
(B) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified
nonprofit agency for the blind or by a qualified nonprofit
agency for other severely handicapped individuals in accordance
with that Act; or
(C) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified
firm under at least 51 percent ownership by an Indian tribe, as
defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)), or a Native
Hawaiian Organization, as defined in section 8(a)(15) of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15)).
(2) This section shall not apply to depot contracts or contracts for
depot maintenance as provided in sections 2469 and 2474 of title 10,
United States Code.
(c) The conversion of any activity or function of the Department of
Defense under the authority provided by this section shall be credited
toward any competitive or outsourcing goal, target, or measurement that
may be established by statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed to be
awarded under the authority of, and in compliance with, subsection (h)
of section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, for the competition or
outsourcing of commercial activities.
(rescissions)
Sec. 8042. 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:
``Cooperative Threat Reduction Account'', 2014/2016,
$15,000,000;
``Aircraft Procurement, Army'', 2014/2016, $9,295,000;
``Other Procurement, Army'', 2014/2016, $40,000,000;
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``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', 2014/2016, $53,415,000;
``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', 2014/2016, $888,000;
``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', 2014/2016, $2,300,000;
``Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force'', 2014/2016,
$6,300,000;
``Other Procurement, Air Force'', 2014/2016, $90,000,000;
``Aircraft Procurement, Army'', 2015/2017, $25,000,000;
``Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles,
Army'', 2015/2017, $7,500,000;
``Other Procurement, Army'', 2015/2017, $30,000,000;
``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', 2015/2017, $11,702,000;
``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', 2015/2017, $15,422,000;
``Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps'', 2015/
2017, $8,906,000;
``Procurement, Marine Corps'', 2015/2017, $66,477,000;
``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', 2015/2017,
$199,046,000;
``Missile Procurement, Air Force'', 2015/2017, $212,000,000;
``Other Procurement, Air Force'', 2015/2017, $17,000,000;
``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army'', 2015/
2016, $9,299,000;
``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', 2015/
2016, $228,387,000;
``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force'',
2015/2016, $718,500,000; and
``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-
Wide'', 2015/2016, $2,500,000.
Sec. 8043. 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. 8044. 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. 8045. Funds appropriated in this Act for operation and
maintenance of the Military Departments, Combatant Commands and Defense
Agencies shall be available for reimbursement of pay, allowances and
other expenses which would otherwise be incurred against appropriations
for the National Guard and Reserve when members of the National Guard
and Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to
Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities,
including the activities and programs included within the National
Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program: Provided,
That nothing in this section authorizes deviation from established
Reserve and National Guard personnel and training procedures.
Sec. 8046. <<NOTE: 10 USC 374 note.>> (a) None of the funds
available to the Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug
interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other
department or agency of the United States except as specifically
provided in an appropriations law.
(b) <<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
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activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the
United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law.
Sec. 8047. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other than those
produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin: Provided, That
the Secretary of the military department responsible for such
procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by
certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic supplies are
not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely
basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire
capability for national security purposes: Provided further, That this
restriction shall not apply to the purchase of ``commercial items'', as
defined by section 103 of title 41, United States Code, except that the
restriction shall apply to ball or roller bearings purchased as end
items.
Sec. 8048. None of the funds made available by this Act for Evolved
Expendable Launch Vehicle service competitive procurements may be used
unless the competitive procurements are open for award to all certified
providers of Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle-class systems: Provided,
That the award shall be made to the provider that offers the best value
to the government: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, award may be made to a launch service provider
competing with any certified launch vehicle in its inventory regardless
of the country of origin of the rocket engine that will be used on its
launch vehicle, in order to ensure robust competition and continued
assured access to space.
Sec. 8049. In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise
made available elsewhere in this Act, $44,000,000 is hereby appropriated
to the Department of Defense: Provided, That upon the determination of
the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national interest, the
Secretary shall make grants in the amounts specified as follows:
$20,000,000 to the United Service Organizations and $24,000,000 to the
Red Cross.
Sec. 8050. None of the funds in this Act may be used to purchase
any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the United States, unless
the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense
committees that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire
capability for national security purposes that is not available from
United States manufacturers.
Sec. 8051. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, the
Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small Business
Technology Transfer program set-asides shall be taken proportionally
from all programs, projects, or activities to the extent they contribute
to the extramural budget.
Sec. 8052. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense
under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay a contractor under
a contract with the Department of Defense for costs of any amount paid
by the contractor to an employee when--
(1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of the
normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee; and
(2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated
with a business combination.
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(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8053. During the current fiscal year, no more than $30,000,000
of appropriations made in this Act under the heading ``Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' may be transferred to appropriations
available for the pay of military personnel, to be merged with, and to
be available for the same time period as the appropriations to which
transferred, to be used in support of such personnel in connection with
support and services for eligible organizations and activities outside
the Department of Defense pursuant to section 2012 of title 10, United
States Code.
Sec. 8054. During the current fiscal year, in the case of an
appropriation account of the Department of Defense for which the period
of availability for obligation has expired or which has closed under the
provisions of section 1552 of title 31, United States Code, and which
has a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance, an obligation or an
adjustment of an obligation may be charged to any current appropriation
account for the same purpose as the expired or closed account if--
(1) the obligation would have been properly chargeable
(except as to amount) to the expired or closed account before
the end of the period of availability or closing of that
account;
(2) the obligation is not otherwise properly chargeable to
any current appropriation account of the Department of Defense;
and
(3) in the case of an expired account, the obligation is not
chargeable to a current appropriation of the Department of
Defense under the provisions of section 1405(b)(8) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, Public
Law 101-510, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1551 note): Provided, That
in the case of an expired account, if subsequent review or
investigation discloses that there was not in fact a negative
unliquidated or unexpended balance in the account, any charge to
a current account under the authority of this section shall be
reversed and recorded against the expired account: Provided
further, That the total amount charged to a current
appropriation under this section may not exceed an amount equal
to 1 percent of the total appropriation for that account.
Sec. 8055. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief
of the National Guard Bureau may permit the use of equipment of the
National Guard Distance Learning Project by any person or entity on a
space-available, reimbursable basis. The Chief of the National Guard
Bureau shall establish the amount of reimbursement for such use on a
case-by-case basis.
(b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be credited to
funds available for the National Guard Distance Learning Project and be
available to defray the costs associated with the use of equipment of
the project under that subsection. Such funds shall be available for
such purposes without fiscal year limitation.
Sec. 8056. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense
may be obligated to modify command and control relationships to give
Fleet Forces Command operational and administrative control of United
States Navy forces assigned to the Pacific fleet: Provided, That the
command and control relationships which existed on October 1, 2004,
shall remain in force unless changes are specifically authorized in a
subsequent Act: Provided further,
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That this section does not apply to administrative control of Navy Air
and Missile Defense Command.
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8057. 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: Provided, That the funds are made available
for transfer to the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy,
and the Department of the Air Force: Provided further, That funds
transferred shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and
for the same time period as the appropriations to which the funds are
transferred: Provided further, That this transfer authority is in
addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act.
Sec. 8058. None of the funds appropriated in title IV of this Act
may be used to procure end-items for delivery to military forces for
operational training, operational use or inventory requirements:
Provided, That this restriction does not apply to end-items used in
development, prototyping, and test activities preceding and leading to
acceptance for operational use: Provided further, That this restriction
does not apply to programs funded within the National Intelligence
Program: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this
restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate that it is in the national security interest to do so.
Sec. 8059. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-by-case
basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each limitation on the
procurement of defense items from foreign sources provided in law if the
Secretary determines that the application of the limitation with respect
to that country would invalidate cooperative programs entered into
between the Department of Defense and the foreign country, or would
invalidate reciprocal trade agreements for the procurement of defense
items entered into under section 2531 of title 10, United States Code,
and the country does not discriminate against the same or similar
defense items produced in the United States for that country.
(b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to--
(1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) options for the procurement of items that are exercised
after such date under contracts that are entered into before
such date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason other
than the application of a waiver granted under subsection (a).
(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding
construction of public vessels, ball and roller bearings, food, and
clothing or textile materials as defined by section XI (chapters 50-65)
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and products
classified under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 6505,
7019, 7218 through 7229, 7304.41 through 7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through
7508, 8105, 8108, 8109, 8211, 8215, and 9404.
Sec. 8060. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this
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or any other Act may be used to consolidate or relocate any element of a
United States Air Force Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational
Repair Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE) outside of the United States until
the Secretary of the Air Force--
(1) completes an analysis and comparison of the cost and
infrastructure investment required to consolidate or relocate a
RED HORSE squadron outside of the United States versus within
the United States;
(2) provides to the congressional defense committees a
report detailing the findings of the cost analysis; and
(3) certifies in writing to the congressional defense
committees that the preferred site for the consolidation or
relocation yields the greatest savings for the Air Force:
Provided, That the term ``United States'' in this section does not
include any territory or possession of the United States.
Sec. 8061. 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. 8062. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test
and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' for any new start advanced concept
technology demonstration project or joint capability demonstration
project may only be obligated 45 days after a report, including a
description of the project, the planned acquisition and transition
strategy and its estimated annual and total cost, has been provided in
writing to the congressional defense committees: Provided, That the
Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis
by certifying to the congressional defense committees that it is in the
national interest to do so.
Sec. 8063. The Secretary of Defense shall continue to provide a
classified quarterly report to the House and Senate Appropriations
Committees, Subcommittees on Defense on certain matters as directed in
the classified annex accompanying this Act.
Sec. 8064. Notwithstanding section 12310(b) of title 10, United
States Code, a Reserve who is a member of the National Guard serving on
full-time National Guard duty under section 502(f) of title 32, United
States Code, may perform duties in support of the ground-based elements
of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System.
Sec. 8065. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to
transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition held by the Department
of Defense that has a center-fire cartridge and a United States military
nomenclature designation of ``armor penetrator'', ``armor piercing
(AP)'', ``armor piercing incendiary (API)'', or ``armor-piercing
incendiary tracer (API-T)'', except to an entity performing
demilitarization services for the Department of Defense under a contract
that requires the entity to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
Department of Defense that armor piercing projectiles are either: (1)
rendered incapable of reuse by the demilitarization process; or (2) used
to manufacture ammunition pursuant to a contract with the Department of
Defense or the manufacture of ammunition for export pursuant to a
License for Permanent
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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. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used
for the support of any nonappropriated funds activity of the Department
of Defense that procures malt beverages and wine with nonappropriated
funds for resale (including such alcoholic beverages sold by the drink)
on a military installation located in the United States unless such malt
beverages and wine are procured within that State, or in the case of the
District of Columbia, within the District of Columbia, in which the
military installation is located: Provided, That, in a case in which
the military installation is located in more than one State, purchases
may be made in any State in which the installation is located: Provided
further, That such local procurement requirements for malt beverages and
wine shall apply to all alcoholic beverages only for military
installations in States which are not contiguous with another State:
Provided further, That alcoholic beverages other than wine and malt
beverages, in contiguous States and the District of Columbia shall be
procured from the most competitive source, price and other factors
considered.
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8068. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the
heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $76,611,750 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. 8069. (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;
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(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 1633 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2016 to the amounts made available by this Act.
Sec. 8070. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act,
$5,000,000 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.
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8071. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the
headings ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'' and ``Research, Development, Test
and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $487,595,000 shall be for the Israeli
Cooperative Programs: Provided, That of this amount, $55,000,000 shall
be for the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Government of Israel
for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-
range rocket threats, subject to the U.S.-Israel Iron Dome Procurement
Agreement, as amended; $286,526,000 shall be for the Short Range
Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) program, including cruise missile
defense research and development under the SRBMD program, of which
$150,000,000 shall be for production activities of SRBMD missiles in the
United
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States and in Israel to meet Israel's defense requirements consistent
with each nation's laws, regulations, and procedures, of which not more
than $90,000,000, subject to previously established transfer procedures,
may be obligated or expended until establishment of a U.S.-Israeli
production agreement for SRBMD; $89,550,000 shall be for an upper-tier
component to the Israeli Missile Defense Architecture, of which not more
than $15,000,000, subject to previously established transfer procedures,
may be obligated or expended until establishment of a U.S.-Israeli
production agreement; and $56,519,000 shall be for the Arrow System
Improvement Program including development of a long range, ground and
airborne, detection suite: Provided further, That funds made available
under this provision for production of missiles and missile components
may be transferred to appropriations available for the procurement of
weapons and equipment, to be merged with and to be available for the
same time period and the same purposes as the appropriation to which
transferred: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided
under this provision is in addition to any other transfer authority
contained in this Act.
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8072. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the
heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', $389,305,000 shall be
available until September 30, 2016, 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'',
2008/2016: Carrier Replacement Program $123,760,000;
(2) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'',
2009/2016: LPD-17 Amphibious Transport Dock Program $22,860,000;
(3) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'',
2012/2016: CVN Refueling Overhauls Program $20,029,000;
(4) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'',
2012/2016: DDG-51 Destroyer $75,014,000;
(5) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'',
2012/2016: Littoral Combat Ship $82,674,000;
(6) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'',
2012/2016: LPD-17 Amphibious Transport Dock Program $38,733,000;
(7) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'',
2012/2016: Joint High Speed Vessel $22,597,000; and
(8) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'',
2013/2016: Joint High Speed Vessel $3,638,000.
Sec. 8073. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the
transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to
be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094) during fiscal year
2016 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2016.
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Sec. 8074. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be
available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds
that creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity unless
such program, project, or activity must be undertaken immediately in the
interest of national security and only after written prior notification
to the congressional defense committees.
Sec. 8075. <<NOTE: 10 USC 221 note.>> The budget of the President
for fiscal year 2017 submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 1105
of title 31, United States Code, shall include separate budget
justification documents for costs of United States Armed Forces'
participation in contingency operations for the Military Personnel
accounts, the Operation and Maintenance accounts, the Procurement
accounts, and the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation accounts:
Provided, That these documents shall include a description of the
funding requested for each contingency operation, for each military
service, to include all Active and Reserve components, and for each
appropriations account: Provided further, That these documents shall
include estimated costs for each element of expense or object class, a
reconciliation of increases and decreases for each contingency
operation, and programmatic data including, but not limited to, troop
strength for each Active and Reserve component, and estimates of the
major weapons systems deployed in support of each contingency: Provided
further, That these documents shall include budget exhibits OP-5 and OP-
32 (as defined in the Department of Defense Financial Management
Regulation) for all contingency operations for the budget year and the
two preceding fiscal years.
Sec. 8076. None of the funds in this Act may be used for research,
development, test, evaluation, procurement or deployment of nuclear
armed interceptors of a missile defense system.
Sec. 8077. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, to
reflect savings due to favorable foreign exchange rates, the total
amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced by $1,500,789,000.
Sec. 8078. 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. 8079. 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.
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(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8080. 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 $20,000,000
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. 8081. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
used to transfer research and development, acquisition, or other program
authority relating to current tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs)
from the Army.
(b) The Army shall retain responsibility for and operational control
of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in order to
support the Secretary of Defense in matters relating to the employment
of unmanned aerial vehicles.
Sec. 8082. 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. 8083. 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, 2017.
Sec. 8084. 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. 8085. (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
2016: 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. 8086. 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. 8087. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to retire, divest, realign, or transfer RQ-4B Global Hawk aircraft, or
to disestablish or convert units associated with such aircraft.
Sec. 8088. 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 (Public Law 110-457; 22 U.S.C. 2370c-1) may be used to support
any military training or operation that includes child soldiers, as
defined by the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008, unless such
assistance is otherwise permitted under section 404 of the Child
Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008.
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8089. 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. 8090. (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;
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(3) transfers funding into or out of the National
Intelligence Program; or
(4) transfers funding between appropriations, unless the
congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in
advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period
may be reduced for urgent national security requirements.
(b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program
in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be available for
obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer of funds
in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that results in a cumulative increase or decrease of
the levels specified in the classified annex accompanying the Act unless
the congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in
advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period may be
reduced for urgent national security requirements.
Sec. 8091. <<NOTE: 50 USC 3103 note.>> The Director of National
Intelligence shall submit to Congress each year, at or about the time
that the President's budget is submitted to Congress that year under
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a future-years
intelligence program (including associated annexes) reflecting the
estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations included in that
budget. Any such future-years intelligence program shall cover the
fiscal year with respect to which the budget is submitted and at least
the four succeeding fiscal years.
Sec. 8092. 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. 8093. <<NOTE: 10 USC 127a note.>> The Department of Defense
shall continue to report incremental contingency operations costs for
Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Freedom's Sentinel, 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. 8094. 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.
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(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8095. Funds appropriated by this Act for operation and
maintenance may be available for the purpose of making remittances and
transfer to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund in
accordance with section 1705 of title 10, United States Code.
Sec. 8096. (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. 8097. (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
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waiver is necessary to avoid harm to national security interests of the
United States, and that the term of the contract or subcontract is not
longer than necessary to avoid such harm. The determination shall set
forth with specificity the grounds for the waiver and for the contract
or subcontract term selected, and shall state any alternatives
considered in lieu of a waiver and the reasons each such alternative
would not avoid harm to national security interests of the United
States. The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Congress, and
simultaneously make public, any determination under this subsection not
less than 15 business days before the contract or subcontract addressed
in the determination may be awarded.
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8098. From within the funds appropriated for operation and
maintenance for the Defense Health Program in this Act, up to
$121,000,000, 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. 8099. Appropriations available to the Department of Defense
may be used for the purchase of heavy and light armored vehicles for the
physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a
limit of $450,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other
limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles.
Sec. 8100. 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 the provisions of
section 130h of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 1671
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016).
Sec. 8101. 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. 8102. Upon a determination by the Director of National
Intelligence that such action is necessary and in the national interest,
the Director may, with the approval of the Office of Management and
Budget, transfer not to exceed $1,500,000,000
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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, 2016.
Sec. 8103. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or
assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its
territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee
who--
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed
Forces of the United States; and
(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of
Defense.
Sec. 8104. (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. 8105. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in this Act may be used to transfer any individual detained at
United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or
control of the individual's country of origin, any other foreign
country, or any other foreign entity except in accordance with sections
1033 and 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2016.
Sec. 8106. 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.).
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8107. 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).
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Sec. 8108. 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 any
agency's fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential
Memorandum-Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011.
Sec. 8109. (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. 8110. 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. 8111. <<NOTE: 10 USC 2731 note.>> (a) Of the funds appropriated
in this Act for the Department of Defense, amounts may be made
available, under such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may
prescribe, to local military commanders appointed by the Secretary, or
by an officer or employee designated by the Secretary, to provide at
their discretion ex gratia payments in amounts consistent with
subsection (d) of this section for damage, personal injury, or death
that is incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces in a foreign
country.
(b) An ex gratia payment under this section may be provided only
if--
(1) the prospective foreign civilian recipient is determined
by the local military commander to be friendly to the United
States;
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(2) a claim for damages would not be compensable under
chapter 163 of title 10, United States Code (commonly known as
the ``Foreign Claims Act''); and
(3) the property damage, personal injury, or death was not
caused by action by an enemy.
(c) Nature of Payments.--Any payments provided under a program under
subsection (a) shall not be considered an admission or acknowledgement
of any legal obligation to compensate for any damage, personal injury,
or death.
(d) Amount of Payments.--If the Secretary of Defense determines a
program under subsection (a) to be appropriate in a particular setting,
the amounts of payments, if any, to be provided to civilians determined
to have suffered harm incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces
under the program should be determined pursuant to regulations
prescribed by the Secretary and based on an assessment, which should
include such factors as cultural appropriateness and prevailing economic
conditions.
(e) Legal Advice.--Local military commanders shall receive legal
advice before making ex gratia payments under this subsection. The legal
advisor, under regulations of the Department of Defense, shall advise on
whether an ex gratia payment is proper under this section and applicable
Department of Defense regulations.
(f) Written Record.--A written record of any ex gratia payment
offered or denied shall be kept by the local commander and on a timely
basis submitted to the appropriate office in the Department of Defense
as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
(g) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall report to the
congressional defense committees on an annual basis the efficacy of the
ex gratia payment program including the number of types of cases
considered, amounts offered, the response from ex gratia payment
recipients, and any recommended modifications to the program.
Sec. 8112. 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. 8113. The Secretary of Defense shall post grant awards on a
public Web site in a searchable format.
Sec. 8114. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to realign forces at Lajes Air Force Base, Azores, Portugal, until the
Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees
that the Secretary of Defense has determined, based on an analysis of
operational requirements, that Lajes Air Force Base is not an optimal
location for the Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex.
Sec. 8115. 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.
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Sec. 8116. 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. 8117. 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, $300,000,000 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. 8118. 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. 8119. None of the funds made available in this or any other
Act may be used to pay the salary of any officer or employee of any
agency funded by this Act who approves or implements the transfer of
administrative responsibilities or budgetary resources of any program,
project, or activity financed by this Act to the jurisdiction of another
Federal agency not financed by this Act without the express
authorization of Congress: Provided, That this limitation shall not
apply to transfers of funds expressly provided for in Defense
Appropriations Acts, or provisions of Acts providing supplemental
appropriations for the Department of Defense.
Sec. 8120. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 1054 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, regarding
transfer of AH-64 Apache helicopters from the Army National Guard to
regular Army.
Sec. 8121. None of the funds made available in this Act may be
obligated for activities authorized under section 1208 of the Ronald W.
Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public
Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1621) to initiate support for, or expand support
to, foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals unless the
congressional defense committees are notified in accordance with the
direction contained in the classified annex accompanying this Act, not
less than 15 days before initiating such support: Provided, That none
of the funds made available in this Act may be used under section 1208
for any activity that is not in support of an ongoing military operation
being conducted by United States Special Operations Forces to combat
terrorism: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive
the prohibitions in this section if the Secretary determines that such
waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances and, by not
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later than 72 hours after making such waiver, notifies the congressional
defense committees of such waiver.
Sec. 8122. 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. 8123. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage or on backup aircraft
inventory status, or prepare to divest, retire, transfer, or place in
storage or on backup aircraft inventory status, any A-10 aircraft, or to
disestablish any units of the active or reserve component associated
with such aircraft.
Sec. 8124. Of the funds provided for ``Research, Development, Test
and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' in this Act, not less than $2,800,000
shall be used to support the Department's activities related to the
implementation of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act
(Public Law 113-101; 31 U.S.C. 6101 note) and to support the
implementation of a uniform procurement instrument identifier as
described in subpart 4.16 of Title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, to
include changes in business processes, workforce, or information
technology.
Sec. 8125. None of the funds provided in this Act for the T-AO(X)
program shall be used to award a new contract that provides for the
acquisition of the following components unless those components are
manufactured in the United States: Auxiliary equipment (including pumps)
for shipboard services; propulsion equipment (including engines,
reduction gears, and propellers); shipboard cranes; and spreaders for
shipboard cranes: Provided, That the Secretary of the military
department responsible for such procurement may waive these restrictions
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 and cost competitive basis and that
such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for
national security purposes.
Sec. 8126. The amounts appropriated in title II of this Act are
hereby reduced by $389,000,000 to reflect excess cash balances in
Department of Defense Working Capital Funds, as follows:
(1) From ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $138,000,000;
(2) From ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'',
$251,000,000.
(rescission)
Sec. 8127. Of the unobligated balances available to the Department
of Defense, the following funds are permanently rescinded from the
following accounts and programs in the specified amounts to reflect
excess cash balances in Department of Defense Working Capital Funds:
Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from
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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:
From ``Defense Working Capital Fund, Defense, X'',
$1,037,000,000.
Sec. 8128. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, to
reflect savings due to lower than anticipated fuel costs, the total
amount appropriated in title II of this Act is hereby reduced by
$2,576,000,000.
Sec. 8129. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to divest or retire, or to prepare to divest or retire, KC-10 aircraft.
Sec. 8130. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage or on backup aircraft
inventory status, or prepare to divest, retire, transfer, or place in
storage or on backup aircraft inventory status, any EC-130H aircraft.
Sec. 8131. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
for Government Travel Charge Card expenses by military or civilian
personnel of the Department of Defense for gaming, or for entertainment
that includes topless or nude entertainers or participants, as
prohibited by Department of Defense FMR, Volume 9, Chapter 3 and
Department of Defense Instruction 1015.10 (enclosure 3, 14a and 14b).
Sec. 8132. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to propose, plan for, or execute a new or additional Base Realignment
and Closure (BRAC) round.
TITLE IX
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM
MILITARY PERSONNEL
Military Personnel, Army
For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'',
$1,846,356,000: 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'',
$251,011,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
Military Personnel, Marine Corps
For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine Corps'',
$171,079,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War
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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'',
$726,126,000: 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'',
$24,462,000: 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'',
$12,693,000: 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'',
$3,393,000: 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'',
$18,710,000: 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'',
$166,015,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
National Guard Personnel, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, Air
Force'', $2,828,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Operation and Maintenance, Army
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'',
$14,994,833,000: 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'',
$7,169,611,000: 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'', $1,372,534,000: 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'', $11,128,813,000: 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'', $5,665,633,000: Provided, That of the funds provided under this
heading, not to exceed $1,160,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2017, shall be for payments to reimburse key cooperating
nations for logistical, military, and other support, including access,
provided to United States military and stability operations in
Afghanistan and to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant:
Provided further, That such reimbursement payments may be made in such
amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of State, and in consultation with the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget, may determine, based on documentation
determined by the Secretary of Defense to adequately account for the
support provided, and such determination is final and conclusive upon
the accounting officers of the United States, and 15 days following
notification to the appropriate congressional committees: Provided
further, That these funds may be used for the purpose of providing
specialized training and procuring supplies and specialized equipment
and providing such supplies and loaning such equipment on a non-
reimbursable basis to coalition forces supporting United States military
and stability operations in Afghanistan and to counter the
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and 15 days following notification
to the appropriate congressional committees: Provided further, That
these funds may be used to support the Governments of Jordan and
Lebanon, in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense may determine, to
enhance the ability of the armed forces of Jordan to increase or sustain
security along its borders and the ability of the armed forces of
Lebanon to increase or sustain security along its borders, upon 15 days
prior written notification to the congressional defense committees
outlining the amounts intended to be provided and the nature of the
expenses incurred: Provided further, That of the funds provided under
this heading, up to $30,000,000 shall be for Operation Observant
Compass: 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'', $99,559,000: 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'', $31,643,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine
Corps Reserve'', $3,455,000: 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'', $58,106,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army
National Guard'', $135,845,000: Provided, That such amount is
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Air
National Guard'', $19,900,000: 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.
Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund
(including transfer of funds)
For the ``Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund'', $1,100,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2017: 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: 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 in division C of the Consolidated and Further Continuing
Appropriations Act of 2015 (Public Law 113-235) 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.
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund
For the ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'', $3,652,257,000, 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 Commander,
Combined Security Transition Command--Afghanistan, or the Secretary's
designee, to provide assistance, with the concurrence of the Secretary
of State, to the security forces of Afghanistan, including the provision
of equipment, supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure
repair, renovation, construction, and funding: Provided further, That
the Secretary of Defense may obligate and expend funds made available to
the Department of Defense in this title for additional costs associated
with existing projects previously funded with amounts provided under the
heading ``Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund'' in prior Acts: Provided
further, That such costs shall be limited to contract changes resulting
from inflation, market fluctuation, rate adjustments, and other
necessary contract actions to complete existing projects, and associated
supervision and administration costs and costs for design during
construction: Provided further, That the
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Secretary may not use more than $50,000,000 under the authority provided
in this section: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify in
advance such contract changes and adjustments in annual reports to the
congressional defense committees: Provided further, That the authority
to provide assistance under this heading is in addition to any other
authority to provide assistance to foreign nations: Provided further,
That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any
person, foreign government, or international organization may be
credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and used for
such purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall
notify the congressional defense committees in writing upon the receipt
and upon the obligation of any contribution, delineating the sources and
amounts of the funds received and the specific use of such
contributions: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall,
not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this appropriation
account, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the
details of any such obligation: Provided further, That the Secretary of
Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of any
proposed new projects or transfer of funds between budget sub-activity
groups in excess of $20,000,000: Provided further, That the United
States may accept equipment procured using funds provided under this
heading in this or prior Acts that was transferred to the security
forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United States:
Provided further, That equipment procured using funds provided under
this heading in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred to the
security forces of Afghanistan or transferred to the security forces of
Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United States, may be
treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification
to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, That of the
funds provided under this heading, not less than $10,000,000 shall be
for recruitment and retention of women in the Afghanistan National
Security Forces, and the recruitment and training of female security
personnel: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Iraq Train and Equip Fund
For the ``Iraq Train and Equip Fund'', $715,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That such funds shall be
available to the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including training;
equipment; logistics support, supplies, and services; stipends;
infrastructure repair, 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
of 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,
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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, 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.
PROCUREMENT
Aircraft Procurement, Army
For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Army'',
$161,987,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas
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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'',
$37,260,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: 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'', $486,630,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2018: 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'',
$222,040,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: 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'',
$1,175,596,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: 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'',
$210,990,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: 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'', $117,966,000, to remain available until September 30,
2018: 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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Other Procurement, Navy
For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Navy'',
$12,186,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: 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'',
$56,934,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'',
$128,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: 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'',
$289,142,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: 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'', $228,874,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:
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'',
$3,477,001,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: 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'',
$173,918,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas
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Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985.
National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account
For procurement of rotary-wing aircraft; combat, tactical and
support vehicles; other weapons; and other procurement items for the
reserve components of the Armed Forces, $1,000,000,000, to remain
available for obligation until September 30, 2018: Provided, That the
Chiefs of National Guard and Reserve components shall, not later than 30
days after enactment of this Act, individually submit to the
congressional defense committees the modernization priority assessment
for their respective National Guard or Reserve component: Provided
further, That none of the funds made available by this paragraph may be
used to procure manned fixed wing aircraft, or procure or modify
missiles, munitions, or ammunition: Provided further, That such amount
is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army
For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, Army'', $1,500,000, 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.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy
For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, Navy'', $35,747,000, 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.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, Air Force'', $17,100,000, 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.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $177,087,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War
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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'',
$88,850,000: 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'',
$272,704,000, which shall be for operation and maintenance: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense
For an additional amount for ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug
Activities, Defense'', $186,000,000: 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'',
$349,464,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: 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
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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'', $10,262,000: 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
2016.
(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
$4,500,000,000 between the appropriations or funds made available to the
Department of Defense in this title: Provided, That the Secretary shall
notify the Congress promptly of each transfer made pursuant to the
authority in this section: Provided further, That the authority
provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority
available to the Department of Defense and is subject to the same terms
and conditions as the authority provided in section 8005 of this Act.
Sec. 9003. Supervision and administration costs and costs for
design during construction associated with a construction project funded
with appropriations available for operation and maintenance or the
``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'' provided in this Act and executed
in direct support of overseas contingency operations in Afghanistan, may
be obligated at the time a construction contract is awarded: Provided,
That, for the purpose of this section, supervision and administration
costs and costs for design during construction include all in-house
Government costs.
Sec. 9004. From funds made available in this title, the Secretary
of Defense may purchase for use by military and civilian employees of
the Department of Defense in the United States Central Command area of
responsibility: (1) passenger motor vehicles up to a limit of $75,000
per vehicle; and (2) heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical
security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of
$450,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations
applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles.
Sec. 9005. Not to exceed $5,000,000 of the amounts appropriated by
this title under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'' may be
used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to fund the
Commanders' Emergency Response Program (CERP), for the purpose of
enabling military commanders in Afghanistan to respond to urgent, small-
scale, humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements within their
areas of responsibility: Provided, That each project (including any
ancillary or related
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elements in connection with such project) executed under this authority
shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided further, That not later than 45
days after the end of each 6 months of the fiscal year, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
regarding the source of funds and the allocation and use of funds during
that 6-month period that were made available pursuant to the authority
provided in this section or under any other provision of law for the
purposes described herein: Provided further, That, not later than 30
days after the end of each fiscal year quarter, the Army shall submit to
the congressional defense committees quarterly commitment, obligation,
and expenditure data for the CERP in Afghanistan: Provided further,
That, not less than 15 days before making funds available pursuant to
the authority provided in this section or under any other provision of
law for the purposes described herein for a project with a total
anticipated cost for completion of $500,000 or more, the Secretary shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a written notice
containing each of the following:
(1) The location, nature and purpose of the proposed
project, including how the project is intended to advance the
military campaign plan for the country in which it is to be
carried out.
(2) The budget, implementation timeline with milestones, and
completion date for the proposed project, including any other
CERP funding that has been or is anticipated to be contributed
to the completion of the project.
(3) A plan for the sustainment of the proposed project,
including the agreement with either the host nation, a non-
Department of Defense agency of the United States Government or
a third-party contributor to finance the sustainment of the
activities and maintenance of any equipment or facilities to be
provided through the proposed project.
Sec. 9006. Funds available to the Department of Defense for
operation and maintenance may be used, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, to provide supplies, services, transportation,
including airlift and sealift, and other logistical support to coalition
forces supporting military and stability operations in Afghanistan and
to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: 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):
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(1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States Code.
(2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law 105-277; 112
Stat. 2681-822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 note) and regulations prescribed
thereto, including regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code
of Federal Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of Federal
Regulations.
(3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of Defense,
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in
the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law
109-148).
Sec. 9009. None of the funds provided for the ``Afghanistan
Security Forces Fund'' (ASFF) may be obligated prior to the approval of
a financial and activity plan by the Afghanistan Resources Oversight
Council (AROC) of the Department of Defense: Provided, That the AROC
must approve the requirement and acquisition plan for any service
requirements in excess of $50,000,000 annually and any non-standard
equipment requirements in excess of $100,000,000 using ASFF: Provided
further, That the Department of Defense must certify to the
congressional defense committees that the AROC has convened and approved
a process for ensuring compliance with the requirements in the preceding
proviso and accompanying report language for the ASFF.
Sec. 9010. Funds made available in this title to the Department of
Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items
having an investment unit cost of not more than $250,000: Provided,
That, upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is
necessary to meet the operational requirements of a Commander of a
Combatant Command engaged in contingency operations overseas, such funds
may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not
more than $500,000.
Sec. 9011. From funds made available to the Department of Defense
in this title under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Air
Force'', up to $80,000,000 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 2016, 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 2016, 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,
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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 2016 : Provided further, That amounts made available by this
section are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Sec. 9012. Up to $600,000,000 of funds appropriated by this Act for
the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund may be used to provide assistance
to the Government of Jordan to support the armed forces of Jordan and to
enhance security along its borders.
Sec. 9013. None of the funds made available by this Act under the
heading ``Iraq Train and Equip Fund'' may be used to procure or transfer
man-portable air defense systems.
Sec. 9014. For the ``Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative'',
$250,000,000 is hereby appropriated, 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, to provide
assistance, including training; equipment; lethal weapons of a defensive
nature; logistics support, supplies and services; sustainment; and
intelligence support to the military and national security forces of
Ukraine, and for replacement of any weapons or defensive articles
provided to the Government of Ukraine from the inventory of the United
States: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not less
than 15 days prior to obligating funds provided under this heading,
notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of
any such obligation: Provided further, That the United States may
accept equipment procured using funds provided under this heading in
this or prior Acts that was transferred to the security forces of
Ukraine and returned by such forces to the United States: Provided
further, That equipment procured using funds provided under this heading
in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred to the military or
National Security Forces of Ukraine or returned by such forces to the
United States, may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense
upon written notification to the congressional defense committees:
Provided further, That amounts made available by this section are
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Sec. 9015. Funds appropriated in this title shall be available for
replacement of funds for items provided to the Government of Ukraine
from the inventory of the United States to the extent specifically
provided for in section 9014 of this Act.
Sec. 9016. None of the funds made available by this Act under
section 9014 for ``Assistance and Sustainment to the Military and
National Security Forces of Ukraine'' may be used to procure or transfer
man-portable air defense systems.
Sec. 9017. (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
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Public Law 110-181 for reimbursement to the Government of Pakistan may
be made available unless the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretary of State, certifies to the congressional defense
committees that the Government of Pakistan is--
(1) cooperating with the United States in counterterrorism
efforts against the Haqqani Network, the Quetta Shura Taliban,
Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al Qaeda, and other
domestic and foreign terrorist organizations, including taking
steps to end support for such groups and prevent them from
basing and operating in Pakistan and carrying out cross border
attacks into neighboring countries;
(2) not supporting terrorist activities against United
States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and Pakistan's
military and intelligence agencies are not intervening extra-
judicially into political and judicial processes in Pakistan;
(3) dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) networks
and interdicting precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of
IEDs;
(4) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related material
and expertise;
(5) implementing policies to protect judicial independence
and due process of law;
(6) issuing visas in a timely manner for United States
visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance
programs in Pakistan; and
(7) providing humanitarian organizations access to
detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani
civilians affected by the conflict.
(b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
State, may waive the restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case
basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense committees
that it is in the national security interest to do so: Provided, That
if the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
State, exercises such waiver authority, the Secretaries shall report to
the congressional defense committees on both the justification for the
waiver and on the requirements of this section that the Government of
Pakistan was not able to meet: Provided further, That such report may
be submitted in classified form if necessary.
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 9018. In addition to amounts otherwise made available in this
Act, $500,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense
and made available for transfer only to the operation and maintenance,
military personnel, and procurement accounts, to improve the
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities of the
Department of Defense: Provided, That the transfer authority provided
in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided
elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That not later than 30 days
prior to exercising the transfer authority provided in this section, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense
committees on the proposed uses of these funds: Provided further, That
the funds provided in this section may not be transferred to any
program, project, or activity specifically limited or denied by this
Act: Provided further, That amounts made available by this section are
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designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further,
That the authority to provide funding under this section shall terminate
on September 30, 2016.
Sec. 9019. 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. 9020. None of the funds in this Act may be made available for
the transfer of additional C-130 cargo aircraft to the Afghanistan
National Security Forces or the Afghanistan Air Force until the
Department of Defense provides a report to the congressional defense
committees of the Afghanistan Air Force's medium airlift requirements.
The report should identify Afghanistan's ability to utilize and maintain
existing medium lift aircraft in the inventory and the best alternative
platform, if necessary, to provide additional support to the Afghanistan
Air Force's current medium airlift capacity.
(rescission)
Sec. 9021. 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:
``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'', 2015/2016,
$400,000,000.
This division may be cited as the ``Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2016''.
DIVISION D--ENERGY <<NOTE: Energy and Water Development and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016.>> AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
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.
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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, $121,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That the Secretary may initiate up to, but not more
than, 10 new study starts during fiscal year 2016: 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 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);
$1,862,250,000, to remain available until expended; of which such sums
as are necessary to cover the Federal share of construction costs for
facilities under the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities program shall
be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund as authorized by
Public Law 104-303; and of which such sums as are necessary to cover
one-half of the costs of construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and
expansion of inland waterways projects shall be derived from the Inland
Waterways Trust Fund, except as otherwise specifically provided for in
law: Provided, That the Secretary may initiate up to, but not more
than, six new construction starts during fiscal year 2016: Provided
further, That the new construction starts will consist of five 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, 2016: 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 starts and the impacts on other projects: Provided further, That
the Secretary
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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, $345,000,000, 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, $3,137,000,000, to remain available until expended, of
which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible
operation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and
for inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust
Fund; of which such sums as become available from the special account
for the Corps of Engineers established by the Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act of 1965 shall be derived from that account for
resource protection, research, interpretation, and maintenance
activities related to resource protection in the areas at which outdoor
recreation is available; and of which such sums as become available from
fees collected under section 217 of Public Law 104-303 shall be used to
cover the cost of operation and maintenance of the dredged material
disposal facilities for which such fees have been collected: Provided,
That 1 percent of the total amount of funds provided for each of the
programs, projects, or activities funded under this heading shall not be
allocated to a field operating activity prior to the beginning of the
fourth quarter of the fiscal year and shall be available for use by the
Chief of Engineers to fund such emergency activities as the Chief of
Engineers determines to be necessary and appropriate, and that the Chief
of Engineers shall allocate during the fourth quarter any remaining
funds which have not been used for emergency activities proportionally
in accordance with the amounts provided for the programs, projects, or
activities.
regulatory program
For expenses necessary for administration of laws pertaining to
regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, $200,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2017.
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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, $112,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
flood control and coastal emergencies
For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other
natural disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and other
activities in response to such disasters as authorized by law,
$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, $179,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, 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 this title
shall be available to fund the civil works activities of the Office of
the Chief of Engineers or the civil works executive direction and
management activities of the division offices: Provided further, That
any Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies appropriation may be used to
fund the supervision and general administration of emergency operations,
repairs, and other activities in response to any flood, hurricane, or
other natural disaster.
office of the assistant secretary of the army for civil works
For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil
Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3016(b)(3), $4,750,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That not more than 50
percent of such amount may be obligated or expended until the Assistant
Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress a work plan that allocates at least 95 percent of the
additional funding provided under each heading in this title (as
designated under such heading in the explanatory statement described in
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act))
to specific programs, projects, or activities.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 101. (a) None of the funds provided in title I of this Act, or
provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities
funded in title I of this Act that remain available for obligation or
expenditure in fiscal year 2016, shall be available
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for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that:
(1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or
activity;
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
(3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project,
or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by
this Act, unless prior approval is received from the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations;
(4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity
for a different purpose, unless prior approval is received from
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations;
(5) augments or reduces existing programs, projects, or
activities in excess of the amounts contained in paragraphs (6)
through (10), unless prior approval is received from the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations;
(6) Investigations.--For a base level over $100,000,
reprogramming of 25 percent of the base amount up to a limit of
$150,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: Provided,
That for a base level less than $100,000, the reprogramming
limit is $25,000: Provided further, That up to $25,000 may be
reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not
receive an appropriation for existing obligations and
concomitant administrative expenses;
(7) Construction.--For a base level over $2,000,000,
reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of
$3,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: Provided,
That for a base level less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming
limit is $300,000: Provided further, That up to $3,000,000 may
be reprogrammed for settled contractor claims, changed
conditions, or real estate deficiency judgments: Provided
further, That up to $300,000 may be reprogrammed into any
continuing study or activity that did not receive an
appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant
administrative expenses;
(8) Operation and maintenance.--Unlimited reprogramming
authority is granted for the Corps to be able to respond to
emergencies: Provided, That the Chief of Engineers shall notify
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of these
emergency actions as soon thereafter as practicable: Provided
further, That for a base level over $1,000,000, reprogramming of
15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $5,000,000 per
project, study, or activity is allowed: Provided further, That
for a base level less than $1,000,000, the reprogramming limit
is $150,000: Provided further, That $150,000 may be
reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not
receive an appropriation;
(9) Mississippi river and tributaries.--The reprogramming
guidelines in paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) shall apply to the
Investigations, Construction, and Operation and Maintenance
portions of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Account,
respectively; and
(10) Formerly utilized sites remedial action program.--
Reprogramming of up to 15 percent of the base of the receiving
project is permitted.
(b) De Minimus Reprogrammings.--In no case should a reprogramming
for less than $50,000 be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations.
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(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;
(2) A delineation in the table for each appropriation both
by object class and program, project and activity as detailed in
the budget appendix for the respective appropriations; and
(3) An identification of items of special congressional
interest.
Sec. 102. The Secretary shall allocate funds made available in this
Act solely in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
division A of this consolidated Act), including the determination and
designation of new starts.
Sec. 103. None of the funds made available in this title may be
used to award or modify any contract that commits funds beyond the
amounts appropriated for that program, project, or activity that remain
unobligated, except that such amounts may include any funds that have
been made available through reprogramming pursuant to section 101.
Sec. 104. The Secretary of the Army may transfer to the Fish and
Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service may accept and
expend, up to $5,400,000 of funds provided in this title under the
heading ``Operation and Maintenance'' to mitigate for fisheries lost due
to Corps of Engineers projects.
Sec. 105. None of the funds 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, 2016, 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. 106. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for an open
lake placement alternative of dredged material, after evaluating the
least costly, environmentally acceptable manner for the disposal or
management of dredged material originating from Lake Erie or tributaries
thereto, unless it is approved under a State water quality certification
pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1341.
Sec. 107. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall execute a transfer agreement with the
South Florida Water Management District for the project identified as
the ``Ten Mile Creek Water Preserve Area Critical Restoration Project'',
carried out under section 528(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3768).
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(b) The transfer agreement under subsection (a) shall require the
South Florida Water Management District to operate the transferred
project as an environmental restoration project to provide water storage
and water treatment options.
(c) Upon execution of the transfer agreement under subsection (a),
the Ten Mile Creek Water Preserve Area Critical Restoration Project
shall no longer be authorized as a Federal project.
Sec. 108. None of the funds made available in this title may be
used for any acquisition that is not consistent with 48 CFR 225.7007.
Sec. 109. 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. 110. 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)).
TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Central Utah Project
central utah project completion account
For carrying out activities authorized by the Central Utah Project
Completion Act, $10,000,000, 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, $1,350,000 shall be available until September 30, 2017,
for expenses necessary in carrying out related responsibilities of the
Secretary of the Interior: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2016,
of the amount made available to the Commission under this Act or any
other Act, the Commission may use an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for
administrative expenses.
Bureau of Reclamation
The following appropriations shall be expended to execute authorized
functions of the Bureau of Reclamation:
water and related resources
(including transfers of funds)
For management, development, and restoration of water and related
natural resources and for related activities, including the operation,
maintenance, and rehabilitation of reclamation and other facilities,
participation in fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native
Americans, and related grants to, and cooperative and
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other agreements with, State and local governments, federally recognized
Indian tribes, and others, $1,118,972,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $22,000 shall be available for transfer to the Upper
Colorado River Basin Fund and $5,899,000 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, $49,528,000, to be derived from such sums as may be
collected in the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to
sections 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 102-575, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That the Bureau of
Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the full amount of the
additional mitigation and restoration payments authorized by section
3407(d) of Public Law 102-575: Provided further, That none of the funds
made available under this heading may be used for the acquisition or
leasing of water for in-stream purposes if the water is already
committed to in-stream purposes by a court adopted decree or order.
california bay-delta restoration
(including transfers of funds)
For carrying out activities authorized by the Water Supply,
Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, consistent with plans to
be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, $37,000,000, to remain
available until expended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to
carry out such activities may be transferred to appropriate accounts of
other participating Federal agencies to carry out authorized purposes:
Provided, That funds appropriated herein may be used for the Federal
share of the costs of CALFED Program management: Provided further, That
CALFED implementation shall be carried out in a balanced manner with
clear performance measures demonstrating concurrent progress in
achieving the goals and objectives of the Program.
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policy and administration
For expenses necessary for policy, administration, and related
functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the Denver office, and
offices in the five regions of the Bureau of Reclamation, to remain
available until September 30, 2017, $59,500,000, 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.
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 2016, shall be available for obligation or expenditure
through a reprogramming of funds that--
(1) initiates or creates a new program, project, or
activity;
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
(3) increases funds for any program, project, or activity
for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act,
unless prior approval is received from the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate;
(4) restarts or resumes any program, project or activity for
which funds are not provided in this Act, unless prior approval
is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate;
(5) transfers funds in excess of the following limits,
unless prior approval is received from the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
(A) 15 percent for any program, project or activity
for which $2,000,000 or more is available at the
beginning of the fiscal year; or
(B) $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.
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(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. <<NOTE: 43 USC 507.>> The Reclamation Safety of Dams Act
of 1978 is amended by--
(1) striking ``Construction'' and inserting ``Except as
provided in section 5B, construction'' in section 3; and
(2) inserting after section 5A (43 U.S.C. 509a) the
following:
``Sec. 5B. <<NOTE: 43 USC 509b.>> Notwithstanding section 3, if the
Secretary, in her judgment, determines that additional project benefits,
including but not limited to additional conservation storage capacity,
are necessary and in the interests of the United States and the project
and are feasible and not inconsistent with the purposes of this Act, the
Secretary is authorized to develop additional project benefits through
the construction of new or supplementary works on a project in
conjunction with the Secretary's activities under section 2 of this Act
and subject to the conditions described in the feasibility study,
provided a cost share agreement related to the additional project
benefits is reached among non-Federal and Federal funding participants
and the costs associated with developing the additional project benefits
are allocated exclusively among beneficiaries of the additional project
benefits and repaid consistent with all provisions of Federal
Reclamation law (the Act of June 17, 1902, 43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.) and
acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act.''.
Sec. 204. Section 5 of the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978
(43 U.S.C. 509) is amended in the first sentence--
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(a) by inserting ``and effective October 1, 2015, not to exceed an
additional $1,100,000,000 (October 1, 2003, price levels),'' after
``(October 1, 2003, price levels),'';
(b) in the proviso--
(1) by striking ``$1,250,000'' and inserting
``$20,000,000''; and
(2) by striking ``Congress'' and inserting ``Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following: ``For modification
expenditures between $1,800,000 and $20,000,000 (October 1,
2015, price levels), the Secretary of the Interior shall, at
least 30 days before the date on which the funds are expended,
submit written notice of the expenditures to the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate that provides a
summary of the project, the cost of the project, and any
alternatives that were considered.''.
Sec. 205. The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the
Commissioner of Reclamation, shall--
(1) complete the feasibility studies described in clauses
(i)(I) and (ii)(II) of section 103(d)(1)(A) of Public Law 108-
361 (118 Stat. 1684) and submit such studies to the appropriate
committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate not
later than December 31, 2015;
(2) complete the feasibility studies described in clauses
(i)(II) and (ii)(I) of section 103(d)(1)(A) of Public Law 108-
361 and submit such studies to the appropriate committees of the
House of Representatives and the Senate not later than November
30, 2016;
(3) complete the feasibility study described in section
103(f)(1)(A) of Public Law 108-361 (118 Stat. 1694) and submit
such study to the appropriate committees of the House of
Representatives and the Senate not later than December 31, 2017;
and
(4) provide a progress report on the status of the
feasibility studies referred to in paragraphs (1) through (3) to
the appropriate committees of the House of Representatives and
the Senate not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act and each 180 days thereafter until
December 31, 2017, as applicable. The report shall include
timelines for study completion, draft environmental impact
statements, final environmental impact statements, and Records
of Decision.
Sec. 206. Section 9504(e) of the Secure Water Act of 2009 (42
U.S.C. 10364(e)) is amended by striking ``$300,000,000'' and inserting
``$350,000,000''.
Sec. 207. 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 ``2016'' each place it appears and
inserting ``2017''.
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TITLE III
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ENERGY PROGRAMS
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
(including transfer 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, $2,073,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, $155,000,000
shall be available until September 30, 2017, for program direction:
Provided further, That of the amount provided under this heading, the
Secretary may transfer up to $45,000,000 to the Defense Production Act
Fund for activities of the Department of Energy pursuant to the Defense
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061, et seq.).
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, $206,000,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount,
$28,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2017, for program
direction.
Nuclear Energy
For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase,
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other
expenses necessary for nuclear energy activities in carrying out the
purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et
seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or
any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or
expansion, $986,161,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That of such amount, $80,000,000 shall be available until September 30,
2017, for program direction including official reception and
representation expenses not to exceed $10,000.
Fossil Energy Research and Development
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out fossil
energy research and development activities, under the authority of the
Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.),
including the acquisition of interest, including defeasible and
equitable interests in any real property or any facility
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or for plant or facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting
inquiries, technological investigations and research concerning the
extraction, processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances without
objectionable social and environmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, and
1603), $632,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
of such amount $114,202,000 shall be available until September 30, 2017,
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, $17,500,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, unobligated funds remaining from prior years shall be
available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities.
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Strategic Petroleum
Reserve facility development and operations and program management
activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
6201 et seq.), $212,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Northeast Home
Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, and management activities
pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et
seq.), $7,600,000, to remain available until expended.
Energy Information Administration
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the
activities of the Energy Information Administration, $122,000,000, to
remain available until expended.
Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase,
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other
expenses necessary for non-defense environmental cleanup activities in
carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act
(42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of
any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition,
construction, or expansion, $255,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out uranium
enrichment facility decontamination and decommissioning, remedial
actions, and other activities of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, and title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992,
$673,749,000, to be derived from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination
and Decommissioning Fund, to remain available
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until expended, of which $32,959,000 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 one ambulance and one bus, $5,350,200,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount,
$185,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2017, for program
direction: Provided further, That of such amount, not more than
$115,000,000 shall be made available for the in-kind contributions and
related support activities of ITER: Provided further, That not later
than May 2, 2016, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committees
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report recommending
either that the United States remain a partner in the ITER project after
October 2017 or terminate participation, which shall include, as
applicable, an estimate of either the full cost, by fiscal year, of all
future Federal funding requirements for construction, operation, and
maintenance of ITER or the cost of termination.
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), $291,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That of such amount, $29,250,000 shall be available until
September 30, 2017, for program direction.
Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program
Such sums as are derived from amounts received from borrowers
pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 under this
heading in prior Acts, shall be collected in accordance with section
502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided, That for
necessary administrative expenses to carry out this Loan Guarantee
program, $42,000,000 is appropriated, to remain available until
September 30, 2017: 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 2016 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.
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Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program
For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary in
carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan
Program, $6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017.
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.),
$248,142,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, 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 $117,171,000 in fiscal year
2016 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
2016 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than
$130,971,000: Provided further, That of the total amount made available
under this heading, $31,297,000 is for Energy Policy and Systems
Analysis.
Office of the Inspector General
For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
$46,424,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017.
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Weapons Activities
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase,
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other
incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy defense weapons
activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or
condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or
facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $8,846,948,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount,
$97,118,000 shall be available until September 30, 2017, for program
direction: Provided further, That funding made available under this
heading may be made available for project engineering and design for the
Albuquerque Complex Project.
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Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
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, $1,940,302,000, to
remain available until expended.
Naval Reactors
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, $1,375,496,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount,
$42,504,000 shall be available until September 30, 2017, for program
direction.
Federal Salaries and Expenses
(including rescission of funds)
For expenses necessary for Federal Salaries and Expenses in the
National Nuclear Security Administration, $383,666,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2017, including official reception and
representation expenses not to exceed $12,000: Provided, That of the
unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this
heading, $19,900,000 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.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
Defense Environmental Cleanup
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase,
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other
expenses necessary for atomic energy defense environmental cleanup
activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or
condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or
facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of
not to exceed one fire apparatus pumper truck and one armored vehicle
for replacement only, $5,289,742,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That of such amount $281,951,000 shall be available
until September 30, 2017, for program direction.
Other Defense Activities
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase,
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and
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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, $776,425,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That of such amount, $249,137,000 shall be available until September 30,
2017, for program direction.
POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS
Bonneville Power Administration Fund
Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund,
established pursuant to Public Law 93-454, are approved for the Shoshone
Paiute Trout Hatchery, the Spokane Tribal Hatchery, the Snake River
Sockeye Weirs and, in addition, for official reception and
representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $5,000: Provided,
That during fiscal year 2016, no new direct loan obligations may be
made.
Operation and Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration
For expenses necessary for operation and maintenance of power
transmission facilities and for marketing electric power and energy,
including transmission wheeling and ancillary services, pursuant to
section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied
to the southeastern power area, $6,900,000, including official reception
and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302
and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to $6,900,000
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
2016 appropriation estimated at not more than $0: Provided further,
That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $66,500,000 collected by the
Southeastern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of
1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited
to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until
expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling
expenditures: Provided further, That for purposes of this
appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally
recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase
power and wheeling expenses).
Operation and Maintenance, Southwestern Power Administration
For expenses necessary for operation and maintenance of power
transmission facilities and for marketing electric power and energy, for
construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations and
appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses,
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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, $47,361,000, 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 $35,961,000 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 2016 appropriation estimated at not
more than $11,400,000: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C.
3302, up to $63,000,000 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, $307,714,000, including official reception and
representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain
available until expended, of which $302,000,000 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 $214,342,000 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 2016 appropriation
estimated at not more than $93,372,000, of which $87,658,000 is derived
from the Reclamation Fund: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31
U.S.C. 3302, up to $352,813,000 collected by the Western Area Power
Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 and the
Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover purchase power and wheeling
expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to
remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase
power and wheeling
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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, $4,490,000, 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 $4,262,000 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
2016 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 2016, the
Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration may accept up to
$460,000 in funds contributed by United States power customers of the
Falcon and Amistad Dams for deposit into the Falcon and Amistad
Operating and Maintenance Fund, and such funds shall be available for
the purpose for which contributed in like manner as if said sums had
been specifically appropriated for such purpose: Provided further, That
any such funds shall be available without further appropriation and
without fiscal year limitation for use by the Commissioner of the United
States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission for
the sole purpose of operating, maintaining, repairing, rehabilitating,
replacing, or upgrading the hydroelectric facilities at these Dams in
accordance with agreements reached between the Administrator,
Commissioner, and the power customers.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
to carry out the provisions of the Department of Energy Organization Act
(42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, official reception and representation expenses not to exceed
$3,000, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $319,800,000, to
remain available until <<NOTE: 42 USC 7171 note.>> expended: Provided,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed
$319,800,000 of revenues from fees and annual charges, and other
services and collections in fiscal year 2016 shall be retained and used
for expenses necessary in this account, and shall remain available until
expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the
general fund shall be reduced
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as revenues are received during fiscal year 2016 so as to result in a
final fiscal year 2016 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 both Houses of Congress at least 3 full business days
in advance, none of the funds made available in this title may be used
to--
(A) make a grant allocation or discretionary grant award
totaling $1,000,000 or more;
(B) make a discretionary contract award or Other Transaction
Agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more, including a contract
covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation;
(C) issue a letter of intent to make an allocation, award,
or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A) or (B);
or
(D) announce publicly the intention to make an allocation,
award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A)
or (B).
(2) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress within 15 days of the
conclusion of each quarter a report detailing each grant allocation or
discretionary grant award totaling less than $1,000,000 provided during
the previous quarter.
(3) The notification required by paragraph (1) and the report
required by paragraph (2) shall include the recipient of the award, the
amount of the award, the fiscal year for which the funds for the award
were appropriated, the account and program, project, or activity from
which the funds are being drawn, the title of the award, and a brief
description of the activity for which the award is made.
(c) The Department of Energy may not, with respect to any program,
project, or activity that uses budget authority made available in this
title under the heading ``Department of Energy--Energy Programs'', enter
into a multiyear contract, award a multiyear grant, or enter into a
multiyear cooperative agreement unless--
(1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is funded
for the full period of performance as anticipated at the time of
award; or
(2) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement includes a
clause conditioning the Federal Government's obligation on the
availability of future year budget authority and the Secretary
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress at least 3 days in advance.
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(d) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), the amounts
made available by this title shall be expended as authorized by law for
the programs, projects, and activities specified in the ``Final Bill''
column in the ``Department of Energy'' table included under the heading
``Title III--Department of Energy'' in the explanatory statement
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
consolidated Act).
(e) The amounts made available by this title may be reprogrammed for
any program, project, or activity, and the Department shall notify the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days
prior to the use of any proposed reprogramming that would cause any
program, project, or activity funding level to increase or decrease by
more than $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the time
period covered by this Act.
(f) None of the funds provided in this title shall be available for
obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that--
(1) creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, project, or
activity;
(2) increases funds or personnel for any program, project,
or activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this
Act; or
(3) reduces funds that are directed to be used for a
specific program, project, or activity by this Act.
(g)(1) The Secretary of Energy may waive any requirement or
restriction in this section that applies to the use of funds made
available for the Department of Energy if compliance with such
requirement or restriction would pose a substantial risk to human
health, the environment, welfare, or national security.
(2) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any waiver under paragraph
(1) as soon as practicable, but not later than 3 days after the date of
the activity to which a requirement or restriction would otherwise have
applied. Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial
risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver.
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.
3094) during fiscal year 2016 until the enactment of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2016.
Sec. 304. None of the funds made available in this title shall be
used for the construction of facilities classified as high-hazard
nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 830 unless independent oversight is
conducted by the Office of Independent Enterprise Assessments to ensure
the project is in compliance with nuclear safety requirements.
Sec. 305. None of the funds made available in this title may be
used to approve critical decision-2 or critical decision-3 under
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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. <<NOTE: 42 USC 7278a.>> Notwithstanding section 301(c) of
this Act, none of the funds made available under the heading
``Department of Energy--Energy Programs--Science'' in this or any
subsequent Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
appropriations Act for any fiscal year 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. 307. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any prior
Act under the heading ``Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation'' may be made
available to enter into new contracts with, or new agreements for
Federal assistance to, the Russian Federation.
(b) The Secretary of Energy may waive the prohibition in subsection
(a) if the Secretary determines that such activity is in the national
security interests of the United States. This waiver authority may not
be delegated.
(c) A waiver under subsection (b) shall not be effective until 15
days after the date on which the Secretary submits to the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, in classified form if
necessary, a report on the justification for the waiver.
Sec. 308. (a) New Regional Reserves.--The Secretary of Energy may
not establish any new regional petroleum product reserve unless funding
for the proposed regional petroleum product reserve is explicitly
requested in advance in an annual budget submission and approved by the
Congress in an appropriations Act.
(b) The budget request or notification shall include--
(1) the justification for the new reserve;
(2) a cost estimate for the establishment, operation, and
maintenance of the reserve, including funding sources;
(3) a detailed plan for operation of the reserve, including
the conditions upon which the products may be released;
(4) the location of the reserve; and
(5) the estimate of the total inventory of the reserve.
Sec. 309. Of the amounts made available by this Act for ``National
Nuclear Security Administration--Weapons Activities'', up to $50,000,000
may be reprogrammed within such account for Domestic Uranium Enrichment,
subject to the notice requirement in section 301(e).
Sec. 310. (a) Unobligated balances available from 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'',
$1,355,149.00 from Public Law 110-161; $627,299.24 from Public Law 111-
8; and $1,824,051.94 from Public Law 111-85.
(2) ``Energy Programs--Science'', $3,200,000.00.
(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. 311. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
provisions of 40 U.S.C. 11319 shall not apply to funds appropriated
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in this title to Federally Funded Research and Development Centers
sponsored by the Department of Energy.
Sec. 312. 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. 313. (a) Of the funds appropriated in prior Acts under the
headings ``Fossil Energy Research and Development'' and ``Clean Coal
Technology'' for prior solicitations under the Clean Coal Power
Initiative and FutureGen, not less than $160,000,000 from projects
selected under such solicitations that have not reached financial close
and have not secured funding sufficient to construct the project prior
to 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act shall be deobligated,
if necessary, shall be utilized for previously selected demonstration
projects under such solicitations that have reached financial close or
have otherwise secured funding sufficient to construct the project prior
to 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and shall be
allocated among such projects in proportion to the total financial
contribution by the recipients to those projects stipulated in their
respective cooperative agreements.
(b) Funds utilized pursuant to subsection (a) shall be administered
in accordance with the provisions in the Act in which the funds for
those demonstration projects were originally appropriated, except that
financial assistance for costs in excess of those estimated as of the
date of award of the original financial assistance may be provided in
excess of the proportion of costs borne by the Government in the
original agreement and shall not be limited to 25 percent of the
original financial assistance.
(c) No amounts may be repurposed pursuant to 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.
(d) This section shall be fully implemented not later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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 expenses necessary for the Federal Co-Chairman and the
Alternate on the Appalachian Regional Commission, for payment of the
Federal share of the administrative expenses of the Commission,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger
motor vehicles, $146,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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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, $29,150,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2017.
Delta Regional Authority
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary for the Delta Regional Authority and to carry
out its activities, as authorized by the Delta Regional Authority Act of
2000, notwithstanding sections 382C(b)(2), 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of
said Act, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Denali Commission
For expenses necessary for the Denali Commission including the
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment
as necessary and other expenses, $11,000,000, to remain available until
expended, notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 306(g) of
the Denali Commission Act of 1998: Provided, That funds shall be
available for construction projects in an amount not to exceed 80
percent of total project cost for distressed communities, as defined by
section 307 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (division C, title III,
Public Law 105-277), as amended by section 701 of appendix D, title VII,
Public Law 106-113 (113 Stat. 1501A-280), and an amount not to exceed 50
percent for non-distressed communities.
Northern Border Regional Commission
For expenses necessary for the Northern Border Regional Commission
in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United
States Code, $7,500,000, 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 expenses necessary for the Southeast Crescent Regional
Commission in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title
40, United States Code, $250,000, to remain available until expended.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary for the Commission in carrying out the
purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and the Atomic Energy
Act of 1954, $990,000,000, including official representation expenses
not to exceed $25,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That of the amount appropriated herein,
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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, 2017, of which, notwithstanding section
201(a)(2)(c) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
5841(a)(2)(c)), the use and expenditure shall only be approved by a
majority vote of the Commission: Provided further, That revenues from
licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections
estimated at $872,864,000 in fiscal year 2016 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 2016 so as to result in a final
fiscal year 2016 appropriation estimated at not more than $117,136,000:
Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading,
$10,000,000 shall be for university research and development in areas
relevant to their respective organization's mission, and $5,000,000
shall be for a Nuclear Science and Engineering Grant Program that will
support multiyear projects that do not align with programmatic missions
but are critical to maintaining the discipline of nuclear science and
engineering.
office of inspector general
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
$12,136,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided,
That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other
services and collections estimated at $10,060,000 in fiscal year 2016
shall be retained and be available until September 30, 2017, 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 2016 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2016
appropriation estimated at not more than $2,076,000: Provided further,
That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $958,000 shall be
for Inspector General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
Board, which shall not be available from fee revenues.
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary for the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board,
as authorized by Public Law 100-203, section 5051, $3,600,000, to be
derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund, to remain available until September
30, 2017.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Sec. 401. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall comply with the
July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of its Internal Commission
Procedures when responding to Congressional requests for information.
Sec. 402. (a) The amounts made available by this title for the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission may be reprogrammed for any program,
project, or activity, and the Commission shall notify the
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Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days
prior to the use of any proposed reprogramming that would cause any
program funding level to increase or decrease by more than $500,000 or
10 percent, whichever is less, during the time period covered by this
Act.
(b)(1) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may waive the notification
requirement in (a) if compliance with such requirement would pose a
substantial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or national
security.
(2) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any waiver under paragraph
(1) as soon as practicable, but not later than 3 days after the date of
the activity to which a requirement or restriction would otherwise have
applied. Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial
risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver and shall provide a
detailed report to the Committees of such waiver and changes to funding
levels to programs, projects, or activities.
(c) Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), and (d), the amounts
made available by this title for ``Nuclear Regulatory Commission--
Salaries and Expenses'' shall be expended as directed in the explanatory
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
this consolidated Act).
(d) None of the funds provided for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming
of funds that increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or
activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this Act.
(e) The Commission shall provide a monthly report to the Committees
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, which includes the
following for each program, project, or activity, including any prior
year appropriations--
(1) total budget authority;
(2) total unobligated balances; and
(3) total unliquidated obligations.
Sec. 403. Public Law 105-277, division A, section 101(g) (title
III, section 329(a), (b)) <<NOTE: 43 USC 1653 note.>> is amended by
inserting, in subsection (b), after ``State law'' and before the period
the following: ``or for the construction and repair of barge mooring
points and barge landing sites to facilitate pumping fuel from fuel
transport barges into bulk fuel storage tanks.''.
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
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authority referenced in the explanatory statement described in section 4
(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any
authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States Government may provide goods or services to another department,
agency, or instrumentality.
(b) None of the funds made available for any department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States Government may be transferred to
accounts funded in title III of this Act, except pursuant to a transfer
made by or transfer authority provided in this Act or any other
appropriations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any authority whereby
a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government
may provide goods or services to another department, agency, or
instrumentality.
(c) The head of any relevant department or agency funded in this Act
utilizing any transfer authority shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a semiannual report detailing
the transfer authorities, except for any authority whereby a department,
agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may provide
goods or services to another department, agency, or instrumentality,
used in the previous 6 months and in the year-to-date. This report shall
include the amounts transferred and the purposes for which they were
transferred, and shall not replace or modify existing notification
requirements for each authority.
Sec. 503. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
in contravention of Executive Order No. 12898 of February 11, 1994
(Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority
Populations and Low-Income Populations).
This division may be cited as the ``Energy and Water Development and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016''.
DIVISION E--FINANCIAL <<NOTE: Financial Services and General Government
Appropriations Act, 2016. Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act,
2016.>> SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
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,
including technical assistance to Puerto Rico; and Treasury-wide
management policies and programs activities, $222,500,000: Provided,
That of the amount appropriated under this heading--
(1) not to exceed $350,000 is for official reception and
representation expenses;
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(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 $22,200,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2017, for--
(A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit and
Internal Control Program;
(B) information technology modernization
requirements;
(C) the audit, oversight, and administration of the
Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund; and
(D) the development and implementation of programs
within the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection
and Compliance Policy, including entering into
cooperative agreements.
office of terrorism and financial intelligence
salaries and expenses
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, $117,000,000: Provided, That of the amount
appropriated under this heading: (1) not to exceed $27,100,000 is
available for administrative expenses; and (2) $5,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2017.
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, $5,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2018: 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,
$35,416,000, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; of which not to
exceed $100,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a
confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of
the Inspector General of the Treasury; of which up to $2,800,000 to
remain available until September 30, 2017, shall
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be for audits and investigations conducted pursuant to section 1608 of
the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and
Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (33 U.S.C. 1321
note); and of which not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official
reception and representation expenses.
treasury inspector general for tax administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, including purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles (31
U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates
as may be determined by the Inspector General for Tax Administration;
$167,275,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2017; 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), $40,671,000.
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, $112,979,000, of
which not to exceed $34,335,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2018.
Treasury Forfeiture Fund
(rescission)
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$700,000,000 are rescinded.
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Bureau of the Fiscal Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau of the Fiscal
Service, $363,850,000; of which not to exceed $4,210,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2018, is for information systems
modernization initiatives; of which $5,000 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses; and of which not to
exceed $19,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, is to
support the Department's activities related to implementation of the
Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act; Public Law 113-
101), including changes in business processes, workforce, or information
technology to support high quality, transparent Federal spending
information.
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,
$106,439,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; not to exceed $50,000 for cooperative research
and development programs for laboratory services; and provision of
laboratory assistance to State and local agencies with or without
reimbursement: Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this
heading, $5,000,000 shall be for the costs of accelerating the
processing of formula and label applications.
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 2016 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, $233,523,000. Of the amount
appropriated under this heading--
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(1) not less than $153,423,000, 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,
2017, for financial assistance and technical assistance under
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 108(a)(1), respectively, of
Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A) and (B)), of which
up to $3,102,500 may be used for the cost of direct loans:
Provided, That the cost of direct and guaranteed loans,
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not
to exceed $25,000,000;
(2) not less than $15,500,000, notwithstanding section
108(e) of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)), is available
until September 30, 2017, 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 $19,000,000 is available until September
30, 2017, 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, 2017, 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 $23,600,000 is available until September 30, 2016,
for administrative expenses, including administration of CDFI
fund programs and the New Markets Tax Credit Program, of which
not less than $1,000,000 is for capacity building to expand CDFI
investments in underserved rural areas, and up to $300,000 is
for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan
program; and
(6) during fiscal year 2016, 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, 2016.
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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 $6,500,000 shall be
for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, of which not less than
$12,000,000 shall be available for low-income taxpayer clinic grants,
and of which not less than $15,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2017, shall be available for a Community Volunteer Income
Tax Assistance matching grants program for tax return preparation
assistance, of which not less than $206,000,000 shall be available for
operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service: Provided, That of
the amounts made available for the Taxpayer Advocate Service, not less
than $5,000,000 shall be for identity theft casework.
enforcement
For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of the
Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed taxes, to provide
legal and litigation support, to conduct criminal investigations, to
enforce criminal statutes related to violations of internal revenue laws
and other financial crimes, to purchase and hire passenger motor
vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)), and to provide other services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the
Commissioner, $4,860,000,000, of which not to exceed $50,000,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2017, and of which not less than
$60,257,000 shall be for the Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement
program.
operations support
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to support
taxpayer services and enforcement programs, including rent payments;
facilities services; printing; postage; physical security; headquarters
and other IRS-wide administration activities; research and statistics of
income; telecommunications; information technology development,
enhancement, operations, maintenance, and security; the hire of
passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); the operations of the
Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board; and other services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the
Commissioner; $3,638,446,000, of which not to exceed $50,000,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2017; of which not to exceed
$10,000,000 shall remain available until expended for acquisition of
equipment and construction, repair and renovation of facilities; of
which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2018, for research; of which not to exceed $20,000 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
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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 2017, 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, 2018, 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 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
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making the video is appropriate, taking into account the cost, topic,
tone, and purpose of the video.
Sec. 106. The Internal Revenue Service shall issue a notice of
confirmation of any address change relating to an employer making
employment tax payments, and such notice shall be sent to both the
employer's former and new address and an officer or employee of the
Internal Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an offer-
in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the victim of fraud by a
third party payroll tax preparer.
Sec. 107. None of the funds made available under this Act may be
used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United
States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to
the Constitution of the United States.
Sec. 108. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
by the Internal Revenue Service to target groups for regulatory scrutiny
based on their ideological beliefs.
Sec. 109. None of funds made available by this Act to the Internal
Revenue Service shall be obligated or expended on conferences that do
not adhere to the procedures, verification processes, documentation
requirements, and policies issued by the Chief Financial Officer, Human
Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services as a result of the
recommendations in the report published on May 31, 2013, by the Treasury
Inspector General for Tax Administration entitled ``Review of the August
2010 Small Business/Self-Employed Division's Conference in Anaheim,
California'' (Reference Number 2013-10-037).
Sec. 110. None of the funds made available in this Act to the
Internal Revenue Service may be obligated or expended--
(1) to make a payment to any employee under a bonus, award,
or recognition program; or
(2) under any hiring or personnel selection process with
respect to re-hiring a former employee,
unless such program or process takes into account the conduct and
Federal tax compliance of such employee or former employee.
Sec. 111. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
in contravention of section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return
information).
Sec. 112. Except to the extent provided in section 6014, 6020, or
6201(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, no funds in this or any
other Act shall be available to the Secretary of the Treasury to provide
to any person a proposed final return or statement for use by such
person to satisfy a filing or reporting requirement under such Code.
Sec. 113. In addition to the amounts otherwise made available in
this Act for the Internal Revenue Service, $290,000,000, to be available
until September 30, 2017, shall be transferred by the Commissioner to
the ``Taxpayer Services'', ``Enforcement'', or ``Operations Support''
accounts of the Internal Revenue Service for an additional amount to be
used solely for measurable improvements in the customer service
representative level of service rate, to improve the identification and
prevention of refund fraud and identity theft, and to enhance
cybersecurity to safeguard taxpayer data: Provided, That such funds
shall supplement, not supplant any other amounts made available by the
Internal Revenue Service for such purpose: Provided further, That such
funds shall not be available until the Commissioner submits to the
Committees on
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Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a spending
plan for such funds: Provided further, That such funds shall not be
used to support any provision of Public Law 111-148, Public Law 111-152,
or any amendment made by either such Public Law.
Administrative Provisions--Department of the Treasury
(including transfers of funds)
Sec. 114. Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury in this
Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, repairs, and
cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in
foreign countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the
general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used
overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into contracts with the
Department of State for the furnishing of health and medical services to
employees and their dependents serving in foreign countries; and
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
Sec. 115. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this
title made available under the headings ``Departmental Offices--Salaries
and Expenses'', ``Office of Inspector General'', ``Special Inspector
General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program'', ``Financial Crimes
Enforcement Network'', ``Bureau of the Fiscal Service'', and ``Alcohol
and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau'' may be transferred between such
appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
Provided, That, upon advance approval of such Committees, not to exceed
2 percent of any such appropriations may be transferred to the ``Office
of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence'': Provided further, That no
transfer under this section may increase or decrease any such
appropriation by more than 2 percent.
Sec. 116. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation made
available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be transferred
to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration's appropriation
upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That no transfer may
increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
Sec. 117. None of the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise
available to the Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing may be used to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note.
Sec. 118. The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds from the
``Bureau of the Fiscal Service-Salaries and Expenses'' to the Debt
Collection Fund as necessary to cover the costs of debt collection:
Provided, That such amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and
expenses account from debt collections received in the Debt Collection
Fund.
Sec. 119. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act may be used by the United States Mint
to construct or operate any museum without the explicit approval of the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, the House Committee on Financial
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Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
Sec. 120. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act or source to the Department of the
Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the United States
Mint, individually or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or
all functions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United
States Mint without the explicit approval of the House Committee on
Financial Services; the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs; and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
Sec. 121. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the
transfer of funds in this Act, for the Department of the Treasury's
intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be
specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year
2016 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2016.
Sec. 122. Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available from the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Industrial Revolving Fund for
necessary official reception and representation expenses.
Sec. 123. The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a Capital
Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
the House of Representatives not later than 30 days following the
submission of the annual budget submitted by the President: Provided,
That such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital investment
spending from all accounts within the Department of the Treasury,
including but not limited to the Department-wide Systems and Capital
Investment Programs account, Treasury Franchise Fund account, and the
Treasury Forfeiture Fund account: Provided further, That such Capital
Investment Plan shall include expenditures occurring in previous fiscal
years for each capital investment project that has not been fully
completed.
Sec. 124. (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. 125. 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. 126. 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.
Sec. 127. During fiscal year 2016--
(1) none of the funds made available in this or any other
Act may be used by the Department of the Treasury, including the
Internal Revenue Service, to issue, revise, or finalize any
regulation, revenue ruling, or other guidance not limited to a
particular taxpayer relating to the standard which is used to
determine whether an organization is operated exclusively for
the promotion of social welfare for purposes of section
501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including the
proposed regulations published at 78 Fed. Reg. 71535 (November
29, 2013)); and
(2) the standard and definitions as in effect on January 1,
2010, which are used to make such determinations shall apply
after the date of the enactment of this Act for purposes of
determining status under section 501(c)(4) of such Code of
organizations created on, before, or after such date.
This title may be cited as the ``Department of the Treasury
Appropriations Act, 2016''.
TITLE II <<NOTE: Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act,
2016.>>
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.
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Executive Residence at the White House
operating expenses
For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence at the White
House, $12,723,000, to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3
U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112-114.
reimbursable expenses
For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at the
White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, That all
reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence shall be made
in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph: Provided further,
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such amount for
reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of the
Executive Residence to incur obligations and to receive offsetting
collections, for such expenses: Provided further, That the Executive
Residence shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable political
event to pay in advance an amount equal to the estimated cost of the
event, and all such advance payments shall be credited to this account
and remain available until expended: Provided further, That the
Executive Residence shall require the national committee of the
political party of the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be
separately accounted for and available for expenses relating to
reimbursable political events sponsored by such committee during such
fiscal year: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall
ensure that a written notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable
operating expense under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing
such amount within 60 days after such expense is incurred, and that such
amount is collected within 30 days after the submission of such notice:
Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall charge interest and
assess penalties and other charges on any such amount that is not
reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the interest and
penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding debt on a United States
Government claim under 31 U.S.C. 3717: Provided further, That each such
amount that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and charges,
shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided
further, That the Executive Residence shall prepare and submit to the
Committees on Appropriations, by not later than 90 days after the end of
the fiscal year covered by this Act, a report setting forth the
reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence during the
preceding fiscal year, including the total amount of such expenses, the
amount of such total that consists of reimbursable official and
ceremonial events, the amount of such total that consists of
reimbursable political events, and the portion of each such amount that
has been reimbursed as of the date of the report: Provided further,
That the Executive Residence shall maintain a system for the tracking of
expenses related to reimbursable events within the Executive Residence
that includes a standard for the classification of any such expense as
political or nonpolitical: Provided further, That no provision of this
paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Residence from any
other applicable requirement of subchapter I or II of chapter 37 of
title 31, United States Code.
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White House Repair and Restoration
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Executive
Residence at the White House pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 105(d), $750,000, to
remain available until expended, for required maintenance, resolution of
safety and health issues, and continued preventative maintenance.
Council of Economic Advisers
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers in
carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C.
1021 et seq.), $4,195,000.
National Security Council and Homeland Security Council
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the National Security Council and the
Homeland Security Council, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, $12,800,000.
Office of Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, including
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, and hire of
passenger motor vehicles, $96,116,000, of which not to exceed $7,994,000
shall remain available until expended for continued modernization of
information resources within the Executive Office of the President.
Office of Management and Budget
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and Budget,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by
5 U.S.C. 3109, to carry out the provisions of chapter 35 of title 44,
United States Code, and to prepare and submit the budget of the United
States Government, in accordance with section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code, $95,000,000, of which not to exceed $3,000 shall be
available for official representation expenses: Provided, That none of
the funds appropriated in this Act for the Office of Management and
Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any agricultural
marketing orders or any activities or regulations under the provisions
of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.): Provided further, That none of the funds made available for the
Office of Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for the
altering of the transcript of actual testimony of witnesses, except for
testimony of officials of the Office of Management and Budget, before
the Committees on Appropriations or their subcommittees: Provided
further, That of the funds made available for the Office of Management
and Budget by this Act, no less
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than one full-time equivalent senior staff position shall be dedicated
solely to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement
Coordinator: Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this
or prior Acts shall be used, directly or indirectly, by the Office of
Management and Budget, for evaluating or determining if water resource
project or study reports submitted by the Chief of Engineers acting
through the Secretary of the Army are in compliance with all applicable
laws, regulations, and requirements relevant to the Civil Works water
resource planning process: Provided further, That the Office of
Management and Budget shall have not more than 60 days in which to
perform budgetary policy reviews of water resource matters on which the
Chief of Engineers has reported: Provided further, That the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget shall notify the appropriate
authorizing and appropriating committees when the 60-day review is
initiated: Provided further, That if water resource reports have not
been transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating
committees within 15 days after the end of the Office of Management and
Budget review period based on the notification from the Director,
Congress shall assume Office of Management and Budget concurrence with
the report and act accordingly.
Office of National Drug Control Policy
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy; for research activities pursuant to the Office of National Drug
Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-469); not to
exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and
for participation in joint projects or in the provision of services on
matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or public
organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement, $20,047,000:
Provided, <<NOTE: 21 USC 1702 note.>> 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, $250,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2017, 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
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year 2014 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, 2015, shall be funded at not less
than the fiscal year 2015 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 2016 funding among HIDTAs not later
than 45 days after enactment of this Act, and shall notify the
Committees of planned uses of discretionary HIDTA funding, as determined
in consultation with the HIDTA Directors, not later than 90 days after
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That upon a determination that
all or part of the funds so transferred from this appropriation are not
necessary for the purposes provided herein and upon notification to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation.
other federal drug control programs
(including transfers of funds)
For other drug control activities authorized by the Office of
National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public Law
109-469), $109,810,000, to remain available until expended, which shall
be available as follows: $95,000,000 for the Drug-Free Communities
Program, of which $2,000,000 shall be made available as directed by
section 4 of Public Law 107-82, as amended by Public Law 109-469 (21
U.S.C. 1521 note); $2,000,000 for drug court training and technical
assistance; $9,500,000 for anti-doping activities; $2,060,000 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, 2017.
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, $30,000,000, 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.
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Special Assistance to the President
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to provide
assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned
functions; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106,
including subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which
shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that section; and
hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,228,000.
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 transfer of funds)
Sec. 201. From funds made available in this Act under the headings
``The White House'', ``Executive Residence at the White House'', ``White
House Repair and Restoration'', ``Council of Economic Advisers'',
``National Security Council and Homeland Security Council'', ``Office of
Administration'', ``Special Assistance to the President'', and
``Official Residence of the Vice President'', the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget (or such other officer as the President may
designate in writing), may, with advance approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, transfer
not to exceed 10 percent of any such appropriation to any other such
appropriation, to be merged with and available for the same time and for
the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided,
That the amount of an appropriation shall not be increased by more than
50 percent by such transfers: Provided further, That no amount shall be
transferred from ``Special Assistance to the President'' or ``Official
Residence of the Vice President'' without the approval of the Vice
President.
Sec. 202. Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this
section, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate on the costs of implementing the Dodd-
Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-
203). Such report shall include--
(1) the estimated mandatory and discretionary obligations of
funds through fiscal year 2018, by Federal agency and by fiscal
year, including--
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(A) the estimated obligations by cost inputs such as
rent, information technology, contracts, and personnel;
(B) the methodology and data sources used to
calculate such estimated obligations; and
(C) the specific section of such Act that requires
the obligation of funds; and
(2) the estimated receipts through fiscal year 2018 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 2016, any Executive order or
Presidential memorandum issued by the President shall be accompanied by
a written statement from the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget on the budgetary impact, including costs, benefits, and revenues,
of such order or memorandum.
(b) Any such statement shall include--
(1) a narrative summary of the budgetary impact of such
order or memorandum on the Federal Government;
(2) the impact on mandatory and discretionary obligations
and outlays as the result of such order or memorandum, listed by
Federal agency, for each year in the 5-fiscal year period
beginning in fiscal year 2016; and
(3) the impact on revenues of the Federal Government as the
result of such order or memorandum over the 5-fiscal-year period
beginning in fiscal year 2016.
(c) If an Executive order or Presidential memorandum is issued
during fiscal year 2016 due to a national emergency, the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget may issue the statement required by
subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date that such order or
memorandum is issued.
(d) The requirement for cost estimates for Presidential memoranda
shall only apply for Presidential memoranda estimated to have a
regulatory cost in excess of $100,000,000.
This title may be cited as the ``Executive Office of the President
Appropriations Act, 2016''.
TITLE III <<NOTE: Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2016.>>
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, $75,838,000, 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.
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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, $9,964,000, 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, $30,872,000.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary
under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the
court.
United States Court of International Trade
salaries and expenses
For salaries of officers and employees of the court, services, and
necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $18,160,000.
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, $4,918,969,000 (including the purchase of firearms
and ammunition); of which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain
available until expended for space alteration projects and for furniture
and furnishings related to new space alteration and construction
projects.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary
under current law for the salaries of circuit and district judges
(including judges of the territorial courts of the United States),
bankruptcy judges, and justices and judges retired from office or from
regular active service.
In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of Federal
Claims associated with processing cases under the National Childhood
Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-660), not to exceed
$6,050,000, 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
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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,
$1,004,949,000, 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)), $44,199,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That the compensation of land commissioners shall
not exceed the daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under 5
U.S.C. 5332.
court security
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the
provision of protective guard services for United States courthouses and
other facilities housing Federal court operations, and the procurement,
installation, and maintenance of security systems and equipment for
United States courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court
operations, including building ingress-egress control, inspection of
mail and packages, directed security patrols, perimeter security, basic
security services provided by the Federal Protective Service, and other
similar activities as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial
Improvement and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100-702),
$538,196,000, 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
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as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and rent in the District
of Columbia and elsewhere, $85,665,000, 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, $27,719,000; of which $1,800,000 shall remain
available through September 30, 2017, 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, $17,570,000, of which not
to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official reception and representation
expenses.
Administrative Provisions--The Judiciary
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in this title
which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available for
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
Sec. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this Act may
be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation,
except ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial
Services, Defender Services'' and ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts,
and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners'', shall
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided,
That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a
reprogramming of funds under sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall
not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with
the procedures set forth in section 608.
Sec. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the salaries
and expenses appropriation for ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and
Other Judicial Services'' shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States:
Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed $11,000 and shall
be administered by the Director of the Administrative Office of the
United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of the Judicial
Conference.
Sec. 304. Section 3314(a) of title 40, United States Code, shall be
applied by substituting ``Federal'' for ``executive'' each place it
appears.
Sec. 305. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561-569, and notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the United States Marshals Service shall
provide, for such courthouses as its Director may
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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 second
sentence (relating to the District of Kansas) following paragraph (12),
by striking ``24 years and 6 months'' and inserting ``25 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 ``22 years and 6 months'' and
inserting ``23 years and 6 months''.
(c) Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Department of Justice
Appropriations Authorization Act (Public Law 107-273; 28 U.S.C. 133
note), is amended--
(1) in the first sentence by striking ``13 years'' and
inserting ``14 years'';
(2) in the second sentence (relating to the central District
of California), by striking ``12 years and 6 months'' and
inserting ``13 years and 6 months''; and
(3) in the third sentence (relating to the western district
of North Carolina), by striking ``11 years'' and inserting ``12
years''.
Sec. 307. Section 3602(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by inserting after the first sentence: ``A person
appointed as a probation officer in one district may serve in
another district with the consent of the appointing court and
the court in the other district.''; and
(2) by inserting in the last sentence ``appointing'' before
``court may, for cause''.
This title may be cited as the ``Judiciary Appropriations Act,
2016''.
TITLE IV <<NOTE: District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2016.>>
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Federal Funds
federal payment for resident tuition support
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be deposited
into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to be administered by
the Mayor, for District of Columbia resident tuition support,
$40,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such
funds, including any interest accrued thereon, may be used on behalf of
eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the
difference between in-State and out-of-State tuition at public
institutions of higher education, or
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to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private institutions of higher
education: Provided further, That the awarding of such funds may be
prioritized on the basis of a resident's academic merit, the income and
need of eligible students and such other factors as may be authorized:
Provided further, That the District of Columbia government shall
maintain a dedicated account for the Resident Tuition Support Program
that shall consist of the Federal funds appropriated to the Program in
this Act and any subsequent appropriations, any unobligated balances
from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in this or any fiscal
year: Provided further, That the account shall be under the control of
the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those
funds solely for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition
Support Program: Provided further, That the Office of the Chief
Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial report to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate for these funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made
and the purpose therefor.
federal payment for emergency planning and security costs in the
district of columbia
For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined by the
Mayor of the District of Columbia in written consultation with the
elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions,
$13,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the costs of
providing public safety at events related to the presence of the
National Capital in the District of Columbia, including support
requested by the Director of the United States Secret Service in
carrying out protective duties under the direction of the Secretary of
Homeland Security, and for the costs of providing support to respond to
immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of
Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions.
federal payment to the district of columbia courts
For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts,
$274,401,000 to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia
Court of Appeals, $14,192,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for
official reception and representation expenses; for the Superior Court
of the District of Columbia, $123,638,000, of which not to exceed $2,500
is for official reception and representation expenses; for the District
of Columbia Court System, $73,981,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is
for official reception and representation expenses; and $62,590,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2017, 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
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items and entities funded under this heading: Provided further, That
the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of
Columbia may, by regulation, establish a program substantially similar
to the program set forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5,
United States Code, for employees of the District of Columbia Courts.
federal payment for defender services in district of columbia courts
For payments authorized under section 11-2604 and section 11-2605,
D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided under the
District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments for counsel
appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of
the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Official
Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to provide guardian ad litem
representation, training, technical assistance, and such other services
as are necessary to improve the quality of guardian ad litem
representation, payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings
under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, and payments authorized
under section 21-2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to services provided
under the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and
Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $49,890,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That funds provided under this heading shall
be administered by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the
District of Columbia: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, this appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by
the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the
same manner as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal
agencies.
federal payment to the court services and offender supervision agency
for the district of columbia
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor
vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the
District of Columbia, as authorized by the National Capital
Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997,
$244,763,000, 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 $182,406,000 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
$3,159,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018, for the
relocation of offender supervision field offices; and of which
$62,357,000 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
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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, clothing, and professional
development and vocational training services and items necessary to
sustain, educate, and train offenders and defendants, including their
dependent children; and programmatic incentives for offenders and
defendants meeting terms of supervision: Provided further, That the
Director shall keep accurate and detailed records of the acceptance and
use of any gift under the previous proviso, and shall make such records
available for audit and public inspection: Provided further, That the
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Director is authorized to
accept and use reimbursement from the District of Columbia Government
for space and services provided on a cost reimbursable basis.
federal payment to the district of columbia public defender service
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor
vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, as
authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government
Improvement Act of 1997, $40,889,000: Provided, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be
apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and
obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for
salaries and expenses of Federal agencies: 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 at any time
during fiscal year 2016 or any previous fiscal year, 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.
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federal payment for judicial commissions
For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 30, 2017,
to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, $295,000, and for
the Judicial Nomination Commission, $270,000.
federal payment for school improvement
For a Federal payment for a school improvement program in the
District of Columbia, $45,000,000, to remain available until expended,
for payments authorized under the Scholarship for Opportunity and
Results Act (division C of Public Law 112-10): Provided, That, to the
extent that funds are available for opportunity scholarships and
following the priorities included in section 3006 of such Act, the
Secretary of Education shall make scholarships available to students
eligible under section 3013(3) of such Act (Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat.
211) including students who were not offered a scholarship during any
previous school year: Provided further, That within funds provided for
opportunity scholarships $3,200,000 shall be for the activities
specified in sections 3007(b) through 3007(d) and 3009 of the Act.
federal payment for the district of columbia national guard
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National Guard,
$435,000, to remain available until expended for the Major General David
F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard Retention and
College Access Program.
federal payment for testing and treatment of hiv/aids
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the testing of
individuals for, and the treatment of individuals with, human
immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in the
District of Columbia, $5,000,000.
District of Columbia Funds
Local funds are appropriated for the District of Columbia for the
current fiscal year out of the General Fund of the District of Columbia
(``General Fund'') for programs and activities set forth under the
heading ``District of Columbia Funds Summary of Expenses'' and at the
rate set forth under such heading, as included in the Fiscal Year 2016
Budget Request Act of 2015 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 2016 under this heading shall not
exceed the estimates included in the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request Act
of 2015 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
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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 2016, 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, 2016''.
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, 2017, of which not to exceed $1,000 is for
official reception and representation expenses.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety Commission,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem
rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376,
purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials'
contributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $4,000 for
official reception and representation expenses, $125,000,000, of which
not less than $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2017, to reduce the costs of third party testing associated with
certification of children's products under section 14 of the Consumer
Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2063).
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), $9,600,000, of which $1,500,000 shall be
transferred to the National Institute of Standards and Technology for
election reform activities authorized under the Help America Vote Act of
2002.
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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
in addition, $44,168,497 shall be made available until expended for
necessary expenses associated with moving to a new facility or
reconfiguring the existing space to significantly reduce space
consumption: Provided further, That $384,012,497 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 2016 so as
to result in a final fiscal year 2016 appropriation estimated at $0:
Provided further, That any offsetting collections received in excess of
$384,012,497 in fiscal year 2016 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, 2015, 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 $117,000,000 for fiscal year 2016: Provided further, That, of
the amount appropriated under this heading, not less than $11,600,000
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, 2016'',
each place it appears and inserting ``December 31, 2017''.
Sec. 502. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by
the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change its
rules or regulations for universal service support payments to implement
the February 27, 2004 recommendations of the Federal-State Joint Board
on Universal Service regarding single connection or primary line
restrictions on universal service support payments.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
office of the inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
$34,568,000, to be derived from the Deposit Insurance Fund or, only when
appropriate, the FSLIC Resolution Fund.
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Federal Election Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971, $76,119,000, of which $5,000,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2017, for lease expiration and
replacement lease expenses; and of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be
available for reception and representation expenses.
Federal Labor Relations Authority
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal Labor
Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978,
and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts and consultants, hire of
passenger motor vehicles, and including official reception and
representation expenses (not to exceed $1,500) and rental of conference
rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $26,200,000: Provided,
That public members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel may be paid
travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law
(5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed intermittently in the Government
service, and compensation as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees
charged to non-Federal participants at labor-management relations
conferences shall be credited to and merged with this account, to be
available without further appropriation for the costs of carrying out
these conferences.
Federal Trade Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, including
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902;
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and
representation expenses, $306,900,000, 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 $124,000,000
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 2016, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2016
appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than
$168,900,000: 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 $10,196,124,000, of which--
(1) $1,607,738,000 shall remain available until expended for
construction and acquisition (including funds for sites and
expenses, and associated design and construction services) as
follows:
(A) $341,000,000 shall be for the DHS Consolidation
at St. Elizabeths;
(B) $105,600,000 shall be for the Alexandria Bay,
New York, Land Port of Entry;
(C) $85,645,000 shall be for the Columbus, New
Mexico, Land Port of Entry;
(D) $947,760,000 shall be for new construction
projects of the Federal Judiciary as prioritized in the
``Federal Judiciary Courthouse Project Priorities'' plan
approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States
on September 17, 2015, and submitted to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations on September 28,
2015;
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(E) $52,733,000 shall be for new construction and
acquisition projects that are joint United States
courthouses and Federal buildings, including U.S. Post
Offices, on the ``FY2015-FY2019 Five-Year Capital
Investment Plan'' submitted by the General Services
Administration to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations with the agency's fiscal year 2016
Congressional Justification; and
(F) $75,000,000 shall be for construction management
and oversight activities, and other project support
costs, for the FBI Headquarters Consolidation:
Provided, That each of the foregoing limits of costs on new
construction and acquisition projects may be exceeded to the
extent that savings are effected in other such projects, but not
to exceed 10 percent of the amounts included in a transmitted
prospectus, if required, unless advance approval is obtained
from the Committees on Appropriations of a greater amount;
(2) $735,331,000 shall remain available until expended for
repairs and alterations, including associated design and
construction services, of which--
(A) $310,331,000 is for Major Repairs and
Alterations;
(B) $300,000,000 is for Basic Repairs and
Alterations; and
(C) $125,000,000 is for Special Emphasis Programs,
of which--
(i) $20,000,000 is for Fire and Life Safety;
(ii) $20,000,000 is for Judiciary Capital
Security;
(iii) $10,000,000 is for Energy and Water
Retrofit and Conservation Measures; and
(iv) $75,000,000 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:
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Provided further, That the amounts provided in this or any
prior Act for ``Repairs and Alterations'' may be used to fund
costs associated with implementing security improvements to
buildings necessary to meet the minimum standards for security
in accordance with current law and in compliance with the
reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate Committees of the
House and Senate: Provided further, That the difference between
the funds appropriated and expended on any projects in this or
any prior Act, under the heading ``Repairs and Alterations'',
may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or used to
fund authorized increases in prospectus projects: Provided
further, That the amount provided in this or any prior Act for
Basic Repairs and Alterations may be used to pay claims against
the Government arising from any projects under the heading
``Repairs and Alterations'' or used to fund authorized increases
in prospectus projects;
(3) $5,579,055,000 for rental of space to remain available
until expended; and
(4) $2,274,000,000 for building operations to remain
available until expended, of which $1,137,000,000 is for
building services, and $1,137,000,000 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 2016, 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.
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general activities
government-wide policy
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for
Government-wide policy and evaluation activities associated with the
management of real and personal property assets and certain
administrative services; Government-wide policy support responsibilities
relating to acquisition, travel, motor vehicles, information technology
management, and related technology activities; and services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $58,000,000.
operating expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for
Government-wide activities associated with utilization and donation of
surplus personal property; disposal of real property; agency-wide policy
direction, management, and communications; the Civilian Board of
Contract Appeals; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109;
$58,560,000, of which $25,979,000 is for Real and Personal Property
Management and Disposal; $23,397,000 is for the Office of the
Administrator, of which not to exceed $7,500 is for official reception
and representation expenses; and $9,184,000 is for the Civilian Board of
Contract Appeals: Provided, 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, $3,277,000.
pre-election presidential transition
(including transfer of funds)
For activities authorized by the Pre-Election Presidential
Transition Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-283), not to exceed
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$13,278,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided,
That such amounts may be transferred and credited to ``Acquisition
Services Fund'' or ``Federal Buildings Fund'' to reimburse obligations
incurred for the purposes provided herein in fiscal year 2015 and 2016:
Provided further, That amounts made available under this heading shall
be in addition to any other amounts available for such purposes.
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;
$55,894,000, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen Services Fund:
Provided, That the previous amount may be transferred to Federal
agencies to carry out the purpose of the Federal Citizen Services Fund:
Provided further, That the appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and
collections deposited into the Fund shall be available until expended
for necessary expenses of Federal Citizen Services and other activities
that enable the Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct
activities electronically in the aggregate amount not to exceed
$90,000,000: Provided further, That appropriations, revenues,
reimbursements, and collections accruing to this Fund during fiscal year
2016 in excess of such amount shall remain in the Fund and shall not be
available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts:
Provided further, That any appropriations provided to the Electronic
Government Fund that remain unobligated may be transferred to the
Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided further, That the transfer
authorities provided herein shall be in addition to any other transfer
authority provided in this Act.
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 2016 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 2017
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
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utilization study of each facility to be constructed, replaced, or
expanded.
Sec. 513. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to
increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning
services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided
through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the
rate per square foot assessment for space and services as determined by
the General Services Administration in consideration of the Public
Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-313).
Sec. 514. From funds made available under the heading Federal
Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue, claims against
the Government of less than $250,000 arising from direct construction
projects and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from savings
effected in other construction projects with prior notification to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate.
Sec. 515. In any case in which the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting
lease authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by the
Administrator of the General Services Administration under 40 U.S.C.
3307, the Administrator shall ensure that the delineated area of
procurement is identical to the delineated area included in the
prospectus for all lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator
determines that the delineated area of the procurement should not be
identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus, the
Administrator shall provide an explanatory statement to each of such
committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate prior to exercising any lease authority
provided in the resolution.
Sec. 516. With respect to each project funded under the heading
``Major Repairs and Alterations'' or ``Judiciary Capital Security
Program'', and with respect to E-Government projects funded under the
heading ``Federal Citizen Services Fund'', the Administrator of General
Services shall submit a spending plan and explanation for each project
to be undertaken to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.
Sec. 517. With respect to each project funded under the heading of
``new construction projects of the Federal Judiciary'', the General
Services Administration, in consultation with the Administrative Office
of the United States Courts, shall submit a spending plan and
description for each project to be undertaken to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later
than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 518. With respect to each project funded under the heading of
``joint United States courthouses and Federal buildings, including U.S.
Post Offices'', the General Services Administration shall submit a
spending plan and explanation for the projects to be undertaken to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation
salaries and expenses
For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Trust Fund,
established by section 10 of Public Law 93-642, $1,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
Merit Systems Protection Board
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit Systems
Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the
Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection Act
of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note), including services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and
elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, direct procurement of
survey printing, and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and
representation expenses, $44,490,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2017, and in addition not to exceed $2,345,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2017, for administrative expenses to
adjudicate retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit
Systems Protection Board.
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
morris k. udall and stewart l. udall trust fund
(including transfer of funds)
For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund,
pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (20
U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), $1,995,000, to remain available until expended, of
which, notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 of such Act: (1) up to $50,000
shall be used to conduct financial audits pursuant to the Accountability
of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-289); and (2) up to
$1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the activities authorized by
section 6(7) of Public Law 102-259 and section 817(a) of Public Law 106-
568 (20 U.S.C. 5604(7)): Provided, That of the total amount made
available under this heading $200,000 shall be transferred to the Office
of Inspector General of the Department of the 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.
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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, $372,393,000.
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, $4,180,000.
repairs and restoration
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities,
and to provide adequate storage for holdings, $7,500,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That from amounts made available
under this heading in Public Laws 111-8 and 111-117 for necessary
expenses related to the repair and renovation of the Franklin D.
Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York, the
remaining unobligated balances shall be available to implement the
National Archives and Records Administration Capital Improvement Plan.
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, 2017, for technical assistance to low-
income designated credit unions.
Office of Government Ethics
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of
Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the
Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and the Stop Trading on Congressional
Knowledge Act of 2012, including services as
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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,
$15,742,000.
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,
$120,688,000, of which $2,500,000 shall remain available until expended
for Federal investigations enhancements, and of which $616,000 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
$124,550,000 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 2016, accept donations of
money, property, and personal services: Provided further, That such
donations, including those from prior years, may be used for the
development of publicity materials to provide information about the
White House Fellows, except that no such donations shall be accepted for
travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of
employees of such Commission.
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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, $4,365,000, and in addition, not to exceed $22,479,000
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; $24,119,000.
Postal Regulatory Commission
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Postal Regulatory Commission in
carrying out the provisions of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement
Act (Public Law 109-435), $15,200,000, to be derived by transfer from
the Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(a) of
such Act.
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight
Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee), $21,297,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2017.
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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, $1,605,000,000, to remain available until
expended; of which not less than $11,315,971 shall be for the Office of
Inspector General; of which not to exceed $75,000 shall be available for
a permanent secretariat for the International Organization of Securities
Commissions; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for
expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with
foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, members of their
delegations and staffs to exchange views concerning securities matters,
such expenses to include necessary logistic and administrative expenses
and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees in attendance
including: (1) incidental expenses such as meals; (2) travel and
transportation; and (3) related lodging or subsistence; and of which not
less than $68,223,000 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 $1,605,000,000 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 2016 shall be reduced as such
offsetting fees are received so as to result in a final total fiscal
year 2016 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than
$0.
Selective Service System
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, including
expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed
personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 4101-4118 for civilian employees; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed
$750 for official reception and representation expenses; $22,703,000:
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
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Code, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation
expenses, $268,000,000, 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 2016: Provided
further, That $6,100,000 shall be available for the Loan Modernization
and Accounting System, to be available until September 30, 2017:
Provided further, That $3,000,000 shall be for the Federal and State
Technology Partnership Program under section 34 of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 657d).
entrepreneurial development programs
For necessary expenses of programs supporting entrepreneurial and
small business development, $231,100,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2017: Provided, That $117,000,000 shall be available to
fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2016 or fiscal year 2017 as
authorized by section 21 of the Small Business Act: Provided further,
That $25,000,000 shall be for marketing, management, and technical
assistance under section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
636(m)(4)) by intermediaries that make microloans under the microloan
program: Provided further, That $18,000,000 shall be available for
grants to States to carry out export programs that assist small business
concerns authorized under section 1207 of Public Law 111-240.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
$19,900,000.
office of advocacy
For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in carrying out the
provisions of title II of Public Law 94-305 (15 U.S.C. 634a et seq.) and
the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.),
$9,120,000, to remain available until expended.
business loans program account
(including transfer of funds)
For the cost of direct loans, $3,338,172, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That subject to section 502 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during
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fiscal year 2016 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 2016 commitments for general
business loans authorized under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act
shall not exceed $26,500,000,000 for a combination of amortizing term
loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided by revolving
loans: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2016 commitments for
loans authorized under subparagraph (C) of section 502(7) of The Small
Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(7)) shall not exceed
$7,500,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2016
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 2016,
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, $152,725,828, which may be transferred to and
merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.
disaster loans program account
(including transfers of funds)
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program
authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, $186,858,000, to
be available until expended, of which $1,000,000 is for the Office of
Inspector General of the Small Business Administration for audits and
reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan programs and shall be
transferred to and merged with the appropriations for the Office of
Inspector General; of which $176,858,000 is for direct administrative
expenses of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct loan
program, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations
for Salaries and Expenses; and of which $9,000,000 is for indirect
administrative expenses for the direct loan program, which may be
transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and
Expenses.
administrative provisions--small business administration
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 520. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business
Administration in this Act may be transferred between such
appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more
than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer
pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds
under section 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in
that section.
Sec. 521. <<NOTE: 15 USC 696 note.>> (a) Subparagraph (C) of section
502(7) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(7)),
as in effect on September 25, 2012, shall be in effect in any fiscal
year during which the cost to the Federal Government of making
guarantees under such subparagraph (C) and section 503 of the Small
Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 697) is zero, except that--
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(1) subclause (I)(bb) and subclause (II) of clause (iv) of
such subparagraph (C) shall not be in effect;
(2) unless, upon application by a development company and
after determining that the refinance loan is needed for good
cause, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration
waives this paragraph, a development company shall limit its
financings under section 502 of the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696) so that, during any fiscal year, new
financings under such subparagraph (C) shall not exceed 50
percent of the dollars loaned under title V of the Small
Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 695 et seq.) during
the previous fiscal year; and
(3) clause (iv)(I)(aa) of such subparagraph (C) shall be
applied by substituting ``job creation and retention'' for ``job
creation''.
(b) Section 303(b)(2)(B) of the Small Business Investment Act of
1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``$225,000,000''
and inserting ``$350,000,000''.
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, $55,075,000: Provided, That mail
for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free:
Provided further, That 6-day delivery and rural delivery of mail shall
continue at not less than the 1983 level: Provided further, That none
of the funds made available to the Postal Service by this Act shall be
used to implement any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any
officer or employee of any State or local child support enforcement
agency, or any individual participating in a State or local program of
child support enforcement, a fee for information requested or provided
concerning an address of a postal customer: Provided further, That none
of the funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or close
small rural and other small post offices.
office of inspector general
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
$248,600,000, 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,
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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.
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 2016, 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
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$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 2016 from appropriations made available for salaries and
expenses for fiscal year 2016 in this Act, shall remain available
through September 30, 2017, for each such account for the purposes
authorized: Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided
further, That these requests shall be made in compliance with
reprogramming guidelines.
Sec. 610. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used by the Executive Office of the President to request--
(1) any official background investigation report on any
individual from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or
(2) a determination with respect to the treatment of an
organization as described in section 501(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section
501(a) of such Code from the Department of the Treasury or the
Internal Revenue Service.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply--
(1) in the case of an official background investigation
report, if such individual has given express written consent for
such request not more than 6 months prior to the date of such
request and during the same presidential administration; or
(2) if such request is required due to extraordinary
circumstances involving national security.
Sec. 611. The cost accounting standards promulgated under chapter
15 of title 41, United States Code shall not apply with respect to a
contract under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program established
under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.
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Sec. 612. For the purpose of resolving litigation and implementing
any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign area cost-of-living
allowance program, the Office of Personnel Management may accept and
utilize (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel
expenses imposed in an Appropriations Act) funds made available to the
Office of Personnel Management pursuant to court approval.
Sec. 613. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to
pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with
any health plan under the Federal employees health benefits program
which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions.
Sec. 614. The provision of section 613 shall not apply where the
life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to
term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
Sec. 615. In order to promote Government access to commercial
information technology, the restriction on purchasing nondomestic
articles, materials, and supplies set forth in chapter 83 of title 41,
United States Code (popularly known as the Buy American Act), shall not
apply to the acquisition by the Federal Government of information
technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, United States
Code), that is a commercial item (as defined in section 103 of title 41,
United States Code).
Sec. 616. Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, United States
Code, no officer or employee of any regulatory agency or commission
funded by this Act may accept on behalf of that agency, nor may such
agency or commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a non-Federal
entity for travel, subsistence, or related expenses for the purpose of
enabling an officer or employee to attend and participate in any meeting
or similar function relating to the official duties of the officer or
employee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement is a person
or entity subject to regulation by such agency or commission, or
represents a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or
commission, unless the person or entity is an organization described in
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
tax under section 501(a) of such Code.
Sec. 617. Notwithstanding section 708 of this Act, funds made
available to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities
and Exchange Commission by this or any other Act may be used for the
interagency funding and sponsorship of a joint advisory committee to
advise on emerging regulatory issues.
Sec. 618. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an
Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise authorized to enter into
contracts for either leases or the construction or alteration of real
property for office, meeting, storage, or other space must consult with
the General Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for
offers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the case of
succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations with the current
lessor.
(2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an emergency lease
may do so during any period declared by the President to require
emergency leasing authority with respect to such agency.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ``Executive agency
covered by this Act'' means any Executive agency provided funds by this
Act, but does not include the General Services Administration or the
United States Postal Service.
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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, 2015, including accrued
interest, as a result of the assessment of monetary penalties. Funds
available for obligation in fiscal year 2016 shall remain available
until expended.
Sec. 621. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
by the Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft report entitled
``Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary
Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regulatory
Efforts'' unless the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to
Children complies with Executive Order No. 13563.
Sec. 622. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to pay the salaries and expenses for the following positions:
(1) Director, White House Office of Health Reform.
(2) Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate
Change.
(3) Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury assigned
to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry and Senior
Counselor for Manufacturing Policy.
(4) White House Director of Urban Affairs.
Sec. 623. None of the funds in this Act may be used for the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management to award a contract,
enter an extension of, or exercise an option on a contract to a
contractor conducting the final quality review processes for
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background investigation fieldwork services or background investigation
support services that, as of the date of the award of the contract, are
being conducted by that contractor.
Sec. 624. (a) The head of each executive branch agency funded by
this Act shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of the agency
has the authority to participate in decisions regarding the budget
planning process related to information technology.
(b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch agency funded by
this Act that are available for information technology shall be
allocated within the agency, consistent with the provisions of
appropriations Acts and budget guidelines and recommendations from the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in such manner as
specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information Officer of the
agency in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the agency
and budget officials.
Sec. 625. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 33 of title 44, United States
Code.
Sec. 626. From the unobligated balances available in the Securities
and Exchange Commission Reserve Fund established by section 991 of the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law
111-203), $25,000,000 are rescinded.
Sec. 627. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
by a governmental entity to require the disclosure by a provider of
electronic communication service to the public or remote computing
service of the contents of a wire or electronic communication that is in
electronic storage with the provider (as such terms are defined in
sections 2510 and 2711 of title 18, United States Code) in a manner that
violates the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Sec. 628. Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, in the
current fiscal year and continuing through September 30, 2025, the
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Report and Order adopted by
the Federal Communications Commission on March 31, 2014 (FCC 14-28), and
the amendments to the rules of the Commission adopted in such Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Report and Order, shall not apply to a
joint sales agreement (as defined in Note 2(k) to section 73.3555 of
title 47, Code of Federal Regulations) that was in effect on March 31,
2014, and a rule of the Commission amended by such an amendment shall
apply to such agreement as such rule was in effect on the day before the
effective date of such amendment. A party to a joint sales agreement
that was in effect on March 31, 2014, shall not be considered to be in
violation of the ownership limitations of section 73.3555 of title 47,
Code of Federal Regulations, by reason of the application of the rule in
Note 2(k)(2), as so amended, to the joint sales agreement.
Sec. 629. During fiscal year 2016, none of the amounts made
available by this Act may be used to finalize or implement the Safety
Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles published by the Consumer
Product Safety Commission in the Federal Register on November 19, 2014
(79 Fed. Reg. 68964) until after--
(1) the National Academy of Sciences, in consultation with
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the
Department of Defense, completes a study to determine--
(A) the technical validity of the lateral stability
and vehicle handling requirements proposed by such
standard
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for purposes of reducing the risk of Recreational Off-
Highway Vehicle (referred to in this section as ``ROV'')
rollovers in the off-road environment, including the
repeatability and reproducibility of testing for
compliance with such requirements;
(B) the number of ROV rollovers that would be
prevented if the proposed requirements were adopted;
(C) whether there is a technical basis for the
proposal to provide information on a point-of-sale
hangtag about a ROV's rollover resistance on a
progressive scale; and
(D) the effect on the utility of ROVs used by the
United States military if the proposed requirements were
adopted; and
(2) a report containing the results of the study completed
under paragraph (1) is delivered to--
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives;
(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
and
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
Sec. 630. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed
$2,266,085 of unobligated balances from ``Election Assistance
Commission, Election Reform Programs'' shall be available to record a
disbursement previously incurred under that heading in fiscal year 2014
against a 2008 cancelled account.
Sec. 631. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by
the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change the
rules or regulations of the Commission for universal service high-cost
support for competitive eligible telecommunications carriers in a way
that is inconsistent with paragraph (e)(5) or (e)(6) of section 54.307
of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on July 15, 2015:
Provided, That this section shall not prohibit the Commission from
considering, developing, or adopting other support mechanisms as an
alternative to Mobility Fund Phase II.
Sec. 632. (a) The Office of Personnel Management shall provide to
each affected individual as defined in subsection (b) complimentary
identity protection coverage that--
(1) is not less comprehensive than the complimentary
identity protection coverage that the Office provided to
affected individuals before the date of enactment of this Act;
(2) is effective for a period of not less than 10 years; and
(3) includes not less than $5,000,000 in identity theft
insurance.
(b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``affected individual''
means any individual whose Social Security Number was compromised
during--
(1) the data breach of personnel records of current and
former Federal employees, at a network maintained by the
Department of the Interior, that was announced by the Office of
Personnel Management on June 4, 2015; or
(2) the data breach of systems of the Office of Personnel
Management containing information related to the background
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investigations of current, former, and prospective Federal
employees, and of other individuals.
Sec. 633. <<NOTE: 47 USC 151 note.>> 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) shall be applied by substituting
``October 1, 2016'' for ``October 1, 2015''.
Sec. 634. (a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Banking institution.--The term ``banking institution''
means an insured depository institution, Federal credit union,
State credit union, bank holding company, or savings and loan
holding company.
(2) Basel iii capital requirements.--The term ``Basel III
capital requirements'' means the Global Regulatory Framework for
More Resilient Banks and Banking Systems issued by the Basel
Committee on Banking Supervision on December 16, 2010, as
revised on June 1, 2011.
(3) Federal banking agencies.--The term ``Federal banking
agencies'' means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit
Union Administration.
(4) Mortgage servicing assets.--The term ``mortgage
servicing assets'' means those assets that result from contracts
to service loans secured by real estate, where such loans are
owned by third parties.
(5) NCUA capital requirements.--The term ``NCUA capital
requirements'' means the final rule of the National Credit Union
Administration entitled ``Risk-Based Capital'' (80 Fed. Reg.
66625 (October 29, 2015)).
(6) Other definitions.--
(A) Banking definitions.--The terms ``bank holding
company'', ``insured depository institution'', and
``savings and loan holding company'' have the meanings
given those terms in section 3 of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).
(B) Credit union definitions.--The terms ``Federal
credit union'' and ``State credit union'' have the
meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Federal
Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752).
(b) Study of the Appropriate Capital for Mortgage Servicing
Assets.--
(1) In general.--The Federal banking agencies shall jointly
conduct a study of the appropriate capital requirements for
mortgage servicing assets for banking institutions.
(2) Issues to be studied.--The study required under
paragraph (1) shall include, with a specific focus on banking
institutions--
(A) the risk to banking institutions of holding
mortgage servicing assets;
(B) the history of the market for mortgage servicing
assets, including in particular the market for those
assets in the period of the financial crisis;
(C) the ability of banking institutions to establish
a value for mortgage servicing assets of the institution
through periodic sales or other means;
(D) regulatory approaches to mortgage servicing
assets and capital requirements that may be used to
address
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concerns about the value of and ability to sell mortgage
servicing assets;
(E) the impact of imposing the Basel III capital
requirements and the NCUA capital requirements on
banking institutions on the ability of those
institutions--
(i) to compete in the mortgage servicing
business, including the need for economies of
scale to compete in that business; and
(ii) to provide service to consumers to whom
the institutions have made mortgage loans;
(F) an analysis of what the mortgage servicing
marketplace would look like if the Basel III capital
requirements and the NCUA capital requirements on
mortgage servicing assets--
(i) were fully implemented; and
(ii) applied to both banking institutions and
nondepository residential mortgage loan servicers;
(G) the significance of problems with mortgage
servicing assets, if any, in banking institution
failures and problem banking institutions, including
specifically identifying failed banking institutions
where mortgage servicing assets contributed to the
failure; and
(H) an analysis of the relevance of the Basel III
capital requirements and the NCUA capital requirements
on mortgage servicing assets to the banking systems of
other significantly developed countries.
(3) Report to congress.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this title, the Federal banking agencies
shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of
the House of Representatives a report containing--
(A) the results of the study required under
paragraph (1);
(B) any analysis on the specific issue of mortgage
servicing assets undertaken by the Federal banking
agencies before finalizing regulations implementing the
Basel III capital requirements and the NCUA capital
requirements; and
(C) any recommendations for legislative or
regulatory actions that would address concerns about the
value of and ability to sell and the ability of banking
institutions to hold mortgage servicing assets.
Sec. 635. In addition to amounts otherwise provided in this Act for
``National Archives and Records Administration, Operating Expenses'',
there is appropriated $7,000,000, to remain available until expended,
for the repair, alteration, and improvement of an additional leased
facility to provide adequate storage for holdings of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
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TITLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS--GOVERNMENT-WIDE
Departments, Agencies, and Corporations
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 701. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for
fiscal year 2016 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. <<NOTE: 31 USC 1343 note.>> Unless otherwise specifically
provided, the maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in
accordance with subsection 1343(c) of title 31, United States Code, for
the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses,
ambulances, law enforcement vehicles, protective vehicles, and
undercover surveillance vehicles), is hereby fixed at $19,947 except
station wagons for which the maximum shall be $19,997: Provided, That
these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed $7,250 for police-type
vehicles: Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section
may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric or hybrid
vehicles purchased for demonstration under the provisions of the
Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act
of 1976: Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section
may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alternative fuels
vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law 101-549 over the cost of
comparable conventionally fueled vehicles: Provided further, That the
limits set forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle that is
a commercial item and which operates on alternative fuel, including but
not limited to electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell
vehicles.
Sec. 703. Appropriations of the executive departments and
independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for
expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are
hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living
allowances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922-5924.
Sec. 704. <<NOTE: 5 USC 3101 note.>> Unless otherwise specified in
law during the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation
contained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation
of any officer or employee of the Government of the United States
(including any agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the
Government of the United States) whose post of duty is in the
continental United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the
United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admitted for permanent
residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C.
1324b(a)(3)(B); (3) is a person who is admitted as a refugee under 8
U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a
declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then
a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a person
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who owes allegiance to the United States: Provided, That for purposes
of this section, affidavits signed by any such person shall be
considered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this section
with respect to his or her status are being complied with: Provided
further, That for purposes of subsections (2) and (3) such affidavits
shall be submitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as
necessary: Provided further, That any person making a false affidavit
shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be fined no more
than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both: Provided
further, That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in
substitution for, any other provisions of existing law: Provided
further, That any payment made to any officer or employee contrary to
the provisions of this section shall be recoverable in action by the
Federal Government: Provided further, That this section shall not apply
to any person who is an officer or employee of the Government of the
United States on the date of enactment of this Act, or to international
broadcasters employed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or to
temporary employment of translators, or to temporary employment in the
field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies:
Provided further, That this section does not apply to the employment as
Wildland firefighters for not more than 120 days of nonresident aliens
employed by the Department of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service
pursuant to an agreement with another country.
Sec. 705. Appropriations available to any department or agency
during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including
maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment
to the General Services Administration for charges for space and
services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings
and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in
accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the
Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable
law.
Sec. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or any other Act,
all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds resulting
from the sale of materials, including Federal records disposed of
pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling or waste
prevention programs. Such funds shall be available until expended for
the following purposes:
(1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and
recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 13423
(January 24, 2007), including any such programs adopted prior to
the effective date of the Executive order.
(2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs,
including, but not limited to, the development and
implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution
prevention programs.
(3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as
deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.
Sec. 707. Funds made available by this or any other Act for
administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations
and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code,
shall be available, in addition to objects for which such funds are
otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia; services in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this
head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable
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to the expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act
by which they are made available: Provided, That in the event any
functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently
transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on
administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced.
Sec. 708. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any
other Act shall be available for interagency financing of boards (except
Federal Executive Boards), commissions, councils, committees, or similar
groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do not have
a prior and specific statutory approval to receive financial support
from more than one agency or instrumentality.
Sec. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant to the
provisions of this or any other Act shall be used to implement,
administer, or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved
pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in accordance with the
applicable law of the United States.
Sec. 710. During the period in which the head of any department or
agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the Federal
Government appointed by the President of the United States, holds
office, no funds may be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to
furnish or redecorate the office of such department head, agency head,
officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for
any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or
redecoration is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this
section, the term ``office'' shall include the entire suite of offices
assigned to the individual, as well as any other space used primarily by
the individual or the use of which is directly controlled by the
individual.
Sec. 711. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 of this
Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any
other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of national
security and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which
benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities, as provided
by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 2012).
Sec. 712. (a) None of the funds made available by this or any other
Act may be obligated or expended by any department, agency, or other
instrumentality of the Federal Government to pay the salaries or
expenses of any individual appointed to a position of a confidential or
policy-determining character that is excepted from the competitive
service under section 3302 of title 5, United States Code, (pursuant to
schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal
Regulations) unless the head of the applicable department, agency, or
other instrumentality employing such schedule C individual certifies to
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management that the schedule C
position occupied by the individual was not created solely or primarily
in order to detail the individual to the White House.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal
employees or members of the armed forces detailed to or from an element
of the intelligence community (as that term is defined under section
3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))).
Sec. 713. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any
other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any
officer or employee of the Federal Government, who--
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(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, 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
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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, including improving coordination and reducing
duplication, as approved by the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, in consultation with the appropriate interagency and multi-
agency groups designated by the Director (including the President's
Management Council for overall management improvement initiatives, the
Chief Financial Officers Council for financial management initiatives,
the Chief Information Officers Council for information technology
initiatives, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council for human capital
initiatives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procurement
initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Council for performance
improvement initiatives): Provided further, That the total funds
transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $15,000,000 to improve
coordination, reduce duplication, and for other activities related to
Federal Government Priority Goals established by 31 U.S.C. 1120, and not
to exceed $17,000,000 for Government-Wide innovations, initiatives, and
activities: Provided further, That the funds transferred to or for
reimbursement of ``General Services Administration, Government-wide
Policy'' during fiscal year 2016 shall remain available for obligation
through September 30, 2017:
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Provided further, That such transfers or reimbursements may only be
made after 15 days following notification of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Sec. 722. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman may
breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal building or on Federal
property, if the woman and her child are otherwise authorized to be
present at the location.
Sec. 723. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 of this
Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any
other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of specific
projects, workshops, studies, and similar efforts to carry out the
purposes of the National Science and Technology Council (authorized by
Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple Federal departments,
agencies, or entities: Provided, That the Office of Management and
Budget shall provide a report describing the budget of and resources
connected with the National Science and Technology Council to the
Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on Science and
Technology, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation 90 days after enactment of this Act.
Sec. 724. Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant
application, form, notification, press release, or other publications
involving the distribution of Federal funds shall comply with any
relevant requirements in part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal
Regulations: Provided, That this section shall apply to direct
payments, formula funds, and grants received by a State receiving
Federal funds.
Sec. 725. (a) Prohibition of Federal Agency Monitoring of
Individuals' Internet Use.--None of the funds made available in this or
any other Act may be used by any Federal agency--
(1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation of data,
derived from any means, that includes any personally
identifiable information relating to an individual's access to
or use of any Federal Government Internet site of the agency; or
(2) to enter into any agreement with a third party
(including another government agency) to collect, review, or
obtain any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that
includes any personally identifiable information relating to an
individual's access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet
site.
(b) Exceptions.--The limitations established in subsection (a) shall
not apply to--
(1) any record of aggregate data that does not identify
particular persons;
(2) any voluntary submission of personally identifiable
information;
(3) any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory, or
supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable law; or
(4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is a
system security action taken by the operator of an Internet site
and is necessarily incident to providing the Internet site
services or to protecting the rights or property of the provider
of the Internet site.
(c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
(1) The term ``regulatory'' means agency actions to
implement, interpret or enforce authorities provided in law.
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(2) The term ``supervisory'' means examinations of the
agency's supervised institutions, including assessing safety and
soundness, overall financial condition, management practices and
policies and compliance with applicable standards as provided in
law.
Sec. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision providing
prescription drug coverage, except where the contract also includes a
provision for contraceptive coverage.
(b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with--
(1) any of the following religious plans:
(A) Personal Care's HMO; and
(B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and
(2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the plan
objects to such coverage on the basis of religious beliefs.
(c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into or
renews a contract under this section may not subject any individual to
discrimination on the basis that the individual refuses to prescribe or
otherwise provide for contraceptives because such activities would be
contrary to the individual's religious beliefs or moral convictions.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require coverage
of abortion or abortion-related services.
Sec. 727. The United States is committed to ensuring the health of
its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes, and supports the
strict adherence to anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication,
education, and research as performed by nationally recognized oversight
authorities.
Sec. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
appropriated for official travel to Federal departments and agencies may
be used by such departments and agencies, if consistent with Office of
Management and Budget Circular A-126 regarding official travel for
Government personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft
ownership pilot program.
Sec. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
funds appropriated or made available under this or any other
appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce restrictions or
limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to
implement the proposed regulations of the Office of Personnel Management
to add sections 300.311 through 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the
Code of Federal Regulations, published in the Federal Register, volume
68, number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail of
executive branch employees to the legislative branch).
Sec. 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive
branch agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional
facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be
used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training
without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use of
additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for
training which cannot be accommodated in 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
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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 2016, for each employee who--
(1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 8414(b)(1)(B) of
title 5, United States Code; or
(2) retires under any other provision of subchapter III of
chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 5 and receives a payment
as an incentive to separate, the separating agency shall remit
to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount
equal to the Office of Personnel Management's average unit cost
of processing a retirement claim for the preceding fiscal year.
Such amounts shall be available until expended to the Office of
Personnel Management and shall be deemed to be an administrative
expense under section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States
Code.
Sec. 735. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other
Act may be used to recommend or require any entity submitting an offer
for a Federal contract to disclose any of the following information as a
condition of submitting the offer:
(1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, expenditure,
independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering
communication that is made by the entity, its officers or
directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a
candidate for election for Federal office or to a political
committee, or that is otherwise made with respect to any
election for Federal office.
(2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a payment
described in paragraph (1)) made by the entity, its officers or
directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to any
person with the intent or the reasonable expectation that the
person will use the funds to make a payment described in
paragraph (1).
(b) In this section, each of the terms ``contribution'',
``expenditure'', ``independent expenditure'', ``electioneering
communication'', ``candidate'', ``election'', and ``Federal office'' has
the meaning given
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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. <<NOTE: 5 USC 5343 note.>> (a)(1) Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, and except as otherwise provided in this
section, no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2016,
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
2016, 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 2016, 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 2016 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 2016 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, 2015, shall be determined
under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium pay
for employees subject to this subsection may not be changed from the
rates in effect on September 30, 2015, 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, 2015.
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(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 2016
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, 2015.
Sec. 738. <<NOTE: 5 USC 5303 note.>> (a) The Vice President may not
receive a pay raise in calendar year 2016, 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
2016, 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 2016, notwithstanding section 401 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465) or any other provision
of law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i).
(d) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 5, United States
Code, a pay rate increase may not be received in calendar year 2016
(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
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(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 2016, 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 2016 but
ends in calendar year 2017, the bar on the employee's receipt of pay
rate increases shall apply through the end of that pay period.
Sec. 739. (a) The head of any Executive branch department, agency,
board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations
Act shall submit annual reports to the Inspector General or senior
ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding
the costs and contracting procedures related to each conference held by
any such department, agency, board, commission, or office during fiscal
year 2016 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;
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(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 2016 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 or any subsequent revisions to that memorandum.
Sec. 740. None of the funds made available in this or any other
appropriations Act may be used to increase, eliminate, or reduce funding
for a program, project, or activity as proposed in the President's
budget request for a fiscal year until such proposed change is
subsequently enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change is
made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provisions of this or any
other appropriations Act.
Sec. 741. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act
may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or apply the rule
entitled ``Competitive Area'' published by the Office of Personnel
Management in the Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180
et seq.).
Sec. 742. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or announce a
study or public-private competition regarding the conversion to
contractor performance of any function performed by Federal employees
pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 or any other
administrative regulation, directive, or policy.
Sec. 743. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act may be available for
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a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with an entity that requires
employees or contractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste,
or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements
prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contractors from
lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated
investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department
or agency authorized to receive such information.
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not contravene
requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other
form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the
nondisclosure of classified information.
Sec. 744. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be
used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard Forms 312 and
4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or
agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain the
following provisions: ``These provisions are consistent with and do not
supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations,
rights, or liabilities created by existing statute or Executive order
relating to (1) classified information, (2) communications to Congress,
(3) the reporting to an Inspector General of a violation of any law,
rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse
of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or
safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection. The definitions,
requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by
controlling Executive orders and statutory provisions are incorporated
into this agreement and are controlling.'': Provided, That
notwithstanding the preceding provision of this section, a nondisclosure
policy form or agreement that is to be executed by a person connected
with the conduct of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity,
other than an employee or officer of the United States Government, may
contain provisions appropriate to the particular activity for which such
document is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum,
require that the person will not disclose any classified information
received in the course of such activity unless specifically authorized
to do so by the United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms shall
also make it clear that they do not bar disclosures to Congress, or to
an authorized official of an executive agency or the Department of
Justice, that are essential to reporting a substantial violation of law.
(b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be implemented and
enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) if it complies with the
requirements for such agreement that were in effect when the agreement
was entered into.
(c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to
implement or enforce any agreement entered into during fiscal year 2014
which does not contain substantially similar language to that required
in subsection (a).
Sec. 745. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act
may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or
cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan
guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability
that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative
remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid
in a timely manner
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pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting
the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax
liability, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or
debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this
further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the
Government.
Sec. 746. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act
may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or
cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan
guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal
violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where
the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless a Federal agency
has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a
determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the
interests of the Government.
Sec. 747. (a) The Act entitled ``An Act providing for the
incorporation of certain persons as Group Hospitalization and Medical
Services, Inc.'', approved August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1412), is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 11 as section 12; and
(2) by inserting after section 10 the following:
``Sec. 11. The surplus of the corporation is for the benefit and
protection of all of its certificate holders and shall be available for
the satisfaction of all obligations of the corporation regardless of the
jurisdiction in which such surplus originated or such obligations arise.
The corporation shall not divide, attribute, distribute, or reduce its
surplus pursuant to any statute, regulation, or order of any
jurisdiction without the express agreement of the District of Columbia,
Maryland, and Virginia--
``(1) that the entire surplus of the corporation is
excessive; and
``(2) to any plan for reduction or distribution of
surplus.''.
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect
to the surplus of Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc. for
any year after 2011.
Sec. 748. (a) During fiscal year 2016, on the date on which a
request is made for a transfer of funds in accordance with section 1017
of Public Law 111-203, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall
notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate of such request.
(b) Any notification required by this section shall be made
available on the Bureau's public Web site.
Sec. 749. (a) Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in
section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time
limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who
served in the Armed Forces, the President may award the Medal of Honor
under section 3741 of such title to Charles S. Kettles for the acts of
valor during the Vietnam War described in subsection (b).
(b) The acts of valor referred to in subsection (a) are the actions
of Charles S. Kettles during combat operations on May 15, 1967, while
serving as Flight Commander, 176th Aviation Company, 14th Aviation
Battalion, Task Force Oregon, Republic of
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Vietnam, for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross.
Sec. 750. (a) None of the funds made available under this or any
other Act may be used to--
(1) implement, administer, carry out, modify, revise, or
enforce Executive Order 13690, entitled ``Establishing a Federal
Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further
Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input'' (issued January
30, 2015), other than for--
(A) acquiring, managing, or disposing of Federal
lands and facilities;
(B) providing federally undertaken, financed, or
assisted construction or improvements; or
(C) conducting Federal activities or programs
affecting land use, including water and related land
resources planning, regulating, and licensing
activities;
(2) implement Executive Order 13690 in a manner that
modifies the non-grant components of the National Flood
Insurance Program; or
(3) apply Executive Order 13690 or the Federal Flood Risk
Management Standard by any component of the Department of
Defense, including the Army Corps of Engineers in a way that
changes the ``floodplain'' considered when determining whether
or not to issue a Department of the Army permit under section
404 of the Clean Water Act or section 10 of the Rivers and
Harbors Act.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not be in effect during the
period beginning on October 1, 2016 and ending on September 30, 2017.
Sec. 751. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to
``this Act'' contained in any title other than title IV or VIII shall
not apply to such title IV or VIII.
TITLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
(including transfers of funds)
Sec. 801. There are appropriated from the applicable funds of the
District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making refunds
and for the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been
entered against the District of Columbia government.
Sec. 802. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be
used for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any
policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation
pending before Congress or any State legislature.
Sec. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided under this Act to
the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District government
agencies, that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal
year 2016, 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;
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(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, 2016.
Sec. 804. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may be
used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses, or
other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator or
United States Representative under section 4(d) of the District of
Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C.
Law 3-171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-123).
Sec. 805. Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of the
funds made available by this Act or by any other Act may be used to
provide any officer or employee of the District of Columbia with an
official vehicle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in
the performance of the officer's or employee's official duties. For
purposes of this section, the term ``official duties'' does not include
travel between the officer's or employee's residence and workplace,
except in the case of--
(1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police
Department who resides in the District of Columbia or is
otherwise designated by the Chief of the Department;
(2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or
employee of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical
Services Department who resides in the District of Columbia and
is on call 24 hours a day;
(3) at the discretion of the Director of the Department of
Corrections, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia
Department of Corrections who resides in the District of
Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
(4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Examiner, an
officer or employee of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours
a day;
(5) at the discretion of the Director of the Homeland
Security and Emergency Management Agency, an officer or employee
of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency who
resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a
day;
(6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and
(7) the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
Sec. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be
used by the District of Columbia Attorney General or any other officer
or entity of the District government to provide
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assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require
Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the
District of Columbia.
(b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia Attorney
General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in private lawsuits, or
from consulting with officials of the District government regarding such
lawsuits.
Sec. 807. None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be
used to distribute any needle or syringe for the purpose of preventing
the spread of blood borne pathogens in any location that has been
determined by the local public health or local law enforcement
authorities to be inappropriate for such distribution.
Sec. 808. Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the
Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing the issue
of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans,
but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation enacted on such
issue should include a ``conscience clause'' which provides exceptions
for religious beliefs and moral convictions.
Sec. 809. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be
used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or
otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or
distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative.
(b) None of the funds contained in this Act may be used to enact any
law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties
associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I
substance under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or
any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational purposes.
Sec. 810. None of the funds appropriated under this Act shall be
expended for any abortion except where the life of the mother would be
endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is
the result of an act of rape or incest.
Sec. 811. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of
Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the
Mayor, and the Council of the District of Columbia, a revised
appropriated funds operating budget in the format of the budget that the
District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the
District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-204.42),
for all agencies of the District of Columbia government for fiscal year
2016 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
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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 2016 from appropriations of Federal
funds made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2016 in
this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2017, for each
such account for the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request
shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of
such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be made in
compliance with reprogramming guidelines outlined in section 803 of this
Act.
Sec. 816. (a) During fiscal year 2017, 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 2017 Budget Request
Act of 2016 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 2017 is in effect; or
(2) upon the enactment into law of the regular District of
Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2017.
(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 2017 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 2017 if any other provision of law (other than an
authorization of appropriations)--
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(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. <<NOTE: D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program School
Certification Requirements Act.>> (a) This section may be cited as the
``D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program School Certification Requirements
Act''.
(b) Section 3007(a) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results
Act (Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat. 203) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4)--
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' after
the semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(G)(i) is provisionally or fully accredited by a
national or regional accrediting agency that is
recognized in the District of Columbia School Reform Act
of 1995 (sec. 38-1802.02(16)(A)-(G), D.C. Official Code)
or any other accrediting body deemed appropriate by the
Office of the State Superintendent for Schools for the
purposes of accrediting an elementary or secondary
school; or
``(ii) in the case of a school that is a
participating school as of the day before the date
of enactment of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship
Program School Certification Requirements Act and,
as of such day, does not meet the requirements of
clause (i)--
``(I) by not later than 1 year after
such date of enactment, is pursuing
accreditation by a national or regional
accrediting agency recognized in the
District of Columbia School Reform Act
of 1995 (sec. 38-1802.02(16)(A)-(G),
D.C. Official Code) or any other
accrediting body deemed appropriate by
the Office of the State Superintendent
for Schools for the purposes of
accrediting an elementary or secondary
school; and
``(II) by not later than 5 years
after such date of enactment, is
provisionally or fully accredited by
such accrediting agency, except that an
eligible entity may grant not more than
one 1-year extension to meet this
requirement for each participating
school that provides evidence to the
eligible entity from such accrediting
agency that the school's application for
accreditation is in process and the
school will be awarded accreditation
before the end of the 1-year extension
period;
``(H) conducts criminal background checks on school
employees who have direct and unsupervised interaction
with students; and
``(I) complies with all requests for data and
information regarding the reporting requirements
described in section 3010.''; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) New participating schools.--If a school is not a
participating school as of the date of enactment of the D.C.
Opportunity Scholarship Program School Certification
Requirements Act, the school shall not become a participating
school and none of the funds provided under this division for
opportunity scholarships may be used by an eligible student to
enroll in that school unless the school--
``(A) is actively pursuing provisional or full
accreditation by a national or regional accrediting
agency that is recognized in the District of Columbia
School Reform Act of 1995 (sec. 38-1802.02(16)(A)-(G),
D.C. Official Code) or any other accrediting body deemed
appropriate by the Office of the State Superintendent
for Schools for the purposes of accrediting an
elementary or secondary school; and
``(B) meets all of the other requirements for
participating schools under this Act.
``(6) Enrolling in another school.--An eligible entity shall
assist the parents of a participating eligible student in
identifying, applying to, and enrolling in an another
participating school for which opportunity scholarship funds may
be used, if--
``(A) such student is enrolled in a participating
private school and may no longer use opportunity
scholarship funds for enrollment in that participating
private school because such school fails to meet a
requirement under paragraph 4, or any other requirement
of this Act; or
``(B) a participating eligible student is enrolled
in a school that ceases to be a participating school.''.
(c) Report to Eligible Entities.--Section 3010 of the Scholarships
for Opportunity and Results Act (Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat. 203) is
further amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
``(d) Reports to Eligible Entities.--The eligible entity receiving
funds under section 3004(a) shall ensure that each participating school
under this division submits to the eligible entity beginning not later
than 5 years after the date of the enactment of the D.C. Opportunity
Scholarship Program School Certification Requirements Act, a
certification that the school has been awarded provisional or full
accreditation, or has been granted an extension by the eligible entity
in accordance with section 3007(a)(4)(G).''.
(d) Unless specifically provided otherwise, this section, and the
amendments made by this section, shall take effect 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 818. Subparagraph (G) of section 3(c)(2) of the District of
Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-98), as amended, is
further amended:
(1) by inserting after ``(G)'', ``(i) for individuals who
began an undergraduate course of study prior to school year
2015-2016,''; and
(2) by inserting the following before the period at the end:
``and (ii) for individuals who begin an undergraduate course of
study in or after school year 2016-2017, is from a family with a
taxable annual income of less than $750,000. Beginning with
school year 2017-2018, the Mayor shall adjust the
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amounts in clauses (i) and (ii) for inflation, as measured by
the percentage increase, if any, from the preceding fiscal year
in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, published
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor''.
Sec. 819. 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, 2016''.
DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT <<NOTE: Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2016.>> OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT,
2016
TITLE I
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS
Office of the Secretary and Executive Management
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Homeland
Security, as authorized by section 102 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 112), and executive management of the Department of
Homeland Security, as authorized by law, $137,466,000: Provided, That
not to exceed $45,000 shall be for official reception and representation
expenses: Provided further, That all official costs associated with the
use of government aircraft by Department of Homeland Security personnel
to support official travel of the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary
shall be paid from amounts made available for the Immediate Office of
the Secretary and the Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary:
Provided further, That not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the
House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives, the comprehensive plan for
implementation of the biometric entry and exit data system as required
under this heading in Public Law 114-4 and a report on visa overstay
data by country as required by section 1376 of title 8, United States
Code: Provided further, That the report on visa overstay data shall
also include--
(1) overstays from all nonimmigrant visa categories under
the immigration laws, delineated by each of the classes and sub-
classes of such categories; and
(2) numbers as well as rates of overstays for each class and
sub-class of such nonimmigrant categories on a per-country
basis:
Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading,
$13,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation for the Office of the
Secretary and Executive Management until both the comprehensive plan and
the report are submitted.
Office of the Under Secretary for Management
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
Management, as authorized by sections 701 through 705 of
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the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 through 345),
$196,810,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 shall be for official
reception and representation expenses: Provided, That of the total
amount made available under this heading, $4,456,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2017, solely for the alteration and
improvement of facilities, tenant improvements, and relocation costs to
consolidate Department headquarters operations at the Nebraska Avenue
Complex; and $7,778,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017,
for the Human Resources Information Technology program: Provided
further, That the Under Secretary for Management shall include in the
President's budget proposal for fiscal year 2017, submitted pursuant to
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a Comprehensive
Acquisition Status Report, which shall include the information required
under the heading ``Office of the Under Secretary for Management'' under
title I of division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012
(Public Law 112-74), and shall submit quarterly updates to such report
not later than 45 days after the completion of each quarter.
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer,
as authorized by section 103 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 113), $56,420,000: Provided, That the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate
and the House of Representatives, at the time the President's budget
proposal for fiscal year 2017 is submitted pursuant to section 1105(a)
of title 31, United States Code, the Future Years Homeland Security
Program, as authorized by section 874 of Public Law 107-296 (6 U.S.C.
454).
Office of the Chief Information Officer
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information
Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), and Department-wide technology investments,
$309,976,000; of which $109,957,000 shall be available for salaries and
expenses; and of which $200,019,000, to remain available until September
30, 2017, shall be available for development and acquisition of
information technology equipment, software, services, and related
activities for the Department of Homeland Security.
Analysis and Operations
For necessary expenses for intelligence analysis and operations
coordination activities, as authorized by title II of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), $264,714,000; of which not
to exceed $3,825 shall be for official reception and representation
expenses; of which not to exceed $2,000,000 is available for facility
needs associated with secure space at fusion centers, including
improvements to buildings; and of which $111,021,000 shall 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
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(5 U.S.C. App.), $137,488,000; of which not to exceed $300,000 may be
used for certain confidential operational expenses, including the
payment of informants, to be expended at the direction of the Inspector
General.
TITLE II
SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for enforcement of laws relating to border
security, immigration, customs, agricultural inspections and regulatory
activities related to plant and animal imports, and transportation of
unaccompanied minor aliens; purchase and lease of up to 7,500 (6,500 for
replacement only) police-type vehicles; and contracting with individuals
for personal services abroad; $8,628,902,000; of which $3,274,000 shall
be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for administrative
expenses related to the collection of the Harbor Maintenance Fee
pursuant to section 9505(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and notwithstanding section 1511(e)(1) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which $30,000,000
shall be available until September 30, 2017, solely for the purpose of
recruiting, hiring, training, and equipping law enforcement officers and
Border Patrol agents; of which not to exceed $34,425 shall be for
official reception and representation expenses; of which such sums as
become available in the Customs User Fee Account, except sums subject to
section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account;
of which not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for payment for
rental space in connection with preclearance operations; and of which
not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to
informants, to be accounted for solely under the certificate of the
Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided, That of the amounts made
available under this heading for Inspection and Detection Technology
Investments, $18,500,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2018: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2016, the overtime
limitation prescribed in section 5(c)(1) of the Act of February 13, 1911
(19 U.S.C. 267(c)(1)) shall be $35,000; and notwithstanding any other
provision of law, none of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be
available to compensate any employee of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection for overtime, from whatever source, in an amount that exceeds
such limitation, except in individual cases determined by the Secretary
of Homeland Security, or the designee of the Secretary, to be necessary
for national security purposes, to prevent excessive costs, or in cases
of immigration emergencies: Provided further, That the Border Patrol
shall maintain an active duty presence of not less than 21,370 full-time
equivalent agents protecting the borders of the United States in the
fiscal year.
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automation modernization
For necessary expenses for U.S. Customs and Border Protection for
operation and improvement of automated systems, including salaries and
expenses, $829,460,000; of which $465,732,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2018; and of which not less than $151,184,000 shall
be for the development of the Automated Commercial Environment.
border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology
For necessary expenses for border security fencing, infrastructure,
and technology, $447,461,000; of which $273,931,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2017, for operations and maintenance; and
of which $173,530,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018,
for development and deployment.
air and marine operations
For necessary expenses for the operations, maintenance, and
procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, unmanned aerial systems, the
Air and Marine Operations Center, and other related equipment of the air
and marine program, including salaries and expenses, operational
training, and mission-related travel, the operations of which include
the following: the interdiction of narcotics and other goods; the
provision of support to Federal, State, and local agencies in the
enforcement or administration of laws enforced by the Department of
Homeland Security; and, at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland
Security, the provision of assistance to Federal, State, and local
agencies in other law enforcement and emergency humanitarian efforts;
$802,298,000; of which $300,429,000 shall be available for salaries and
expenses; and of which $501,869,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2018: Provided, That no aircraft or other related
equipment, with the exception of aircraft that are one of a kind and
have been identified as excess to U.S. Customs and Border Protection
requirements and aircraft that have been damaged beyond repair, shall be
transferred to any other Federal agency, department, or office outside
of the Department of Homeland Security during fiscal year 2016 without
prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives: Provided further, That funding made available
under this heading shall be available for customs expenses when
necessary to maintain or to temporarily increase operations in Puerto
Rico.
construction and facilities management
For necessary expenses to plan, acquire, construct, renovate, equip,
furnish, operate, manage, and maintain buildings, facilities, and
related infrastructure necessary for the administration and enforcement
of the laws relating to customs, immigration, and border security,
$340,128,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for enforcement of immigration and customs
laws, detention and removals, and investigations, including intellectual
property rights and overseas vetted units operations; and purchase and
lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 for replacement only) police-type vehicles;
$5,779,041,000; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be available
until expended for conducting special operations under section 3131 of
the Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 2081); of which not to
exceed $11,475 shall be for official reception and representation
expenses; of which not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be for awards of
compensation to informants, to be accounted for solely under the
certificate of the Secretary of Homeland Security; of which not less
than $305,000 shall be for promotion of public awareness of the child
pornography tipline and activities to counter child exploitation; of
which not less than $5,400,000 shall be used to facilitate agreements
consistent with section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1357(g)); of which not to exceed $45,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2017, is for maintenance, construction, and
leasehold improvements at owned and leased facilities; and of which not
to exceed $11,216,000 shall be available to fund or reimburse other
Federal agencies for the costs associated with the care, maintenance,
and repatriation of smuggled aliens unlawfully present in the United
States: Provided, That of the total amount made available under this
heading, $100,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the
Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement submits to the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report detailing the number of full-time equivalent
employees hired and lost through attrition for the period beginning on
October 1, 2015, and ending on June 30, 2016: Provided further, That of
the total amount made available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be
withheld from obligation until the Director of U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement briefs the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and the House of Representatives on efforts to increase the
number of communities and law enforcement agencies participating in the
Priority Enforcement Program, including details as to the jurisdictions
and law enforcement agencies approached and the level of participation
on a by-community basis: Provided further, That none of the funds made
available under this heading shall be available to compensate any
employee for overtime in an annual amount in excess of $35,000, except
that the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee of the
Secretary, may waive that amount as necessary for national security
purposes and in cases of immigration emergencies: Provided further,
That of the total amount provided, $15,770,000 shall be for activities
to enforce laws against forced child labor, of which not to exceed
$6,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further,
That of the total amount available, not less than $1,600,000,000 shall
be available to identify aliens convicted of a crime who may be
deportable, and to remove them from the United States once they are
judged deportable: Provided further, That the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall prioritize the identification and removal of aliens
convicted of a crime by the severity of that crime: Provided further,
That funding
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made available under this heading shall maintain a level of not less
than 34,000 detention beds through September 30, 2016: Provided
further, That of the total amount provided, not less than $3,217,942,000
is for enforcement, detention, and removal operations, including
transportation of unaccompanied minor aliens: Provided further, That of
the amount provided for Custody Operations in the previous proviso,
$45,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided
further, That of the total amount provided for the Visa Security Program
and international investigations, $13,300,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2017: Provided further, That not less than
$15,000,000 shall be available for investigation of intellectual
property rights violations, including operation of the National
Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center: Provided further,
That none of the funds provided under this heading may be used to
continue a delegation of law enforcement authority authorized under
section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g))
if the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General determines that
the terms of the agreement governing the delegation of authority have
been materially violated: Provided further, That none of the funds
provided under this heading may be used to continue any contract for the
provision of detention services if the two most recent overall
performance evaluations received by the contracted facility are less
than ``adequate'' or the equivalent median score in any subsequent
performance evaluation system: Provided further, That nothing under
this heading shall prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from
exercising those authorities provided under the immigration laws (as
defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))) during priority operations pertaining to aliens
convicted of a crime: Provided further, That without regard to the
limitation as to time and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, the
Secretary may propose to reprogram and transfer funds within and into
this appropriation necessary to ensure the detention of aliens
prioritized for removal.
automation modernization
For expenses of immigration and customs enforcement automated
systems, $53,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018.
Transportation Security Administration
aviation security
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Administration
related to providing civil aviation security services pursuant to the
Aviation and Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107-71; 115 Stat.
597; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note), $5,719,437,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2017; of which not to exceed $7,650 shall be for official
reception and representation expenses: Provided, That any award to
deploy explosives detection systems shall be based on risk, the
airport's current reliance on other screening solutions, lobby
congestion resulting in increased security concerns, high injury rates,
airport readiness, and increased cost effectiveness: Provided further,
That security service fees authorized under section 44940 of title 49,
United States Code, shall be credited to this appropriation as
offsetting collections and shall be available only
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for aviation security: Provided further, That the sum appropriated
under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-
for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during
fiscal year 2016 so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation
from the general fund estimated at not more than $3,589,437,000:
Provided further, That the funds deposited pursuant to section 44945 of
title 49, United States Code, that are currently unavailable for
obligation are hereby permanently cancelled: Provided further, That
notwithstanding section 44923 of title 49, United States Code, for
fiscal year 2016, any funds in the Aviation Security Capital Fund
established by section 44923(h) of title 49, United States Code, may be
used for the procurement and installation of explosives detection
systems or for the issuance of other transaction agreements for the
purpose of funding projects described in section 44923(a) of such
title: <<NOTE: 49 USC 44925 note.>> Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the current fiscal year
and each fiscal year hereafter, mobile explosives detection systems
purchased and deployed using funds made available under this heading may
be moved and redeployed to meet evolving passenger and baggage screening
security priorities at airports: Provided further, That none of the
funds made available in this Act may be used for any recruiting or
hiring of personnel into the Transportation Security Administration that
would cause the agency to exceed a staffing level of 45,000 full-time
equivalent screeners: Provided further, That the preceding proviso
shall not apply to personnel hired as part-time employees: Provided
further, That not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
detailed report on--
(1) the Department of Homeland Security efforts and
resources being devoted to develop more advanced integrated
passenger screening technologies for the most effective security
of passengers and baggage at the lowest possible operating and
acquisition costs, including projected funding levels for each
fiscal year for the next 5 years or until project completion,
whichever is earlier;
(2) how the Transportation Security Administration is
deploying its existing passenger and baggage screener workforce
in the most cost-effective manner; and
(3) labor savings from the deployment of improved
technologies for passenger and baggage screening, including
high-speed baggage screening, and how those savings are being
used to offset security costs or reinvested to address security
vulnerabilities:
Provided further, That Members of the United States House of
Representatives and the United States Senate, including the leadership;
the heads of Federal agencies and commissions, including the Secretary,
Deputy Secretary, Under Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries of the
Department of Homeland Security; the United States Attorney General,
Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorneys General, and the United
States Attorneys; and senior members of the Executive Office of the
President, including the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, shall not be exempt from Federal passenger and baggage
screening.
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surface transportation security
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Administration
related to surface transportation security activities, $110,798,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2017.
intelligence and vetting
For necessary expenses for the development and implementation of
intelligence and vetting activities, $236,693,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2017.
transportation security support
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Administration
related to transportation security support pursuant to the Aviation and
Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107-71; 115 Stat. 597; 49 U.S.C.
40101 note), $924,015,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017.
Coast Guard
operating expenses
For necessary expenses for the operations and maintenance of the
Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase or lease of not to
exceed 25 passenger motor vehicles, which shall be for replacement only;
purchase or lease of small boats for contingent and emergent
requirements (at a unit cost of no more than $700,000) and repairs and
service-life replacements, not to exceed a total of $31,000,000;
purchase or lease of boats necessary for overseas deployments and
activities; purchase or lease of other equipment (at a unit cost of no
more than $250,000); minor shore construction projects not exceeding
$1,000,000 in total cost on any location; payments pursuant to section
156 of Public Law 97-377 (42 U.S.C. 402 note; 96 Stat. 1920); and
recreation and welfare; $7,061,490,000, of which $500,002,000 shall be
for defense-related activities, of which $160,002,000 is designated by
the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; of which $24,500,000 shall be
derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the
purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33
U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); and of which not to exceed $23,000 shall be for
official reception and representation expenses: Provided, That none of
the funds made available by this Act shall be for expenses incurred for
recreational vessels under section 12114 of title 46, United States
Code, except to the extent fees are collected from owners of yachts and
credited to this appropriation: Provided further, That to the extent
fees are insufficient to pay expenses of recreational vessel
documentation under such section 12114, and there is a backlog of
recreational vessel applications, then personnel performing non-
recreational vessel documentation functions under subchapter II of
chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, may perform documentation
under section 12114: Provided further, That of the funds provided under
this heading, $85,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation for Coast
Guard Headquarters Directorates until a future-years capital investment
plan for fiscal years 2017
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through 2021, as specified under the heading ``Coast Guard, Acquisition,
Construction, and Improvements'' of this Act, is submitted to the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives: Provided further, That funds made available under this
heading for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism may
be allocated by program, project, and activity, notwithstanding section
503 of this Act: Provided further, That without regard to the
limitation as to time and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, after
June 30, up to $10,000,000 may be reprogrammed to or from Military Pay
and Allowances in accordance with subsections (a), (b), and (c) of
section 503.
environmental compliance and restoration
For necessary expenses to carry out the environmental compliance and
restoration functions of the Coast Guard under chapter 19 of title 14,
United States Code, $13,221,000, to remain available until September 30,
2020.
reserve training
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, as authorized by
law; operations and maintenance of the Coast Guard reserve program;
personnel and training costs; and equipment and services; $110,614,000.
acquisition, construction, and improvements
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, renovation, and
improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and
aircraft, including equipment related thereto; and maintenance,
rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment; as
authorized by law; $1,945,169,000; of which $20,000,000 shall be derived
from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of
section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C.
2712(a)(5)); and of which the following amounts shall be available until
September 30, 2020 (except as subsequently specified): $21,000,000 for
military family housing; $1,264,400,000 to acquire, effect major repairs
to, renovate, or improve vessels, small boats, and related equipment;
$295,000,000 to acquire, effect major repairs to, renovate, or improve
aircraft or increase aviation capability; $65,100,000 for other
acquisition programs; $181,600,000 for shore facilities and aids to
navigation, including facilities at Department of Defense installations
used by the Coast Guard; and $118,069,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2016, for personnel compensation and benefits and related
costs: Provided, That of the funds provided by this Act, not less than
$640,000,000 shall be immediately available and allotted to contract for
the production of the ninth National Security Cutter notwithstanding the
availability of funds for post-production costs: <<NOTE: 14 USC 663
note.>> Provided further, That the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall
submit to the Congress, at the time the President's budget proposal for
fiscal year 2017 is submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code, a future-years capital investment plan as described
in the second proviso under the heading ``Coast Guard, Acquisition,
Construction, and Improvements'' in the Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 114-
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4), which shall be subject to the requirements in the third and fourth
provisos under such heading.
research, development, test, and evaluation
For necessary expenses for applied scientific research, development,
test, and evaluation; and for maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and
operation of facilities and equipment; as authorized by law;
$18,019,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, of which
$500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to
carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of
1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)): Provided, That there may be credited to
and used for the purposes of this appropriation funds received from
State and local governments, other public authorities, private sources,
and foreign countries for expenses incurred for research, development,
testing, and evaluation.
retired pay
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations otherwise
chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, payments under the
Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans,
payment for career status bonuses, concurrent receipts, and combat-
related special compensation under the National Defense Authorization
Act, and payments for medical care of retired personnel and their
dependents under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code,
$1,604,000,000, to remain available until expended.
United States Secret Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service,
including purchase of not to exceed 652 vehicles for police-type use for
replacement only; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of
motorcycles made in the United States; hire of aircraft; services of
expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the Director of
the United States Secret Service; rental of buildings in the District of
Columbia, and fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on
private or other property not in Government ownership or control, as may
be necessary to perform protective functions; payment of per diem or
subsistence allowances to employees in cases in which a protective
assignment on the actual day or days of the visit of a protectee
requires an employee to work 16 hours per day or to remain overnight at
a post of duty; conduct of and participation in firearms matches;
presentation of awards; travel of United States Secret Service employees
on protective missions without regard to the limitations on such
expenditures in this or any other Act if approval is obtained in advance
from the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives; research and development; grants to conduct behavioral
research in support of protective research and operations; and payment
in advance for commercial accommodations as may be necessary to perform
protective functions; $1,854,526,000; of which not to exceed $19,125
shall be for official reception and representation expenses; of which
not to exceed $100,000 shall be to provide technical assistance and
equipment to foreign law
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enforcement organizations in counterfeit investigations; of which
$2,366,000 shall be for forensic and related support of investigations
of missing and exploited children; of which $6,000,000 shall be for a
grant for activities related to investigations of missing and exploited
children and shall remain available until September 30, 2017; and of
which not less than $12,000,000 shall be for activities related to
training in electronic crimes investigations and forensics: Provided,
That $18,000,000 for protective travel shall remain available until
September 30, 2017: Provided further, That of the amounts made
available under this heading for security improvements at the White
House complex, $8,200,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2017: Provided further, That $4,500,000 for National Special Security
Events shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That
the United States Secret Service is authorized to obligate funds in
anticipation of reimbursements from Federal agencies and entities, as
defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, for personnel
receiving training sponsored by the James J. Rowley Training Center,
except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year shall not
exceed total budgetary resources available under this heading at the end
of the fiscal year: Provided further, That none of the funds made
available under this heading shall be available to compensate any
employee for overtime in an annual amount in excess of $35,000, except
that the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee of the
Secretary, may waive that amount as necessary for national security
purposes: Provided further, That none of the funds made available to
the United States Secret Service by this Act or by previous
appropriations Acts may be made available for the protection of the head
of a Federal agency other than the Secretary of Homeland Security:
Provided further, That the Director of the United States Secret Service
may enter into an agreement to provide such protection on a fully
reimbursable basis: Provided further, That none of the funds made
available to the United States Secret Service by this Act or by previous
appropriations Acts may be obligated for the purpose of opening a new
permanent domestic or overseas office or location unless the Committees
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives are
notified 15 days in advance of such obligation: Provided further, That
for purposes of section 503 of this Act, $15,000,000 or 10 percent,
whichever is less, may be reprogrammed between Protection of Persons and
Facilities and Domestic Field Operations.
acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses
For necessary expenses for acquisition, construction, repair,
alteration, and improvement of physical and technological
infrastructure, $79,019,000, to remain available until September 30,
2018.
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TITLE III
PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY
National Protection and Programs Directorate
management and administration
For the management and administration of the National Protection and
Programs Directorate, and support for operations and information
technology, $62,132,000: Provided, That not to exceed $3,825 shall be
for official reception and representation expenses.
infrastructure protection and information security
For necessary expenses for infrastructure protection and information
security programs and activities, as authorized by title II of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), $1,291,000,000, of
which $289,650,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017.
federal protective service
The revenues and collections of security fees credited to this
account shall be available until expended for necessary expenses related
to the protection of federally owned and leased buildings and for the
operations of the Federal Protective Service: Provided, That the
Director of the Federal Protective Service shall submit at the time the
President's budget proposal for fiscal year 2017 is submitted pursuant
to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a strategic human
capital plan that aligns fee collections to personnel requirements based
on a current threat assessment.
office of biometric identity management
For necessary expenses for the Office of Biometric Identity
Management, as authorized by section 7208 of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1365b), $282,473,000, of
which $159,054,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018.
Office of Health Affairs
For necessary expenses of the Office of Health Affairs,
$125,369,000; of which $27,010,000 is for salaries and expenses and
$82,078,000 is for BioWatch operations: Provided, That of the amount
made available under this heading, $16,281,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2017, for biosurveillance, chemical defense, medical
and health planning and coordination, and workforce health protection.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Management Agency,
$960,754,000, including activities authorized by the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
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Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act of
2000 (division C, title I, 114 Stat. 583), the Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Defense Production
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), sections 107 and 303 of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404, 405), Reorganization Plan
No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), the National Dam Safety Program Act (33
U.S.C. 467 et seq.), the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et
seq.), the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of
2007 (Public Law 110-53), the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), the Post-Katrina Emergency Management
Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-295; 120 Stat. 1394), the Biggert-
Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-141, 126 Stat.
916), and the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014
(Public Law 113-89): Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be for
official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That
of the total amount made available under this heading, $35,180,000 shall
be for the Urban Search and Rescue Response System, of which none is
available for Federal Emergency Management Agency administrative costs:
Provided further, That of the total amount made available under this
heading, $27,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017,
for capital improvements and other expenses related to continuity of
operations at the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Provided
further, That of the total amount made available, $3,422,000 shall be
for the Office of National Capital Region Coordination.
state and local programs
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activities,
$1,500,000,000, which shall be allocated as follows:
(1) $467,000,000 shall be for the State Homeland Security
Grant Program under section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 605), of which $55,000,000 shall be for Operation
Stonegarden: Provided, That notwithstanding subsection (c)(4)
of such section 2004, for fiscal year 2016, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico shall make available to local and tribal governments
amounts provided to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this
paragraph in accordance with subsection (c)(1) of such section
2004.
(2) $600,000,000 shall be for the Urban Area Security
Initiative under section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 604), of which $20,000,000 shall be for
organizations (as described under section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section
501(a) of such code) determined by the Secretary of Homeland
Security to be at high risk of a terrorist attack.
(3) $100,000,000 shall be for Public Transportation Security
Assistance, Railroad Security Assistance, and Over-the-Road Bus
Security Assistance under sections 1406, 1513, and 1532 of the
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007
(Public Law 110-53; 6 U.S.C. 1135, 1163, and 1182), of which
$10,000,000 shall be for Amtrak security and $3,000,000 shall be
for Over-the-Road Bus Security: Provided, That such public
transportation security assistance shall be provided directly to
public transportation agencies.
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(4) $100,000,000 shall be for Port Security Grants in
accordance with 46 U.S.C. 70107.
(5) $233,000,000 shall be to sustain current operations for
training, exercises, technical assistance, and other programs,
of which $162,991,000 shall be for training of State, local, and
tribal emergency response providers:
Provided, That for grants under paragraphs (1) through (4),
applications for grants shall be made available to eligible applicants
not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, that
eligible applicants shall submit applications not later than 80 days
after the grant announcement, and the Administrator of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency shall act within 65 days after the receipt
of an application: Provided further, That notwithstanding section
2008(a)(11) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(a)(11))
or any other provision of law, a grantee may not use more than 5 percent
of the amount of a grant made available under this heading for expenses
directly related to administration of the grant: Provided further, That
for grants under paragraphs (1) and (2), the installation of
communications towers is not considered construction of a building or
other physical facility: Provided further, That grantees shall provide
reports on their use of funds, as determined necessary by the Secretary
of Homeland Security: Provided further, That notwithstanding section
509 of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency may use the funds provided in paragraph (5) to acquire real
property for the purpose of establishing or appropriately extending the
security buffer zones around Federal Emergency Management Agency
training facilities.
firefighter assistance grants
For grants for programs authorized by the Federal Fire Prevention
and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), $690,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2017, of which $345,000,000 shall
be available to carry out section 33 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229) and
$345,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 34 of that Act (15
U.S.C. 2229a).
emergency management performance grants
For emergency management performance grants, as authorized by the
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
App.), $350,000,000.
radiological emergency preparedness program
The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2016, as
authorized in title III of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1999 (42 U.S.C. 5196e), shall not be less than 100 percent of the
amounts anticipated by the Department of Homeland Security necessary for
its radiological emergency preparedness program for the next fiscal
year: Provided, That the methodology for assessment and collection of
fees shall be fair and equitable
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and shall reflect costs of providing such services, including
administrative costs of collecting such fees: Provided further, That
fees received under this heading shall be deposited in this account as
offsetting collections and will become available for authorized purposes
on October 1, 2016, and remain available until expended.
united states fire administration
For necessary expenses of the United States Fire Administration and
for other purposes, as authorized by the Federal Fire Prevention and
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) and the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $44,000,000.
disaster relief fund
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.),
$7,374,693,000 to remain available until expended, of which $24,000,000
shall be transferred to the Department of Homeland Security Office of
Inspector General for audits and investigations related to disasters:
Provided, That the reporting requirements in paragraphs (1) and (2)
under the heading ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Relief
Fund'' in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015
(Public Law 114-4) shall be applied in fiscal year 2016 with respect to
budget year 2017 and current fiscal year 2016, respectively, by
substituting ``fiscal year 2017'' for ``fiscal year 2016'' in paragraph
(1): Provided further, That of the amount provided under this heading,
$6,712,953,000 shall be for major disasters declared pursuant to the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided further, That the amount in the
preceding proviso is designated by the Congress as being for disaster
relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
flood hazard mapping and risk analysis program
For necessary expenses, including administrative costs, under
section 1360 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
4101), and under sections 100215, 100216, 100226, 100230, and 100246 of
the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, (Public Law 112-
141, 126 Stat. 916), $190,000,000, and such additional sums as may be
provided by State and local governments or other political subdivisions
for cost-shared mapping activities under section 1360(f)(2) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)), to remain available until expended.
national flood insurance fund
For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of
2012 (Public Law 112-141, 126 Stat. 916), and the Homeowner Flood
Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-89; 128 Stat. 1020),
$181,198,000, which shall remain available
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until September 30, 2017, and shall be derived from offsetting amounts
collected under section 1308(d) of the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)); of which $25,299,000 shall be available for
salaries and expenses associated with flood management and flood
insurance operations and $155,899,000 shall be available for flood plain
management and flood mapping: Provided, That any additional fees
collected pursuant to section 1308(d) of the National Flood Insurance
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)) shall be credited as an offsetting
collection to this account, to be available for flood plain management
and flood mapping: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2016, no funds
shall be available from the National Flood Insurance Fund under section
1310 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4017) in
excess of:
(1) $133,252,000 for operating expenses;
(2) $1,123,000,000 for commissions and taxes of agents;
(3) such sums as are necessary for interest on Treasury
borrowings; and
(4) $175,000,000, which shall remain available until
expended, for flood mitigation actions and for flood mitigation
assistance under section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), notwithstanding sections 1366(e)
and 1310(a)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4104c(e), 4017):
Provided further, That the amounts collected under section 102 of the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4012a) and section
1366(e) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 shall be deposited
in the National Flood Insurance Fund to supplement other amounts
specified as available for section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance
Act of 1968, notwithstanding section 102(f)(8), section 1366(e), and
paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 1367(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
4012a(f)(8), 4104c(e), 4104d(b)(1)-(3)): Provided further, That total
administrative costs shall not exceed 4 percent of the total
appropriation: Provided further, That up to $5,000,000 is available to
carry out section 24 of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act
of 2014 (42 U.S.C. 4033).
national predisaster mitigation fund
For the predisaster mitigation grant program under section 203 of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5133), $100,000,000, to remain available until expended.
emergency food and shelter
To carry out the Emergency Food and Shelter program pursuant to
title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331
et seq.), $120,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That total administrative costs shall not exceed 3.5 percent of the
total amount made available under this heading: Provided further, That
if the President's budget proposal for fiscal year 2017, submitted
pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, proposes to
move the Emergency Food and Shelter program from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or
to fund such program directly through the Department of Housing and
Urban Development, a joint transition plan from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban
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Development shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of
the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 90 days after
the date the fiscal year 2017 budget is submitted to Congress: Provided
further, That such plan shall include details on the transition of
programmatic responsibilities, efforts to consult with stakeholders, and
mechanisms to ensure that the original purpose of the program will be
retained.
TITLE IV
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
For necessary expenses for citizenship and immigration services,
$119,671,000 for the E-Verify Program, as described in section 403(a) of
the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
(8 U.S.C. 1324a note), to assist United States employers with
maintaining a legal workforce: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, funds otherwise made available to United States
Citizenship and Immigration Services may be used to acquire, operate,
equip, and dispose of up to 5 vehicles, for replacement only, for areas
where the Administrator of General Services does not provide vehicles
for lease: Provided further, That the Director of United States
Citizenship and Immigration Services may authorize employees who are
assigned to those areas to use such vehicles to travel between the
employees' residences and places of employment.
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center, including materials and support costs of Federal law enforcement
basic training; the purchase of not to exceed 117 vehicles for police-
type use and hire of passenger motor vehicles; expenses for student
athletic and related activities; the conduct of and participation in
firearms matches and presentation of awards; public awareness and
enhancement of community support of law enforcement training; room and
board for student interns; a flat monthly reimbursement to employees
authorized to use personal mobile phones for official duties; and
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code;
$217,485,000; of which up to $38,981,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2017, for materials and support costs of Federal law
enforcement basic training; and of which not to exceed $7,180 shall be
for official reception and representation expenses: Provided, That the
Center is authorized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursements
from agencies receiving training sponsored by the Center, 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: <<NOTE: 42
USC 3771 note.>> Provided further, That section 1202(a) of Public Law
107-206 (42 U.S.C. 3771 note), as amended under this heading in Public
Law 114-4, is further amended by striking ``December 31, 2017'' and
inserting ``December 31, 2018'': Provided further, That the Director of
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center shall schedule basic or
advanced law enforcement training, or both,
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at all four training facilities under the control of the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center to ensure that such training facilities are
operated at the highest capacity throughout the fiscal year: Provided
further, That the Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board,
including representatives from the Federal law enforcement community and
non-Federal accreditation experts involved in law enforcement training,
shall lead the Federal law enforcement training accreditation process to
continue the implementation of measuring and assessing the quality and
effectiveness of Federal law enforcement training programs, facilities,
and instructors.
acquisitions, construction, improvements, and related expenses
For acquisition of necessary additional real property and
facilities, construction, and ongoing maintenance, facility
improvements, and related expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center, $27,553,000, to remain available until September 30,
2020: Provided, That the Center is authorized to accept reimbursement
to this appropriation from government agencies requesting the
construction of special use facilities.
Science and Technology
management and administration
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
Science and Technology and for management and administration of programs
and activities, as authorized by title III of the Homeland Security Act
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), $131,531,000: Provided, That not to
exceed $7,650 shall be for official reception and representation
expenses.
research, development, acquisition, and operations
For necessary expenses for science and technology research,
including advanced research projects, development, test and evaluation,
acquisition, and operations as authorized by title III of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), and the purchase or lease
of not to exceed 5 vehicles, $655,407,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2018.
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
management and administration
For salaries and expenses of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office,
as authorized by title XIX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 591 et seq.), for management and administration of programs and
activities, $38,109,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be
for official reception and representation expenses.
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research, development, and operations
For necessary expenses for radiological and nuclear research,
development, testing, evaluation, and operations, $196,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2018.
systems acquisition
For necessary expenses for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
acquisition and deployment of radiological detection systems in
accordance with the global nuclear detection architecture, $113,011,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2018.
TITLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(including transfers and rescissions of funds)
Sec. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 502. Subject to the requirements of section 503 of this Act,
the unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for activities
in this Act may be transferred to appropriation accounts for such
activities established pursuant to this Act, may be merged with funds in
the applicable established accounts, and thereafter may be accounted for
as one fund for the same time period as originally enacted.
Sec. 503. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided by
previous appropriations Acts to the agencies in or transferred to the
Department of Homeland Security that remain available for obligation or
expenditure in fiscal year 2016, 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 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 the Congress;
(4) contracts out any function or activity presently
performed by Federal employees or any new function or activity
proposed to be performed by Federal employees in the President's
budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of
Homeland Security;
(5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in
excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less;
(6) reduces any program, project, or activity, or numbers of
personnel by 10 percent; or
(7) results from any general savings from a reduction in
personnel that would result in a change in existing programs,
projects, or activities as approved by the Congress, unless the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives are notified 15 days in advance of such
reprogramming of funds.
(b) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for
the current fiscal year for the Department of Homeland Security
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by this Act or provided by previous appropriations Acts may be
transferred between such appropriations.
(c) Any transfer under this section shall be treated as a
reprogramming of funds under subsection (a) and shall not be available
for obligation unless the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
the House of Representatives are notified 15 days in advance of such
transfer.
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), no funds shall be
reprogrammed within or transferred between appropriations based upon an
initial notification provided after June 30, except in extraordinary
circumstances that imminently threaten the safety of human life or the
protection of property.
(e) The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in this
section shall apply to any use of deobligated balances of funds provided
in previous Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Acts.
Sec. 504. <<NOTE: 31 USC 501 note.>> The Department of Homeland
Security Working Capital Fund, established pursuant to section 403 of
Public Law 103-356 (31 U.S.C. 501 note), shall continue operations as a
permanent working capital fund for fiscal year 2016: Provided, That
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the
Department of Homeland Security may be used to make payments to the
Working Capital Fund, except for the activities and amounts allowed in
the President's fiscal year 2016 budget: Provided further, That funds
provided to the Working Capital Fund shall be available for obligation
until expended to carry out the purposes of the Working Capital Fund:
Provided further, That all Departmental components shall be charged only
for direct usage of each Working Capital Fund service: Provided
further, That funds provided to the Working Capital Fund shall be used
only for purposes consistent with the contributing component: 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:
Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate
and the House of Representatives shall be notified of any activity added
to or removed from the fund: Provided further, That for any activity
added to the fund, the notification shall identify sources of funds by
program, project, and activity: Provided further, That the Chief
Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit a
quarterly execution report with activity level detail, not later than 30
days after the end of each quarter.
Sec. 505. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to
exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end
of fiscal year 2016, as recorded in the financial records at the time of
a reprogramming request, but not later than June 30, 2017, from
appropriations for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2016 in this
Act shall remain available through September 30, 2017, in the account
and for the purposes for which the appropriations were provided:
Provided, That prior to the obligation of such funds, a request shall be
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives for approval in accordance with section 503 of
this Act.
Sec. 506. Funds made available by this Act for intelligence
activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for
purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
414) during fiscal year 2016 until the enactment of an Act authorizing
intelligence activities for fiscal year 2016.
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Sec. 507. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), none of
the funds made available by this Act may be used to--
(1) make or award a grant allocation, grant, contract, other
transaction agreement, or task or delivery order on a Department
of Homeland Security multiple award contract, or to issue a
letter of intent totaling in excess of $1,000,000;
(2) award a task or delivery order requiring an obligation
of funds in an amount greater than $10,000,000 from multi-year
Department of Homeland Security funds;
(3) make a sole-source grant award; or
(4) announce publicly the intention to make or award items
under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) including a contract covered by
the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security may waive the prohibition
under subsection (a) if the Secretary notifies the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives at least 3
full business days in advance of making an award or issuing a letter as
described in that subsection.
(c) If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that compliance
with this section would pose a substantial risk to human life, health,
or safety, an award may be made without notification, and the Secretary
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives not later than 5 full business days after such
an award is made or letter issued.
(d) A notification under this section--
(1) may not involve funds that are not available for
obligation; and
(2) shall include the amount of the award; the fiscal year
for which the funds for the award were appropriated; the type of
contract; and the account from which the funds are being drawn.
(e) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House
of Representatives 5 full business days in advance of announcing
publicly the intention of making an award under ``State and Local
Programs''.
Sec. 508. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no agency
shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional facilities, except
within or contiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose
of conducting Federal law enforcement training without advance
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives, except that the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional
facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for training that
cannot be accommodated in existing Center facilities.
Sec. 509. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used for expenses for any construction,
repair, alteration, or acquisition project for which a prospectus
otherwise required under chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, has
not been approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for each
project for required expenses for the development of a proposed
prospectus.
Sec. 510. (a) Sections 520, 522, and 530 of the Department of
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (division E of Public Law
110-161; 121 Stat. 2073 and 2074) shall apply with respect
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to funds made available in this Act in the same manner as such sections
applied to funds made available in that Act.
(b) <<NOTE: 6 USC 114 note.>> The third proviso of section 537 of
the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006 (6 U.S.C.
114), shall hereafter not apply with respect to funds made available in
this or any other Act.
(c) <<NOTE: 6 USC 469a.>> Section 525 of Public Law 109-90 is
amended by striking ``thereafter'', and section 554 of Public Law 111-
83 <<NOTE: 49 USC 44901 note.>> is amended by striking ``and shall
report annually thereafter''.
Sec. 511. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
in contravention of the applicable provisions of the Buy American Act.
For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term ``Buy American Act''
means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.
Sec. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to amend the oath of allegiance required by section 337 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448).
Sec. 513. Not later than 30 days after the last day of each month,
the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security shall
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House
of Representatives a monthly budget and staffing report for that month
that includes total obligations of the Department for that month for the
fiscal year at the appropriation and program, project, and activity
levels, by the source year of the appropriation: Provided, That total
obligations for staffing shall also be provided by subcategory of on-
board and funded full-time equivalent staffing levels, respectively:
Provided further, That the report shall specify the number of, and total
obligations for, contract employees for each office of the Department.
Sec. 514. Except as provided in section 44945 of title 49, United
States Code, funds appropriated or transferred to Transportation
Security Administration ``Aviation Security'', ``Administration'', and
``Transportation Security Support'' for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 that
are recovered or deobligated shall be available only for the procurement
or installation of explosives detection systems, air cargo, baggage, and
checkpoint screening systems, subject to notification: Provided, That
semiannual reports shall be submitted to the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives on any
funds that are recovered or deobligated.
Sec. 515. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to
process or approve a competition under Office of Management and Budget
Circular A-76 for services provided by employees (including employees
serving on a temporary or term basis) of United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security who are
known as Immigration Information Officers, Immigration Service Analysts,
Contact Representatives, Investigative Assistants, or Immigration
Services Officers.
Sec. 516. Any funds appropriated to ``Coast Guard, Acquisition,
Construction, and Improvements'' for fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004,
2005, and 2006 for the 110-123 foot patrol boat conversion that are
recovered, collected, or otherwise received as the result of
negotiation, mediation, or litigation, shall be available until expended
for the Fast Response Cutter program.
Sec. 517. The functions of the Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center instructor staff shall be classified as inherently governmental
for the purpose of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998
(31 U.S.C. 501 note).
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Sec. 518. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a
report not later than October 15, 2016, to the Inspector General of the
Department of Homeland Security listing all grants and contracts awarded
by any means other than full and open competition during fiscal year
2016.
(b) The Inspector General shall review the report required by
subsection (a) to assess Departmental compliance with applicable laws
and regulations and report the results of that review to the Committees
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives not
later than February 15, 2017.
Sec. 519. None of the funds provided by this or previous
appropriations Acts shall be used to fund any position designated as a
Principal Federal Official (or the successor thereto) for any Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et
seq.) declared disasters or emergencies unless--
(1) the responsibilities of the Principal Federal Official
do not include operational functions related to incident
management, including coordination of operations, and are
consistent with the requirements of section 509(c) and sections
503(c)(3) and 503(c)(4)(A) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 319(c), 313(c)(3), and 313(c)(4)(A)) and section 302
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5143);
(2) not later than 10 business days after the latter of the
date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security appoints the
Principal Federal Official and the date on which the President
issues a declaration under section 401 or section 501 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191, respectively), the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall submit a notification of the appointment
of the Principal Federal Official and a description of the
responsibilities of such Official and how such responsibilities
are consistent with paragraph (1) to the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of
the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and
(3) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall provide a report specifying
timeframes and milestones regarding the update of operations,
planning and policy documents, and training and exercise
protocols, to ensure consistency with paragraph (1) of this
section.
Sec. 520. None of the funds provided or otherwise made available in
this Act shall be available to carry out section 872 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 452) unless explicitly authorized by
Congress.
Sec. 521. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this or previous
appropriations Acts may be used to establish an Office of Chemical,
Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives Defense until such
time as Congress has authorized such establishment.
(b) Subject to the limitation in subsection (a) and notwithstanding
section 503 of this Act, the Secretary may transfer funds for the
purpose of executing authorization of the Office of Chemical,
Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives Defense.
(c) Not later than 15 days before transferring funds pursuant to
subsection (b), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security
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and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives on--
(1) the transition plan for the establishment of the office;
and
(2) the funds and positions to be transferred by source.
Sec. 522. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to grant an
immigration benefit unless the results of background checks required by
law to be completed prior to the granting of the benefit have been
received by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the
results do not preclude the granting of the benefit.
Sec. 523. Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 391) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Until September 30,
2015,'' and inserting ``Until September 30, 2016,''; and
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``September 30,
2015,'' and inserting ``September 30, 2016,''.
Sec. 524. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require that all
contracts of the Department of Homeland Security that provide award fees
link such fees to successful acquisition outcomes (which outcomes shall
be specified in terms of cost, schedule, and performance).
Sec. 525. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
funds provided in this or any other Act shall be used to approve a
waiver of the navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to 46
U.S.C. 501(b) for the transportation of crude oil distributed from and
to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the Secretary of Homeland
Security, after consultation with the Secretaries of the Departments of
Energy and Transportation and representatives from the United States
flag maritime industry, takes adequate measures to ensure the use of
United States flag vessels: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
the House of Representatives within 2 business days of any request for
waivers of navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to 46 U.S.C.
501(b).
Sec. 526. None of the funds made available in this Act for U.S.
Customs and Border Protection may be used to prevent an individual not
in the business of importing a prescription drug (within the meaning of
section 801(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from
importing a prescription drug from Canada that complies with the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Provided, That this section shall apply
only to individuals transporting on their person a personal-use quantity
of the prescription drug, not to exceed a 90-day supply: Provided
further, That the prescription drug may not be--
(1) a controlled substance, as defined in section 102 of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802); or
(2) a biological product, as defined in section 351 of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262).
Sec. 527. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to reduce the
Coast Guard's Operations Systems Center mission or its government-
employed or contract staff levels.
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Sec. 528. The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Treasury, shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives of any
proposed transfers of funds available under section 9703.1(g)(4)(B) of
title 31, United States Code (as added by Public Law 102-393) from the
Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to any agency within the
Department of Homeland Security: Provided, That none of the funds
identified for such a transfer may be obligated until the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives approve
the proposed transfers.
Sec. 529. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
for planning, testing, piloting, or developing a national identification
card.
Sec. 530. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to
conduct, or to implement the results of, a competition under Office of
Management and Budget Circular A-76 for activities performed with
respect to the Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center.
Sec. 531. Any official that is required by this Act to report or to
certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House
of Representatives may not delegate such authority to perform that act
unless specifically authorized herein.
Sec. 532. 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. 533. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
for first-class travel by the employees of agencies funded by this Act
in contravention of sections 301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41,
Code of Federal Regulations.
Sec. 534. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to employ workers described in section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)).
Sec. 535. Funds made available in this Act may be used to alter
operations within the Civil Engineering Program of the Coast Guard
nationwide, including civil engineering units, facilities design and
construction centers, maintenance and logistics commands, and the Coast
Guard Academy, except that none of the funds provided in this Act may be
used to reduce operations within any civil engineering unit unless
specifically authorized by a statute enacted after the date of enactment
of this Act.
Sec. 536. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be
used to pay award or incentive fees for contractor performance that has
been judged to be below satisfactory performance or performance that
does not meet the basic requirements of a contract.
Sec. 537. In developing any process to screen aviation passengers
and crews for transportation or national security purposes, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that all such
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processes take into consideration such passengers' and crews' privacy
and civil liberties consistent with applicable laws, regulations, and
guidance.
Sec. 538. (a) Notwithstanding section 1356(n) of title 8, United
States Code, of the funds deposited into the Immigration Examinations
Fee Account, up to $10,000,000 may be allocated by United States
Citizenship and Immigration Services in fiscal year 2016 for the purpose
of providing an immigrant integration grants program.
(b) None of the funds made available to United States Citizenship
and Immigration Services for grants for immigrant integration may be
used to provide services to aliens who have not been lawfully admitted
for permanent residence.
Sec. 539. For an additional amount for the ``Office of the Under
Secretary for Management'', $215,679,000, to remain available until
expended, for necessary expenses to plan, acquire, design, construct,
renovate, remediate, equip, furnish, improve infrastructure, and occupy
buildings and facilities for the Department headquarters consolidation
project and associated mission support consolidation: Provided, That
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives shall receive an expenditure plan not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act detailing the allocation of
these funds.
Sec. 540. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used by the Department of Homeland Security
to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract is entered into
in accordance with the requirements of subtitle I of title 41, United
States Code, or chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, and the
Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless such contract is otherwise
authorized by statute to be entered into without regard to the above
referenced statutes.
Sec. 541. (a) For an additional amount for financial systems
modernization, $52,977,000 to remain available until September 30, 2017.
(b) Funds made available in subsection (a) for financial systems
modernization may be transferred by the Secretary of Homeland Security
between appropriations for the same purpose, notwithstanding section 503
of this Act.
(c) No transfer described in subsection (b) shall occur until 15
days after the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House
of Representatives are notified of such transfer.
Sec. 542. (a) For an additional amount for cybersecurity to
safeguard and enhance Department of Homeland Security systems and
capabilities, $100,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2017.
(b) Funds made available in subsection (a) for cybersecurity may be
transferred by the Secretary of Homeland Security between appropriations
for the same purpose, notwithstanding section 503 of this Act.
(c) No transfer described in subsection (b) shall occur until 15
days after the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House
of Representatives are notified of such transfer.
Sec. 543. (a) For an additional amount for emergent threats from
violent extremism and from complex, coordinated terrorist attacks,
$50,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2017.
(b) Funds made available in subsection (a) for emergent threats may
be transferred by the Secretary of Homeland Security between
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appropriations for the same purpose, notwithstanding section 503 of this
Act.
(c) No transfer described in subsection (b) shall occur until 15
days after the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House
of Representatives are notified of such transfer.
Sec. 544. The Secretary of Homeland Security may transfer to the
fund established by 8 U.S.C. 1101 note, up to $20,000,000 from
appropriations available to the Department of Homeland Security:
Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 5 days in
advance of such transfer.
Sec. 545. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure
enforcement of all immigration laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))).
Sec. 546. (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. 547. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
by a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an
operable firearm to an individual if the Federal law enforcement officer
knows or suspects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel
unless law enforcement personnel of the United States continuously
monitor or control the firearm at all times.
Sec. 548. None of the funds provided in this or any other Act may
be obligated to implement the National Preparedness Grant Program or any
other successor grant programs unless explicitly authorized by Congress.
Sec. 549. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to provide funding for the position of Public Advocate, or a successor
position, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Sec. 550. <<NOTE: 6 USC 211 note.>> Section 559(e)(3)(D) of Public
Law 113-76 is amended by striking ``five pilots per year'' and inserting
``10 pilots per year''.
Sec. 551. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 50 employees of a
single component of the Department of Homeland Security, who are
stationed in the United States, at a single international conference
unless the Secretary of Homeland Security, or a designee, determines
that such attendance is in the national interest and notifies the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives within at least 10 days of that determination and the
basis for that determination: Provided, That for purposes of this
section the term ``international conference'' shall mean a conference
occurring outside of the United States attended by representatives of
the United States Government and of foreign governments, international
organizations, or nongovernmental organizations: Provided further, That
the total cost to the Department of Homeland Security of any such
conference shall not exceed $500,000.
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Sec. 552. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to reimburse any Federal department or agency for its participation in a
National Special Security Event.
Sec. 553. With the exception of countries with preclearance
facilities in service prior to 2013, none of the funds made available in
this Act may be used for new U.S. Customs and Border Protection air
preclearance agreements entering into force after February 1, 2014,
unless: (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, has certified to Congress that air preclearance
operations at the airport provide a homeland or national security
benefit to the United States; (2) U.S. passenger air carriers are not
precluded from operating at existing preclearance locations; and (3) a
U.S. passenger air carrier is operating at all airports contemplated for
establishment of new air preclearance operations.
Sec. 554. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act
may be used by the Administrator of the Transportation Security
Administration to implement, administer, or enforce, in abrogation of
the responsibility described in section 44903(n)(1) of title 49, United
States Code, any requirement that airport operators provide airport-
financed staffing to monitor exit points from the sterile area of any
airport at which the Transportation Security Administration provided
such monitoring as of December 1, 2013.
Sec. 555. The administrative law judge annuitants participating in
the Senior Administrative Law Judge Program managed by the Director of
the Office of Personnel Management under section 3323 of title 5, United
States Code, shall be available on a temporary reemployment basis to
conduct arbitrations of disputes arising from delivery of assistance
under the Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance Program.
Sec. 556. As authorized by section 601(b) of the United States-
Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 112-
42) fees collected from passengers arriving from Canada, Mexico, or an
adjacent island pursuant to section 13031(a)(5) of the Consolidated
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)) shall be
available until expended.
Sec. 557. None of the funds made available to the Department of
Homeland Security by this or any other Act may be obligated for any
structural pay reform that affects more than 100 full-time equivalent
employee positions or costs more than $5,000,000 in a single year before
the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the
Secretary of Homeland Security submits to Congress a notification that
includes--
(1) the number of full-time equivalent employee positions
affected by such change;
(2) funding required for such change for the current year
and through the Future Years Homeland Security Program;
(3) justification for such change; and
(4) an analysis of compensation alternatives to such change
that were considered by the Department.
Sec. 558. (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 Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives in this
Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall
serve the national interest.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
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(1) the public posting of the report compromises homeland or
national security; or
(2) the report contains proprietary information.
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only
after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or
Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days except as otherwise
specified in law.
Sec. 559. (a) In General.--Beginning on the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall not--
(1) establish, collect, or otherwise impose any new border
crossing fee on individuals crossing the Southern border or the
Northern border at a land port of entry; or
(2) conduct any study relating to the imposition of a border
crossing fee.
(b) Border Crossing Fee Defined.--In this section, the term ``border
crossing fee'' means a fee that every pedestrian, cyclist, and driver
and passenger of a private motor vehicle is required to pay for the
privilege of crossing the Southern border or the Northern border at a
land port of entry.
Sec. 560. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, grants
awarded to States along the Southwest Border of the United States under
sections 2003 or 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604
and 605) using funds provided under the heading ``Federal Emergency
Management Agency, State and Local Programs'' in this Act, Public Law
114-4, division F of Public Law 113-76, or division D of Public Law 113-
6 may be used by recipients or sub-recipients for costs, or
reimbursement of costs, related to providing humanitarian relief to
unaccompanied alien children and alien adults accompanied by an alien
minor where they are encountered after entering the United States,
provided that such costs were incurred between January 1, 2014, and
December 31, 2014, or during the award period of performance.
Sec. 561. <<NOTE: 6 USC 391 note.>> (a) Each major acquisition
program of the Department of Homeland Security, as defined in Department
of Homeland Security Management Directive 102-2, shall meet established
acquisition documentation requirements for its acquisition program
baseline established in the Department of Homeland Security Instruction
Manual 102-01-001 and the Department of Homeland Security Acquisition
Instruction/Guidebook 102-01-001, Appendix K.
(b) The Department shall report to the Committees on Appropriations
of the Senate and the House of Representatives in the Comprehensive
Acquisition Status Report and its quarterly updates, required under the
heading ``Office of the Under Secretary for Management'' of this Act, on
any major acquisition program that does not meet such documentation
requirements and the schedule by which the program will come into
compliance with these requirements.
(c) None of the funds made available by this or any other Act for
any fiscal year may be used for a major acquisition program that is out
of compliance with such documentation requirements for more than two
years except that funds may be used solely to come into compliance with
such documentation requirements or to terminate the program.
Sec. 562. 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
proposal to the Congress of the United States
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for programs under the jurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommittees
on the Department of Homeland Security 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 2017 appropriations Act.
Sec. 563. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security may include, in the
President's budget proposal for fiscal year 2017, submitted pursuant to
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, and accompanying
justification materials, an account structure under which each
appropriation under each agency heading either remains the same as
fiscal year 2016 or falls within the following categories of
appropriations:
(1) Operations and Support.
(2) Procurements, Construction, and Improvements.
(3) Research and Development.
(4) Federal Assistance.
(b) The Under Secretary for Management, acting through the Chief
Financial Officer, shall determine and provide centralized guidance to
each agency on how to structure appropriations for purposes of
subsection (a).
(c) Not earlier than October 1, 2016, the accounts designated under
subsection (a) may be established, and the Secretary of Homeland
Security may execute appropriations of the Department as provided
pursuant to such subsection, including any continuing appropriations
made available for fiscal year 2017 before enactment of a regular
appropriations Act.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of
Homeland Security may transfer any appropriation made available to the
Department of Homeland Security by any appropriations Acts to the
accounts created pursuant to subsection (c) to carry out the
requirements of such subsection, and shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives within 5
days of each transfer.
(e)(1) Not later than November 1, 2016, the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall establish the preliminary baseline for application of
reprogramming and transfer authorities and submit the report specified
in paragraph (2) to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
the House of Representatives.
(2) The report required in this subsection shall include--
(A) a delineation of the amount and account of each transfer
made pursuant to subsection (c) or (d);
(B) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to
display the President's budget proposal, adjustments made by
Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if
appropriate, adjustments made pursuant to the transfer authority
in subsection (c) or (d), and the fiscal year level;
(C) a delineation in the table for each appropriation,
adjusted as described in paragraph (2), both by budget activity
and program, project, and activity as detailed in the Budget
Appendix; and
(D) an identification of funds directed for a specific
activity.
(f) The Secretary shall not exercise the authority provided in
subsections (c), (d), and (e) unless, not later than April 1, 2016,
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the Chief Financial Officer has submitted to the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives--
(1) technical assistance on new legislative language in the
account structure under subsection (a);
(2) comparison tables of fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017
in the account structure under subsection (a);
(3) cross-component comparisons that the account structure
under subsection (a) facilitates;
(4) a copy of the interim financial management policy manual
addressing changes made in this Act;
(5) an outline of the financial management policy manual
changes necessary for the account structure under subsection
(a);
(6) proposed changes to transfer and reprogramming
requirements, including technical assistance on legislative
language;
(7) certification by the Chief Financial Officer that the
Department's financial systems can report in the new account
structure; and
(8) a plan for training and implementation of the account
structure under subsections (a) and (c).
Sec. 564. 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. 565. Section 214(g)(9)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(9)(A)) is amended by striking ``2004, 2005, or
2006 shall not again be counted toward such limitation during fiscal
year 2007.'' and inserting ``2013, 2014, or 2015 shall not again be
counted toward such limitation during fiscal year 2016.''.
Sec. 566. For an additional amount for ``U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Salaries and Expenses'', $14,000,000, to remain available
until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected and credited to this
appropriation from amounts authorized to be collected by section 286(i)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(i)), section 10412
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8311),
and section 817 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of
2015: Provided, That to the extent that amounts realized from such
collections exceed $14,000,000, those amounts in excess of $14,000,000
shall be credited to this appropriation and remain available until
expended: Provided further, That this authority is contingent on
enactment of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015.
(rescissions)
Sec. 567. Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Homeland
Security, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following
accounts and programs in the specified amounts: Provided, That no
amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution
on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985 (Public Law 99-177):
(1) $27,338,000 from Public Law 109-88;
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(2) $4,188,000 from unobligated prior year balances from
``Analysis and Operations'';
(3) $7,000,000 from unobligated prior year balances from
``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Automation
Modernization'';
(4) $21,856,000 from unobligated prior year balances from
``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border Security, Fencing,
Infrastructure, and Technology'';
(5) $4,500,000 from unobligated prior year balances from
``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Construction and
Facilities Management'';
(6) $158,414,000 from Public Law 114-4 under the heading
``Transportation Security Administration, Aviation Security'';
(7) $14,000,000 from Public Law 114-4 under the heading
``Transportation Security Administration, Surface Transportation
Security'';
(8) $5,800,000 from Public Law 112-74 under the heading
``Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements'';
(9) $16,445,000 from Public Law 113-76 under the heading
``Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements'';
(10) $13,758,918 from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency,
National Predisaster Mitigation Fund'' account 70 <dbl-dagger>
0716;
(11) $393,178 from Public Law 113-6 under the heading
``Science and Technology, Research, Development, Acquisition,
and Operations'';
(12) $8,500,000 from Public Law 113-76 under the heading
``Science and Technology, Research, Development, Acquisition,
and Operations''; and
(13) $1,106,822 from Public Law 114-4 under the heading
``Science and Technology, Research, Development, Acquisition,
and Operations''.
(rescissions)
Sec. 568. Of the funds transferred to the Department of Homeland
Security when it was created in 2003, the following funds are hereby
rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified
amounts:
(1) $417,017 from ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Salaries and Expenses'';
(2) $15,238 from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Office of Domestic Preparedness''; and
(3) $573,828 from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency,
National Predisaster Mitigation Fund''.
(rescissions)
Sec. 569. The following unobligated balances made available to the
Department of Homeland Security pursuant to section 505 of the
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law
114-4) are rescinded:
(1) $361,242 from ``Office of the Secretary and Executive
Management'';
(2) $146,547 from ``Office of the Under Secretary for
Management'';
(3) $25,859 from ``Office of the Chief Financial Officer'';
(4) $507,893 from ``Office of the Chief Information
Officer'';
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(5) $301,637 from ``Analysis and Operations'';
(6) $20,856 from ``Office of Inspector General'';
(7) $598,201 from ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Salaries and Expenses'';
(8) $254,322 from ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Automation Modernization'';
(9) $450,806 from ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air
and Marine Operations'';
(10) $2,461,665 from ``U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Salaries and Expenses'';
(11) $8,653,853 from ``Coast Guard, Operating Expenses'';
(12) $515,040 from ``Coast Guard, Reserve Training'';
(13) $970,844 from ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction,
and Improvements'';
(14) $4,212,971 from ``United States Secret Service,
Salaries and Expenses'';
(15) $27,360 from ``National Protection and Programs
Directorate, Management and Administration'';
(16) $188,146 from ``National Protection and Programs
Directorate, Infrastructure Protection and Information
Security'';
(17) $986 from ``National Protection and Programs
Directorate, Office of Biometric Identity Management'';
(18) $20,650 from ``Office of Health Affairs'';
(19) $236,332 from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency,
United States Fire Administration'';
(20) $3,086,173 from ``United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services'';
(21) $558,012 from ``Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center, Salaries and Expenses'';
(22) $284,796 from ``Science and Technology, Management and
Administration''; and
(23) $83,861 from ``Domestic Nuclear Detection Office,
Management and Administration''.
(rescission)
Sec. 570. From the unobligated balances made available in the
Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund established by section 9703
of title 31, United States Code (added by section 638 of Public Law 102-
393), $176,000,000 shall be rescinded.
(rescission)
Sec. 571. Of the unobligated balances made available to ``Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Relief Fund'', $1,021,879,000
shall be 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: Provided
further, That no amounts may be rescinded from the amounts that were
designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
Sec. 572. <<NOTE: 8 USC 1324a note.>> Section 401(b) of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1324a note) shall be applied by substituting ``September 30, 2016'' for
the date
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specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016
(Public Law 114-53).
Sec. 573. <<NOTE: 8 USC 1101 note.>> Subclauses
101(a)(27)(C)(ii)(II) and (III) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)(II) and (III)) shall be applied by
substituting ``September 30, 2016'' for the date specified in section
106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-53).
Sec. 574. <<NOTE: 8 USC 1182 note.>> Section 220(c) of the
Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C.
1182 note) shall be applied by substituting ``September 30, 2016'' for
the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations
Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-53).
Sec. 575. <<NOTE: 8 USC 1153 note.>> Section 610(b) of the
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153 note) shall be applied
by substituting ``September 30, 2016'' for the date specified in section
106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-53).
This division may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2016''.
DIVISION G--DEPARTMENT <<NOTE: Department of the Interior, Environment,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016.>> OF THE INTERIOR,
ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
management of lands and resources
For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement,
development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, acquisition
of easements and other interests in lands, and performance of other
functions, including maintenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in
the management of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction of
the Bureau of Land Management, including the general administration of
the Bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands pursuant
to section 1010(a) of Public Law 96-487 (16 U.S.C. 3150(a)),
$1,072,675,000, to remain available until expended, including all such
amounts as are collected from permit processing fees, as authorized but
made subject to future appropriation by section 35(d)(3)(A)(i) of the
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191), except that amounts from permit
processing fees may be used for any bureau-related expenses associated
with the processing of oil and gas applications for permits to drill and
related use of authorizations; of which $3,000,000 shall be available in
fiscal year 2016 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, $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
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are hereby authorized for fiscal year 2016, so as to result in a final
appropriation estimated at not more than $1,072,675,000, 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, $38,630,000, 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; $107,734,000, 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. 1181f).
range improvements
For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of lands and
interests therein, and improvement of Federal rangelands pursuant to
section 401 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1751), notwithstanding any other Act, sums equal to 50 percent of
all moneys received during the prior fiscal year under sections 3 and 15
of the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 315b, 315m) and the amount
designated for range improvements from grazing fees and mineral leasing
receipts from Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Department of the
Interior pursuant to law, but not less than $10,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $600,000 shall
be available for administrative expenses.
service charges, deposits, and forfeitures
For administrative expenses and other costs related to processing
application documents and other authorizations for use and disposal of
public lands and resources, for costs of providing copies of official
public land documents, for monitoring construction, operation, and
termination of facilities in conjunction with use authorizations, and
for rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts as may be collected
under Public Law 94-579 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and under section 28
of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185), to remain available until
expended: <<NOTE: 43 USC 1735 note.>> Provided, That,
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notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of section 305(a) of
Public Law 94-579 (43 U.S.C. 1735(a)), any moneys that have been or will
be received pursuant to that section, whether as a result of forfeiture,
compromise, or settlement, if not appropriate for refund pursuant to
section 305(c) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1735(c)), shall be available and
may be expended under the authority of this Act by the Secretary to
improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands administered through
the Bureau of Land Management which have been damaged by the action of a
resource developer, purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person,
without regard to whether all moneys collected from each such action are
used on the exact lands damaged which led to the action: Provided
further, That any such moneys that are in excess of amounts needed to
repair damage to the exact land for which funds were collected may be
used to repair other damaged public lands.
miscellaneous trust funds
In addition to amounts authorized to be expended under existing
laws, there is hereby appropriated such amounts as may be contributed
under section 307 of Public Law 94-579 (43 U.S.C. 1737), and such
amounts as may be advanced for administrative costs, surveys,
appraisals, and costs of making conveyances of omitted lands under
section 211(b) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1721(b)), to remain available
until expended.
administrative provisions
The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the operations funded
under this Act by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative
agreements and reimbursable agreements with public and private entities,
including with States. Appropriations for the Bureau shall be available
for purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary structures, and
alteration and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant
facilities to which the United States has title; up to $100,000 for
payments, at the discretion of the Secretary, for information or
evidence concerning violations of laws administered by the Bureau;
miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities
authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely
on the Secretary's certificate, not to exceed $10,000: Provided, That
notwithstanding Public Law 90-620 (44 U.S.C. 501), the Bureau may, under
cooperative cost-sharing and partnership arrangements authorized by law,
procure printing services from cooperators in connection with jointly
produced publications for which the cooperators share the cost of
printing either in cash or in services, and the Bureau determines the
cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: Provided
further, That projects to be funded pursuant to a written commitment by
a State government to provide an identified amount of money in support
of the project may be carried out by the Bureau on a reimbursable basis.
Appropriations herein made shall not be available for the destruction of
healthy, unadopted, wild horses and burros in the care of the Bureau or
its contractors or for the sale of wild horses and burros that results
in their destruction for processing into commercial products.
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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, $1,238,771,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2017: 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, 2014; 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;
$23,687,000, to remain available until expended.
land acquisition
For expenses necessary to carry out chapter 2003 of title 54, United
States Code, including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of
land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory
authority applicable to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
$68,500,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and
to remain available until expended, of which, notwithstanding section
200306 of title 54, United States Code, not more than $10,000,000 shall
be for land conservation partnerships authorized by the Highlands
Conservation Act of 2004, including not to exceed $320,000 for
administrative expenses: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated
for specific land acquisition projects may be used to pay for any
administrative overhead, planning or other management costs.
cooperative endangered species conservation fund
For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535), $53,495,000, to remain available
until expended, of which $22,695,000 is to be derived from the
Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; and of which
$30,800,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
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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.),
$35,145,000, 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.), $3,910,000, to remain
available until expended.
multinational species conservation fund
For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the Asian Elephant
Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.), the Rhinoceros and
Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Great Ape
Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and the Marine Turtle
Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), $11,061,000, to
remain available until expended.
state and tribal wildlife grants
For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the
Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Indian tribes under the
provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and implementation of
programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including
species that are not hunted or fished, $60,571,000, 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 to implement
approved plans for States, territories, and other jurisdictions and at
the discretion of affected States, the regional Associations of fish and
wildlife agencies, not subject to the remaining provisions of this
appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, after
deducting $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
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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 2016 to any State, territory, or other jurisdiction that
remains unobligated as of September 30, 2017, shall be reapportioned,
together with funds appropriated in 2018, in the manner provided herein.
administrative provisions
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service may carry out the
operations of Service programs by direct expenditure, contracts, grants,
cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with public and
private entities. Appropriations and funds available to the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for repair of damage
to public roads within and adjacent to reservation areas caused by
operations of the Service; options for the purchase of land at not to
exceed $1 for each option; facilities incident to such public
recreational uses on conservation areas as are consistent with their
primary purpose; and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria,
buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Service
and to which the United States has title, and which are used pursuant to
law in connection with management, and investigation of fish and
wildlife resources: Provided, That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the
Service may, under cooperative cost sharing and partnership arrangements
authorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators in
connection with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators
share at least one-half the cost of printing either in cash or services
and the Service determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted
quality standards: Provided further, That the Service may accept
donated aircraft as replacements for existing aircraft: Provided
further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, all fees collected for
non-toxic shot review and approval shall be deposited under the heading
``United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Resource Management'' and
shall be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation, to
be used for expenses of processing of such non-toxic shot type or
coating applications and revising regulations as necessary, and shall
remain available until expended.
National Park Service
operation of the national park system
For expenses necessary for the management, operation, and
maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the National Park
Service and for the general administration of the National Park Service,
$2,369,596,000, of which $10,001,000 for planning and interagency
coordination in support of Everglades restoration and $99,461,000 for
maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation projects for constructed assets
shall remain available until September 30,
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2017: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading in this Act
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, $62,632,000.
historic preservation fund
For expenses necessary in carrying out the National Historic
Preservation Act (division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States
Code), $65,410,000, to be derived from the Historic Preservation Fund
and to remain available until September 30, 2017, of which $500,000 is
for competitive grants for the survey and nomination of properties to
the National Register of Historic Places and as National Historic
Landmarks associated with communities currently underrepresented, as
determined by the Secretary, and of which $8,000,000 is for competitive
grants to preserve the sites and stories of the Civil Rights movement:
Provided, That such competitive grants shall be made without imposing
the matching requirements in section 302902(b)(3) of title 54, United
States Code to States and Indian tribes as defined in chapter 3003 of
such title, Native Hawaiian organizations, local governments, including
Certified Local Governments, and nonprofit organizations.
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), $192,937,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any project
initially funded in fiscal year 2016 with a future phase indicated in
the National Park Service 5-Year Line Item Construction Plan, a single
procurement may be issued which includes the full scope of the project:
Provided further, That the solicitation and contract shall contain the
clause availability of funds found at 48 CFR 52.232-18: Provided
further, That National Park Service Donations, Park Concessions
Franchise Fees, and Recreation Fees may be made available for the cost
of adjustments and changes within the original scope of effort for
projects funded by the National Park Service Construction appropriation:
Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with
the Committees on Appropriations, in accordance with current
reprogramming thresholds, prior to making any charges authorized by this
section.
land and water conservation fund
(rescission)
The <<NOTE: 54 USC 200308 note.>> contract authority provided for
fiscal year 2016 by section 200308 of title 54, United States Code, is
rescinded.
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land acquisition and state assistance
For expenses necessary to carry out chapter 2003 of title 54, United
States Code, including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of
lands or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with the statutory
authority applicable to the National Park Service, $173,670,000, to be
derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain
available until expended, of which $110,000,000 is for the State
assistance program and of which $10,000,000 shall be for the American
Battlefield Protection Program grants as authorized by chapter 3081 of
title 54, United States Code.
centennial challenge
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of section 101701
of title 54, United States Code, relating to challenge cost share
agreements, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
Centennial Challenge projects and programs: Provided, That not less
than 50 percent of the total cost of each project or program shall be
derived from non-Federal sources in the form of donated cash, assets, or
a pledge of donation guaranteed by an irrevocable letter of credit.
administrative provisions
(including transfer of funds)
In addition to other uses set forth in section 101917(c)(2) of title
54, United States Code, franchise fees credited to a sub-account shall
be available for expenditure by the Secretary, without further
appropriation, for use at any unit within the National Park System to
extinguish or reduce liability for Possessory Interest or leasehold
surrender interest. Such funds may only be used for this purpose to the
extent that the benefitting unit anticipated franchise fee receipts over
the term of the contract at that unit exceed the amount of funds used to
extinguish or reduce liability. Franchise fees at the benefitting unit
shall be credited to the sub-account of the originating unit over a
period not to exceed the term of a single contract at the benefitting
unit, in the amount of funds so expended to extinguish or reduce
liability.
For the costs of administration of the Land and Water Conservation
Fund grants authorized by section 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico
Energy Security Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-432), the National Park
Service may retain up to 3 percent of the amounts which are authorized
to be disbursed under such section, such retained amounts to remain
available until expended.
National Park Service funds may be transferred to the Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation, for
purposes authorized under 23 U.S.C. 204. Transfers may include a
reasonable amount for FHWA administrative support costs.
In <<NOTE: 31 USC 1321 note.>> fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year
thereafter, any amounts deposited into the National Park Service trust
fund accounts (31 U.S.C. 1321(a)(l7)-(18)) shall be invested by the
Secretary of the Treasury in interest bearing obligations of the United
States to the extent such amounts are not, in his judgment, required to
meet current withdrawals: Provided, That interest earned by such
investments shall be available for obligation without further
appropriation, to the benefit of the project.
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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; $1,062,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2017; of which $57,637,189 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.>> 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, $170,857,000, of which
$74,235,000, is to remain available until September 30, 2017 and of
which $96,622,000 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 2016
appropriation estimated at not more than $74,235,000: 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, $124,772,000, of which $67,565,000 is to remain
available until September 30, 2017 and of which $57,207,000 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 2016 appropriation estimated at not
more than $67,565,000.
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 2016, 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
2016, 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,
$123,253,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
Provided, <<NOTE: 30 USC 1211 note.>> That appropriations for the Office
of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for the travel
and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training.
In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce permits
issued by the Office pursuant to section 507 of Public Law 95-87 (30
U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, <<NOTE: 30 USC 1257 note.>> That fees assessed and collected
by the Office pursuant to such section 507 shall be credited to this
account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available
until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from
the general fund shall be reduced as collections are received during the
fiscal year, so as to result in a fiscal year 2016 appropriation
estimated at not more than $123,253,000.
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, $27,303,000, 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.
In addition, $90,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
grants to States for reclamation of abandoned mine lands and other
related activities in accordance with the terms and conditions in the
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That such additional
amount shall be used for economic and community development in
conjunction with the priorities in section 403(a) of the Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)): Provided
further, That such additional amount shall be distributed in equal
amounts to the 3 Appalachian States with the greatest amount of unfunded
needs to meet the priorities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of such
section: Provided further, That such additional amount shall be
allocated to States within 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education
operation of indian programs
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian programs, as
authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 (25
U.S.C. 13), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 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.), $2,267,924,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2017, 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 $74,791,000 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 $628,351,000 for school operations
costs of Bureau-funded schools and other education programs shall become
available on July 1, 2016, and shall remain available until September
30, 2017: Provided further, That not to exceed $43,813,000 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
$73,276,000 within and only from such amounts made available for school
operations shall be available for administrative cost grants associated
with grants approved prior to July 1, 2016: Provided further, That any
forestry funds allocated to a federally recognized tribe which remain
unobligated as of September 30, 2017, may be transferred during fiscal
year 2018 to an Indian forest land assistance account established for
the benefit of the holder
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of the funds within the holder's trust fund account: Provided further,
That any such unobligated balances not so transferred shall expire on
September 30, 2018: 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.
contract support costs
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract support
costs associated with Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs for fiscal year 2016,
such sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation
through September 30, 2017: Provided, That amounts obligated but not
expended by a tribe or tribal organization for contract support costs
for such agreements for the current fiscal year shall be applied to
contract support costs otherwise due for such agreements for subsequent
fiscal years: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, no amounts made available under this heading shall be
available for transfer to another budget account.
construction
(including transfer of funds)
For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of irrigation
and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other facilities, including
architectural and engineering services by contract; acquisition of
lands, and interests in lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and
for construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pursuant to
Public Law 87-483, $193,973,000, 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
2016, in implementing new construction, replacement facilities
construction, or facilities improvement and repair project grants in
excess of $100,000 that are provided to grant schools under Public Law
100-297, the Secretary of the Interior shall use the Administrative and
Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for Assistance Programs contained
in 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
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U.S.C. 2504(f): Provided further, That any disputes between the
Secretary and any grantee concerning a grant shall be subject to the
disputes provision in 25 U.S.C. 2507(e): Provided further, That in
order to ensure timely completion of construction projects, the
Secretary may assume control of a project and all funds related to the
project, if, within 18 months of the date of enactment of this Act, any
grantee receiving funds appropriated in this Act or in any prior Act,
has not completed the planning and design phase of the project and
commenced construction: Provided further, That this appropriation may
be reimbursed from the Office of the Special Trustee for American
Indians appropriation for the appropriate share of construction costs
for space expansion needed in agency offices to meet trust reform
implementation.
indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to
indians
For payments and necessary administrative expenses for
implementation of Indian land and water claim settlements pursuant to
Public Laws 99-264, 100-580, 101-618, 111-11, and 111-291, and for
implementation of other land and water rights settlements, $49,475,000,
to remain available until expended.
indian guaranteed loan program account
For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, $7,748,000, of
which $1,062,000 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 $113,804,510.
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
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States and that tribe, or that tribe's ability to access future
appropriations.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to
the Bureau of Indian Education, other than the amounts provided herein
for assistance to public schools under 25 U.S.C. 452 et seq., shall be
available to support the operation of any elementary or secondary school
in the State of Alaska.
No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education shall be used
to support expanded grades for any school or dormitory beyond the grade
structure in place or approved by the Secretary of the Interior at each
school in the Bureau of Indian Education school system as of October 1,
1995, except that the Secretary of the Interior may waive this
prohibition to support expansion of up to one additional grade when the
Secretary determines such waiver is needed to support accomplishment of
the mission of the Bureau of Indian Education. Appropriations made
available in this or any prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau
shall be available, in accordance with the Bureau's funding formula,
only to the schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996,
and to any school or school program that was reinstated in fiscal year
2012. Funds made available under this Act may not be used to establish a
charter school at a Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined in
section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021)),
except that a charter school that is in existence on the date of the
enactment of this Act and that has operated at a Bureau-funded school
before September 1, 1999, may continue to operate during that period,
but only if the charter school pays to the Bureau a pro rata share of
funds to reimburse the Bureau for the use of the real and personal
property (including buses and vans), the funds of the charter school are
kept separate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau does not
assume any obligation for charter school programs of the State in which
the school is located if the charter school loses such funding.
Employees of Bureau-funded schools sharing a campus with a charter
school and performing functions related to the charter school's
operation and employees of a charter school shall not be treated as
Federal employees for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States
Code.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 113 of
title I of appendix C of Public Law 106-113, if in fiscal year 2003 or
2004 a grantee received indirect and administrative costs pursuant to a
distribution formula based on section 5(f) of Public Law 101-301, the
Secretary shall continue to distribute indirect and administrative cost
funds to such grantee using the section 5(f) distribution formula.
Funds available under this Act may not be used to establish
satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school system as of
September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary may waive this prohibition
in order for an Indian tribe to provide language and cultural immersion
educational programs for non-public schools located within the
jurisdictional area of the tribal government which exclusively serve
tribal members, do not include grades beyond those currently served at
the existing Bureau-funded school, provide an educational environment
with educator presence and academic facilities comparable to the Bureau-
funded school, comply with all applicable Tribal, Federal, or State
health and safety standards,
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and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and demonstrate the benefits of
establishing operations at a satellite location in lieu of incurring
extraordinary costs, such as for transportation or other impacts to
students such as those caused by busing students extended distances:
Provided, That no funds available under this Act may be used to fund
operations, maintenance, rehabilitation, construction or other
facilities-related costs for such assets that are not owned by the
Bureau: Provided further, That the term ``satellite school'' means a
school location physically separated from the existing Bureau school by
more than 50 miles but that forms part of the existing school in all
other respects.
Departmental Offices
Office of the Secretary
departmental operations
For necessary expenses for management of the Department of the
Interior, including the collection and disbursement of royalties, fees,
and other mineral revenue proceeds, and for grants and cooperative
agreements, as authorized by law, $721,769,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2017; 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 $12,618,000 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 2016, 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: Provided further, That of the total amount
made available by this title for ``Office of the Secretary--Departmental
Operations'', $452,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of the
Interior for an additional amount for fiscal
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year 2016 for payments in lieu of taxes under chapter 69 of title 31,
United States Code.
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, $86,976,000, of
which: (1) $77,528,000 shall remain available until expended for
territorial assistance, including general technical assistance,
maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, coral reef initiative
activities, and brown tree snake control and research; grants to the
judiciary in American Samoa for compensation and expenses, as authorized
by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); grants to the Government of American Samoa,
in addition to current local revenues, for construction and support of
governmental functions; grants to the Government of the Virgin Islands
as authorized by law; grants to the Government of Guam, as authorized by
law; and grants to the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands as
authorized by law (Public Law 94-241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $9,448,000
shall be available until September 30, 2017, 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.
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Administrative Provisions
(including transfer of funds)
At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Secretary may transfer
discretionary funds or mandatory funds provided under section 104(e) of
Public Law 108-188 and Public Law 104-134, that are allocated for Guam,
to the Secretary of Agriculture for the subsidy cost of direct or
guaranteed loans, plus not to exceed three percent of the amount of the
subsidy transferred for the cost of loan administration, for the
purposes authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section
306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act for
construction and repair projects in Guam, and such funds shall remain
available until expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost
of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such loans or
loan guarantees may be made without regard to the population of the
area, credit elsewhere requirements, and restrictions on the types of
eligible entities under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and
section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act:
Provided further, That any funds transferred to the Secretary of
Agriculture shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available to
make or guarantee loans under such authorities.
Office of the Solicitor
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, $65,800,000.
Office of Inspector General
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General,
$50,047,000.
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
federal trust programs
(including transfer of funds)
For the operation of trust programs for Indians by direct
expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants,
$139,029,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed
$22,120,000 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 2016, as
authorized by the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450
et seq.),
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shall remain available until expended by the contractor or grantee:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary shall not be required to provide a quarterly statement of
performance for any Indian trust account that has not had activity for
at least 15 months and has a balance of $15 or less: Provided further,
That the Secretary shall issue an annual account statement and maintain
a record of any such accounts and shall permit the balance in each such
account to be withdrawn upon the express written request of the account
holder: Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000 is available for
the Secretary to make payments to correct administrative errors of
either disbursements from or deposits to Individual Indian Money or
Tribal accounts after September 30, 2002: Provided further, That
erroneous payments that are recovered shall be credited to and remain
available in this account for this purpose: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall not be required to reconcile Special Deposit Accounts
with a balance of less than $500 unless the Office of the Special
Trustee receives proof of ownership from a Special Deposit Accounts
claimant.
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, $816,745,000, to remain available until
expended, of which not to exceed $6,427,000 shall be for the renovation
or construction of fire facilities: Provided, That such funds are also
available for repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts from
which funds were previously transferred for such purposes: Provided
further, That of the funds provided $170,000,000 is for hazardous fuels
management activities: Provided further, That of the funds provided
$18,970,000 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
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Contracting Act, the Secretary, for purposes of hazardous fuels
management and resilient landscapes activities, may obtain maximum
practicable competition among: (1) local private, nonprofit, or
cooperative entities; (2) Youth Conservation Corps crews, Public Lands
Corps (Public Law 109-154), or related partnerships with State, local,
or nonprofit youth groups; (3) small or micro-businesses; or (4) other
entities that will hire or train locally a significant percentage,
defined as 50 percent or more, of the project workforce to complete such
contracts: Provided further, That in implementing this section, the
Secretary shall develop written guidance to field units to ensure
accountability and consistent application of the authorities provided
herein: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading
may be used to reimburse the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and
the National Marine Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out
their responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and conference, as required by section 7
of such Act, in connection with wildland fire management activities:
Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior may use wildland
fire appropriations to enter into leases of real property with local
governments, at or below fair market value, to construct capitalized
improvements for fire facilities on such leased properties, including
but not limited to fire guard stations, retardant stations, and other
initial attack and fire support facilities, and to make advance payments
for any such lease or for construction activity associated with the
lease: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the transfer of funds
appropriated for wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount not to
exceed $50,000,000, between the Departments when such transfers would
facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and projects:
Provided further, That funds provided for wildfire suppression shall be
available for support of Federal emergency response actions: Provided
further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be available
for assistance to or through the Department of State in connection with
forest and rangeland research, technical information, and assistance in
foreign countries, and, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State,
shall be available to support forestry, wildland fire management, and
related natural resource activities outside the United States and its
territories and possessions, including technical assistance, education
and training, and cooperation with United States and international
organizations.
flame wildfire suppression reserve fund
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for large fire suppression operations of the
Department of the Interior and as a reserve fund for suppression and
Federal emergency response activities, $177,000,000, 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).
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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.
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, and the consolidation of facilities
and operations throughout the Department, $67,100,000, 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.
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administrative provision
There is hereby authorized for acquisition from available resources
within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft which may be obtained by
donation, purchase or through available excess surplus property:
Provided, That existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with
proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for
the replacement aircraft.
General Provisions, Department of the Interior
(including transfers of funds)
emergency transfer authority--intra-bureau
Sec. 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be available for
expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the
approval of the Secretary, for the emergency reconstruction,
replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other
facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or
other unavoidable causes: Provided, That no funds shall be made
available under this authority until funds specifically made available
to the Department of the Interior for emergencies shall have been
exhausted: Provided further, That all funds used pursuant to this
section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, which must
be requested as promptly as possible.
emergency transfer authority--department-wide
Sec. 102. The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or transfer
of any no year appropriation in this title, in addition to the amounts
included in the budget programs of the several agencies, for the
suppression or emergency prevention of wildland fires on or threatening
lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior; for the
emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands under its jurisdiction;
for emergency actions related to potential or actual earthquakes,
floods, volcanoes, storms, or other unavoidable causes; for contingency
planning subsequent to actual oil spills; for response and natural
resource damage assessment activities related to actual oil spills or
releases of hazardous substances into the environment; for the
prevention, suppression, and control of actual or potential grasshopper
and Mormon cricket outbreaks on lands under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary, pursuant to the authority in section 417(b) of Public Law
106-224 (7 U.S.C. 7717(b)); for emergency reclamation projects under
section 410 of Public Law 95-87; and shall transfer, from any no year
funds available to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement, such funds as may be necessary to permit assumption of
regulatory authority in the event a primacy State is not carrying out
the regulatory provisions of the Surface Mining Act: Provided, That
appropriations made in this title for wildland fire operations shall be
available for the payment of obligations incurred during the preceding
fiscal year, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for
destruction of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in connection with
their use for wildland fire operations, such reimbursement to be
credited to appropriations currently available at the time of receipt
thereof: Provided further, That for wildland fire operations, no funds
shall be made available under this
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authority until the Secretary determines that funds appropriated for
``wildland fire operations'' and ``FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve
Fund'' shall be exhausted within 30 days: Provided further, That all
funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a
supplemental appropriation, which must be requested as promptly as
possible: Provided further, That such replenishment funds shall be used
to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, accounts from which emergency funds
were transferred.
authorized use of funds
Sec. 103. Appropriations made to the Department of the Interior in
this title shall be available for services as authorized by section 3109
of title 5, United States Code, when authorized by the Secretary, in
total amount not to exceed $500,000; purchase and replacement of motor
vehicles, including specially equipped law enforcement vehicles; hire,
maintenance, and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for telephone service in private
residences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by
the Secretary; and the payment of dues, when authorized by the
Secretary, for library membership in societies or associations which
issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than
to subscribers who are not members.
authorized use of funds, indian trust management
Sec. 104. Appropriations made in this Act under the headings Bureau
of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, and Office of the
Special Trustee for American Indians and any unobligated balances from
prior appropriations Acts made under the same headings shall be
available for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust management and
reform activities. Total funding for historical accounting activities
shall not exceed amounts specifically designated in this Act for such
purpose.
redistribution of funds, bureau of indian affairs
Sec. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any Tribal Priority
Allocation funds, including tribal base funds, to alleviate tribal
funding inequities by transferring funds to address identified, unmet
needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate
distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction in Tribal
Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal year 2016.
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
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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 2016, 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 2016 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 2016. Fees for fiscal year 2016 shall be:
(1) $30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water
depths of 500 feet or more; and
(2) $16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in water
depths of less than 500 feet.
(d) The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection
(b) within 60 days, with payment required within 30 days of billing. The
Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (c) within 30
days of the end of the month in which the inspection occurred, with
payment required within 30 days of billing.
bureau of ocean energy management, regulation and enforcement
reorganization
Sec. 108. The Secretary of the Interior, in order to implement a
reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and
Enforcement, may transfer funds among and between the successor offices
and bureaus affected by the reorganization only in conformance with the
reprogramming guidelines described in the explanatory statement
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
consolidated Act).
contracts and agreements for wild horse and burro holding facilities
Sec. 109. <<NOTE: 16 USC 1336 note.>> Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into
multiyear cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations and other
appropriate entities, and may enter into multiyear contracts in
accordance with the provisions of section 3903 of title 41, United
States Code (except that the 5-year term restriction in subsection (a)
shall not apply), for the long-term care and maintenance of excess wild
free roaming horses and burros by such organizations or entities on
private
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land. Such cooperative agreements and contracts may not exceed 10 years,
subject to renewal at the discretion of the Secretary.
mass marking of salmonids
Sec. 110. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall, in
carrying out its responsibilities to protect threatened and endangered
species of salmon, implement a system of mass marking of salmonid
stocks, intended for harvest, that are released from federally operated
or federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to fish
releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. Marked fish must have
a visible mark that can be readily identified by commercial and
recreational fishers.
exhaustion of administrative review
Sec. 111. Paragraph (1) of section 122(a) of division E of Public
Law 112-74 (125 Stat. 1013) is amended by striking ``through 2016,'' in
the first sentence and inserting ``through 2018,''.
wild lands funding prohibition
Sec. 112. None of the funds made available in this Act or any other
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce Secretarial Order
No. 3310 issued by the Secretary of the Interior on December 22, 2010:
Provided, That nothing in this section shall restrict the Secretary's
authorities under sections 201 and 202 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711 and 1712).
bureau of indian education operated schools
Sec. 113. Section 115(d) of division E of Public Law 112-74 (25
U.S.C. 2000 note) is amended by striking ``2017'' and inserting
``2027''.
volunteers in parks
Sec. 114. Section 102301(d) of title 54, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``$3,500,000'' and inserting ``$7,000,000''.
contracts and agreements with indian affairs
Sec. 115. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal
year 2016, 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. 116. <<NOTE: 54 USC 320101 note.>> (a) Section 157(h)(1) of
title I of Public Law 106-291 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by
striking ``$11,000,000'' and inserting ``$13,000,000''.
(b) Division II of Public Law 104-333 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) is
amended--
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(1) <<NOTE: 54 USC 320101 notes.>> in sections 409(a),
508(a), and 812(a) by striking ``$15,000,000'' and inserting
``$17,000,000''; and
(2) <<NOTE: 54 USC 320101 notes.>> in sections 208, 310,
and 607 by striking ``2015'' and inserting ``2017''.
sage-grouse
Sec. 117. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act
may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to write or issue pursuant
to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533)--
(1) a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse
(Centrocercus urophasianus);
(2) a proposed rule for the Columbia basin distinct
population segment of greater sage-grouse.
onshore pay authority extension
Sec. 118. For fiscal year 2016, funds made available in this title
for the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Indian Affairs may
be used by the Secretary of the Interior to establish higher minimum
rates of basic pay for employees of the Department of the Interior
carrying out the inspection and regulation of onshore oil and gas
operations on public lands in the Petroleum Engineer (GS-0881) and
Petroleum Engineering Technician (GS-0802) job series at grades 5
through 14 at rates no greater than 25 percent above the minimum rates
of basic pay normally scheduled, and such higher rates shall be
consistent with subsections (e) through (h) of section 5305 of title 5,
United States Code.
republic of palau
Sec. 119. (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 2016 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 2016 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.
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wildlife restoration extension of investment of unexpended amounts
Sec. 120. Section 3(b)(2)(C) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669b(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking
``2016'' and inserting ``2026''.
prohibition on use of funds
Sec. 121. (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.
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, 2017:
Provided, That of the funds included under this heading, $14,100,000
shall be for Research: National Priorities as specified in the
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
division A of this consolidated Act).
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 $9,000 for official reception and representation
expenses, $2,613,679,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
Provided, That of the funds included under this heading, $12,700,000
shall be for Environmental Protection: National Priorities as specified
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That
of the funds included under this heading, $427,737,000 shall be for
Geographic Programs specified in the explanatory statement
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described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
consolidated Act).
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, 2018.
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, 2017.
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, 2015, 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, 2017, and $18,850,000 shall be paid to the
``Science and Technology'' appropriation to remain available until
September 30, 2017.
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
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Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide financial assistance to federally
recognized Indian tribes for the development and implementation of
programs to manage underground storage tanks.
Inland Oil Spill Programs
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protection
Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990,
$18,209,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, to
remain available until expended.
State and Tribal Assistance Grants
For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, including
capitalization grants for State revolving funds and performance
partnership grants, $3,518,161,000, to remain available until expended,
of which--
(1) $1,393,887,000 shall be for making capitalization grants
for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and of which $863,233,000
shall be for making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water
State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking
Water Act: Provided, That for fiscal year 2016, to the extent
there are sufficient eligible project applications and projects
are consistent with State Intended Use Plans, not less than 10
percent of the funds made available under this title to each
State for Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants
shall be used by the State for projects to address green
infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or
other environmentally innovative activities: Provided further,
That for fiscal year 2016, 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 2016 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 2016,
notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 518(c) of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to a total of 2
percent of the funds appropriated, or $30,000,000, whichever is
greater, and notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in
section 1452(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to a total of
2 percent of the funds appropriated, or $20,000,000, whichever
is greater, for State Revolving Funds under such Acts may be
reserved by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c)
and section 1452(i) of such Acts: Provided further, That for
fiscal year 2016, notwithstanding the amounts specified in
section 205(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to
1.5 percent of the aggregate funds
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appropriated for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program
under the Act less any sums reserved under section 518(c) of the
Act, may be reserved by the Administrator for grants made under
title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for American
Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and
United States Virgin Islands: Provided further, That for fiscal
year 2016, notwithstanding the limitations on amounts specified
in section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to 1.5
percent of the funds appropriated for the Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund programs under the Safe Drinking Water Act may be
reserved by the Administrator for grants made under section
1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided further, That
10 percent of the funds made available under this title to each
State for Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants
and 20 percent of the funds made available under this title to
each State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
capitalization grants shall be used by the State to provide
additional subsidy to eligible recipients in the form of
forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans, or grants (or
any combination of these), and shall be so used by the State
only where such funds are provided as initial financing for an
eligible recipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt
obligations of eligible recipients only where such debt was
incurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act;
(2) $10,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering,
planning, design, construction and related activities in
connection with the construction of high priority water and
wastewater facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico
Border, after consultation with the appropriate border
commission; Provided, That no funds provided by this
appropriations Act to address the water, wastewater and other
critical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the United
States along the United States-Mexico border shall be made
available to a county or municipal government unless that
government has established an enforceable local ordinance, or
other zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdiction the
development or construction of any additional colonia areas, or
the development within an existing colonia the construction of
any new home, business, or other structure which lacks water,
wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure;
(3) $20,000,000 shall be for grants to the State of Alaska
to address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs of
rural and Alaska Native Villages: Provided, That of these
funds: (A) the State of Alaska shall provide a match of 25
percent; (B) no more than 5 percent of the funds may be used for
administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) the State of
Alaska shall make awards consistent with the Statewide priority
list established in conjunction with the Agency and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture for all water, sewer, waste disposal,
and similar projects carried out by the State of Alaska that are
funded under section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) or the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) which shall allocate not
less than 25 percent of the funds provided for projects in
regional hub communities;
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(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) $50,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII,
subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005;
(6) $20,000,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the explanatory
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
division A of this consolidated Act);
(7) $1,060,041,000 shall be for grants, including associated
program support costs, to States, federally recognized tribes,
interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and air pollution control
agencies for multi-media or single media pollution prevention,
control and abatement and related activities, including
activities pursuant to the provisions set forth under this
heading in Public Law 104-134, and for making grants under
section 103 of the Clean Air Act for particulate matter
monitoring and data collection activities subject to terms and
conditions specified by the Administrator, of which: $47,745,000
shall be for carrying out section 128 of CERCLA; $9,646,000
shall be for Environmental Information Exchange Network grants,
including associated program support costs; $1,498,000 shall be
for grants to States under section 2007(f)(2) of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act, which shall be in addition to funds appropriated
under the heading ``Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund
Program'' to carry out the provisions of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act; $17,848,000 of the funds available for grants
under section 106 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
shall be for State participation in national- and State-level
statistical surveys of water resources and enhancements to State
monitoring programs: Provided, That for the period of fiscal
years 2016 through 2020, notwithstanding other applicable
provisions of law, the funds appropriated for the Indian
Environmental General Assistance Program shall be available to
federally recognized tribes for solid waste and recovered
materials collection, transportation, backhaul, and disposal
services; and
(8) $21,000,000 shall be for grants to States and federally
recognized Indian tribes for implementation of environmental
programs and projects that complement existing environmental
program grants, including interagency agreements, as specified
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
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Administrative Provisions--Environmental Protection Agency
(including transfers and rescission of funds)
For fiscal year 2016, 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 2016.
The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to $300,000,000 of
the funds appropriated for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative under
the heading ``Environmental Programs and Management'' to the head of any
Federal department or agency, with the concurrence of such head, to
carry out activities that would support the Great Lakes Restoration
Initiative and Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement programs, projects,
or activities; to enter into an interagency agreement with the head of
such Federal department or agency to carry out these activities; and to
make grants to governmental entities, nonprofit organizations,
institutions, and individuals for planning, research, monitoring,
outreach, and implementation in furtherance of the Great Lakes
Restoration Initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and Management,
Office of Inspector General, Hazardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking
Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are available for
the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of
facilities provided that the cost does not exceed $150,000 per project.
For fiscal year 2016, and notwithstanding section 518(f) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1377(f)), the
Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated for any
fiscal year under section 319 of the Act to make grants to 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 2016 to provide grants to implement the Southeastern New England
Watershed Restoration Program.
In addition to the amounts otherwise made available in this Act for
the Environmental Protection Agency, $27,000,000, to be
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available until September 30, 2017, to be used solely to meet Federal
requirements for cybersecurity implementation, including enhancing
response capabilities and upgrading incident management tools:
Provided, That such funds shall supplement, not supplant, any other
amounts made available to the Environmental Protection Agency for such
purpose: Provided further, That solely for the purposes provided
herein, such funds may be transferred to and merged with any other
appropriation in this Title.
Of the unobligated balances available for ``State and Tribal
Assistance Grants'' account, $40,000,000 are permanently rescinded:
Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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, $291,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That of the funds provided, $75,000,000 is for the forest
inventory and analysis program.
state and private forestry
For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing technical
and financial assistance to States, territories, possessions, and
others, and for forest health management, including treatments of pests,
pathogens, and invasive or noxious plants and for restoring and
rehabilitating forests damaged by pests or invasive plants, cooperative
forestry, and education and land conservation activities and conducting
an international program as authorized, $237,023,000, to remain
available until expended, as authorized by law; of which $62,347,000 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, $1,509,364,000, 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, $359,805,000 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
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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 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, $364,164,000, 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 2016 under the Act of March 4,
1913 (16 U.S.C. 501) shall be transferred to the General Fund of the
Treasury and shall not be available for transfer or obligation for any
other purpose unless the funds are appropriated: Provided further, That
of the funds provided for decommissioning of roads, up to $14,743,000
may be transferred to the ``National Forest System'' to support the
Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program.
land acquisition
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of chapter 2003
of title 54, United States Code, including administrative expenses, and
for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance
with statutory authority applicable to the Forest Service, $63,435,000,
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
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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. 516-
617a, 555a; Public Law 96-586; Public Law 76-589, 76-591; and Public Law
78-310).
range betterment fund
For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, and
improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal
year, as fees for grazing domestic livestock on lands in National
Forests in the 16 Western States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of
Public Law 94-579, to remain available until expended, of which not to
exceed 6 percent shall be available for administrative expenses
associated with on-the-ground range rehabilitation, protection, and
improvements.
gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research
For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), $45,000, to remain
available until expended, to be derived from the fund established
pursuant to the above Act.
management of national forest lands for subsistence uses
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage Federal lands
in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII of the Alaska National
Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96-487), $2,500,000, to
remain available until expended.
wildland fire management
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression activities on
National Forest System lands, for emergency fire suppression on or
adjacent to such lands or other lands under fire protection agreement,
hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to such lands, emergency
rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands and water,
and for State and volunteer fire assistance, $2,386,329,000, 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
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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, $375,000,000 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 the costs of
implementing any cooperative agreement between the Federal Government
and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the
affected parties: Provided further, That up to $15,000,000 of the funds
provided herein may be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to enter
into procurement contracts or cooperative agreements or to issue grants
for hazardous fuels management activities and for training or monitoring
associated with such hazardous fuels management activities on Federal
land or on non-Federal land if the Secretary determines such activities
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 $24,000,000 may be transferred to the
``National Forest System'' to support the Integrated Resource
Restoration pilot program.
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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, $823,000,000, 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).
administrative provisions, forest service
(including transfers of funds)
Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year
shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger motor vehicles;
acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from excess sources, and hire of
such vehicles; purchase, lease, operation, maintenance, and acquisition
of aircraft to maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service
wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs;
notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft being
replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to
offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft; (2) services
pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings
and other public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); (4) acquisition of land,
waters, and interests therein pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) for
expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972
(16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; and (7) for debt collection contracts
in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c).
Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service may be
transferred to the Wildland Fire Management appropriation for forest
firefighting, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands
or waters under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe
burning conditions upon the Secretary's notification of the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations that all fire suppression funds
appropriated under the headings ``Wildland Fire Management'' and ``FLAME
Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund'' will be obligated within 30 days:
Provided, That all funds used pursuant to this paragraph must be
replenished by a supplemental appropriation which must be requested as
promptly as possible.
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for
assistance to or through the Agency for International Development in
connection with forest and rangeland research, technical information,
and assistance in foreign countries, and shall be available to support
forestry and related natural resource activities outside the United
States and its territories and possessions, including technical
assistance, education and training, and cooperation with U.S., private,
and international organizations. The Forest Service, acting for the
International Program, may sign direct funding agreements with foreign
governments and institutions as well as other domestic agencies
(including the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Department
of State, and the
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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 described in section 4
(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the Forest Service
shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the Department of
Agriculture and not more than $14,500,000 of funds available to the
Forest Service shall be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for
Department Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to as Greenbook
charges. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit or limit the use of
reimbursable agreements requested by the Forest Service in order to
obtain services from the Department of Agriculture's National
Information Technology Center and the Department of Agriculture's
International Technology Service.
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $5,000,000 shall
be available for priority projects within the scope of the approved
budget, which shal