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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY MR. FRELINGHUYSEN OF NEW JERSEY,
CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, REGARDING THE HOUSE
AMENDMENT TO THE SENATE AMENDMENTS ON H.R. 244

The following is an explanation of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2017.
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DIVISION H--DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND
EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

In implementing this agreement, the Departments and
agencies should be guided by the language and instructions
set forth in House Report 114-699 accompanying the House
bill, H.R. 5926, and Senate Report 114-274 accompanying the
Senate bill, S. 3040.
Where the explanatory statement speaks to an issue that was
addressed in the House or Senate reports, the explanatory
statement should supersede the language in the House or
Senate reports. In cases where the House Report and the
Senate Report address a particular issue not specifically
cited in the explanatory statement, the House Report and the
Senate Report should be complied with and carry the same
emphasis as the language included in the explanatory
statement.
Each department and agency funded in this Act shall follow
the directions set forth in this Act and the accompanying
statement, and shall not reallocate resources or reorganize
activities except as provided herein. Funds for individual
programs and activities are displayed in the detailed table
at the end of the explanatory statement for this division.
Funding levels that are not displayed in the detailed table
are identified within this explanatory statement. Any action
to eliminate or consolidate programs, projects, and
activities should be pursued through a proposal in the
President's Budget so it can be considered by the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate.
Congressional Reports.--Each Department and agency is
directed to provide the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate, within 30 days of
enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter, a summary
describing each requested report to the Committees on
Appropriations along with its status.

TITLE I

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

Training and Employment Services

Reintegration of Ex-Offenders.--The agreement includes
$88,078,000 for ex-offender retraining and reintegration
activities, of which $25,000,000 is for competitive grants to
national and regional intermediaries. Efforts to build
partnerships with employers at the local level and to focus
training on in-demand skills are strongly supported. In lieu
of the report required by the House Report 114-699, the
Department of Labor (DOL) is directed to provide detailed
information in the fiscal year 2018 budget justification on
efforts undertaken to date as well as any new activities or
requirements that are intended to build effective industry
partnerships and job-placement services, offer industry-
recognized credentials, and focus training on high-demand
occupations. Other than the reporting requirement, House and
Senate report language is not superseded.
Apprenticeship Grants.--The agreement includes $95,000,000
to support Apprenticeship Grants, an increase of $5,000,000
above fiscal year 2016. The Department is directed to build
on the success of the ApprenticeshipUSA program and continue
funding innovative, job-driven approaches that expand
apprenticeship programs in high-growth and new industries. In
2015 women comprised nearly half of the national labor force,
but they made up less than ten percent of registered
apprentices. The Department is directed to prioritize grant
applications that engage, recruit, and serve women and other
under-represented populations.

Job Corps

The agreement includes $1,704,155,000 for Job Corps,
including $32,330,000 for administration, $1,587,325,000 for
operations, and $84,500,000 for construction. The safety and
security of students, staff, and facilities remains a very
high priority. The Department is expected to use the
increases in funding as necessary to prioritize safety and
security improvements across the Job Corps system.

State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations

The agreement includes $115,000,000, the same amount as
fiscal year 2016, for the reemployment services and
eligibility assessment program. The amount reflects continued
strong support for a program that has been shown to reduce
improper payments and to provide intensive, individualized
intervention for unemployment compensation beneficiaries to
help return them fully and quickly to the workforce. The
agreement maintains Senate language clarifying flexibility
for local workforce agencies to target ex-service member
claimants, those most likely to exhaust benefits, as well as
claimants from a variety of backgrounds and lengths of time
receiving benefits as local officials deem necessary based on
local needs.
The agreement includes $50,000,000 for the continued
support of State consortia to modernize their Unemployment
Insurance tax and benefit systems. The Department is expected
to apply the full $50,000,000 to this purpose, including
assistance to State consortia as needed to comply with
requirements of 26 U.S.C. 6103(l)(10)(B).
The agreement notes a provision in the preamble for the
Interim Final Rule (IFR) issued by the U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services and DOL in 2015 regarding H-2B mobile
housing policy. The IFR was issued without the public review
and comment period afforded in a typical rulemaking process,
in order to continue operation of the program. DOL is urged
to engage with all stakeholders to assess impacts of the
housing policy in industries requiring a mobile workforce.
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Center of Excellence.--The
agreement includes $5,500,000 for the UI Center of Excellence
(Center), an increase of $2,500,000 above the fiscal year
2016 level. The increase of $2,500,000 is intended as a
payment on behalf of States to the entity operating the
Center.

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) has
established a Program Integrity unit and data analytics team
to identify and remedy areas of improper payments and fraud.
Despite these advancements, OWCP has been reticent to act
quickly in addressing reports of possibly improper and
fraudulent payments associated with compound drugs.
Therefore, OWCP shall issue a report within 120 days after
the date of enactment of this Act on its plan to strengthen
OWCP's role in evaluating these payments, including enhanced
utilization of program

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integrity measures in developing and implementing corrective
actions for the timely identification and remediation of
fraudulent and improper payments for programs it administers.

Mine Safety and Health Administration

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is
directed to provide assistance and data necessary for the
National Academy of Sciences study previously provided in the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National
Institute of Occupational Safety and Health account. MSHA is
directed to report to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate and authorizing
committees of jurisdiction within 72 hours of determining
that compliance rates under the new sampling protocols taking
effect in 2016 fall below 95 percent, and to provide such
committees with quarterly reports on actual compliance rates
under the new coal dust rule.
The agreement includes new language providing authority to
use State grants funds for the purchase and maintenance of
equipment required under the respirable coal dust standard.
The authority is intended to assist entities determined by
the Secretary to have demonstrated financial need to comply
with the new regulation. The authority is not intended to be
used for entities restructuring operations under bankruptcy
laws.

IT MODERNIZATION

The agreement includes funding for the continuation of
information technology (IT) modernization efforts. The
Department is directed to take a risk-based approach to
allocating fiscal year 2017 development funds and prioritize
development projects that will result in more secure and
cost-effective IT systems. Within 180 days of enactment of
this Act, the Department is directed to submit a
comprehensive update on the status of all IT development
projects. This report should address both projects funded
through the IT Modernization account as well as development
projects being undertaken by individual agencies and offices.
The report should provide information for each project
including the name and type of project, current status
including total expenditures to date, projected timelines to
completion, expected improvements in agency processes,
customer service and performance, total expected cost of
development, expected annual cost of maintenance upon
completion, and anticipated annual savings and cost avoidance
from replacing or shutting down legacy systems.

General Provisions

The agreement includes new transfer authority within the
Employment and Training Administration to conduct program
integrity activities.

TITLE II

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

Of the available funding for fiscal year 2017, bill
language directs that not less than $50,000,000 shall be
awarded for services related to the treatment, prevention,
and awareness of opioid abuse. In addition, not less than
$50,000,000 will be awarded for services related to mental
health.
Native Hawaiian Health Care.--The agreement expects that
not less than $14,400,000 be provided for the Native Hawaiian
Health Care Program.

HEALTH WORKFORCE

In response to the opioid epidemic, the agreement
encourages medical schools and teaching hospitals to enhance
existing curricular content on substance abuse and pain
management for future prescribers. The agreement supports
efforts by the Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA), through its Title VII health professions programs, to
provide educational and training grants to medical schools
and teaching hospitals to develop innovative educational
materials related to substance use disorders and pain
management.
Oral Health Training.--The agreement includes an additional
$800,000 for the Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program under
section 748 of the Public Health Service Act. The agreement
directs HRSA to publish a new funding opportunity
announcement and to give preference in grant awards to
pediatric dentistry faculty supervising residents and to
applicants providing clinical services in dental clinics
located in dental schools, hospitals, or community-based
affiliated sites.

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

Maternal and Child Health Block Grant.--The agreement
includes language setting aside $80,593,000 for Special
Projects of Regional and National Significance (SPRANS). The
agreement provides the following amounts within SPRANS:

Children's Health and Development.--The agreement provides
an additional $3,500,000 within SPRANS and directs HRSA to
fund a study focused on improving child health through a
Statewide system of early childhood developmental screenings
and interventions. Priority shall be given to States with
high rates of poverty among children under age 5, low rates
of early childhood developmental screenings, and high rates
of low birthweight infants with resultant complications of
prematurity, developmental delays, and other health problems
in early childhood. A successful program shall involve
leaders in early childhood wellbeing, including State
officials in health and education, as well as medical
specialists in pediatrics. The end goal of the program should
be to yield a model for other States to utilize in improving
child health and development outcomes among diverse
populations.
Autism and Other Developmental Disorders.--The agreement
provides $47,099,000 for the Autism and Other Developmental
Disorders program and directs that HRSA provide not less than
$29,490,000 for the Leadership Education in
Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program.
The increase will help the LEND program initiate or expand
work in the area of interdisciplinary leadership training to
meet the needs of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and
related developmental disabilities.
Heritable Disorders Program.--The agreement provides
$13,883,000 for the Heritable Disorders Program, of which
$2,000,000 is provided for newborn screening for Severe
Combined Immune Deficiency and related disorders.

HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS

340B Drug Program.--HRSA is requested to provide a briefing
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate on the status of the secure
website within 90 days of enactment of this Act.

RURAL HEALTH

Rural Health Outreach.--The agreement provides $65,500,000
for the Rural Health Outreach program. The agreement provides
not more than $12,514,000 for Outreach Service Grants; not
less than $15,000,000 for Rural Network Development Grants;
not less than $12,000,000 for Delta States Network Grant
Program; not less than $2,200,000 for Network Planning
Grants; and not more than $6,500,000 for Small Healthcare
Provider Quality Improvement Grants.
Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program.--The
agreement provides an additional $2,000,000 to support HRSA's
collaboration with the Delta Regional Authority to develop a
pilot program to help underserved rural communities identify
and better address their health care needs and to help small
rural hospitals improve their financial and operational
performance.
Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program.--The agreement
provides an additional $2,000,000 for rural hospital
flexibility grant program. With the additional funds, HRSA is
directed to issue a new funding opportunity announcement. The
agreement directs HRSA to give preference in grant awards to
Critical Access Hospitals serving rural communities with high
rates of poverty, unemployment, and substance abuse.
Telehealth.--The agreement provides an additional
$1,500,000 for telehealth. The agreement directs HRSA to
develop a plan to create a telehealth center of excellence to
test the efficacy of telehealth services in both urban and
rural geographic locations. HHS should consider a public
academic medical center with demonstrated success, a high
volume of annual telehealth visits, and established programs
that provide telehealth services in medically underserved
areas with high chronic disease prevalence and high poverty
rates. The selected site should also have established a
reimbursement structure that allows telehealth services to be
financially self-sustaining. The agreement allocates not less
than $7,300,000 for the Telehealth Network Grant Program. For
the additional new funds for the Telehealth Network Grant
Program, HRSA is directed to issue a new funding opportunity
announcement, giving preference in grant awards to small
hospitals serving communities with high rates of poverty,
unemployment, and substance abuse.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The agreement includes $6,273,503,000 for the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which includes
$6,258,503,000 in discretionary funding and $15,000,000 in
Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (PHSSEF)
unobligated balances from pandemic influenza supplemental
appropriations. This provides a total program level of
$7,255,161,000, which includes $35,000,000 in emergency
funding for Flint, Michigan and $891,300,000 in transfers
from the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPH Fund). In
addition, the Zika Response and Preparedness Appropriations
Act, 2016 provided $394,000,000 to prevent, prepare for, and
respond to the Zika virus.

IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES

The agreement includes a total of $794,350,000 for
Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, which includes
$455,000,000 in discretionary appropriations, $324,350,000 in
transfers from the PPH Fund, and $15,000,000 in transfers
from PHSSEF unobligated balances. Within this total, the
agreement includes the following amounts:

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Budget Activity FY 2017 Agreement
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Section 317 Immunization Program............... $606,792,000
Influenza Planning and Response................ 187,558,000
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PHSSEF Unobligated Balances.--The agreement directs the
Secretary to make these funds available within 30 days of
enactment.

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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Rates.--The
agreement urges the CDC to expand outreach and coordination
with other agencies to increase HPV vaccination rates. The
CDC is encouraged to develop and implement an awareness
campaign that informs clinicians, parents, and local
immunization programs about the severity and prevalence of
HPV-related cancers and the cancer prevention benefits of the
vaccine. The CDC is directed to provide an update in the
fiscal year 2018 budget justification on its strategy to
increase HPV vaccination rates.

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

The agreement includes $1,117,278,000 for HIV/AIDS, Viral
Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Tuberculosis
Prevention. Within this total, the agreement includes the
following amounts:

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Budget Activity FY 2017 Agreement
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Domestic HIV/AIDS Prevention and Research...... $788,712,000
HIV Prevention by Health Departments....... 397,161,000
HIV Surveillance........................... 119,861,000
Activities to Improve Program Effectiveness 103,208,000
National, Regional, Local, Community and 135,401,000
Other Organizations.......................
School Health.............................. 33,081,000
Viral Hepatitis................................ 34,000,000
Sexually Transmitted Infections................ 152,310,000
Tuberculosis................................... 142,256,000
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Hepatitis C Testing.--New research suggests that the
percentage of individuals born between 1945 and 1965 that
have been tested for the hepatitis C virus remains very low
and has not substantially increased, despite recommendations
from CDC and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force that all
members of this generation be tested at least once. CDC is
strongly urged to develop a public health strategy to
increase testing rates by raising awareness of these
recommendations among healthcare providers and those at risk
of infection.

EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The agreement includes $584,922,000 for Emerging and
Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, which includes $532,922,000 in
discretionary appropriations and $52,000,000 in transfers
from the PPH Fund. Within this total, the agreement includes
the following amounts:

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Budget Activity FY 2017 Agreement
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Antibiotic Resistance Initiative............... $163,000,000
Lab Safety and Quality......................... 8,000,000
All Other Infectious Diseases.................. 29,840,000
Vector-borne Diseases.......................... 26,410,000
Lyme Disease................................... 10,700,000
Prion Disease.................................. 6,000,000
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome....................... 5,400,000
Emerging Infectious Diseases................... 147,000,000
Food Safety.................................... 54,000,000
National Healthcare Safety Network............. 21,000,000
Quarantine..................................... 31,572,000
Advanced Molecular Detection................... 30,000,000
Epidemiology and Lab Capacity program.......... 40,000,000
Healthcare-Associated Infections............... 12,000,000
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CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION

The agreement includes $1,115,596,000 for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion, which includes $777,646,000
in discretionary appropriations and $337,950,000 in transfers
from the PPH Fund. Within this total, the agreement includes
the following amounts:

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Budget Activity FY 2017 Agreement
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Tobacco........................................ $205,000,000
Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity...... 49,920,000
High Obesity Rate Counties................. 10,000,000
School Health.................................. 15,400,000
Health Promotion............................... 14,025,000
Glaucoma................................... 3,300,000
Visual Screening Education................. 525,000
Alzheimer's Disease........................ 3,500,000
Inflammatory Bowel Disease................. 750,000
Interstitial Cystitis...................... 850,000
Excessive Alcohol Use...................... 3,000,000
Chronic Kidney Disease..................... 2,100,000
Prevention Research Centers.................... 25,461,000
Heart Disease and Stroke....................... 130,037,000
Diabetes....................................... 140,129,000
National Diabetes Prevention Program........... 22,500,000
Cancer Prevention and Control.................. 356,674,000
Breast and Cervical Cancer................. 210,000,000
WISEWOMAN.............................. 21,120,000
Breast Cancer Awareness for Young Women.... 4,960,000
Cancer Registries.......................... 49,440,000
Colorectal Cancer.......................... 43,294,000
Comprehensive Cancer....................... 19,675,000
Johanna's Law.............................. 5,500,000
Ovarian Cancer............................. 8,000,000
Prostate Cancer............................ 13,205,000
Skin Cancer................................ 2,125,000
Cancer Survivorship Resource Center........ 475,000
Oral Health.................................... 18,000,000
Safe Motherhood/Infant Health.................. 46,000,000
Preterm Birth.............................. 2,000,000
Arthritis...................................... 11,000,000
Epilepsy....................................... 8,500,000
National Lupus Patient Registry................ 6,000,000
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community 50,950,000
Health (REACH)................................
Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country. 16,000,000
Million Hearts................................. 4,000,000
National Early Child Care Collaboratives....... 4,000,000
Hospitals Promoting Breastfeeding.............. 8,000,000
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Tobacco.--The agreement includes funds for tobacco use
prevention and cessation activities for adults and children.
Heart Disease & Stroke and Diabetes.--The agreement
includes $130,037,000 and $140,129,000 for the Heart Disease
& Stroke and Diabetes prevention formula programs. The
Partnerships to Improve Community Health (PICH) program,
which received $60,000,000 equally distributed between these
lines last year for close-out activities, concluded in fiscal
year 2016. The agreement does not include funding for
continuation of PICH activities. The Division of Community
Health is directed to follow directions provided in Senate
Report 114-274 in regards to evaluation plans, data, or
analysis related to the PICH program and related programs.
National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP).--The agreement
includes $22,500,000 for the NDPP, an increase of $2,500,000
over the fiscal year 2016 level, and directs all new funds to
support new program providers, including a focus on rural
providers.
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH).--
The agreement includes $50,950,000 for the REACH program.
Within the total amount, $34,950,000 is provided to begin a
new five-year cooperative agreement for community programs
and $16,000,000 is for Good Health and Wellness in Indian
Country, as described in House Report 114-699. The CDC is
urged to fund only the most effective approaches and
implement evidence- and practice-based strategies in racial
and ethnic communities with all future grant announcements.

BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

The agreement includes $137,560,000 for Birth Defects and
Developmental Disabilities. Within the total for Birth
Defects and Developmental Disabilities, the agreement
includes the following amounts:

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FY 2017
Budget Activity Agreement
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Child Health and Development............................... $65,800,000
Birth Defects.......................................... 19,000,000
Fetal Death............................................ 900,000
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome................................. 11,000,000
Folic Acid............................................. 3,150,000
Infant Health.......................................... 8,650,000
Autism................................................. 23,100,000
Health and Development for People with Disabilities........ 56,660,000
Disability & Health.................................... 24,000,000
Tourette Syndrome...................................... 2,000,000
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention............... 10,760,000
Muscular Dystrophy..................................... 6,000,000
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder............... 1,900,000
Fragile X.............................................. 2,000,000
Spina Bifida........................................... 6,000,000
Congenital Heart Failure............................... 4,000,000
Public Health Approach to Blood Disorders.................. 4,400,000
Hemophilia CDC Activities.................................. 3,500,000
Hemophilia Treatment Centers............................... 5,100,000
Thalassemia................................................ 2,100,000
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Health and Development with Disabilities.--The agreement
includes $6,700,000 for the Healthy Athletes program.
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) Pilot.--The
agreement provides an increase of $100,000 in the Hemophilia
Treatment Centers line to support a collaborative pilot model
that enables up to three existing Federally-funded Hemophilia
Treatment Centers (HTC) to serve as specialty centers for the
evaluation and management of HHT. These additional funds are
provided to support the first year of a two-year pilot
program and should be awarded to an existing HTC with the
capacity and expertise to evaluate the data produced in the
two-year pilot.

PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENTIFIC SERVICES

The agreement includes a total of $489,397,000 for Public
Health Scientific Services in discretionary appropriations.
Within the total for Public Health Scientific Services, the
agreement includes the following amounts:

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

The agreement includes $180,750,000 for Environmental
Health programs, which includes $163,750,000 in discretionary
appropriations, and $17,000,000 in transfers from the PPH
Fund. The agreement provides support for CDC's environmental
health research, evaluation, and surveillance activities.
These activities are intended to be complementary to the
biomedical research conducted at the National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences. Within this total, the
agreement includes the following amounts:

Vitamin D.--The agreement notes that vitamin D is an
essential nutrient. In 2010, the Institute of Medicine
published a Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) for vitamin D that
found that the evidence supports a role for vitamin D in bone
health but not in other health conditions. It further found
that emerging evidence indicates that too much vitamin D may
be harmful. The agreement requests an update in the fiscal
year 2018 budget justification on the current state of the
science around vitamin D including what health benefits, if
any, vitamin D offers other than bone health. The agreement
also requests an update in the fiscal year 2018 budget
justification on any plans for an update of the DRI for
vitamin D.
Skin Cancer.--The agreement notes a concern about rising
rates of skin cancer, the most common form of cancer in the
United States. The agreement requests an update in the fiscal
year 2018 budget justification on the current state of the
science around skin cancer prevention including the link
between sun exposure and skin cancer.

INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL

The agreement includes $286,059,000 for Injury Prevention
and Control activities. Within this total, the agreement
includes the following amounts:

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FY 2017
Budget Activity Agreement
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Intentional Injury......................................... $97,730,000
Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence.................. 32,700,000
Child Maltreatment..................................... 7,250,000
Youth Violence Prevention.............................. 15,100,000
Domestic Violence Community Projects................... 5,500,000
Rape Prevention........................................ 44,430,000
National Violent Death Reporting System.................... 16,000,000
Unintentional Injury....................................... 8,800,000
Traumatic Brain Injury................................. 6,750,000
Elderly Falls.......................................... 2,050,000
Injury Prevention Activities............................... 28,950,000
Opioid Prescription Drug Overdose.......................... 112,000,000
Illicit Opioid Use Risk Factors............................ 13,579,000
Injury Control Research Centers............................ 9,000,000
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Opioid Prescription Drug Overdose (PDO) Prevention
Activity.--The agreement continues strong support for PDO
prevention activities. In such, it reiterates its support for
the interconnected language in both the House and Senate
reports on this issue. Further, it notes within the funds
provided for PDO prevention, no less than $107,000,000 shall
be used to support core PDO activities with the remaining
funds available to support, as needed, the prescription
guideline distribution efforts.
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.--In case a State does
not have a prescription drug monitoring program, a county,
consortium, or other unit of local government within the
State that has a prescription drug monitoring program or has
submitted an application to establish a prescription drug
monitoring program shall be treated as a State for the
purpose of this activity.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

The agreement includes a total of $335,200,000 for the
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
in discretionary appropriations. Within the total for NIOSH,
the agreement includes the following amounts:

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Budget Activity FY 2017 Agreement
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National Occupational Research Agenda.......... $116,000,000
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing............. 25,500,000
Education and Research Centers................. 29,000,000
Personal Protective Technology................. 20,000,000
Mining Research................................ 59,500,000
Other Occupational Safety and Health Research.. 109,600,000
National Mesothelioma Registry and Tissue Bank. 1,100,000
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Total Worker Health.--The agreement provides funding in the
Other Occupational Safety and Health Research line to
continue to support the Total Worker Health program at no
less than the fiscal year 2016 level.

ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM

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

GLOBAL HEALTH

The agreement includes $435,121,000 for Global Health
activities. Within this total, the agreement includes the
following amounts:

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Budget Activity FY 2017 Agreement
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Global AIDS Program............................ $128,421,000
Global Immunization Program.................... 224,000,000
Polio Eradication.......................... 174,000,000
Measles and Other Vaccine Preventable 50,000,000
Diseases..................................
Parasitic Diseases/Malaria..................... 24,500,000
Global Public Health Protection................ 58,200,000
Global Disease Detection and Emergency 48,400,000
Response..................................
Global Public Health Capacity.............. 9,800,000
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Global Disease Detection.--The agreement provides an
increase of $3,000,000 for the Global Disease Detection
program. The agreement directs the additional funds to be
used to support existing longitudinal, population-based
infectious disease surveillance platforms that enable
comparative analysis between urban and rural populations in
the developing world.

PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

The agreement includes $1,405,000,000 for public health
preparedness and response activities. Within the total for
Public Health Preparedness and Response, the agreement
includes the following amounts:

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Budget Activity FY 2017 Agreement
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Public Health Emergency Preparedness $660,000,000
Cooperative Agreements........................
Academic Centers for Public Health Preparedness 8,200,000
CDC Preparedness and Response.................. 161,800,000
BioSense................................... 23,000,000
All Other CDC Preparedness................. 138,800,000
Strategic National Stockpile................... 575,000,000
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BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

The agreement includes $10,000,000 for Buildings and
Facilities.

CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES

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

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Budget Activity FY 2017 Agreement
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Preventative Health and Health Services Block $160,000,000
Grant.........................................
Public Health Leadership and Support........... 113,570,000
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Sodium.--The agreement directs the Director of CDC, within
90 days of enactment of this Act, to enter into an
arrangement with the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) to
develop a dietary reference intake report for sodium that
takes into consideration studies on all-cause mortality. The
agreement directs the CDC to provide a copy of the charter
with NAM to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate and to include an update in
the fiscal year 2018 budget justification on the timeline for
the report.

National Institutes of Health

The agreement provides $34,084,000,000 for the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) activities, including $352,000,000
from the 21st Century Cures Act, an increase of
$2,000,000,000, or 6.2 percent, above fiscal year 2016. In
addition, $152,000,000 was provided to the National Institute
of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in the Zika Response and
Preparedness Appropriations Act, 2016 to research the Zika
virus infection and for the preclinical and clinical
development of vaccine and other countermeasures for the Zika
virus and other vector-borne diseases.
The agreement continues the commitment to funding research
on Alzheimer's disease and increases funding by $400,000,000
to a total of $1,391,000,000 in fiscal year 2017; increases
funding for the Precision Medicine Initiative by
$120,000,000; increases funding for the Brain Research
through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN)
Initiative by $110,000,000, and increases funding for
antibiotic resistance research by $50,000,000. In addition, a
funding increase above fiscal year 2016 is provided to every
Institute and Center to continue investments in research that
will save lives, lead to new drug and device development,
reduce health care costs, and improve the lives of all
Americans.
Funding from the 21st Century Cures Act was previously
appropriated for fiscal year 2017 by section 194 of the
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017. Per the authorization,
$300,000,000 is transferred to the National Cancer Institute
for cancer research and $52,000,000 will be allocated from
the NIH Innovation Fund, in this agreement reflected in the
Office of the Director, for the Precision Medicine Initiative
cohort ($40,000,000), the BRAIN Initiative ($10,000,000), and
regenerative medicine research ($2,000,000).
The agreement increases funding for the Clinical and
Translational Science Awards to $516,120,000; increases
funding for the Institutional Development Award to
$333,361,000; and continues to support the National
Children's Study Follow-on program at $165,000,000.
The Common Fund is supported as a set-aside within the
Office of the Director at $695,456,000, which includes
$12,600,000 to support pediatric research as authorized by
the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act.
The agreement expects the 6.2 percent increase of funds
over the fiscal year 2016 level to support an increase in the
number of new and competing Research Project Grants.
The agreement expects NIH to support a consistent NIH-wide
inflationary policy across all ICs that is no less than the
general increase provided to all ICs (3.0 percent) for non-
competing grants.
The agreement expects that NIH will continue its focus on
emerging investigators and first-time renewals of these young
investigators with actions to significantly reduce the
average age of an NIH-supported new investigator.
The agreement expects NIH to support the number of Ruth L.
Kirschstein National Research Service Awards and other
training grants in proportion to at least the general IC
level funding increase. The agreement expects NIH to provide
a stipend level and inflationary increase to grantees that is
at least consistent with any fiscal year 2017 Federal
employee pay raise.

NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).--The
agreement expects CDC and NIH to work together to complete
the COPD action plan on a timely basis and report on the
implementation of the recommendations of the plan in the
fiscal year 2018 budget justification.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES (NIGMS)

Science Education Partnership Awards (SEPA).--SEPA fosters
important connections between biomedical researchers and K-12
teachers and their students. These connections establish an
education pipeline to careers in biomedical sciences, which
is one of the most important areas of workforce development
in the U.S. economy. The agreement expects SEPA to receive
not less than $18,541,000, the fiscal year 2016 level, and
transfers SEPA funding to NIGMS following NIH's transfer of
the program earlier this year.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES (NIMHD)

Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMIs).--The
agreement continues to support the core mission of RCMIs to
develop new investigators from under-represented communities
and to conduct world-class biomedical research that
emphasizes minority health and health disparities. The
agreement expects the RCMIs to receive not less than
$58,461,000, which is the fiscal year 2016 level plus the
proportional share of the general increase provided to NIMHD.

NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES (NCATS)

Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program.--
The agreement includes additional funding for the CTSA
program to ensure that recommendations from the 2013
Institute of Medicine report can be implemented without
reducing the total number of CTSA awards. The agreement
directs NCATS to maintain the number of CTSA awards--
including the number of clinical and

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translational research institutions--at no less than the
fiscal year 2016 level.

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act.--The agreement
continues bill language for specific funds authorized by the
Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act within the Common
Fund to support the third year of the 10-year Pediatric
Research Initiative. The agreement requests an update in the
fiscal year 2018 budget justification on this effort as
described in the House and Senate reports.
Clinical Center Reorganization.--The ongoing restructuring
of the NIH Clinical Center (CC) to ensure patient safety and
care after last year's highly critical Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) inspection of the CC Pharmacy remains a
high priority. NIH has started the reorganization laid out in
the Red Team's recommendations, including hiring a new CC
director and establishing a comprehensive oversight and
compliance office. These steps should greatly reduce risks,
increase assurance of participant safety, and improve
research quality. The agreement directs NIH to continue
providing timely updates on the reorganization to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate, including an update in the fiscal year 2018
budget justification.
Natural Products.--The agreement commends the FDA for
issuing draft guidance related to botanical drug products.
There are reports that many alternative and potentially life-
saving products are already helping those for whom
traditional treatment is not enough or is ineffective. The
agreement encourages the NIH, including NCCIH and NCI, and
other Federal entities that fund cancer research, to speed
development and testing of natural products and their
derivatives, with the goal of accelerating the designation of
Investigational New Drug applications to promising products.
These drugs and their trials represent a promising complement
to cancer treatment and the agreement urges NIH to conduct
clinical trials in regions with disproportionally high cancer
burden and late stage presentation.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

The agreement continues bill language directing the
Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use to
exempt the Mental Health Block Grant and the Substance Abuse
Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant from being used
as a source for the PHS evaluation set-aside in fiscal year
2017, as was done prior to fiscal year 2012. Within the total
for SAMHSA, the agreement includes $20,000,000 to support
programs authorized in the Comprehensive Addiction and
Recovery Act of 2016, P.L. 114-198.

MENTAL HEALTH

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

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Budget Activity FY 2017 Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capacity:
Seclusion & Restraint............................ $1,147,000
Project Aware State Grants....................... 57,001,000
Mental Health First Aid.......................... 14,963,000
Healthy Transitions.............................. 19,951,000
National Child Traumatic Stress Network.......... 48,887,000
Children and Family Programs..................... 7,229,000
Consumer and Family Network Grants............... 4,954,000
Mental Health System Transformation and Health 3,779,000
Reform..........................................
Project LAUNCH................................... 23,605,000
Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration... 49,877,000
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention......... 11,000,000
Zero Suicide................................. 9,000,000
American Indian and Alaska Native........ 2,000,000
Suicide Lifeline................................. 7,198,000
Garrett Lee Smith--Youth Suicide Prevention-- 35,427,000
States..........................................
Garrett Lee Smith--Youth Suicide Prevention-- 6,488,000
Campus..........................................
American Indian and Alaskan Native Suicide 2,931,000
Prevention Initiative...........................
Homelessness Prevention Programs................. 30,696,000
Tribal Behavioral Grants......................... 15,000,000
Minority AIDS.................................... 9,224,000
Criminal and Juvenile Justice Programs........... 4,269,000
Assisted Outpatient Treatment.................... 15,000,000
Science and Service:
Garrett Lee Smith--Suicide Prevention Resource 5,988,000
Center..........................................
Practice Improvement and Training................ 7,828,000
Primary/Behavioral Health Integration T.A........ 1,991,000
Consumer & Consumer Support T.A. Centers......... 1,918,000
Minority Fellowship Program...................... 8,059,000
Disaster Response................................ 1,953,000
Homelessness..................................... 2,296,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Project AWARE.--Of the amount provided for Project AWARE,
the agreement directs SAMHSA to use $10,000,000 for
discretionary grants to support efforts in high-crime, high-
poverty areas and, in particular, communities that are
seeking to address relevant impacts and root causes of civil
unrest. These grants should maintain the same focus as fiscal
year 2016 grants and continue to be coordinated with the
Department of Education grants.
Project LAUNCH.--The agreement provides continuation
funding for all existing grant activities.
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.--The agreement
provides $11,000,000 for the National Strategy for Suicide
Prevention, an increase of $9,000,000 above the fiscal year
2016 level. Of this amount, $9,000,000 is for the Zero
Suicide initiative. The Zero Suicide initiative is a
comprehensive, multi-setting approach to suicide prevention
in health systems. The agreement also supports a set-aside
for American Indian/Alaska Native populations of $2,000,000
within the total for Zero Suicide.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT

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

------------------------------------------------------------------------
FY 2017
Budget Activity Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capacity:
Opioid Treatment Programs/Regulatory Activities....... $8,724,000
Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral, and Treatment 30,000,000
PHS Evaluation Funds.............................. 2,000,000
Targeted Capacity Expansion--General.................. 67,192,000
Medication-Assisted Treatment for Prescription 56,000,000
Drug and Opioid Addiction........................
Pregnant & Postpartum Women........................... 19,931,000
Improving Access to Overdose Treatment................ 1,000,000
Building Communities of Recovery...................... 3,000,000
Recovery Community Services Program................... 2,434,000
Children and Families................................. 29,605,000
Treatment Systems for Homeless........................ 36,386,000
Minority AIDS......................................... 65,570,000
Criminal Justice Activities........................... 78,000,000
Science and Service:
Addiction Technology Transfer Centers................. 9,046,000
Minority Fellowship Program........................... 3,539,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Medication-Assisted Treatment for Prescription Drug and
Opioid Addiction.--The agreement provides $56,000,000 for the
Medication-Assisted Treatment for Prescription Drug and
Opioid Addiction program. SAMHSA is directed to support
continuation grants and expand the program to additional
States. SAMHSA is directed to include as an allowable use
medication-assisted treatment and other clinically
appropriate services to achieve and maintain abstinence from
all opioids and heroin. SAMHSA is directed to give preference
in grant awards to treatment regimens that are less
susceptible to diversion for illicit purposes. These grants
should target States with the highest age adjusted rates of
admissions, including those that have demonstrated a dramatic
age adjusted increase in admissions for the treatment of
opioid use disorders.
Criminal Justice Activities.--The agreement provides
$78,000,000 for Criminal Justice Activities and directs that
no less than $60,000,000 will be used exclusively for Drug
Court activities. SAMHSA is directed to ensure that all Drug
Treatment Court funding is allocated to serve people
diagnosed with a substance use disorder as their primary
condition. SAMHSA is further directed to ensure that all drug
treatment court grant recipients work directly with the
corresponding State substance abuse agency in the planning,
implementation, and evaluation of the grant. SAMHSA is
further directed to expand training and technical assistance
to drug treatment court grant recipients to ensure evidence-
based practices are fully implemented.
Pregnant and Postpartum Women.--The agreement includes an
increase of $4,000,000 for grants authorized under section
501 of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016,
P.L. 114-198. Consistent with the authorization, the
additional funding will be used to fund pilot programs to
address treatment gaps for pregnant and postpartum women with
substance use disorders, including opioid use disorders.
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant-
Overdose Fatality Prevention.--The agreement reflects strong
concerns about the increasing number of unintentional
overdose deaths attributable to prescription and
nonprescription opioids. SAMHSA is urged to take steps to
encourage and support the use of Substance Abuse and
Prevention Block Grant funds for opioid safety education and
training, including initiatives that improve access for
licensed healthcare professionals, including paramedics, to
emergency devices used to rapidly reverse the effects of
opioid overdoses. Such initiatives should incorporate robust
evidence based intervention training, and facilitate linkage
to treatment and recovery services.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION

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

------------------------------------------------------------------------
FY 2017
Budget Activity Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capacity:
Strategic Prevention Framework/Partnerships for $109,484,000
Success..............................................
Strategic Prevention Framework Rx..................... 10,000,000
Grants to Prevent Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose... 12,000,000
First Responder Training.............................. 12,000,000
Rural Set-aside................................... 6,000,000
Mandatory Drug Testing................................ 4,894,000
Minority AIDS......................................... 41,205,000
Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking (STOP Act) 7,000,000
National Adult-Oriented Media Public Service 1,000,000
Campaign.........................................
Community-based Coalition Enhancement Grants...... 5,000,000
Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee on the 1,000,000
Prevention of Underage Drinking..................
Tribal Behavioral Health Grants....................... 15,000,000
Science and Service:
Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies. 7,493,000
Science and Service Program Coordination.............. 4,072,000
Minority Fellowship Program........................... 71,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

The agreement directs that all of the funding appropriated
explicitly for substance abuse prevention purposes both in
the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention's PRNS lines as
well as the funding from the 20 percent prevention set-aside
in the SAPT Block Grant be used only for bona fide substance
abuse prevention programs and not for any other purpose.
Grants to Prevent Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose.--The
agreement provides $12,000,000 for discretionary grants to
States to prevent opioid overdose-related deaths. This
program will help States equip and train first responders
with the use of devices that rapidly reverse the effects of
opioids. SAMHSA is directed to ensure applicants outline how
proposed activities in the grant would work

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with treatment and recovery communities in addition to first
responders.
First Responder Training.--The agreement provides
$12,000,000 for First Responder Training grants as authorized
in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016, P.L.
114-198. Of this amount, $6,000,000 is set aside for rural
communities with high rates of substance abuse. Consistent
with the authorization, SAMHSA is directed to ensure
applicants outline how proposed activities in the grant would
work with treatment and recovery communities in addition to
first responders.

HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

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

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

The agreement provides $324,000,000 for the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality. Within the total, the
agreement includes the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
FY 2017
Budget Activity Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Patient-Centered Health Research........................... $0
Prevention/Care Management................................. 11,649,000
Health Information Technology (IT)......................... 16,500,000
Health IT to Improve Quality........................... 14,500,000
Patient Safety Research.................................... 70,276,000
Healthcare-Associated Infections Prevention............ 36,000,000
Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria................ 10,000,000
Healthcare Delivery Systems............................ 10,000,000
Crosscutting Activities Related to Quality, Effectiveness 88,731,000
and Efficiency Research...................................
Health Services Contract/IAA Research.................. 14,000,000
Investigator-Initiated Research Grants................. 46,731,000
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey........................... 66,000,000
Program Management......................................... 70,844,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Air Ambulance Services and Payment Structures.--In lieu of
the language in Senate Report 114-274, the agreement directs
the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to submit a report
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate on fixed wing and helicopter
air ambulance services, operational costs, and, as available,
payment structures no later than 18 months after the
enactment of this Act. The report should include an analysis
of costs, including all operational, mechanical, medical,
human capital, and business expenses. The report shall
include analysis of the number of providers providing either
fixed wing or rotor wing ambulance services and the number of
transports, taking into consideration the volume of
transports per provider over time, and the number in
comparative volumes for accident site, inter-facility, and
non-emergency/charter transports. The report should reflect
demographic and urban/rural/super rural differences as well
as differences in fixed wing and helicopter services. GAO may
examine the source and amount of reimbursement for these
services among private insurance companies, Medicare,
Medicaid reimbursement rates, and other Federal government
sponsored reimbursement rates such as TRICARE. The agreement
understands that the GAO already has an ongoing effort in
regards to the requested report on Air Ambulance Services and
Payment issues. To prevent duplication of effort, GAO should
include this information within the ongoing effort to the
extent practicable. GAO shall consult with the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
as it develops the methodology and scope for the review.
Critical Access Hospitals.--The agreement continues to note
concerns about the proposal to eliminate Critical Access
Hospitals (CAH) status from facilities located less than 10
miles from another hospital and reducing the reimbursement
rate from 101 to 100 percent on the hospitals to properly
provide care to local residents. The agreement directs the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to take steps
to limit the negative impact of the proposed rate reduction
on CAH.
Health Insurance Exchange Transparency.--The agreement
continues to include bill language in section 221 that
requires CMS to provide cost information for the following
categories: Federal Payroll and Other Administrative Costs;
Exchange-related Information Technology (IT); Non-IT Program
Costs, including Health Plan Benefit and Rate Review,
Exchange Oversight, Payment and Financial Management,
Eligibility and Enrollment; Consumer Information and
Outreach, including the Call Center, Navigator Grants and
Consumer Education and Outreach; Exchange Quality Review;
Small Business Health Options Program and Employer
Activities; and Other Exchange Activities. Cost information
should be provided for each fiscal year since the enactment
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law
111-148). CMS is also required to include the estimated costs
for fiscal year 2018.
Meaningful Use.--The agreement notes that some eligible
hospitals met the substantive requirements for the Medicare
Electronic Health Records Incentive Program, but failed to be
certified due to administrative error. As a result, the
eligible hospitals did not receive an incentive payment or
were subject to a payment adjustment. The agreement directs
CMS to reconsider options to provide an appeal to such
eligible hospitals that met substantive program requirements.
Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP).--The agreement
supports CMS' expansion of the Medicare Diabetes Prevention
Program beginning in January 2018 to improve health outcomes
and reduce diabetes-related healthcare costs. The agreement
encourages CMS to include virtual and remote technologies, in
addition to in-person services, as allowable means for
providing MDPP services to beneficiaries in future
rulemaking.
Risk Corridor Program.--The agreement continues bill
language to prevent the CMS Program Management appropriation
account from being used to support risk corridor payments.
The agreement directs CMS to provide a report starting with
plan year 2014 and continuing through the duration of the
program to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate detailing the receipts and
transfer of payments for the Risk Corridor Program.
Severe Wounds.--The agreement notes CMS' prompt
implementation of section 231 of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2016 and directs CMS to implement this
provision with an effective date of December 18, 2015.

Administration for Children and Families

REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE

Victims of Trafficking.--The agreement includes $13,000,000
for services for foreign national victims, and $5,755,000 to
improve services available for U.S. citizens and legal
permanent residents.

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS

Child Abuse Discretionary Activities.--The agreement
includes funding to preserve, disseminate, and amplify the
work of the Quality Improvement Center (QIC) for Research-
based Infant-Toddler Court Teams by providing training and
technical assistance in support of such court teams' efforts
across the country. These efforts shall build upon and
continue the work of sites established through the QIC
initiative, which have brought together the court system,
child welfare agencies, health professionals, and community
leaders to improve current practices in the child welfare
system and make better-informed decisions on behalf of the
child. The agreement strongly encourages the Administration
for Children and Families to allocate the funds promptly.
Child Welfare Research, Training, and Demonstration.--The
agreement includes funding within this program to continue
the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being.
Community Economic Development.--The agreement does not
provide funds for the Healthy Food Financing Initiative.
Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships.--The agreement
includes an increase of $5,000,000 for Early Head Start-Child
Care Partnerships for a cost of living adjustment.
Native American Programs.--The agreement includes
$12,000,000 for Native American language preservation
activities, including $3,000,000 for Generation Indigenous,
and not less than $4,000,000 for language immersion programs
authorized by section 803C(b)(7)(A)-(C) of the Native
American Programs Act.
Preschool Development Grants.--Consistent with the
authorization of the Preschool Development Grant program in
the Every Student Succeeds Act, the agreement requests a
report describing the transition of authority and program
operations from the Department of Education to the Department
of Health and Human Services. The report shall include a
specific and clear outline of how HHS will administer the
program, including an outline for the transition process that
will occur as the Departments shift the program from
Education to HHS. The report shall be provided to the
Committees on Appropriations and Education and the Workforce
in the House of Representatives and the Committees on
Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in
the Senate.
Social Services and Income Maintenance Research.--The
agreement includes $500,000 to complete the evidence-based,
non-partisan analysis of the macroeconomic, health, and
crime/social costs of child poverty--including a study of
current efforts aimed at reducing poverty--and to propose
recommendations with the goal of reducing the number of
children living in poverty in the United States by half in 10
years. The funds are provided to extend the original
agreement with the National Academy of Sciences.

Administration for Community Living

AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES PROGRAMS

The agreement is aware the Administrator and Assistant
Secretary for Aging has committed to not using any funds from
grant programs administered by the Administration For
Community Living (ACL) to pay for administrative costs at ACL
including additional staff or any other administrative or
emergency expenses. The agreement expects ACL will maintain
this commitment for fiscal year 2017 and further believes
that in future budget years ACL should meet its
administrative needs through targeted funding for its
administrative accounts, not by shifting funds from grant
programs.
Aging Network Support Activities.--The agreement provides
$9,961,000 for Aging Network Support Activities, of which
$2,500,000 is for the Holocaust Survivor Assistance program.

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Senior Medicare Patrol Program.--The agreement includes
bill language fully funding the Senior Medicare Patrol
Program from the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Account
in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Elder Rights Support Activities.--The agreement includes
$13,874,000 for Elder Rights Support Activities, of which
$10,000,000 is included for the Elder Justice and Adult
Protective Services program.
Developmental Disabilities Projects of National
Significance.--The agreement includes $10,000,000 for
Developmental Disabilities Projects of National Significance,
of which $575,000 is for technical assistance and training
for the State Councils on Developmental Disabilities and
$1,000,000 is to fund transportation assistance activities
for older adults and persons with disabilities. The
transportation activities should focus on the most cost-
effective and sustainable strategies that can be replicated
to other communities.
Independent Living.--The agreement provides $101,183,000
for the Independent Living program, of which $22,878,000 is
for the Independent Living State Grants program and
$78,305,000 is for the Centers for Independent Living
program.
State Health Insurance Program.--The agreement includes
$47,115,000 for the State Health Insurance Program, which
provides health insurance information to Medicare
beneficiaries and their families.
Assistive Technology.--The agreement includes $2,000,000
for competitive grants as specified in House Report 114-699
to accompany H.R. 5926.

Office of the Secretary

GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Idea lab and Digital Services.--The agreement does not
include funding for either the proposed ``Idea lab'' or the
Digital Services team.
Lupus Initiative.--The agreement continues to provide
$2,000,000 for Lupus activities at the Office of Minority
Health.
Nonrecurring Expenses Fund (NEF).--The Secretary is
directed to provide to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate, within 30 days
of enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter, a report
with the following information concerning each activity the
Department plans to support with funding from the NEF in the
current fiscal year and the upcoming fiscal year: (1) a
statement identifying and describing each activity the
Department proposes to fund; (2) the operating division or
office that administers the activity; (3) the estimated total
amount of funding proposed for allocation to the activity;
and (4) the current status of the activity and the amount of
funding (NEF or other) obligated toward it to date, as well
as expected to be obligated through the current fiscal year.
Finally, the Secretary is directed to include in these
reports information on balances by contributing operating
division or office in the NEF at the start of the fiscal year
and the anticipated and actual balances transferred into the
NEF during the fiscal year and at the end of the fiscal year.
Office of Women's Health.--The agreement includes
$3,100,000 to continue the State partnership initiative to
reduce violence against women, which provides funding to
State-level public and private health programs to improve
healthcare providers' ability to help victims of violence and
improve prevention programs.
Overhead costs.--The agreement continues to direct the
Department to include the amount and percentage of
administrative and overhead costs spent by the Department for
every program, project and activity in the fiscal year 2018
justification and each year thereafter.
Quick Health Data Online System.--The agreement directs the
Secretary to continue the operation of the Quick Health Data
Online System. The data query system should include all
variables previously available, and access data from relevant
datasets beyond HHS. User-friendly data queries should have
the capacity to seek information by sex and by race/ethnicity
simultaneously, at the State and county levels.

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The agreement includes $80,000,000 for the HHS Office of
Inspector General (OIG) account. The agreement expects the
OIG to continue to improve its annual budget justification
with more details and performance measures related to
discretionary oversight.

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

The agreement includes a program level of $1,532,958,000
for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund
(PHSSEF), which includes $1,517,958,000 in appropriated funds
and $15,000,000 in PHSSEF unobligated balances from pandemic
influenza supplemental appropriations. This funding will
support a comprehensive program to prepare for and respond to
the health and medical consequences of all public health
emergencies, including bioterrorism, and support the
cybersecurity efforts of HHS. In addition, the Zika Response
and Preparedness Appropriations Act, 2016 provided
$387,000,000 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Zika
virus.
Pandemic Influenza Supplemental Balances.--The agreement
directs the Secretary to make PHSSEF unobligated balances
available within 30 days of enactment.
Prevention and Public Health Fund.--The agreement reflects
the allocation of the Prevention and Public Health Fund as
included in the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017.

PREVENTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH FUND

------------------------------------------------------------------------
FY 2017
Agency Budget Activity Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ACL............................. Alzheimer's Disease $14,700,000
Prevention
Education and
Outreach.
ACL............................. Chronic Disease 8,000,000
Self-Management.
ACL............................. Falls Prevention... 5,000,000
CDC............................. Breast Feeding 8,000,000
Grants (Hospitals
Promoting
Breastfeeding).
CDC............................. Diabetes........... 72,000,000
CDC............................. Epidemiology and 40,000,000
Laboratory
Capacity Grants.
CDC............................. Healthcare 12,000,000
Associated
Infections.
CDC............................. Heart Disease & 73,000,000
Stroke Prevention
Program.
CDC............................. Million Hearts 4,000,000
Program.
CDC............................. Office of Smoking 126,000,000
and Health.
CDC............................. Preventative Health 160,000,000
and Health
Services Block
Grants.
CDC............................. REACH.............. 50,950,000
CDC............................. Section 317 324,350,000
Immunization
Grants.
CDC............................. Lead Poisoning 17,000,000
Prevention.
CDC............................. Early Care 4,000,000
Collaboratives.
SAMHSA.......................... Garrett Lee Smith-- 12,000,000
Youth Suicide
Prevention.
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TITLE III

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Education For The Disadvantaged

National Activities.--There is significant concern about
the Department's allocation of resources available through
various national activities authorities for pay for success
projects. While pay for success and other innovative
financing mechanisms may prove to be a worthy investment,
these projects were explicitly authorized under the Every
Student Succeeds Act only in three instances. However, the
Department chose to use fiscal year 2016 national activities
resources for these projects in programs where Congress did
not authorize such a use of funds and did so without any
consultation with the committees of jurisdiction. Therefore,
the Department is directed to submit to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, Committee on Education and the Workforce in the House
of Representatives, and Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions in the Senate operating plans describing
in detail its planned use of funds for national activities
program authorities funded in this title not later than 45
days prior to the announcement of the availability of funding
for such activities.

School Improvement Programs

The agreement allows Student Support and Academic
Enrichment grants funding provided in this Act to be
distributed within a State on a competitive basis at a
State's discretion.

Indian Education

Native Youth Community Projects.--Within the total for
Special Programs for Indian Children, the agreement includes
$43,452,000 for Native Youth Community Projects. This program
makes competitive awards to support culturally-relevant
coordinated strategies to improve the college- and career-
readiness of Native American youth.
State-Tribal Education Partnership.--The agreement includes
continued funding for the State-Tribal Education Partnership
(STEP) Program, which makes grants to tribes to build
capacity to assume certain State responsibilities for the
administration of ESEA programs.
National Activities.--Within the total for National
Activities, the agreement includes funding for a new language
immersion program to maintain and promote the use of Native
languages. These funds should be allocated to support
extensive distribution across geography and language
diversity and support both existing and new Native language
immersion programs and schools.

Innovation and Improvement

Supporting Effective Educator Development.--The agreement
includes funding for competitive grants, which may include a
consortia of programs operating in multiple States, to
improve the academic preparation and college readiness,
including the college-and-career pipeline, of rural youth.
Such programs should support teachers in all grade levels and
across disciplines, students, families, and community
members, in high-need rural areas. Specific activities could
include professional development and on-site programming for
teachers and school administrators throughout the year; youth
writing and literacy programs; and community-based workshops
for students and families.
Ready to Learn.--The agreement provides for additional
funding to help Ready to Learn grantees meet their project
objectives and successfully produce the high-quality
educational programming intended by Congress. The Department
shall provide each grantee a proportional share of such funds
based on grantees' initial budget submissions. There remains
concern with the Department's poor management in
administering this program; accordingly, the Department is
advised to improve future communications with both grantees
and the Congress.

Safe Schools and Citizenship Education

Promise Neighborhoods.--The agreement includes bill
language extending authority provided under the Promise
Neighborhoods program in the Every Student Succeeds Act to
grants made under the previous authorization of the program.
The Department is directed to use that authority to extend
funding for current high-quality Promise Neighborhoods
programs operating in underserved areas that have
demonstrated promising results through their initial
implementation grant and propose to continue pursuing
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Special Education

Within Technical Assistance and Dissemination, the
agreement includes $12,583,000 for education activities
authorized under P.L. 108-406, as amended.
Education Technology, Media, and Materials Program.--
Progress has been made with tools and services provided under
the Education Technology, Media and Materials program that
have allowed more than 380,000 students free access to more
than 325,000 books in multiple digitally accessible formats.
The agreement directs the Department to include not less than
the fiscal year 2016 level of funding to expand this
program's reach to K-12 students in underserved areas.

Special Institutions For Persons With Disabilities

American Printing House for the Blind.--The agreement
continues to recognize the significant progress being made
through the Resources with Enhanced Accessibility for
Learning (REAL) Plan toward developing new technologies to
translate educational materials for delivery to students who
are blind and visually impaired. These technological advances
will provide educational materials to students more quickly
than ever before, enhancing opportunities for academic
achievement. The agreement continues to support
implementation of the REAL plan, and includes not less than
$475,000 for such activities, the same as the fiscal year
2016 level.
National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID).--The
agreement includes $2,000,000 in continued funding to support
NTID's operational costs and to continue support for at least
one regional partnership via a subcontract with an external
organization consistent with its mission and strategic plan.
These partnerships enable NTID to expand the geographic reach
of services and activities supported by the college for
individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing. The partnership
activities include a focus on: promoting training and
postsecondary participation in Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Math fields; working with NTID faculty to
develop postsecondary preparation for students; providing
professional development for teachers and developing
partnerships with business and industry to promote employment
opportunities for individuals who are deaf and hard of
hearing.

Student Financial Assistance

Pell Grants.--The agreement includes a provision as
included in the Senate bill regarding year-round Pell grants.
The Department should implement this provision to maximize
flexibility for institutions of higher education and avoid
unnecessary administrative burdens while ensuring the best
interests of students. The Department is directed to issue
guidance on this expanded eligibility and flexibility in the
Pell grant program not later than July 1, 2017. The
Department is also directed to provide reliable data on the
implementation of this provision.

Student Aid Administration

Student Loan Servicing.--The agreement directs the
Department to permit borrowers who are consolidating their
student loans to choose from among all Federal student loan
servicers when choosing a servicer for their new consolidated
loans. The Department is expected to make common performance
metrics available to borrowers to help guide their decision
for which servicer to select. This will allow student
borrowers to stay with their existing servicer if they wish
to, limit unnecessary disruption for borrowers, and provide
another incentive for servicers to provide high-quality
service to borrowers. The Department is directed to brief the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate and the Senate Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions and House Committee on Education and the
Workforce within 30 days of enactment of this Act on how it
plans to carry out this directive.

Higher Education

TRIO.--The agreement does not include funding for the TRIO
demonstration project proposed in the budget justification.
The Department is directed to allocate fiscal year 2017
TRIO funding such that all current grantees receive an
increase in their grant award. The Department is directed to
avoid imposing additional requirements as a condition for
grantees to receive these funds. Additionally, the Department
is directed to increase the number of new grants awarded for
those programs that will conduct a new competition this
fiscal year.
There is concern that the Department has rejected and made
ineligible for review several fiscal year 2017 grant
applications based on minor formatting issues. The Department
is strongly encouraged to provide flexibility to such
applicants by permitting submission of a corrected
application. The Department should include consistent
formatting requirements across all TRIO competitions in the
future.

Institute of Education Sciences

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) shall
explore ways to collect aggregate teacher-level data on
student characteristics when it administers the National
Teacher and Principal Survey so that in the future NCES is
able to provide better data about the characteristics of
students taught by teachers with different certifications.

General Provisions

The agreement includes a new general provision expanding
eligibility and flexibility in the Pell grant program
relating to year-round Pell grants.
The agreement includes a new general provision rescinding
unobligated balances available for the Pell grant program.

TITLE IV

RELATED AGENCIES

Committee For Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Committee For Purchase From People Who Are Blind or
Severely Disabled--Requested Reports.--The agreement directs
the Committee For Purchase From People Who Are Blind or
Severely Disabled to comply with the reporting requirements
specified under this heading in House Report 114-699 to
accompany H.R. 5926.
Requested Information in Fiscal Year 2018 Budget
Justification.--The agreement directs the Committee For
Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled to
include in its fiscal year 2018 budget justification:
1. An organizational chart for the Virginia office,
2. A map showing the location of all Central Nonprofit
Agencies, and
3. A chart or map showing the total fees charged by each
Central Nonprofit Agency by State.
Western United States Field Office.--The agreement directs
the Committee For Purchase From People Who Are Blind or
Severely Disabled to use some of the additional funds
provided over the fiscal year 2016 level to establish a field
office serving the western areas of the United States.
Information on the establishment of a field office shall be
included in the fiscal year 2018 budget justification.

Corporation For National and Community Service

AmeriCorps State and National Grants.--The agreement
directs the Corporation for National and Community Service
(CNCS) to issue clear, extensive guidance as part of their
fiscal year 2018 request for proposals for AmeriCorps grants
outlining specifically how grantees can demonstrate and
justify the need for operating funds as part of their
professional corps grant.
Training and Technical Assistance.--Under current law, CNCS
has authority to set aside up to 25 percent of program funds
for evaluation, training, and technical assistance. CNCS is
directed to use this authority to provide not less than
$7,500,000 for training and technical assistance activities
for State Commissions, to expand the capacity of current and
potential AmeriCorps programs, particularly in underserved
areas.
Innovation, Demonstration, and Assistance Activities.--The
agreement does not include funding for the Social Innovation
Fund.

Institute of Museum and Library Services

Within the total for IMLS, the bill includes funds for the
following activities in the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Budget Activity FY 2017 Agreement
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Library Services Technology Act:...............
Grants to States........................... $156,103,000
Native American Library Services........... 4,063,000
National Leadership: Libraries............. 13,406,000
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian.......... 10,000,000
Museum Services Act............................
Museums for America........................ 21,149,000
Native American/Hawaiian Museum Services... 972,000
National Leadership: Museums............... 8,113,000
African American History and Culture Act.......
Museum Grants for African American History 1,481,000
& Culture.................................
Research, Analysis, and Data Collection........ 1,713,000
Program Administration......................... 14,000,000
TOTAL.......................................... 231,000,000
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Social Security Administration

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

Administrative Law Judge Hiring.--The Social Security
Administration's National Hearing Centers (NHCs) provide the
Social Security Administration (SSA) with invaluable
flexibility and support to address the hearings backlog.
Understanding the value of this flexibility and support, the
agreement directs SSA to ensure that its upcoming
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hiring allocates additional
ALJs to NHCs.
Disability Case Processing System.--The agreement strongly
supports the recommendation by the Office of Inspector
General that SSA should periodically evaluate its path
forward to ensure it is pursuing the most cost-effective
alternative to achieve the goals of a modernized case-
processing system for SSA and obtain the greatest value for
the taxpayer. To that end, the agreement supports SSA's
decision to obtain an independent, third-party evaluation of
the advantages and disadvantages of pursuing various
alternatives from this point forward, including continued
deployment of DCPS2, and other options. The Social Security
Administration is directed to brief the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
on the results of the evaluation within 90 days of enactment
of this Act.
Prioritizing Continuing Disability Reviews To Maximize Cost
Savings.--A recent Government Accountability Office report
(GAO-16-250) found that SSA's Continuing Disability Review
(CDR) prioritization models fail to maximize potential cost
savings. Within 1 year, and every 3 years thereafter, the
agreement directs SSA to review and update the models for
prioritization of CDRs with the primary intent of efficiently
and effectively maximizing lifetime cost savings to the
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for the model's prioritization of different CDR types and
justification for any updates made should be included in the
annual CDR Report.
Program Integrity.--The agreement supports increased
funding for program integrity activities within SSA. The
intent of this agreement is for SSA to support program
integrity activities solely from funds available for that
purpose. The agreement provides an additional six months of
availability to use program integrity funds to facilitate
reconciliation of actual costs at the end of the fiscal year.
Reducing the Disability Adjudication Backlog.--The
agreement includes funds to address SSA's disability
adjudication backlog, which is currently 560 days on average.
The Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate are disappointed in SSA's
progress in reducing the backlog when specific funding was
provided in the Further Continuing and Security Assistance
Appropriations Act, 2017. Due to concerns about continued
weaknesses with SSA's CARES plan, SSA is directed to submit a
detailed report to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Finance of the Senate within 90 days of
enactment of this Act that outlines its plan for reducing the
disability backlog of the Office of Disability Adjudication
and Review (ODAR) and increasing ODAR's effectiveness. The
report shall include measurable milestones toward achieving
key elements of SSA's hiring and improved automation goals.
These milestones shall include workload information,
including receipts, pending, and processing time, award rate,
and decisions rate at each level of adjudication, workforce
information for ALJs, Decision Writers, and other support
staff including new hires, separations, and support staff
ratios, planned obligations by quarter for each component of
the initiative, as well as the expected reductions in the
backlog. To ensure this effort stays on schedule, SSA is
directed to submit quarterly reports to such Committees that
compare actual data with milestones identified in the initial
report. The quarterly reports should compare actual and
planned data on obligations, hiring, effects on the backlog,
and other performance measures.
Representative Payee.--The agreement notes that any vendor
hired to conduct representative payee monitoring reviews have
significant and demonstrable experience monitoring
representative payees, and addressing problems found among
individuals with different types of disabilities and among
different types of service providers. SSA should expect close
Congressional oversight of this situation throughout the
coming year. The agreement also notes with concern a lack of
oversight and internal controls in the Representative Payee
program. SSA is encouraged to improve program monitoring to
address program deficiencies discussed in recent Office of
the Inspector General reports.
Work Incentives Planning and Assistance and Protection and
Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security.--The agreement
includes $23,000,000 for Work Incentives Planning and
Assistance and $7,000,000 for Protection and Advocacy for
Beneficiaries of Social Security.

TITLE V

General Provisions

The agreement includes language rescinding various
unobligated balances.
The agreement includes an extension of the Special Olympics
Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004.

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DIVISION I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

The following is an explanation of the effects of Division
I, which makes appropriations for the Legislative Branch for
fiscal year 2017. Unless otherwise noted, reference to the
House and Senate reports are to House Report 114-594 and
Senate Report 114-258. The language included in these reports
should be complied with and carry the same emphasis as the
language included in the explanatory statement, unless
specifically addressed to the contrary in this explanatory
statement. While repeating some report language for emphasis,
this explanatory statement does not intend to negate the
language referred to above unless expressly provided herein.
Reprogramming Guidelines: It is expected that all agencies
notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House and the
Senate of any significant departures from budget plans
presented to the Committees in any agency's budget
justifications. In particular, agencies funded through this
bill are required to notify the Committees prior to each
reprogramming of funds in excess of the lesser of 10 percent
or $750,000 between programs, projects or activities, or in
excess of $750,000 between object classifications (except for
shifts within the pay categories, object class 11, 12, and 13
or as further specified in each agency's respective section).
This includes cumulative reprogrammings that together total
at least $750,000 from or to a particular program, activity,
or object classification as well as reprogramming FTEs or
funds to create new organizational entities within the Agency
or to restructure entities which already exist. The
Committees desire to be notified of reprogramming actions
which involve less than the above-mentioned amounts if such
actions would have the effect of changing an agency's funding
requirements in future years or if programs or projects
specifically cited in the Committee's reports are affected.
Cybersecurity: In lieu of Senate report language pertaining
to cybersecurity, the universe of information technology (IT)
is an ever evolving, fast paced environment in which the
Federal Government operates. As such, this bill provides
funding for additional technology infrastructure and security
enhancements.
There is concern, however, that a lack of standard
operating procedures and known best practices related to
technological investments, especially in the area of
cybersecurity, may lead to wasteful spending by the
government. To that point, agencies involved in the
Legislative Branch Cybersecurity Working Group (LBCWG) shall
work to improve the overall cyber security posture of the
Legislative Branch and are directed to complete an assessment
of IT resiliency as developed by the LBCWG within 90 days of
enactment of this act. These assessments will be provided to
the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate, and
to each agency's authorizing oversight committee in both the
House and Senate.
Additionally, this report directs the Library of Congress
to conduct a study with a federally funded research and
development corporation to assess the requirements and
constraints in implementing multi-factor authentication for
Legislative Branch agencies. This study will be provided to
the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate,
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and the
Committee on House Administration. This study must be
completed prior to the Library executing on its multi-factor
authentication request.

TITLE I

SENATE

The agreement includes $871,176,081 for Senate operations.
This item relates solely to the Senate, and is in accordance
with long practice under which each body determines its own
housekeeping requirements and the other concurs without
intervention.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The agreement provides for unspent amounts remaining in
Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account to be
used for deficit or debt reduction and authority for transfer
of funds.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The agreement includes $1,189,050,766 for House operations.
This item relates solely to the House, and is in accordance
with long practice under which each body determines its own
housekeeping requirements and the other concurs without
intervention.
Ford House Office Building Data Center Space: It is
directed that any renovation plans for the data center space
located in the Ford House Office Building commence no earlier
than March 31, 2018 if those plans will impact data center
operations of other Legislative Branch agencies.
Accommodation should be given to affected agencies' funding
and information technology needs in finalizing such plans.
House Food Service: There is concern with continued food
service issues surrounding lack of food variety, consistent
quality of service, and management challenges with the food
services provider. It is known that additional cafeteria
renovations and reconfigurations are needed in the near
future; prior to moving forward with any significant
renovations the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) in
conjunction with the Architect of the Capitol should explore
the feasibility of making available additional branded
options to the House community. The findings should be
reported to the House Committee on Appropriations and the
Committee on House Administration. Additionally, we are
supportive of the CAO's recently developed food service
quality assurance program. The CAO is encouraged to work with
oversight committees to make recommendations on ways to
improve food service based on the findings of the program.
Cybersecurity Assistance: Cybersecurity is quickly emerging
as one of the most important aspects of the House of
Representatives' security platform. Evolving threats and
actors demand the House of Representatives, and the
organizations under its jurisdiction, stay one step ahead. To
that end, the House of Representatives' response capabilities
may, in significant circumstances, dictate the need for
additional support and assistance from the executive branch.
It is realized that the nature of the support and
assistance provided by the executive branch is contingent on
the threats and vulnerabilities experienced by the House of
Representatives. It is intended that the Speaker, in
consultation with the Minority Leader, outline the type of
infrequent executive branch assistance that may be required,
including resources provided by the House of Representatives,
resources provided by the executive branch, actions and
constraints on those resources necessary to protect the
Separation of Powers, privileges under the Speech or Debate
Clause of the Constitution, and other constitutionally-
derived powers and rules including those enacted pursuant to
the Rulemaking Clause of the Constitution.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The agreement provides for unspent amounts remaining in
Members' Representational Allowances account to be used for
deficit or debt reduction; prohibits the delivery of bills
and resolutions; prohibits the delivery of printed copies of
the Congressional Record; places a limitation on amount
available to lease vehicles; places a limitation on print
copies of the U.S. Code; prohibits delivery of reports of
disbursements, daily calendars, and printed copies of the
Congressional Pictorial Directory; allows USCP dignitary
protection detail to travel overseas with Members of the
Leadership; prohibits delivery of telephone directories,
Budget of the United States Government and Federal Register;
and cybersecurity assistance.

JOINT ITEMS

Joint Economic Committee

The agreement includes $4,203,000 for salaries and
expenses.

Joint Committee on Taxation

The agreement includes $10,095,000 for salaries and
expenses.

Office of the Attending Physician

The agreement includes $3,838,000.

Office of Congressional Accessibility Services

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement includes $1,429,000.

CAPITOL POLICE

Salaries

The agreement includes $325,300,000 for salaries of the
Capitol Police. An obligation plan is no longer needed as
required in House Report 114-594.
The increase includes full year funding for 24 hires added
in FY2016 and half year costs of 72 hires expected to address
implementation of additional screening and pre-screening at
various building access points. The total staffing level is
expected to be approximately 1,871 sworn and 372 civilian
staff. No more than $36,805,000 is recommended for overtime
in fiscal year 2017, which includes funds to support the
staffing of the Thomas P. O'Neill Federal Office Building.
This provides for approximately 587,000 hours of additional
duty.
The agreement does not include funds for USCP overtime for
requirements associated with the restoration of the Cannon
House Renewal Project, or any other major construction
projects undertaken by the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) as
those funds are provided to the AOC as part of the overall
project costs for those major projects and are paid to the
USCP on a reimbursable basis. It is expected the USCP to
operate within the designated funding level for requirements
associated with each project.

General Expenses

The agreement includes $68,000,000 for general expenses of
the Capitol Police.

Administrative Provision

The agreement provides for disposal of lost and found
property and acceptance of property from other Federal
agencies.

OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

Salaries and Expenses

The agreement includes $3,959,000.

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

Salaries and Expenses

The agreement includes $46,500,000 for salaries and
expenses.

Administrative Provision

The agreement authorizes senior level positions.

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

The agreement includes $617,887,000 for the activities of
the Architect of the Capitol (AOC).
Construction Division: The Committees are aware of AOC's
practice of employing its Construction Division employees as
short-term, annual employees who do not have identical job
protections and benefits available to permanent full-time
employees.

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Therefore, the AOC is directed to submit a report detailing
the structure and operations of the Construction Division
within 90 days of enactment. The report should include
details on how the Construction Division's capabilities are
integrated into AOC's project planning processes, how job
security protections and other benefits are comparable to
those extended to other AOC staff, how employment status
affects workforce retention, AOC's dependence on outside
contractors, and whether or not the Construction Division is
still meeting the goals and purpose of its original creation.
Senate Restaurants: Concerns continue, as detailed in
Senate Report 114-258, regarding findings that the food
service provider for the Senate underpaid many of its
employees by misclassifying their work duties, and that
problems with contract compliance could continue. It is
emphasized that the AOC shall follow all directives included
in such report, particularly the directive for the AOC to
consider all recourses in ensuring compliance and
accountability with the contract. AOC is further directed to
continue to consider all such recourses throughout the entire
term of the contract if additional contract compliance
problems arise. It is noted that the Government
Accountability Office is conducting an audit of AOC's
oversight of the Senate restaurant contract and that the AOC
Inspector General has taken steps to incorporate AOC's
restaurant contract management into its routine oversight.
It is noted that the Architect has committed, including in
written correspondence to and meetings with Members of the
United State Senate, to fully institute comprehensive reforms
of the AOC's oversight of Senate restaurant contracts.
Reforms include, but are not limited to: increasing the
number of dedicated AOC staff to the oversight of restaurant
contracts and ensuring such staff maintain a close and
continuing connection to the Senate community; coordinating
detailed, ongoing audits of employee wage rates and wage
classifications; determining if areas of improvement to the
contractor's pay administration practices exist so that
information is readily available and transparent to contract
employees; facilitating training on applicable labor laws for
both AOC staff and relevant contract staff; ensuring the
contractor maintains a full-time, dedicated human resources
manager on site; and ensuring specific improvements in
contractor communications with its employees, including for
communications to be available in multiple languages, as
needed, and ensuring contractor employees have convenient
access to report possible violations. It is expected that the
reforms AOC has committed to will be fully instituted and
formalized as standard operating procedures as soon as
practicable. The AOC is directed to continue to immediately
report all developments related to contractor oversight of
Senate restaurants to both to the Senate Committee on
Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Rules and
Administration.

Capital Construction and Operations

The agreement includes $92,957,000 for Capital Construction
and Operations, of which $1,368,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2021.
With respect to operations and projects, the following is
agreed to:

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Operating Budget:.................................... $91,589,000
Project Budget:
1. New Legislative Call System Installation...... 1,368,000
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Total, Capital Construction and Operations... $92,957,000
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Capitol Building

The agreement includes $32,584,000, for maintenance, care,
and operation of the Capitol, of which $8,584,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2021.
With respect to operations and projects, the following is
agreed to:

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Operating Budget:.................................... $24,000,000
Project Budget:
1. Exterior Stone & Metal Preservation, West 5,582,000
Facade, Phase III...............................
2. Conservation of Fine and Architectural Art.... 502,000
3. Minor Construction............................ 2,500,000
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8,584,000
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Total, Capitol Building...................... $32,584,000
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Capitol Grounds

The agreement includes $12,826,000 for the care and
improvements of the grounds surrounding the Capitol, House
and Senate office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, of
which $2,946,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2021.
With respect to operations and projects, the following was
agreed to:

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Operating Budget:.................................... $9,880,000
Project Budget:
1. Capitol Square Infrastructure Repair.......... 946,000
2. Minor Construction............................ 2,000,000
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2,946,000
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Total, Capitol Grounds....................... $12,826,000
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Use of Grounds: It is understood the need to maintain
safety and order on the Capitol grounds and the Capitol
Police are commended for their efforts. Given the family-
style neighborhood that the Capitol shares with the
surrounding community it is expected the Capitol Police
continue to forebear enforcement of 2 U.S.C. 1963 (``An act
to protect the public property, turf, and grass of the
Capitol Grounds from injury'') and the Traffic Regulations
for the United States Capitol Grounds when encountering snow
sledders on the grounds.

Senate Office Buildings

The agreement includes $88,406,000 for the maintenance,
care and operation of the Senate office buildings, of which
$27,944,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2021.

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Operating Budget:.................................... $60,462,000
Project Budget:
1. Exterior Envelope Repair and Restoration, 14,439,000
Phases IV and V, South and Southwest Facades,
RSOB............................................
2. Senate Underground Garage Renovations and 8,505,000
Landscaping Restoration, Phase II...............
3. Minor Construction............................ 5,000,000
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27,944,000
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Total, Senate Office Buildings............... $88,406,000
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Bike Lanes. The Architect of the Capitol is commended for
its efforts to develop a safe and accessible street system to
better connect all road users to the U.S. Capitol, Union
Station, and the National Mall by making cost-effective
improvements to Louisiana Avenue, Constitution Avenue, and
3rd Street Northwest. The plan, as approved by the Senate
Committee on Rules and Administration, would provide
protected bike lanes on these roads to safely connect
residents and tourists to Pennsylvania Avenue, the National
Mall, the U.S. Capitol, Union Station, and the Metropolitan
Branch Trail. As the AOC works during fiscal year 2017 to
develop detailed specifications on these new bike lanes, the
AOC should continue to coordinate with the District of
Columbia Department of Transportation, consistent with the
necessary approvals of the Senate Committee on Rules and
Administration, to pursue completion of this project in a
timely manner. The AOC is also reminded to ensure close
coordination with the Senate Sergeant At Arms and among AOC
jurisdictions to minimize impact on other campus projects and
priorities.
This item relates solely to the Senate and is in accordance
with long practice under which each body determines its own
housekeeping requirements, and the other concurs without
intervention.

House Office Buildings

The agreement includes $185,731,000 for the basic and
recurring needs of the House within the House Office
Buildings account, of which $61,404,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2021 and $62,000,000 shall
remain available until expended.

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Operating Budget..................................... $62,327,000
Project Budget:
1. Garage Rehabilitation, Phase II, RHOB......... 30,789,000
2. Emergency Power Upgrades, RHOB & HUG's........ 19,955,000
3. CAO Project Support........................... 3,660,000
4. Restoration & Renovation, CHOB................ 62,000,000
5. Minor Construction............................ 7,000,000
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123,404,000
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Total, House Office Buildings (base program). $185,731,000
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House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund: In
addition to funding for core facility needs, the agreement
includes $17,000,000 for the Historic Buildings
Revitalization Trust Fund, to remain available until
expended.
This item relates solely to the House and is in accordance
with long practice under which each body determines its own
housekeeping requirements, and the other concurs without
intervention.

Capitol Power Plant

In addition to the $9,000,000 made available from receipts
credited as reimbursements to this appropriation, the
agreement includes $86,646,000 for maintenance, care and
operation of the Capitol Power Plant, of which $9,505,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2021.
With respect to operations and projects, the following is
agreed to:

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Operating Budget..................................... $86,141,000
Project Budget:
1. Roof Replacement, PPBP and PPGP............... 3,805,000
2. Cogeneration Management Program............... 1,700,000
3. Minor Construction............................ 4,000,000
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9,505,000
Subtotal, Capitol Power Plant................ $95,646,000
Offsetting Collections................... (9,000,000)
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Total, Capitol Power Plant................... $86,646,000
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Library Buildings and Grounds

The agreement includes $47,080,000 for Library of Congress
buildings and grounds, of which $22,137,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2021.
With respect to operations and projects, the following is
agreed to:

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Operating Budget..................................... $24,943,000
Project Budget:
1. Garage Structural Repairs and Entry 8,722,000
Improvements, JAB...............................

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2. Emergency Generator Replacement, TJB.......... 4,901,000
3. Elevator Modernization, JMMB MC1-MC4, JAB 13- 4,292,000
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4. East and West Main Pavilion Roof Replacement, 2,222,000
TJB.............................................
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5. Minor Construction............................ 2,000,000
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22,137,000
Total, Library Buildings and Grounds......... $47,080,000
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Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and Security

The agreement includes $20,033,000 for Capitol Police
Buildings, Grounds, and Security, of which $2,500,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2021.
With respect to operations and projects, the following is
agreed to:

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Operating Budget..................................... $17,533,000
Project Budget:
1. Minor Construction............................ 2,500,000
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Total, Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and $20,033,000
Security....................................
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Botanic Garden

The agreement includes $14,067,000 for salaries and
expenses for the Botanic Garden, of which $4,054,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2021.
With respect to operations and projects, the following is
agreed to:

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Operating Budget..................................... $10,013,000
Project Budget:
1. Production Facility Renewal................... 1,954,000
2. Minor Construction............................ 2,100,000
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4,054,000
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Total, Botanic Garden........................ $14,067,000
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Capitol Visitor Center

The agreement includes $20,557,000 for the Capitol Visitor
Center.

Administrative Provisions

The agreement prohibits payments of bonuses to contractors
behind schedule or over budget; prohibits expenditure of
funds for scrims for projects performed by the Architect of
the Capitol; establishes a Flag Office Revolving Fund;
provides expired funds for unemployment compensation
payments; directs the Architect of the Capitol to establish
and follow formal procedures for suspension and debarment of
contractors; and provides the Architect of the Capitol
authority to operate shuttle service between the House Office
Buildings jurisdiction and the U.S. Capitol.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Subject Headings: In lieu of report language related to the
Library of Congress' subject headings, the Library of
Congress is directed to make publicly available its process
for changing or adding subject headings. It is expected that
the Library use a process to change or add subject headings
that is clearly defined, transparent, and allows input from
stakeholders including those in the congressional community.
The process should consider appropriate sources of common
terminology used to refer to a concept, including current
statutory language and other legal reference sources; and
other sources, such as reference materials; websites; and,
titles in the Library of Congress' collection.

Salaries and Expenses

The agreement includes $450,667,000 in direct
appropriations and authority to spend receipts of $6,350,000.
This amount includes $6,563,000 for information technology
security enhancements, $1,348,000 for digital collections
management, $4,039,000 for shelving replacement in the Law
Library's collection storage areas, $1,888,000 for the
Veterans History Project and $8,444,000 for the Teaching with
Primary Sources program.
Primary Computing Facility: In lieu of House report
pertaining to the Library of Congress' Primary Computing
Facility (PCF), the Library's current PCF built in the
1970's, can no longer provide a sufficient level of data
center reliability and resiliency. The Library has conducted
a review of the necessary requirements and has assessed
numerous options to remediate the deficiencies of its current
PCF. $20,000,000 is being provided to move forward with this
important initiative. Once fully developed the Library's
Chief Information Officer shall provide a time-line and plan
on the Library's transition out of its current PCF to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate.
Digital Collections Management: The agreement supports
language included in Senate Report 114-258 and reiterates the
need for the Library to develop an efficient, organization-
wide system for acquiring, managing, and sharing digital
materials. It is critical for the Library to have a
comprehensive digital collection management plan in place
that centralizes and builds on current expertise, staffing,
and funding. The Committees look forward to considering
future funding requests for additional FTE's to add to
current resources supporting digital collections as details
for such plans are finalized.
eReader Program: The importance of having accessible
reading material to U.S. citizens and residents who are
unable to read printed material due to blindness or physical
limitations is recognized. In 2016 Congress authorized the
National Library Services for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped (NLS) to provide readers for electronic braille
(Public Law 114-219). This new authority is consistent with a
2016 Government Accountability Office report requested by the
House Committee on Appropriations, which found that NLS could
provide braille materials in a modern and potentially more
cost-effective way by distributing braille eReaders to NLS
patrons. In addition to the new authority NLS continues its
mission of providing materials in audio and braille formats
and players for talking books.
It is encouraging that NLS is moving forward to implement
the braille eReader program. There is support for the
Library's current approach to, within existing funds and in
cooperation with an educational organization for the blind,
pilot the introduction of braille eReaders, and, with
information learned from the pilot, work with the network of
participating NLS libraries to scale the braille eReader
program up so that it can deliver the increased accessibility
that Congress intended.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement includes $23,098,000 in direct appropriations
to the Copyright Office. An additional $39,548,000 is made
available from receipts for salaries and expenses and
$6,179,000 is available from prior year unobligated balances.
Modernization: In lieu of direction provided in House
Report 114-595 and Senate Report 114-258, the agreement
provides the following with regard to the Copyright Office.
The House and Senate Committees on Appropriations fully
understand and support the U.S. Copyright Office as it moves
toward modernization in order to provide quality services and
adapt to the continuously evolving copyright marketplace. In
support of these efforts, the Copyright Office's authority to
spend receipts has been increased and it is expected that the
additional funds made available will be used towards the
modernization effort.
As a necessary part of providing quality services, the need
for a robust information technology modernization effort
within the Copyright Office to support the growth of
creativity and commercial artistic activity in our nation and
to effectively serve users and copyright owners in the 21st
century is recognized. Various legislative proposals exist
with regard to the Copyright Office and this agreement takes
no position on larger systemic changes being considered.
Given the importance of the copyright system to the creative
community, the Committees on Appropriations of the House and
Senate are committed to improving the IT systems as broader
discussions are being had by relevant Congressional
authorizing committees.
Last year the Copyright Office was required to provide a
plan on necessary IT upgrades to the Copyright Office and to
seek public comments on efforts to modernize. A provisional
report was received on February 29, 2016. However, the report
did not include the level of detail or collaboration with the
Library's Chief Information Officer (CIO) as expected.
Therefore, the Copyright Office is directed, in collaboration
with the Library's CIO, to modify the plan to include
potential opportunities for shared efficiencies and cost-
savings as well as ways the Library's CIO Office can support
the Copyright Office in its overall modernization efforts.
This report should also include any new funding strategies
based on the comments received from the public regarding
changes in fee structures. This modified plan is to be
provided to the Committees on Appropriations of both the
House and the Senate within 90 days.
Without prejudice to the proposals on where the Copyright
Office appropriately sits organizationally, it is recognized
that there must be integration with the Library of Congress
given it is currently a part of the Library. It is expected
that the Copyright Office consult with the Library of
Congress' CIO on its modified IT plan and use of shared
services, where practicable, should be reflected in the plan.
However, with regard to copyright specific IT systems and
larger Copyright issues, it is expected that the Library
continue to defer to the expertise of the Register of
Copyrights.
Copyright Expertise: The Copyright Office has offered its
expertise on copyright matters to the Executive Branch,
including participation in international discussions, and
expects the Office is expected to continue that important
role.

Congressional Research Service

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement includes $107,945,234 for salaries and
expenses.
Congressional Research Service Modernization: It is
recognized that the Congressional Research Service (CRS)
adhered to direction included in Senate Report 114-258 to
examine ways in which the internal structure of the
organization may be improved to meet the challenges of the
ever-changing Congressional environment. The Director of CRS
has already provided a verbal progress report on this
internal examination to the Committees and will keep the
Committees apprised of any structural changes moving forward.
This obviates the need for a written report.

Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement includes $50,248,000 for salaries and
expenses.

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Administrative Provisions

The agreement includes provisions regarding reimbursable
and revolving funds carried in prior years and establishes a
National Collection Stewardship Fund.

GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE

Congressional Publishing

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The agreement includes $79,736,000 for authorized
publishing, printing and binding for the Congress.

Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The agreement includes $29,500,000.

Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund

The agreement includes $7,832,000.

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement includes $544,505,919 in direct
appropriations for salaries and expenses of the Government
Accountability Office (GAO). In addition, $23,350,000 is
available from offsetting collections.
In lieu of the directives to the GAO contained in the House
and Senate reports, this explanatory statement addresses
matters on which the House and Senate concur and action by
the GAO is requested.
Technology Assessment: GAO's work is recognized in the area
of technology assessment, since being tasked with this
responsibility in 2002. GAO has produced highly technical and
scientific reports in response to Congressional requests and
statutory requirements. These reports have included
technology assessments (TA), and other reports to Congress
that incorporate analysis of scientific, technological and
engineering issues in their evaluations of federal programs.
GAO has also produced best practice guides for use across
government on the topics of lifecycle cost estimating,
project scheduling, and technology readiness assessment.
GAO's work in these areas is led by GAO's Center for Science,
Technology, and Engineering (CSTE).
GAO's CSTE provides wide-ranging technical expertise across
all of GAO's areas of work, including support to various
studies of federal programs with science and technology
elements, such as cybersecurity, nuclear and environmental
issues, and major technical systems acquisitions, among
others. Also noted is the work of CSTE's e-Security
laboratory and Cost Engineering Sciences groups which conduct
computer and network security evaluations and advanced
operations research analyses (including cost, schedule, and
technical performance), respectively.
GAO has provided direct support to the Congress via
congressional testimony, review of draft legislation, and the
adoption of various report recommendations by Executive
Branch agencies. GAO is commended for providing key direct
technical support to various congressional committees on
technology-focused topics such as the U.S. Capitol Police
radio systems acquisition.
It is noted that GAO is using rigorous methods in its
technical reports, including engaging key external technical
experts via group meetings conducted in partnership with the
National Academies, cost-benefit analysis, risk analysis,
technology maturity assessment, and scenario-based trend
identification.
Given the persistent and growing demand for this technical
work, the Comptroller General is commended for his strategic
initiative to build the scientific and technical capacity
within GAO and encouraging further growth as the work
portfolio requires. GAO is encouraged to continue a
communication effort with Congress to ensure lawmakers are
aware of these services.

OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND

The agreement includes $5,600,000.

JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

The agreement includes $430,000.

TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS

The agreement continues provisions related to maintenance
and care of private vehicles; fiscal year limitations; rates
of compensation and designation; consulting services; costs
of the LBFMC; limitation on transfers; guided tours of the
Capitol; and computer network activity.

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DIVISION J--DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED
PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

In implementing this agreement, Federal departments,
agencies, commissions, and other entities are directed to
comply with the directives, reporting requirements, and
instructions contained in H. Rept. 114-693 (House report)
accompanying H.R. 5912 (House bill) and S. Rept. 114-290
(Senate report) accompanying S. 3117 (Senate bill) as though
stated in this explanatory statement, unless specifically
directed to the contrary.
This explanatory statement, while repeating some House and
Senate report language for emphasis or clarification, does
not negate language in such reports unless expressly provided
herein. Language expressing an opinion or making an
observation in the House or Senate reports represents the
view of the respective committee unless specifically endorsed
in this explanatory statement. In cases in which the House
and Senate reports provide contradictory directives or
instructions that are not addressed in this explanatory
statement, such directives or instructions are negated.
The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development (USAID), as
appropriate, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations
a description of the cost-matching arrangements required by
sections 7045(a)(2), 7080(c), and 8004(a) of this Act on a
country and program basis prior to the obligation of funds
made available by this Act for such purposes.
In lieu of the tables contained in the House and Senate
reports, the tables contained in this explanatory statement
shall guide departments, agencies, commissions, and other
entities when allocating funds.
The Act modifies section 7019 from the prior fiscal year,
and requires that amounts designated in the respective tables
referenced in this explanatory statement for funds
appropriated in titles III through V shall be made available
in such designated amounts and shall be the basis of the
report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (FAA) (the 653(a) report), where applicable.
Section 7019 also includes limited authority to deviate from
such specified amounts and adds a new subsection that
includes exceptions to the application of the requirements of
such section for amounts designated in tables included in
this explanatory statement for International Military
Education and Training and Global Health Programs, and funds
for which the initial period of availability has expired.
Proposed deviations from tables in title I in this
explanatory statement are subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, unless an
exception or deviation authority is specifically provided
herein.
For the purposes of this Act, the term ``regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations''
means such Committees are notified not less than 15 days in
advance of the initial obligation of funds.
In meeting the requirements of section 7076(e) of this Act,
the Department of State and USAID shall include in
congressional budget justifications (CBJs) the justifications
for multi-year availability for funds requested under
Diplomatic and Consular Programs and Operating Expenses. The
Department of State, USAID, and other agencies are also
directed to include in CBJs the information included in the
Introduction of the Senate report under Congressional Budget
Request and Justifications, as applicable.
The Department of State, USAID, and other agencies funded
by this Act are directed to notify the Committees on
Appropriations of:
(1) reprogrammings of funds, as required by sections 7015
and 7019 of this Act, at the most detailed level of the CBJ,
this Act, or this explanatory statement;
(2) significant departures in funding from the CBJ or the
653(a) report to be submitted 30 days after enactment of this
Act; and
(3) plans for restructuring the department or agency
involving funding or staffing changes.
CBJ documents, and operating and spend plans, shall not
suffice for purposes of satisfying special notification
requirements contained in this Act.
As in prior fiscal years, additional funding designated as
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism (OCO/
GWOT) pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 (BBEDCA) is contained in title VIII of
this Act. Such funds are intended to address the
extraordinary costs of operations and assistance in countries
in conflict and areas of instability and violence,
particularly in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa;
security, stabilization, and peacekeeping programs;
humanitarian activities; and counterterrorism and
counterinsurgency efforts.
For purposes of this Act, the term ``extremist
organization'' means the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
(ISIS); organizations affiliated with ISIS; a foreign
organization that is determined to be engaged in terrorist
activity, as defined in section 212(a)(3)(B) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182); and other
entities designated as foreign terrorist organizations
pursuant to section 219 of such Act. The term ``extremist''
means an individual affiliated with an extremist
organization. The term ``extremism'' means the advocacy or
use of violence by such organizations or individuals to
achieve political or religious goals.
The Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations the reports required by sections 104(a),
118(a), 312(a), 313, 404(c), 405(c), 418, and 602(c), of the
Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public
Law 114-323) as well as the strategy required by section
301(a) of such Act.

TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Administration of Foreign Affairs

The Act provides $8,238,682,000 for Administration of
Foreign Affairs in this title, and an additional
$3,704,806,000 in title VIII under this heading is designated
for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. The Act includes a total of
$6,071,348,000 for embassy security in this title and title
VIII, an increase of $454,501,000 above the fiscal year 2016
enacted level, as contained in the table below:

EMBASSY SECURITY
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Program/Activity Budget Authority
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Worldwide Security Protection-....................... $3,714,689
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance...... 2,356,659
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Total............................................ 6,071,348
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DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

The Act provides $6,147,254,000 for Diplomatic and Consular
Programs in this title, and an additional $2,410,386,000 in
title VIII under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT
pursuant to BBEDCA.
Within the total provided under this heading in this title,
up to $1,899,479,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection
(WSP) and may remain available until expended; and
$4,247,775,000 is for operations, of which $637,166,000 may
remain available until September 30, 2018. Not later than
September 1, 2017, the Secretary of State is directed to
report to the Committees on Appropriations on projected
amounts available for operations beyond fiscal year 2017 by
category and bureau. Title VIII of this Act includes funds
for embassy operations in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq and
other areas of unrest.
Funds appropriated by this Act for activities, bureaus, and
offices under this heading in this title are allocated
according to the following table:

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Category Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Human Resources...................................... $2,529,387
Worldwide Security Protection.................... [463,417]
Overseas Programs.................................... 1,401,847
Diplomatic Policy and Support........................ 757,713
Security Programs.................................... 1,458,307
Worldwide Security Protection.................... [1,436,062]
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Total........................................ 6,147,254
------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bureau/Office (includes salary and bureau managed
funds)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bureau of Administration:
Freedom of Information Act....................... [$33,960]
Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation........... 6,250
Cultural Antiquities Task Force...................... 1,000
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor......... 40,259
Human Rights Vetting............................. [9,000]
Office of International Religious Freedom........ [6,500]
of which, religious freedom curriculum [500]
development.....................................
Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of [2,000]
Religious Minorities in the Near East and South
Central Asia....................................
Atrocities Prevention Training................... [500]
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs:
Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues. [568]
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs:
Office of Terrorism Financing and Economic [5,625]
Sanctions Policy................................
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.. 12,500
Office of the Legal Advisor:
Document Review Unit............................. [2,889]
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs:
Office of Oceans and Polar Affairs............... [7,962]
Office of the Secretary:
Office of the Special Coordinator for Tibetan [1,000]
Issues..........................................
Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues....... [5,497]
Office of Global Women's Issues.................. [5,326]
------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Act does not include funding for any new, non-security
positions, unless specifically noted herein. The Secretary of
State may fill existing positions that become vacant due to
attrition, as needed. If the Secretary intends to create and
fill new positions, 15 days prior to posting such positions
or filling such positions with internal candidates the
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a
reprogramming request which shall include for each new
position: a justification; a description of the job duties;
the estimated fiscal years 2017 and 2018 costs; and the
funding sources to be used for such costs, including funds to
be reallocated from savings due to the elimination of other
positions, contract services, and other reductions or cost
saving measures.
Funds allocated for offices and programs under the bureaus
listed in the table under this heading that exceed the 2017
CBJ levels for such offices and programs are in addition to
funds otherwise made available for such bureaus.
The Secretary of State shall ensure that all security-
cleared employees comply with training requirements for the
classifying, safeguarding, and declassifying of national
security information in accordance with Executive Order
13526: Classified National Security Information, as
appropriate.
The Secretary of State shall implement, in a timely manner,
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the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) November 2016
``Management Assistance Report: Incorrect Post Allowance Rate
for Embassy Berlin, Germany'' (AUD-FM-17-06).
The Secretary of State is directed to identify the
embassies or consulates that did not regularly utilize the
Department of State's model visa denial letter in fiscal year
2016, and include such information in the report required by
the House report under the heading Border Security Program,
Visa processing and training.
Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations a progress report on the Foreign Affairs
Security Training Center project. Such report shall be
updated and submitted to such Committees semi-annually until
completion of the project. The report shall include the
requirements described under this heading in the House and
Senate reports.
The Secretary of State is directed to implement directives
under this heading in the House report and the Introduction
to the Senate report concerning atrocity prevention,
including continued support for the Atrocities Prevention
Board and the Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust
Issues.
The agreement includes $12,500,000 for the Office to
Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons for support of
activities and directives described in the House and Senate
reports.
The agreement includes sufficient funds to support the
authorized positions for the Bureau of Intelligence and
Research in fiscal year 2017.
The Secretary of State is directed to fill the position of
Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism authorized
by Public Law 108-332 in a timely manner.
The Secretary of State is directed to continue the
workforce diversity initiatives described under this heading
in the House and Senate reports.
The agreement includes sufficient funds to support public
diplomacy programs at not less than the fiscal year 2016
level. In addition, the Secretary of State is directed to
include projected funding levels for public diplomacy in the
operating plan required by section 7076(a) of this Act.
Section 7034(h) of this Act continues a limitation on the
use of funds for the preservation of religious sites as in
prior fiscal years.
Section 7034(k)(1) of this Act extends for one year the
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative surcharge authority,
which is the same extension of authority included in prior
fiscal years.
Section 7034(k)(4) of this Act continues the Foreign
Service overseas pay comparability authority, but, as in
prior fiscal years, prohibits implementation of the third
phase of the authority.
The Secretary of State is directed to implement the
recommendations in the Senate report regarding prevention of
discrimination and abuse under this heading and the Operating
Expenses heading.

CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

The Act provides $12,600,000 for Capital Investment Fund.

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The Act provides $87,069,000 for Office of Inspector
General in this title, of which $13,060,000 may remain
available until September 30, 2018, and an additional
$54,900,000 in title VIII under this heading is designated
for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. The Act waives the
requirement of section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act
of 1980, as included in the Senate bill and in prior fiscal
years.

EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

The Act provides $634,143,000 for Educational and Cultural
Exchange Programs, of which not less than $240,000,000 is for
the Fulbright Program and $111,360,000 is for the Citizen
Exchange Program, of which not less than $4,125,000 is for
the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange. Funds under this
heading are allocated according to the following table:

EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program/Activity Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Academic Programs:
Fulbright Program................................ 240,000
Global Academic Exchanges........................ 63,176
Special Academic Exchanges....................... 16,950
Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship [12,500]
Program.....................................
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Subtotal................................. 320,126
Professional and Cultural Exchanges:
International Visitor Program.................... 97,765
Citizen Exchange Program......................... 111,360
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange.................... [4,125]
Special Professional and Cultural Exchanges...... 5,575
------------------
Subtotal................................. 214,700
Young Leaders Initiatives............................ 28,500
Program and Performance.............................. 7,383
Exchanges Support.................................... 63,434
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Total................................ 634,143
------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Secretary of State shall include in the operating plan
required by section 7076(a)(1) of this Act the information
listed under this heading in the House and Senate reports.
The Committees on Appropriations recognize the unique role
of educational and cultural exchanges for advancing American
leadership and ideals abroad. Department of State funded
exchanges are an important instrument of United States
foreign policy and diplomacy efforts, and promote United
States security interests. To that end, the agreement
includes additional funding for certain educational and
cultural exchange programs.
Funds made available for the Citizen Exchange Program that
are above the fiscal year 2016 program plan are intended for
the purposes described under this heading in the House and
Senate reports.
The agreement includes funding for Academic Programs and
Professional and Cultural Exchanges to support exchanges with
countries of the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and the
Nordic region at not less than the 2017 CBJ levels.
The agreement includes sufficient funds to expand support
for academic exchanges with Mexico and the countries of
Central and South America.
The agreement includes not less than $700,000 for the
expansion of Korean-United States exchanges under the
Fulbright Program and Global Academic Exchanges. Not later
than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of State is directed to consult with the Committees on
Appropriations on the use of such funds.
The agreement includes funds to continue the Special
Academic Exchanges and Special Professional and Cultural
Exchanges described in the House and Senate reports,
including the Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship
Program and the Tibetan exchanges and fellowships.
The agreement includes $2,500,000 under this heading and
$2,500,000 under Economic Support Fund for grants authorized
by section 211 of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of
2000, as amended. An additional $4,000,000 is expected to be
derived from debt forgiveness, which will provide a total of
$9,000,000 for such activities in fiscal year 2017.
The Secretary of State shall follow the directives under
the Summer Work Travel and High School Exchange Programs
heading in the Senate report.

REPRESENTATION EXPENSES

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

PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS

The Act provides $30,344,000 for Protection of Foreign
Missions and Officials.
Section 7034(i) of this Act continues the authority for the
Secretary of State to transfer expired, unobligated balances
from funds made available under Diplomatic and Consular
Programs to this heading.

EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

The Act provides $1,117,859,000 for Embassy Security,
Construction, and Maintenance in this title, of which
$358,698,000 is for Worldwide Security Upgrades (WSU) and
$759,161,000 is for other construction, operations, and
maintenance. An additional $1,238,800,000 is provided in
title VIII under this heading that is designated for OCO/GWOT
pursuant to BBEDCA, of which $1,228,000,000 is available for
WSU.
The Secretary of State shall follow the directives
concerning the Art in Embassies Program under this heading in
the Senate report. The report required should also include
the amount expended for procurement of art in fiscal year
2016.
Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on
Appropriations on plans to construct a New Embassy Compound
in Vietnam, including options for the purchase of appropriate
land for such construction.

EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE

The Act provides $7,900,000 for Emergencies in the
Diplomatic and Consular Service.

REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

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

PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN

The Act provides $31,963,000 for Payment to the American
Institute in Taiwan.

INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

The Act provides $1,320,000 for International Center,
Washington, District of Columbia.

PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND

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

International Organizations

CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

The Act provides $1,262,966,000 for Contributions to
International Organizations in this title, and an additional
$96,240,000 in title VIII under this heading is designated
for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

The Act provides $552,904,000 for Contributions for
International Peacekeeping Activities, and an additional
$1,354,660,000 in title VIII under this heading is designated
for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. The agreement provides
funding for the United States share of the United Nations
(UN) Support Office in Somalia under Peacekeeping Operations
in title VIII, instead of under this heading.

International Commissions

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

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CONSTRUCTION

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

AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

The Act provides $12,258,000 for American Sections,
International Commissions to support the International
Boundary Commission, International Joint Commission, and
Border Environment Cooperation Commission, at the levels
contained in the 2017 CBJ.

INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS

The Act provides $37,502,000 for International Fisheries
Commissions. Funds under this heading are allocated according
to the following table:

INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Commission/Activity Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Great Lakes Fishery Commission....................... 24,795
Lake Champlain Basin............................. [3,450]
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission.............. 1,750
Pacific Salmon Commission............................ 3,685
International Pacific Halibut Commission............. 4,160
Other Marine Conservation Organizations.............. 3,112
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Total........................................ 37,502
------------------------------------------------------------------------

The agreement provides funding for the purposes specified
under this heading in the Senate report.

RELATED AGENCY

Broadcasting Board of Governors

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

The Act provides $772,108,000 for International
Broadcasting Operations in this title, and an additional
$4,800,000 in title VIII under this heading is designated for
OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.
Of the funds made available under this heading, up to
$32,501,000 may remain available until expended for satellite
transmissions and Internet freedom programs, of which not
less than $13,800,000 is for Internet freedom and
circumvention programs. In addition, $1,200,000 is included
within funds provided for Radio Free Asia for the personnel
costs associated with Internet freedom activities, bringing
the total provided for such programs to not less than
$15,000,000. The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) is
directed to include amounts planned for Internet freedom in
fiscal year 2017 as part of the operating plan required by
section 7076(a)(1) of this Act and to describe the planned
activities in the Internet freedom spend plan required by
section 7078(c) of this Act.
Prior to the submission of the fiscal year 2017 operating
plan, the BBG is directed to consult with the Committees on
Appropriations on the program increases and reductions
recommended under this heading in the House and Senate
reports.
The agreement includes not less than $6,965,000 for
expansion of BBG Korean programming, including $3,310,000 for
Radio Free Asia, $3,405,000 for Voice of America, and
$250,000 for the Office of Technology, Services, and
Innovation.
Title VIII of this Act provides $4,800,000 for Voice of
America broadcasts to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and Syria.
BBG is directed to include a proposal for the use of such
funds in the operating plan required by section 7076(a)(1) of
this Act. The operating plan shall also include amounts
planned for countering Russian influence, countering violent
extremism, and for Korean programming.

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and Syria. BBG is directed

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Funds under this heading in this Act are allocated
according to the following table:

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Entities/Grantees Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal Entities:
International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB):
IBB Operations............................... 59,671
Internet freedom......................... [13,800]
Office of Technology, Services, and 181,399
Innovation..................................
Voice of America................................. 234,685
Afghanistan OCO/GWOT......................... [4,800]
Office of Cuba Broadcasting...................... 28,056
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Subtotal..................................... 503,811
Independent Grantee Organizations:
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.................. 117,388
Radio Free Asia.................................. 43,109
Middle East Broadcasting Networks................ 112,600
------------------
Subtotal..................................... 273,097
------------------
Total.................................... 776,908
of which, BBG Title I................ [772,108]
of which, BBG Title VIII OCO/GWOT.. [4,800]
------------------------------------------------------------------------

BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

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

RELATED PROGRAMS

The Asia Foundation

The Act provides $17,000,000 for The Asia Foundation.

United States Institute of Peace

The Act provides $37,884,000 for United States Institute of
Peace.

Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund

The Act provides $122,000 from interest and earnings from
the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund.

Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program

The Act provides $350,000 from interest and earnings from
the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund.

Israeli Arab Scholarship Program

The Act provides $47,000 from interest and earnings from
the Israeli Arab Scholarship Endowment Fund.

East-West Center

The Act provides $16,700,000 for East-West Center.

National Endowment for Democracy

The Act provides $170,000,000 for National Endowment for
Democracy.

OTHER COMMISSIONS

Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Act provides $888,000 for Commission for the
Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Act provides $3,500,000 for United States Commission on
International Religious Freedom.

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

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

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

TITLE II--UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Funds Appropriated to the President

OPERATING EXPENSES

The Act provides $1,204,609,000 for Operating Expenses in
this title, of which $180,691,000 may remain available until
September 30, 2018, and an additional $152,080,000 in title
VIII under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant
to BBEDCA.
The USAID Administrator shall ensure that all security-
cleared employees comply with training requirements for the
classifying, safeguarding, and declassifying of national
security information in accordance with Executive Order
13526: Classified National Security Information, as
appropriate.
The agreement includes $250,000 under this heading to train
USAID personnel in genocide and mass atrocity prevention.
The USAID Administrator is directed to consult with the
appropriate congressional committees prior to any decision to
begin discussions with a foreign government regarding the
closure of a USAID Mission.
The USAID Administrator shall submit the report required
under this heading in the Senate report regarding Local
Sustainable Development Officers and Small Grants Program not
later than 45 days after the enactment of this Act.

CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

The Act provides $174,985,000 for Capital Investment Fund.

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The Act provides $67,600,000 for Office of Inspector
General, of which $10,140,000 may remain available until
September 30, 2018.

TITLE III--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

Funds Appropriated to the President

GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS

The Act provides $8,724,950,000 for Global Health Programs.
Funds under this heading are allocated according to the
following table and subject to section 7019 of this Act:

GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program/Activity Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maternal and Child Health............................ 814,500
Polio............................................ [51,500]
The GAVI Alliance................................ [275,000]
Nutrition (USAID).................................... 125,000
Micronutrients................................... [33,000]
of which, Vitamin A.............................. [22,500]
Iodine Deficiency Disorder....................... [2,500]
Vulnerable Children (USAID).......................... 23,000
Blind Children................................... [3,500]
HIV/AIDS (USAID)..................................... 330,000
Microbicides..................................... [45,000]
HIV/AIDS (Department of State)....................... 5,670,000
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and [1,350,000]
Malaria.........................................
UNAIDS........................................... [45,000]
Family Planning/Reproductive Health (USAID).......... 523,950
Other Infectious Diseases (USAID).................... 1,238,500
Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats.... [142,500]
of which, Emergency Reserve Fund................. [70,000]
Malaria.......................................... [755,000]
Tuberculosis..................................... [241,000]
of which, Global TB Drug Facility................ [15,000]
Neglected Tropical Diseases...................... [100,000]
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Total........................................ 8,724,950
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Children facing adversity.--In lieu of the directive
regarding psychiatric care for children in the House report
under this heading, the USAID Administrator shall address the
emotional, cognitive, and behavioral struggles of children
facing adversity and separation from their families in its
programming for children, in both the Action Plan for
Children in Adversity priority countries and in countries
supported through the Displaced Children and Orphans Fund.
Maternal and Child Health.--Not later than 90 days after
the enactment of this Act, the

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USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the Committees
on Appropriations detailing USAID efforts to expand
interventions to end preventable maternal newborn and child
deaths through the use of innovative financing tools,
including pay-for-success and sovereign level guarantees, and
evaluating the opportunities and challenges of expanding the
use of such tools. The report should also include the costs
and risks of such interventions to date, and anticipated
funding commitments for such purposes in subsequent fiscal
years.

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

The Act provides $2,995,465,000 for Development Assistance.
Funds for certain programs under this heading are allocated
according to the following table and subject to section 7019
of this Act:

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global Programs Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Combating child marriage............................. 11,000
Global Crop Diversity Trust.......................... 15,000
Leahy War Victims Fund............................... 13,500
Reconciliation programs.............................. 16,000
Trade capacity building.............................. 10,000
USAID Advisor for Indigenous Peoples Issues.......... 3,500
Victims of torture................................... 11,750
Wheelchairs.......................................... 5,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Higher education.--Funds made available for new
partnerships between higher education institutions in the
United States and developing countries shall be for
institutional capacity building and awarded on an open and
competitive basis, including through a new competition during
fiscal year 2017.
USAID Advisor for Indigenous Peoples Issues.--The USAID
Administrator is directed to continue to fill the position of
Advisor for Indigenous Peoples Issues established by Public
Law 112-74. The agreement includes funds for grants and other
activities administered by the Advisor. The USAID
Administrator is directed to develop, in consultation with
other relevant Federal agencies and indigenous peoples
organizations, a USAID Policy on Indigenous Peoples to guide
the Agency in effectively addressing the rights and needs of
indigenous peoples in USAID programs, projects, and
activities.

INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

The Act provides $498,483,000 for International Disaster
Assistance in this title, and an additional $3,313,203,000 in
title VIII under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT
pursuant to BBEDCA.

TRANSITION INITIATIVES

The Act provides $35,600,000 for Transition Initiatives in
this title, and an additional $37,000,000 in title VIII under
this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.

COMPLEX CRISES FUND

The Act provides $10,000,000 for Complex Crises Fund in
this title, and an additional $20,000,000 in title VIII under
this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.
Consistent with previous practice, the USAID Administrator
shall have responsibility for the use of funds appropriated
under this heading in this title, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, and the Secretary of State shall have the
responsibility for the use of funds appropriated under this
heading in title VIII.

DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY

The Act includes a $50,000,000 limitation on funds that may
be transferred from other programs in this title to
Development Credit Authority. In addition, $10,000,000 is
provided for administrative expenses, which may be
transferred to, and merged with, Operating Expenses. A
limitation of $1,750,000,000 is included on total loan
principal.

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

The Act provides $1,041,761,000 for Economic Support Fund
in this title, and an additional $2,609,242,000 in title VIII
under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to
BBEDCA. Funds for countries in Europe, Eurasia and Central
Asia in the 2017 CBJ under this heading are included under
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia. Funds for
certain programs under this heading are allocated according
to the following table and subject to section 7019 of this
Act:

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global Programs Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues........ 10,000
Disability programs.................................. 7,500
Family Planning/Reproductive Health (USAID).......... 51,050
Fragile states and extremism (section 7080).......... 15,000
United States Institute of Peace, by transfer.... [1,500]
House Democracy Partnership.......................... 1,900
Organization of American States...................... 9,000
Polio................................................ 7,500
Trade capacity building.............................. 10,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

The agreement provides funding to support the first through
third organizational pillars of the Organization of American
States. Within the total provided under this heading,
$4,000,000 is for programs to strengthen democracy, $500,000
is for development assistance programs, and $4,500,000 is for
programs to promote and protect human rights, of which not
less than $500,000 is for the Office of the Special
Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression. Such funds are subject
to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
The Act provides that no funds are appropriated or
otherwise made available for a contribution, grant, or other
payment to the Green Climate Fund.

DEMOCRACY FUND

The Act provides $210,500,000 for Democracy Fund, of which
$145,375,000 is for the Department of State Human Rights and
Democracy Fund and $65,125,000 is for the USAID Center of
Excellence for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance.
The Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and
Labor shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on
the uses of funds provided by this Act for the Human Rights
and Democracy Fund that are above the fiscal year 2016 level.
A portion of funds appropriated by this Act under this
heading may be used by the Bureau for Democracy, Human
Rights, and Labor, Department of State, and the Bureau for
Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID, for
costs associated with administering such funds.

ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA

The Act provides $291,638,000 for Assistance for Europe,
Eurasia and Central Asia in this title, and an additional
$453,696,000 in title VIII under this heading is designated
for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.
Funds for countries in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia in
the 2017 CBJ under Economic Support Fund are included in this
account, and funds for such countries in the 2017 CBJ under
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement are
transferred to, and merged with, funds made available under
this heading for the same purposes as funds provided by this
Act under that heading.
The agreement supports efforts to increase security, reduce
tensions and monitor the situation in Ukraine, including
through the Organization for Security and Cooperation in
Europe Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, and includes
additional funding to meet unanticipated security or
monitoring requirements, if necessary.

Department of State

MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

The Act provides $912,802,000 for Migration and Refugee
Assistance in this title, and an additional $2,146,198,000 in
title VIII under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT
pursuant to BBEDCA.
In lieu of the reporting requirements on the United States
Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) in the Senate report, the
Secretary of State is directed to consult with the Committees
on Appropriations on planned allocations for activities under
this heading during fiscal year 2017, including for the
USRAP.

UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE FUND

The Act provides $10,000,000 for United States Emergency
Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund in this title, and an
additional $40,000,000 in title VIII under this heading is
designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.

Independent Agencies

PEACE CORPS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Act provides $410,000,000 for Peace Corps.

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

The Act provides $905,000,000 for Millennium Challenge
Corporation, including up to $105,000,000 for administrative
expenses.
The Chief Executive Officer shall ensure that all security-
cleared employees comply with training requirements for the
classifying, safeguarding and declassifying of national
security information in accordance with Executive Order
13526: Classified National Security Information, as
appropriate.

INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

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

UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

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

Department of the Treasury

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

The Act provides $30,000,000 for International Affairs
Technical Assistance.

TITLE IV--INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

Department of State

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

The Act provides $889,664,000 for International Narcotics
Control and Law Enforcement in this title, and an additional
$412,260,000 in title VIII under this heading is designated
for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. The Act requires that not
less than $72,565,000 be transferred to, and merged with,
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia for the same
purposes as funds provided under this heading.
Funds for certain programs under this heading are allocated
according to the following table and subject to section 7019
of this Act:

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program/Activity Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Combating modern slavery (section 7060(f)(2))........ 25,000

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Combating wildlife trafficking....................... 50,664
Demand reduction..................................... 12,500
International Law Enforcement Academy................ 27,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Funds included to combat wildlife trafficking should be
used to strengthen law enforcement capacity, further
partnerships through regional and international cooperation,
and provide site-based protection of wildlife, including
through the use of aircraft, as appropriate. Not later than
45 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the
submission of the spend plan required in section
7076(b)(1)(C), the Secretary of State shall consult with the
Committees on Appropriations on the use of aircraft for anti-
poaching activities through a demonstration project in one or
more countries.

NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS

The Act provides $500,696,000 for Nonproliferation, Anti-
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs in this title, and
an additional $341,754,000 in title VIII under this heading
is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. Funds under
this heading are allocated according to the following table
and subject to section 7019 of this Act:

NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program/Activity Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nonproliferation programs............................ 295,450
Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund............ [30,000]
Export Control and Related Border Security....... [62,500]
Global Threat Reduction.......................... [70,000]
International Atomic Energy Agency............... [94,800]
Anti-terrorism programs.............................. 358,000
Anti-terrorism Assistance........................ [180,000]
of which, airport and aviation security.......... [10,000]
Terrorist Interdiction Program................... [33,000]
Counterterrorism financing....................... [12,500]
Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund............... [127,500]
Conventional weapons destruction..................... 189,000
Humanitarian Demining............................ [151,500]
------------------
Total........................................ 842,450
------------------
of which, OCO............................ [341,754]
------------------------------------------------------------------------

The agreement includes funding to support international
airport and aviation security for the purposes described
under this heading in the House report. Not later than 90
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
a spend plan to the Committees on Appropriations on the uses
of such funds by country and program. The Secretary of State
shall also review unobligated Anti-terrorism Assistance
balances from the prior fiscal year and consider
incorporating such funds into the plan. The Secretary of
State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations
prior to submitting the plan.
The Secretary of State shall follow the directives in the
House report regarding country levels for Argentina and
Mexico, and in the Senate report regarding Algeria.
The Act provides that funds appropriated under this heading
shall be made available for explosive ordnance disposal in
areas liberated from extremist organizations in Iraq, Libya,
and Syria, which should utilize local organizations and
individuals to the maximum extent practicable and be awarded
on a competitive basis.

PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

The Act provides $135,041,000 for Peacekeeping Operations
in this title, and an additional $473,973,000 in title VIII
under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to
BBEDCA. Funds under this heading are allocated according to
the following table and subject to section 7019 of this Act:

PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program/Activity Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Africa............................................... 428,873
Central African Republic......................... [8,000]
Democratic Republic of the Congo................. [10,000]
Liberia.......................................... [1,000]
Somalia.......................................... [256,132]
South Sudan...................................... [27,491]
Africa Regional.................................. [126,250]
of which, African Peacekeeping Rapid Response [100,000]
Partnership.....................................
of which, Partnership for Regional East Africa [10,000]
Counterterrorism................................
of which, Africa Conflict Stabilization and [8,300]
Border Security.................................
of which, Africa Military Education Program...... [3,000]
of which, Africa Maritime Security Initiative.... [2,000]
of which, African Union Rapid Deployment [2,950]
Capability......................................
Near East............................................ 59,500
Syria............................................ [25,000]
Multinational Force and Observers................ [34,500]
Political-Military Affairs........................... 120,641
Security Governance Initiative................... [14,041]
Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership........ [20,100]
Global Peacekeeping Operations Initiative........ [61,000]
Maritime Security Technical Experts Program...... [500]
Relief and Recovery Fund......................... [25,000]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total........................................ 609,014
of which, OCO............................ [473,973]
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Congressional notifications submitted for funds made
available under Peacekeeping Operations shall continue to
include for each program: a description of the type of
equipment, training, or other assistance to be provided; and
the total amount obligated for each such program in fiscal
years 2016 and 2017 at the time of submission of such
notification, on a country-by-country basis to the extent
practicable.

Funds Appropriated to the President

INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

The Act provides $110,300,000 for International Military
Education and Training.
The Secretary of State shall follow the directives under
this heading in the House report regarding country levels,
and in the Senate report regarding assistance for Algeria and
Timor-Leste.
In lieu of the reporting requirements included in the House
and Senate reports under this heading, the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, is
directed to submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees on changes made in the current fiscal year to
enhance International Military Education and Training and
Expanded International Military Education and Training
effectiveness and recommendations for the following fiscal
year. Such report shall describe the goals of such programs,
and steps taken to implement the requirements of section
548(a) of the FAA regarding the information to be maintained
in the database developed pursuant to such section. Such
report shall also include efforts by the Departments of State
and Defense to include women in International Military
Education and Training programs, including further steps that
can be taken to increase female participation globally over
the next three fiscal years. Not later than 30 days after
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State is directed to
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the contents
of such report, which shall be submitted concurrently with
the report required by section 7034(b)(7) of this Act.

FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

The Act provides $4,785,805,000 for Foreign Military
Financing Program in this title, and an additional
$1,325,808,000 in title VIII under this heading is designated
for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.

TITLE V

MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE

Funds Appropriated to the President

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS

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

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Programs Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Chemicals and Toxins Programs.......... 3,175
International Civil Aviation Organization............ 800
International Conservation Programs.................. 7,000
International Development Law Organization........... 400
International Maritime Organization.................. 325
Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund.................. 32,000
Organization of American States Development 500
Assistance Programs.................................
Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy 50
and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia.............
UN Capital Development Fund.......................... 500
UN Children's Fund................................... 137,500
Combating female genital mutilation programs..... [5,000]
UN Democracy Fund.................................... 3,000
UN Development Program............................... 80,000
UN Environment Program............................... 7,000
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights................ 10,500
UN Human Settlements Program......................... 700
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian 2,500
Affairs.............................................
UN Population Fund................................... 32,500
UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General 1,750
for Sexual Violence in Conflict.....................
UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women.......... 1,000
UN Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the 1,150
Field of Human Rights...............................
UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture............. 6,550
UN Women............................................. 8,500
World Meteorological Organization.................... 1,000
World Trade Organization Technical Assistance........ 600
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total............................................ 339,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

=========================== NOTE ===========================

May 3, 2017, on page H4051, numerous typographical errors
appeared in tabular material printed under the heading
``INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS.''

The online version has been corrected to read as shown below.

========================= END NOTE =========================

Of the funds allocated for the UN High Commissioner for
Human Rights, a total of not less than $1,500,000 is for
programs in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, and not
less than $1,000,000 is for programs in Colombia.

International Financial Institutions

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

The Act provides $146,563,000 for Global Environment
Facility.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

The Act provides $1,197,128,000 for Contribution to the
International Development Association.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND
DEVELOPMENT

The Act provides $5,963,421 for Contribution to the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

The Act provides $21,939,727 for Contribution to the Inter-
American Development Bank.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

The Act provides $99,233,000 for Contribution to the Asian
Development Fund.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

The Act provides $32,418,000 for Contribution to the
African Development Bank.

LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

The Act provides $507,860,808 for Limitation on Callable
Capital Subscriptions.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

The Act provides $214,332,000 for Contribution to the
African Development Fund.

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CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

The Act provides $30,000,000 for Contribution to the
International Fund for Agricultural Development.

GLOBAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM

The Act provides $23,000,000 for Global Agriculture and
Food Security Program.

TITLE VI--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE

Export-Import Bank of the United States

INSPECTOR GENERAL

The Act provides $5,700,000 for Inspector General for the
Export-Import Bank of the United States.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

The Act provides $110,000,000 for Administrative Expenses
for the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
The agreement supports the use of fees for authorized
programs and activities.

Overseas Private Investment Corporation

NONCREDIT ACCOUNT

The Act provides $70,000,000 for Noncredit Account of the
Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The Act provides $20,000,000 for Program Account of the
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).
OPIC is directed to allocate not less than $500,000 to
support a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between OPIC and
USAID to reimburse the USAID OIG for costs related to robust
inspection, audit, and evaluation activities. Such an MOU is
to be signed within 45 days after enactment of this Act and
in a mutually agreeable manner.
The directive in the House report under this heading shall
apply to the fiscal year 2018 CBJ.

TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

The Act provides $75,000,000 for Trade and Development
Agency.
The Act includes funds under this heading for necessary
expenses for build out, outfitting, physical move, and rent
payments for office space provided under a long-term
replacement lease executed by the General Services
Administration (GSA) for the personnel of the Agency. Not
later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act, the
Agency is directed to report to the Committees on
Appropriations on the status of the agreement with GSA and
the full scope of funding necessary to effectively transition
the Agency to new office space.

TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

The following general provisions are continued in this Act
substantively unchanged from the fiscal year 2016 Act
(division K of Public Law 114-113):

Section 7001. Allowances and Differentials
Section 7003. Consulting Services
Section 7007. Prohibition Against Direct Funding for Certain
Countries
Section 7008. Coups d'Etat
Section 7011. Availability of Funds
Section 7012. Limitation on Assistance to Countries in
Default
Section 7014. Reservations of Funds
Section 7016. Notification on Excess Defense Equipment
Section 7018. Prohibition on Funding for Abortions and
Involuntary Sterilization
Section 7020. Representation and Entertainment Expenses
Section 7021. Prohibition on Assistance to Governments
Supporting International Terrorism
Section 7022. Authorization Requirements
Section 7024. Authorities for the Peace Corps, Inter-American
Foundation and United States African Development
Foundation
Section 7025. Commerce, Trade and Surplus Commodities
Section 7026. Separate Accounts
Section 7027. Eligibility for Assistance
Section 7030. Debt-for-Development
Section 7035. Arab League Boycott of Israel
Section 7036. Palestinian Statehood
Section 7037. Restrictions Concerning the Palestinian
Authority
Section 7038. Prohibition on Assistance to the Palestinian
Broadcasting Corporation
Section 7039. Assistance for the West Bank and Gaza
Section 7040. Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian
Authority
Section 7047. War Crimes Tribunals
Section 7049. Community-Based Police Assistance
Section 7050. Disability Programs
Section 7051. International Conferences
Section 7052. Aircraft Transfer, Coordination, and Use
Section 7053. Parking Fines and Real Property Taxes Owed by
Foreign Governments
Section 7054. Landmines and Cluster Munitions
Section 7055. Prohibition on Publicity or Propaganda
Section 7057. United States Agency for International
Development Management
Section 7061. Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Section 7062. Arms Trade Treaty
Section 7064. Reporting Requirements Concerning Individuals
Detained at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Section 7065. Multi-Year Pledges
Section 7066. Prohibition on the Use of Torture
Section 7067. Extradition
Section 7068. Commercial Leasing of Defense Articles
Section 7071. International Monetary Fund
Section 7072. Special Defense Acquisition Fund
Section 7074. Enterprise Funds
Section 7075. Use of Funds in Contravention of this Act
Section 7079. Impact on Jobs in the United States
Section 7082. United Nations Population Fund

The following general provisions are new or substantively
modified from the fiscal year 2016 Act (division K of Public
Law 114-113):
Section 7002. Unobligated Balances Report (Modified)
Section 7004. Diplomatic Facilities (Modified)
The Act includes modified language from prior fiscal years
regarding diplomatic facilities to conform with provisions
included in the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal
Year 2017 (Public Law 114-323). In addition, subsections (d),
(e), and (h) continue, in modified form, the consultation and
notification requirements regarding the acquisition of
property or award of construction contracts for overseas
diplomatic facilities; the reporting directives concerning
the new embassy compound projects in London, Mexico City, and
Beirut; and the allocation of funds to address security
vulnerabilities at interim and temporary United States
diplomatic facilities.
Subsection (g) includes a new directive of not less than
$10,000,000 for physical security upgrades to soft targets
used by United States diplomatic personnel and their
dependents posted overseas. In addition to consulting with
the Director of Overseas Building Operations as required by
this subsection, the Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic
Security shall consult with Chiefs of Missions prior to
allocating funds for such purposes.
Section 7005.Personnel Actions (Modified)
Section 7006.Department of State Management (New)
For the purposes of subsection (c), the term ``as
appropriate'' shall mean all Department and Federal financial
management policies, procedures and regulations applicable to
such bureau or office.
Section 7009.Transfer of Funds Authority (Modified)

Section 7010. Prohibition on Certain Operational Expenses
(Modified)

Section 7013. Prohibition on Taxation of United States
Assistance (Modified)
Section 7015. Notification Requirements (Modified)
Concurrent with the submission of the initial congressional
notification submitted for funds made available under title
IV of this Act for assistance for Ethiopia, Libya, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Philippines, Somalia, and South Sudan, the
Secretary of State shall inform the Committees on
Appropriations of the procedures in place pursuant to section
620M(d) of the FAA.
In lieu of the notification requirements in the House
report for certain trust funds, notifications submitted
pursuant to subsection (g) shall include the following
information:
(1) the office or bureau at USAID or the Departments of
State and the Treasury that will oversee programs and
expenditures of the trust fund;
(2) the Web site link to publicly available expenditures of
the trust fund;
(3) a copy of the administrative agreement between the
international financial institution and the United States;
and
(4) whether direct government assistance will be provided
by the trust fund and specific risk mitigation and anti-
corruption steps are being taken by the trust fund.
The Departments of State and the Treasury and USAID shall
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the process
of, and requirements for, incorporation of provisions under
title III of this Act into administrative agreements with
international financial institutions.
Section 7017. Limitation on Availability of Funds for
International Organizations and Programs (Modified)

Section 7019. Allocations (Modified)

Section 7023. Definition of Program, Project, and Activity
(Modified)

Section 7028. Local Competition (Modified)

Section 7029. International Financial Institutions (Modified)

Section 7031. Financial Management and Budget Transparency
(Modified)
Section 7032. Democracy Programs (Modified)
The Act provides a total of not less than $2,308,517,000
for democracy programs. Such funds are allocated according to
the following table and subject to section 7019 of this Act:

DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Region Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Africa............................................... 314,271
Lake Chad Basin countries (section 7042(e))...... [33,000]
East Asia and the Pacific............................ 147,130
Europe and Eurasia................................... 218,141
Near East............................................ 280,111
Iraq............................................. [55,000]
Near East Regional Democracy..................... [32,000]
South and Central Asia............................... 517,426
Bangladesh....................................... [8,600]
Western Hemisphere................................... 551,245
Venezuela........................................ [7,000]
Global programs...................................... 280,193
------------------
Total........................................ 2,308,517
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Regional and country totals in the Democracy Programs table
are derived from bilateral funds and global programs are in
addition to such funds.

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Section 7033. International Religious Freedom (Modified)
The Act includes not less than $500,000 for the development
and implementation of an international religious freedom
curriculum for Foreign Service Officers. The Secretary of
State shall consult with the Ambassador-at-Large for
International Religious Freedom, the Director of the George
P. Schultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center, the
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom,
and other Federal officials, as appropriate, on the content
of the training and curriculum, which shall include
appropriate collection methods regarding religious
persecution that do not endanger at-risk populations. Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of State is directed to submit to the
Committees on Appropriations a report describing the status
of the development of such curriculum and training.
Subsection (d) includes language regarding atrocities
prevention. Funds made available for atrocities prevention in
this Act should be made available to support programs to
prevent atrocities committed by the armed forces of Burma
against ethnic minorities, particularly in Rakhine, Shan,
Kachin, and Karen States, and atrocities committed by the
security forces of Ethiopia against the Oromo and other
ethnic groups.
In addition, such funds and funds appropriated in the
Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (division B of
Public Law 114-254), shall, where feasible, support the
efforts of entities, including nongovernmental organizations,
to assist in addressing crimes of genocide, crimes against
humanity, or war crimes in Iraq and Syria, including
assistance in the conduct of criminal investigations, the
development of local investigative and judicial skills, and
the collection and preservation of evidence and the chain of
custody of evidence.
Funds for atrocities prevention are allocated according to
the following table and subject to section 7019 of this Act:

ATROCITIES PREVENTION
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund................................ 5,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.. 5,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Section 7034. Special Provisions (Modified)
Subsection (b)(8)(A) directs that funds provided under
Foreign Military Financing Program be made available to
increase the efficiency and effectiveness of foreign military
sales programs. The Secretary of State is also directed to
identify in the submission of subsequent CBJ documents any
resources required by the Department of State to support
measures to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of such
programs.
The Secretary of State is directed to continue cooperating
with the ongoing review being conducted by the Government
Accountability Office (GAO) to identify reforms that can be
made by the Departments of State and Defense to increase the
efficiency and effectiveness of the foreign military sales
process. The Secretary of State, in coordination with the
Secretary of Defense, shall include in the report required by
subsection (b)(8)(B) the steps taken or planned to be taken
to implement the GAO recommendations, including each
Department's response to each recommendation, how such
recommendations will be implemented and over what time
period, the resources required to do so, and the likely
impact that such steps will have on sales processes and
timelines. The report shall also include a description of any
other ongoing reviews and initiatives and steps taken in
response to recommendations.
In accordance with subsection (b)(8)(C), the Secretary of
State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall
include a list of cases under development for major defense
equipment (as defined in section 47 of the Arms Export
Control Act) that are above the thresholds identified in
section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act for which the
letter of request is over 180 days old, consultations have
not begun with the committees of jurisdiction, and a Letter
of Offer has not been submitted. Such list shall include: (1)
the date of the letter of request; (2) the amount of the
proposed sale; and (3) a description of the defense article
or service. The report shall be submitted in unclassified
form, but may be accompanied by a classified annex, if
necessary. The Secretary of State, in coordination with the
Secretary of Defense, shall also be prepared to discuss the
status of each case, including whether the case has been
received by the Department of State.
Subsection (d)(2)(B) provides $3,500,000 for reimbursement
of costs incurred by civil society related to research and
documentation in support of the activities of international
tribunals established to try cases of war crimes, genocide,
and crimes against humanity. This amount is in addition to
any bilateral assistance provided to a country. The Secretary
of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations
prior to the obligation of such funds.
The Secretary of State shall ensure that any future
tribunal established for such purposes considers the role of,
and costs to, civil society in support of tribunal
activities. Such costs should be factored into the overall
expenses of the tribunal, and agreements established to
ensure timely reimbursement of assistance provided.
When initiating any new partner vetting program pursuant to
subsection (e)(2), the Secretary of State and USAID
Administrator shall ensure implementing partners are provided
with information on the requirements of such program,
including a description of vetting processes; how information
collected will be stored, protected, and used; and the
processes by which concerns raised during vetting may be
addressed. The report required in paragraph (1) shall include
recommendations for standardizing and streamlining vetting
processes; an analysis of providing exemptions for certain
activities, including democracy and humanitarian assistance;
a description of consultations with governmental and
nongovernmental stakeholders affected by the pilot program;
and responses to concerns raised during such consultations.
For purposes of this subsection, ``to mitigate the risk of
diversion of foreign assistance'' means to mitigate such risk
primarily in a country in conflict and to terrorists and
other extremists.
In addition to the directives in subsection (j), and with
respect to the implementation of section 203(a)(2) of Public
Law 110-457, the Secretary of State shall consider the
following as sufficient to determine that a diplomatic
mission ``tolerated such actions'': the failure to provide a
replacement passport within a reasonable period of time to a
T-visa recipient; the existence of multiple concurrent civil
suits against members of the diplomatic mission; or a failure
to satisfy a civil judgment against an employee of the
diplomatic mission.
Section 7041. Middle East and North Africa
Egypt. Funds for Egypt are allocated according to the
following table and subject to section 7019 of this Act:

EGYPT
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund................................ 112,500
Egyptian American Enterprise Fund................ [29,400]
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.. 2,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 3,000
Related Programs....................................
International Military Education and Training........ 1,800
Foreign Military Financing Program................... 1,300,000
------------------
Total........................................ 1,419,300
------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Act provides not less than $10,000,000 for Egyptian
students with high financial need to attend not-for-profit
institutions of higher education. Such institutions must meet
standards equivalent to those required for United States
institutional accreditation by a regional accrediting agency
recognized by the United States Department of Education.
Students should be eligible for scholarships based on need,
outstanding academic record, and leadership potential to
contribute to the long-term political, economic, and social
development of Egypt. The curriculum of such institutions
should encourage critical thinking and be taught in the
English language.
If the Secretary of State determines and reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Egypt is
prohibiting or otherwise interfering with the conduct or
operations of programs supported by funds made available for
assistance for Egypt under Economic Support Fund in this Act
and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs, the
Secretary may reprogram such funds for activities outside of
Egypt, following consultation with such Committees.
For the purpose of the certification required under
subsection (a)(3)(A), civil society organizations shall
include human rights defenders, and violations of human
rights shall include the murder of Giulio Regeni, a
University of Cambridge doctoral student.
Section 7034(o)(1) of this Act provides loan guarantee
authority for Egypt, which may be made available following
consultation by the Secretary of State with the Committees on
Appropriations. As part of such consultation, the Secretary
shall provide an assessment of the business environment for
United States companies, including the identification of
institutional, regulatory, and political obstacles to
investment.
Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, describing
and evaluating the cooperation of the Government of Egypt on
bilateral and multilateral nonproliferation efforts.
Iraq. For the purposes of the reporting requirement
contained in the Introduction of the Senate report under the
Iraq heading, the Secretary of State shall submit the report
as described, except the reference to the Iraqi Constitution
shall be article 125.
Israel. The Act makes available $75,000,000 under Foreign
Military Financing Program for Israel from the Security
Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (division B of Public Law
114-254), which is in addition to funds made available under
such heading in title IV of this Act. The total amount
provided under Foreign Military Financing Program for
assistance for Israel in fiscal year 2017 is $3,175,000,000.
Jordan.--The Act provides not less than $1,279,950,000 for
assistance for Jordan. Such funds are allocated according to
the following table and subject to section 7019 of this Act:

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JORDAN
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund................................ 812,350
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 13,600
Related Programs....................................
International Military Education and Training........ 4,000
Foreign Military Financing Program................... 450,000
------------------
Total............................................ 1,279,950
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Libya.--No funds were requested for lethal assistance for
Libya, and none are provided in this Act. In submitting the
certification required by subsection (g)(3), the Secretary of
State is directed to include a description of how regular
oversight will be provided by the Department of State and
USAID.
Morocco.--Funds for Morocco are allocated according to the
following table and subject to section 7019 of this Act:

MOROCCO
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund................................ 20,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.. 5,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 1,500
Related Programs....................................
International Military Education and Training........ 2,000
Foreign Military Financing Program................... 10,000
------------------
Total............................................ 38,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Refugees in North Africa.--In lieu of the report directive
concerning Refugees in Algeria under Migration and Refugee
Assistance in the House report, subsection (i) includes a
reporting requirement concerning the delivery of humanitarian
assistance to refugees in North Africa.
Syria.--For purposes of subsection (j)(1)(K), the
protection and preservation of the cultural identity of the
people of Syria as a counterbalance to extremism shall
include programs to promote the use of traditional art,
music, and literature.
Subsection (j)(3) continues a program initiated in fiscal
year 2016 regarding support for Syrian organizations. The
Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor,
Department of State, shall have responsibility for such
program, including the management of funds.
Operational support for civil society organizations,
particularly those that emerge in conflict situations like
Syria, serves to strengthen the foundations of democracy and
the rule of law. The Secretary of State and USAID
Administrator, as appropriate, shall provide core support to
such organizations in Syria.
Tunisia.--The Act provides not less than $165,400,000 for
assistance for Tunisia. Such funds are allocated according to
the following table and subject to section 7019 of this Act:

TUNISIA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund................................ 79,000
Democracy Programs............................... [28,300]
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.. 13,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 6,100
Related Programs....................................
International Military Education and Training........ 2,300
Foreign Military Financing Program................... 65,000
------------------
Total........................................ 165,400
------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Act includes $5,000,000 above the budget request under
Economic Support Fund for democracy programs for Tunisia to
support the activities described in the first proviso of
section 7041(i) of the Senate bill. This amount is in
addition to other funds made available for such purposes. The
Department of State and USAID, as appropriate, shall consult
with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation
of such funds.
West Bank and Gaza.--The report required in subsection
(l)(3) shall also include a description of steps taken by the
Department of State to discourage such payments.
Other assistance for the Middle East and North Africa.--
Funds for certain programs for the Middle East and North
Africa are allocated according to the following table and
subject to section 7019 of this Act:

OTHER ASSISTANCE FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account/Program Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund:
Lebanon.......................................... 110,000
Scholarships................................. [12,000]
Marla Ruzicka Iraqi War Victims Fund............. 7,500
Middle East Partnership Initiative scholarship 12,000
program.........................................
Middle East Regional Cooperation................. 5,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement:
West Bank security assistance.................... 60,000
Foreign Military Financing Program:
Iraq............................................. 250,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Lebanon Scholarships.--The USAID Administrator is directed
to ensure that Lebanese students attending public and private
secondary schools are eligible to apply for university
scholarships.
Section 7042. Africa
Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism.--
Funds for the Partnership for Regional East Africa
Counterterrorism are allocated according to the following
table and subject to section 7019 of this Act:

PARTNERSHIP FOR REGIONAL EAST AFRICA COUNTERTERRORISM
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund................................ 2,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.. 1,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 11,150
Related Programs....................................
Peacekeeping Operations.............................. 10,000
------------------
Total............................................ 24,150
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership.--Funds for the
Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership are allocated
according to the following table and subject to section 7019
of this Act:

TRANS-SAHARA COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIP
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Development Assistance............................... 15,275
Economic Support Fund................................ 10,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.. 6,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 18,446
Related Programs....................................
Peacekeeping Operations.............................. 20,100
------------------
Total............................................ 69,821
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ethiopia.--The Secretary of State shall update the report
on Ethiopia required under Economic Support Fund in the
Senate report, which should also include: a detailed
description of the role and conduct of the Ethiopian National
Defense Force in internal security, including under the state
of emergency declared in October 2016; the impact of such
role and conduct on United States-funded security assistance
and cooperation programs; and any changes made, or intended
to be made, to the content of other United States programs to
respond to instability in that country. The updated report
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
South Sudan.--The United States has invested more than
$4,400,000,000 in the stability and development of South
Sudan since its independence in 2011. Given the longstanding
ties between the United States and the people of South Sudan,
the Act includes a new requirement that the Secretary of
State submit a diplomatic and assistance strategy for South
Sudan which prioritizes the cessation of hostilities and the
delivery of humanitarian aid and essential services. The
strategy shall also include detailed information on how
assistance will support civil society and accountability for
war crimes, the prevention and response to gender-based
violence, and international organizations for the purpose of
implementing a peace agreement. The strategy should outline
specific objectives for aid and associated benchmarks, as
well as a description of how oversight will be conducted.
No funds were requested for assistance for South Sudan
under International Military Education and Training and
Foreign Military Financing Program, and none are provided by
this Act.
Other assistance for Africa.--Funds for certain programs
for Africa are allocated according to the following table and
subject to section 7019 of this Act:

OTHER ASSISTANCE FOR AFRICA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account/Program Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Development Assistance:
Malawi higher education.......................... 10,000
Economic Support Fund:
Counter Lord's Resistance Army (section 7042(f)). 10,000
Democratic Republic of the Congo................. 75,188
Djibouti......................................... 9,000
Liberia.......................................... 65,429
West Africa anti-slavery programs................ 2,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Funds for West Africa anti-slavery programs are derived
from within bilateral country and regional programs.
Section 7043. East Asia and the Pacific
Burma.--Funds for Burma are allocated according to the
following table and subject to section 7019 of this Act:

BURMA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global Health Programs............................... 29,000
Economic Support Fund................................ 82,700
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.. 3,000
------------------
Total............................................ 114,700
------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Act provides responsibility for democracy and human
rights programs in Burma to the United States Chief of
Mission in Burma, in consultation with the Assistant
Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department
of State. Such responsibility shall include final approval
for the specific uses of funds regardless of the bureau or
agency managing such funds.
As in prior fiscal years, core support shall be provided to
local civil society organizations in Burma.
The restrictions on assistance for entities in subsection
(b)(1)(B)(vii) shall include the Union of Myanmar Economic
Holdings Limited and the Myanmar Economic Corporation.
The Secretary of State shall submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations not later than September 30,
2017 assessing the feasibility of using the old chancery
building in Rangoon as a center to commemorate the struggle
for democracy in

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Burma. In preparing the report, the Secretary shall consult
with appropriate government officials in Burma, relevant
civil society organizations, and such Committees.
Not later than 45 days after the enactment of this Act and
prior to the initial obligation of funds made available for
assistance for Burma, the Secretary of State shall submit a
report detailing steps taken by the Government of Burma to
address human rights abuses committed by the armed forces of
Burma against ethnic minorities, including the use of rape as
a weapon of war.
Mongolia.--The Secretary of State shall follow the
directive in the Senate report under Foreign Military
Financing Program regarding assistance for Mongolia.
People's Republic of China.--The Secretary of State and
USAID Administrator are directed to provide no assistance to
the central Government of the People's Republic of China
under Global Health Programs, Development Assistance, and
Economic Support Fund, except for assistance to detect,
prevent, and treat infectious diseases.
Philippines.--Extrajudicial killings in the Philippines,
particularly those committed in the conduct of the anti-drug
campaign, call into question the commitment of the central
Government of the Philippines to human rights, due process
and the rule of law. The Secretary of State shall inform the
Committees on Appropriations in a timely manner of the United
States policy toward the Philippines, including the response
to such killings.
The report required in subsection (f) shall include an
assessment of the following information: (1) the status of
diplomatic relations between the United States and the
Philippines, and significant changes in the policy of the
Government of the Philippines on matters of national interest
to the Government of the United States; (2) the degree to
which the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) benefits from
United States assistance, armaments, equipment, systems, and
training; (3) the impact of United States assistance on AFP
modernization, maritime domain awareness, and operational
capabilities of the Philippines Coast Guard, including to
maintain an effective presence in Philippine territorial
waters; (4) the impact of United States assistance on
economic growth in the Philippines, including through United
States-Philippines Partnership for Growth programs; (5) the
importance of United States markets for Philippine exports,
such as computer components, automobile parts, electrical
machinery, and textiles; (6) the importance of United States
foreign direct investment in the Philippines, and the
influence of the United States as an investor and market for
the Philippine business process outsourcing industry; (7) the
economic benefit of annual remittances to the Philippines
from the United States; (8) the adherence of the Government
of the Philippines to the rule of law, including due process,
particularly in efforts to counter illicit narcotics; (9)
efforts by the Government of the Philippines to credibly
investigate and prosecute individuals or organizations
responsible for inciting, directing, or carrying out extra-
judicial killings in the Philippines; and (10) the threat of
Islamist terrorist groups in Mindanao and elsewhere in the
southern region of the Philippines, and the impact of the
United States military in supporting counterterrorism
efforts.
The Secretary of State shall also comply with the reporting
requirement in the Senate report under Foreign Military
Financing Program with respect to certain actions by the
Government of the Philippines.
Thailand.--Funds for Thailand under Economic Support Fund
are allocated according to the following table and subject to
section 7019 of this Act:

THAILAND
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund:
Democracy and conflict resolution programs....... 4,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on
Appropriations prior to the obligation of assistance for
Thailand.
Assistance is not included under International Military
Education and Training and Foreign Military Financing Program
due to section 7008 of this Act.
Tibet.--Funds for Tibet under Economic Support Fund are
allocated according to the following table and subject to
section 7019 of this Act:

TIBET
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account/Program Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund:
Tibetan communities in the Tibetan Autonomous 8,000
Region and other Tibetan communities in the
People's Republic of China......................
Tibetan communities in India and Nepal........... 6,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator, as
appropriate, shall follow the directives regarding assistance
for Tibet under such heading in the Introduction in the
Senate report.
Vietnam.--Funds for certain programs for Vietnam are
allocated according to the following table and subject to
section 7019 of this Act:

VIETNAM
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account/Program Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Development Assistance............................... 55,250
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.. 4,450
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 12,500
Related Programs Humanitarian Demining..............
Foreign Military Financing Program................... 12,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

East Asia and the Pacific Region.--The Secretary of State
shall follow the funding directive for the East Asia and
Pacific region under such heading in the Introduction in the
Senate report, which shall be reflected in the 653(a) report.
Other assistance for East Asia and the Pacific Region.--
Funds for certain programs in East Asia and the Pacific are
allocated according to the following table and subject to
section 7019 of this Act:

OTHER ASSISTANCE FOR EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC REGION
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account/Program Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global Health Programs:
Laos nutrition programs.......................... $3,500
Development Assistance:
Laos............................................. 20,000
Timor-Leste...................................... 16,000
Economic Support Fund:
People's Republic of China (democracy, rule of 15,000
law, and environment)...........................
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement:
Indonesia........................................ 10,625
Laos............................................. 1,000
Southeast Asia Maritime Security Initiative...... 7,750
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and
Related Programs:
Laos humanitarian demining....................... 30,000
Foreign Military Financing Program:
Indonesia........................................ 14,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Section 7044. South and Central Asia
Afghanistan.--The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan
Reconstruction, in consultation with the Offices of the
Inspector General of the Department of State and USAID, shall
conduct an assessment of implementation of the anti-
corruption strategy referenced in subsection (a)(2)(B)(v),
including by revenue generating ministries in Afghanistan,
and submit such assessment to the Committees on
Appropriations not later than May 31, 2018.
For purposes of the certification required in paragraph
(2)(B)(vi), monitoring and oversight frameworks shall include
the use of effective third party monitoring.
The Secretary of State shall review infrastructure projects
proposed for Afghanistan supported with funds appropriated in
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs and may, following
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations and in
support of the strategy required by paragraph (1)(A),
deobligate and reobligate such funding for other programs in
Afghanistan.
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID
Administrator, shall ensure sufficient funding for the safety
and security of soft targets in Afghanistan, including the
American University of Afghanistan.
Prior to the obligation of funds for the Afghan Civilian
Assistance Program and the Pakistan Civilian Assistance
Program, the USAID Administrator shall consult with the
Committees on Appropriations.
Other assistance for South and Central Asia.--Funds for
certain programs for South and Central Asia are allocated
according to the following table and subject to section 7019
of this Act:

OTHER ASSISTANCE FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Budget
Account Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Development Assistance:
Bangladesh labor programs................................ $3,000
Economic Support Fund:
Civilian victims of war, Afghanistan..................... 10,000
Civilian victims of war, Pakistan........................ 10,000
Nepal.................................................... 72,500
Sri Lanka................................................ 31,017
Foreign Military Financing Program:
Sri Lanka................................................ 500
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Section 7045. Latin America and the Caribbean
Central America.--Subsection (a) provides that $655,000,000
should be made available for assistance for countries in
Central America to implement the United States Strategy for
Engagement in Central America. Such funds are allocated
according to the following table and subject to section 7019
of this Act:

UNITED STATES STRATEGY FOR ENGAGEMENT IN CENTRAL AMERICA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Country/Program Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global Health Programs:
Guatemala........................................ $13,000
------------------
Subtotal..................................... 13,000
Development Assistance:
El Salvador...................................... 70,000
Guatemala........................................ 110,000
Honduras......................................... 90,000
Nicaragua........................................ 9,535
------------------
Subtotal..................................... 279,535
Economic Support Fund:
Central America Regional Security Initiative..... 104,225
------------------
Subtotal..................................... 104,225
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement:
Central America Regional Security Initiative..... 225,000
Costa Rica....................................... [25,000]
DNA forensic technology.......................... [6,000]
------------------
Subtotal..................................... 225,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and
Related Programs:
Panama........................................... 500
------------------
Subtotal..................................... 500
International Military Education and Training:
Belize........................................... 250

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Costa Rica....................................... 725
El Salvador...................................... 800
Guatemala........................................ 800
Honduras......................................... 800
Panama........................................... 725
------------------
Subtotal..................................... 4,100
Foreign Military Financing Program:
Belize........................................... 1,000
Costa Rica....................................... 5,000
El Salvador...................................... 1,900
Guatemala........................................ 1,740
Honduras......................................... 4,500
Panama........................................... 2,000
State Western Hemisphere Regional................ 12,500
------------------
Subtotal..................................... 28,640
==================
Total.................................... 655,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Act does not include funds for cash transfer assistance
or major infrastructure projects for countries in Central
America. Such projects should be financed from sources other
than the United States Government.
The Secretary of State shall include in the updated
Strategy required by subsection (a)(1) the following
information: a clear mission statement; achievable goals and
objectives; appropriate benchmarks and timelines; an
assessment of progress made under the current Strategy; and
an explanation for any changes made relative to the current
Strategy. Such information should be described at both the
regional and the country level.
Following the submission of the updated Strategy, and prior
to the obligation of funds made available pursuant to
subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of State, in coordination
with the USAID Administrator, shall follow the directives in
the House report under this section regarding the plan for
monitoring and evaluation. Not later than October 30, 2017,
the plan and results shall be submitted to the appropriate
congressional committees and posted to the Department of
State and USAID Web sites.
In accordance with subsection (a)(3), the multi-year spend
plan shall describe in detail the proposed uses of assistance
from this Act for each country and the amounts allocated from
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs to support the
Strategy. The plan shall also describe: how such assistance
differs from, complements, and leverages funds allocated by
each foreign government, other donors (including
international financial institutions), and other United
States Government agencies; the amounts of funding from such
sources; funds planned to be transferred or otherwise
provided to other United States government agencies,
international financial institutions, and commissions, and
the purpose; and the funding levels planned for each of the
central governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on
Appropriations prior to: submitting any certification made
pursuant to subsection (a)(4); any suspension of assistance
made pursuant to subsection (a)(5); and any transfer of funds
made pursuant to subsection (a)(6).
In making the certification pursuant to subsection
(a)(4)(B)(vii), the Secretary of State shall determine, among
other things, whether such government is providing
commissions with full access to information and documents in
its possession, including budgetary information. The
certification requirement in this clause shall not apply to
the Government of El Salvador unless a similar commission is
established in that country.
The agreement supports efforts to strengthen the rule of
law by combating corruption and impunity in Central America.
Within the total funding provided for the United States
Strategy for Engagement in Central America, funds for certain
organizations and offices are allocated according to the
following table and subject to section 7019 of this Act:

ORGANIZATIONS AND OFFICES
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Commission Against Impunity in
Guatemala...........................................
Central America Regional Security Initiative..... $6,000
Mission to Support the Fight Against Corruption and 5,000
Impunity in Honduras................................
Development Assistance........................... [2,000]
Central America Regional Security Initiative..... [3,000]
Office of the Attorney General/Public Ministry, El 10,500
Salvador............................................
Development Assistance........................... [500]
Central America Regional Security Initiative..... [10,000]
Office of the Attorney General/Public Ministry, 11,000
Guatemala...........................................
Development Assistance........................... [500]
Central America Regional Security Initiative..... [10,500]
Office of the Attorney General/Public Ministry, 6,500
Honduras............................................
Development Assistance........................... [500]
Central America Regional Security Initiative..... [6,000]
------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of
other relevant United States Government agencies, is directed
to make available to the International Commission Against
Impunity in Guatemala and the Attorney General of Guatemala,
if requested, information available to the Secretary that
could assist in investigations and prosecutions by such
entities, and to keep the Committees on Appropriations
apprised of such efforts.
The Secretary of State shall follow the directive in the
House report under this section regarding the report on the
uses of funds for the Central America Regional Security
Initiative on a country-by-country basis. For fiscal years
2015 and 2016, the Secretary shall provide a description for
each program, project, and activity; make such information
publically available; and integrate such information into the
ForeignAssistance.gov Web site, as appropriate.
Additionally, the Secretary of State shall follow the
directives in the House report under this section regarding:
the country notifications requirements for Guatemala, El
Salvador, and Honduras; international commissions against
corruption and impunity; sexual assault units in Guatemala;
and the transfer of funds from Development Assistance to the
Inter-American Foundation. The Secretary of State shall also
follow the directive in the Senate report under the
Introduction regarding the Chixoy Reparations Plan. The
directive in the House report under this section regarding a
Comptroller General assessment should not be implemented.
Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.--Funds for the
Caribbean Basin Security Initiative are allocated according
to the following table and subject to section 7019 of this
Act:

CARIBBEAN BASIN SECURITY INITIATIVE
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund................................ $25,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.. 25,200
Foreign Military Financing Program................... 7,500
------------------
Total............................................ 57,700
------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Secretary of State shall follow the directive in the
House report regarding the report on the uses of funds for
the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative on a country-by-
country basis and integrate such information into the
ForeignAssistance.gov Web site, as appropriate.
Colombia.--Subsection (b) provides not less than
$391,253,000 for assistance for Colombia. Such funds are
allocated according to the following table and subject to
section 7019 of this Act:

COLOMBIA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account/Program Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund................................ $187,328
Transfer to Migration and Refugee Assistance..... [7,000]
Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities........ [20,000]
Human rights................................. [9,000]
Biodiversity................................. [4,000]
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.. 143,000
Office of the Attorney General, Human Rights Unit [10,000]
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 21,000
Related Programs....................................
International Military Education and Training........ 1,400
Foreign Military Financing Program................... 38,525
------------------
Total.................................... 391,253
------------------------------------------------------------------------

In accordance with subsection (b)(3), the multi-year spend
plan shall describe in detail the proposed uses of funds by
account and activity, including those activities specified in
subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (1). The plan
shall also include the amounts made available from prior Acts
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs for assistance for Colombia.
The spend plan shall also include the following information
for any funds made available to support the implementation of
a peace agreement between the Government of Colombia and
illegal armed groups: (1) an estimate of planned funding by
fiscal year and account; (2) an estimate of the commitments
and expenditures required by the Government of Colombia to
implement such agreement; and (3) an explanation of how
assistance made available by this Act and prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs to support implementation of
such agreement will be coordinated with resources allocated
by the Government of Colombia and other donors, including
international financial institutions.
No funds appropriated or otherwise made available for
assistance for Colombia by this Act and prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs may be made available for
the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) or the
National Liberation Army in Colombia, as such entities are
designated as foreign terrorist organizations pursuant to
section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1189).
In accordance with subsection (b)(5), 20 percent of the
funds appropriated by this Act under International Narcotics
Control and Law Enforcement for assistance for Colombia may
be obligated only if the Secretary of State certifies and
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the
Government of Colombia has established and is implementing a
counternarcotics strategy to reduce illicit drug cultivation
and production in Colombia. The report shall include a
summary of such strategy, including eradication,
interdiction, and law enforcement objectives and activities
(and the funding associated with such activities), and an
explanation of how United States assistance will support
implementation of the strategy. The report shall also include
an assessment of the likelihood that such strategy will
significantly reduce illicit drug cultivation, production,
and trafficking. Funds should be provided to support
implementation of the strategy only on a cost-matching basis.
The Secretary of State should regularly review the progress
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the Government of Colombia in meeting the objectives of the
strategy and inform the Committees on Appropriations of such
progress.
In accordance with subsection (b)(6), 20 percent of the
funds appropriated by this Act under Foreign Military
Financing Program for assistance for Colombia may be
obligated only if the Secretary of State certifies and
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that: (1) the
Peace Tribunal and other judicial bodies within the special
jurisdiction for peace are independent and have authority to
document ``truth declarations'' from perpetrators of gross
violations of human rights and to sentence such perpetrators
to meaningful sanctions, including victims' reparations,
guarantee of non-repetition, and deprivation of liberty; (2)
military personnel responsible for ordering, committing, or
covering up cases of false positives, including those in
command authority, are being investigated, prosecuted, and
appropriately sanctioned, and military officers credibly
alleged to have committed such crimes are removed from
positions of command authority until the completion of
judicial proceedings; and (3) the Government of Colombia is
continuing to dismantle illegal armed groups, taking
effective steps to protect the rights of human rights
defenders, journalists, trade unionists, and other social
activists, and protecting the rights and territory of
indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities.
The Secretary of State should not submit the report
directed in the House report under this section regarding
justice and rule of law activities.
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the
USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations a plan for consolidating existing development
programs in Colombia, as described in the House report.
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees: (1) a report on outstanding
commercial and trade disputes between the United States and
Colombia, including a description of steps taken to resolve
such disputes, and (2) a report detailing steps taken by the
Government of Colombia to meet extradition requests by the
Government of the United States for FARC members and members
of other illegal armed groups convicted of crimes.
The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on
Appropriations on the possibility of expanding exchange
programs in Colombia in subsequent fiscal years.
Funds for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human
Rights in Colombia are included under International
Organization and Programs.
Mexico.--Within the funds made available by this Act for
assistance for Mexico, funds under International Narcotics
Control and Law Enforcement and Foreign Military Financing
Program are allocated according to the following table and
subject to section 7019 of this Act:

MEXICO
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.. 90,000
Foreign Military Financing Program................... 5,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Secretary of State is directed to prioritize
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
assistance to combat organized crime, reduce corruption and
impunity within the security forces, increase border
security, promote due process and the rule of law, and reduce
the flow of illicit narcotics, particularly heroin and
fentanyl, into the United States.
The Secretary of State shall follow the directive in the
Senate report under Foreign Military Financing Program
regarding assistance for Mexico. The Secretary of State
should not submit the report directed in the House report
under International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
regarding Mexico.
Other assistance for Latin America and the Caribbean.--
Funds for certain programs in Latin America and the Caribbean
are allocated according to the following table and subject to
section 7019 of this Act:

OTHER ASSISTANCE FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account/Program Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund
Caribbean Energy Security Initiative............. 2,000
Cuba............................................. 20,000
Haiti reforestation.............................. 8,500
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
Western Hemisphere regional security cooperation. 10,000
Foreign Military Financing Program
Peru............................................. 1,800
------------------------------------------------------------------------

In lieu of the directives in the House and Senate bills and
reports, the agreement includes funds for democracy programs
in Cuba.
Funds provided for reforestation programs in Haiti are
within the total designated by subsection (c)(1).
Funds provided for Western Hemisphere regional security
cooperation are in addition to amounts otherwise provided for
bilateral and regional programs under International Narcotics
Control and Law Enforcement.
Section 7046. Europe and Eurasia
Georgia.--Funds for Georgia are allocated according to the
following table and subject to section 7019 of this Act:

GEORGIA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia...... 63,025
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.. 4,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and 1,100
Related Programs....................................
International Military Education and Training........ 2,200
Foreign Military Financing Program................... 30,000
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Total............................................ 100,325
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Ukraine.--The Act provides not less than $410,465,000 for
assistance for Ukraine. Such funds are allocated according to
the following table and subject to section 7019 of this Act:

UKRAINE
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global Health Programs............................... 31,615
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia...... 250,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.. 30,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and 10,950
Related Programs....................................
International Military Education and Training........ 2,900
Foreign Military Financing Program................... 85,000
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Total............................................ 410,465
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Other assistance for Europe and Eurasia.--Funds for certain
programs in Europe and Eurasia are allocated according to the
following table and subject to section 7019 of this Act:

OTHER ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE AND EURASIA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Country Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Foreign Military Financing Program
Estonia.......................................... 2,000
Latvia........................................... 2,000
Lithuania........................................ 2,000
Moldova.......................................... 12,750
Poland........................................... 6,250
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia
Central Asia Regional............................ 31,782
Poland........................................... 3,000
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The Secretary of State is directed to implement the
recommendation in the Senate report under Assistance for
Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia regarding the Anglo-Irish
Agreement Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-415).
Section 7048. United Nations
Subsection (f) prohibits the use of funds for the design,
renovation, or construction of the UN Headquarters in New
York and no such funds were requested for fiscal year 2017
for this purpose. In accordance with this subsection, any
operating plan submitted shall include a list of ongoing and
new capital projects funded by the plan. The following
information shall also be included for each capital project
with an estimated total assessed cost to all member states in
excess of $100,000,000 over the life of the project: (1) the
justification for the project; (2) a detailed summary of the
proposed budget, including costs for design, construction,
project management, building fit out, and technology and
security upgrades; (3) the assessed costs to be funded under
such operating plan and an estimate of the total assessed
cost to the United States for the project; (4) a description
of the steps taken by the UN and the Department of State to
keep costs within budget and the contingency plan to address
potential cost overruns; and (5) a description of the risk
management strategy and mechanisms to ensure transparency and
accountability.
Subsection (j) requires a report on arrears. As a signatory
to the Charter of the UN and other treaties and conventions,
the United States has an obligation to pay assessed
contributions to the UN regular budget, peacekeeping
operations, and certain specialized agencies and
organizations. Scales of assessments for these organizations
are negotiated on an ongoing basis. Article 19 of the UN
Charter states that a member of the UN that is in arrears
``shall have no vote in the General Assembly if the amount of
its arrears equals or exceeds the amount of contributions due
from it for the preceding two full years.'' Therefore, this
subsection requires a report to ensure that the consequences
of the accumulation of arrears are fully described to
Congress. In assessing the impact to the national interest
due to accumulation of arrears owed to the UN and other
international organizations, the Secretary of State is
directed to consider the relative loss of influence at such
organizations to other countries.
Section 7056. Continuous Supervision and General Direction of
Economic and Military Assistance (new)
Section 7058. Global Health Activities (modified)
Subsection (c)(1) includes $70,000,000 from within funds
appropriated under Global Health Programs for an Emergency
Reserve Fund to enable the United States and the
international public health community to respond rapidly to
emerging health threats. Funds in the Reserve Fund are
available until expended, but may only be made available if,
prior to obligation, the Secretary of State determines and
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that it is in the
national interest to respond to an emerging health threat
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human health. The Secretary may waive the regular
notification procedures required under paragraph (3) pursuant
to the authority of section 7015(e) of this Act.
Section 7059. Gender Equality (modified)
For the purposes of subsection (e)(1), funds are intended
to be provided through grants and cooperative agreements, and
the following programs and activities shall be included: for
subparagraph (A), family oriented activities and culturally
appropriate programs to promote tolerance and pluralism and
the development and dissemination of early warning and
response systems; for subparagraph (B), comprehensive
programs that provide immediate and sustained livelihood
support, psychosocial services (including for family
members), and the establishment of safe houses and other
centers dedicated to the empowerment and protection of women
and girls; for subparagraph (C), forensic assistance and
exhumation of mass graves, as appropriate; and for
subparagraph (D), the use of social media and training
programs. With respect to the strategy in paragraph (2), the
Secretary should review and incorporate, as appropriate, the
objectives of the United States National Action Plan on
Women, Peace, and Security, December 2011; the United States
Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence
Globally, 2012; USAID's Gender Equality and Female
Empowerment Policy, March 2012; and the United States Global
Strategy to Empower Adolescent Girls, March 2016.
Section 7060. Sector Allocations (modified)
Environment Programs.--Subsection (c) includes authority
for environment programs, but does not include authority or
funding in the Act for a contribution, grant, or other
payment to the Green Climate Fund. Funds for certain
bilateral environment programs are allocated according to the
following table and subject to section 7019 of this Act:

ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program/Activity Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Andean Amazon........................................ $20,000
Brazilian Amazon..................................... 10,500
Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment.. 39,400
USAID............................................ [21,900]
United States Fish and Wildlife Service.......... [17,500]
Guatemala/Belize..................................... 3,000
USAID............................................ [2,000]
Department of the Interior....................... [1,000]
Lacey Act............................................ 2,000
Oceans and International Environmental Scientific 65,694
Affairs.............................................
United States Fish and Wildlife Service.............. 9,150
Great apes....................................... [3,500]
Migratory bird conservation...................... [500]
Endangered sea turtles........................... [150]
United States Forest Service......................... 5,000
USAID/Indonesia Orangutan program.................... 2,000
Toxic chemicals...................................... 5,000
Waste recycling...................................... 5,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act and
prior to the obligation of funds made available pursuant to
section subsection (c), the Secretary of State, USAID
Administrator, Director of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS), Director of the United States
Forest Service (USFS), and the Secretary of Interior are
directed to consult with the Committees on Appropriations on
the uses of such funds.
Funds included for USFWS, USFS, and Department of the
Interior (DOI) shall be provided through direct transfers
pursuant to section 632(a) of the FAA not later than 90 days
after enactment of this Act. Prior to such transfer, the
USFWS, USFS, and DOI shall submit spend plans to the
Committees on Appropriations and to USAID detailing the
planned uses of funds and expected programmatic results.
Funds for USAID programs to support tropical forest
conservation and the preservation of archeological sites in
Guatemala shall be awarded on an open and competitive basis.
The agreement includes funds for DOI to support biodiversity
protection programs in Guatemala and Belize, to include law
enforcement and governance.
The agreement includes not less than fiscal year 2016
levels for USAID Great Apes programs.
The USAID Administrator is directed to maintain the use of
flexible mechanisms and agreements that facilitate the
engagement of highly skilled volunteers in fulfilling mission
driven conservation development goals.
Combating Wildlife Trafficking.--The Act includes not less
than $90,664,000 to combat wildlife poaching and trafficking,
of which not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available
for programs to combat rhinoceros poaching and shall be used
primarily for site-based, anti-poaching activities to address
immediate requirements. Funds are provided to support
regional wildlife enforcement networks, including not less
than the fiscal year 2016 level for the Wildlife Enforcement
Network Southern Africa; address consumer demand; strengthen
law enforcement, including to address significant needs for
training and equipment; and enhance regional cooperation and
anti-trafficking networks. These programs shall include
monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to ensure funds are used
for the intended purposes, and to measure the outcomes of
such assistance, including the number and type of
prosecutions, trends in wildlife population sizes, and the
effectiveness of demand reduction campaigns. The Secretary of
State is directed to update the report required in the joint
explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 113-76,
including how funds are being used to implement the National
Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking.
Trafficking in Persons.--The Act provides not less than
$77,300,000 for programs and activities to combat trafficking
in persons internationally, including $12,500,000 provided
under Diplomatic and Consular Programs for the Office to
Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Department of
State.
Pursuant to subsection (f)(1), the agreement provides
$5,000,000 to support a multi-faceted approach to combat
human trafficking in Guatemala. The Secretary of State shall
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the use of
such funds no later than 45 days after enactment of this Act.
Pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000,
as amended by Public Law 113-4, $5,000,000 of the funds made
available under International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement shall be made available for child protection
compacts.
Section 7063. Inspectors General (new)
Section 7069. Country Transition Plan (modified)
Section 7070. Countering Russian Influence and Aggression
(new)
Countering Russian Influence Fund.--The Act provides not
less than $100,000,000 for the Countering Russian Influence
Fund (CRIF). Such funds are allocated according to the
following table and subject to 7019 of this Act:

COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia...... $30,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.. 20,000
Foreign Military Financing Program................... 50,000
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Total............................................ 100,000
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The Secretary of State shall designate funding for the CRIF
in the 653(a) report. Such funds are in addition to amounts
made available for bilateral assistance for countries in
Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia.
Funds should be made available to civil society and other
organizations that seek to mitigate the expansion of such
influence and aggression, including through public awareness
campaigns and exchange activities. The Secretary of State and
the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall ensure that
CRIF programs are coordinated among Federal agencies and
program implementers, and that information and lessons-
learned are shared.
The Secretary of State shall make publicly available the
report required by subsection (c)(4), except that such report
may include a classified annex.
Section 7073. Stability and Development in Regions Impacted
by Extremism and Conflict (new)
Subsection (a) requires the submission of a strategy to
counter and defeat violent extremism and foreign fighters
abroad, consistent with international norms of due process
and the protection of human rights.
Section 7076. Budget Documents (modified)
Subsection (a)(2) requires each covered department, agency,
or organization, concurrent with the submission of an
operating plan pursuant to paragraph subsection (a)(1), to
submit a report detailing any planned reorganization of such
department, agency, or organization. With respect to the
requirement of subparagraph (B) of such subsection, the
report shall include the number of employees by operating
unit and hiring mechanism.
The Act includes a directive in subsection (b)(1)(B) to
submit the spend plans for the regional security initiatives
listed under this heading in the House report. In lieu of
including the Regional Security Initiative and Africa
Capacity for Immediate Response to Crisis in such report, the
Secretary of State shall submit a spend plan for the Regional
Strategic Initiative and the African Union Rapid Deployment
Capability.
Section 7077. Reports and Records Management (modified)
Section 7078. Global Internet Freedom (modified)
The Act provides not less than $50,500,000 for programs to
promote Internet freedom globally. Funds for such activities
appropriated in title III of this Act are allocated according
to the following table and subject to section 7019 of this
Act:

GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Democracy Fund (Department of State)................. 13,000
Democracy Fund (USAID)............................... 3,500
Economic Support Fund................................ 14,275
Near East Regional Democracy..................... [9,000]
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia...... 4,725
------------------------------------------------------------------------

In addition to the funds made available in title III, the
Act also includes $15,000,000 for Internet freedom under
Broadcasting Board of Governors, including $13,800,000 for
International Broadcasting Operations for programs and
$1,200,000 for the associated personnel costs of Radio Free
Asia.
Section 7080. Fragile States and Extremism (new)
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) shall make
publicly available the Plan required in subsection (b),
consistent with USIP policies and procedures. Such Plan
should also be shared with prospective international donors.
Section 7081. Consular and Border Security Programs (new)
The Act establishes in the Treasury a Consular and Border
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into which authorized border security program fees shall be
deposited for the authorized purposes of such program.
Subsection (c) does not include the expanded authority
contained in the Appendix, Budget of the United States
Government, Fiscal Year 2017.
Section 7083. Afghan Allies (new)
The Act provides for an additional 2,500 visas for the
Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program. The Secretary of State
shall ensure that such visas are only issued to individuals
who meet the strict qualifications of the program for
assisting the United States Government in Afghanistan, and
that vetting processes remain rigorous and thorough.
The Act does not include the following general provision
from the fiscal year 2016 Act (division K of Public Law 114-
113), which has been addressed in Public Law 114-323:
Sec. 7006. Local Guard Contracts

TITLE VIII--OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Administration of Foreign Affairs

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Act provides an additional $2,410,386,000 for
Diplomatic and Consular Programs, of which $1,815,210,000 is
for WSP, for the extraordinary costs of operations and
security in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, areas of unrest, and
high threat and high risk posts, which is designated for OCO/
GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.
Within the total, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to
other agencies to support operations in, and assistance for,
Afghanistan. The Secretary of State is directed to include in
the operating plan required by section 7076(a)(1) of this Act
a description of any funds transferred to other agencies in
support of Afghanistan operations, including projected
transfer amounts and the number of staff supported by each
agency, and operating levels for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and
Iraq.

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

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

EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

The Act provides an additional $1,238,800,000 for Embassy
Security, Construction, and Maintenance, of which
$1,228,000,000 is for WSU, which is designated for OCO/GWOT
pursuant to BBEDCA.

International Organizations

CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

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

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

The Act provides an additional $1,354,660,000 for
Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities for
peacekeeping operations in Africa and the Near East, which is
designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.

RELATED AGENCY

Broadcasting Board of Governors

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

The Act provides an additional $4,800,000 for International
Broadcasting Operations for the extraordinary costs of United
States international broadcasting, including to Afghanistan,
Pakistan, Iraq, and Syria, which is designated for OCO/GWOT
pursuant to BBEDCA.

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Funds Appropriated to the President

OPERATING EXPENSES

The Act provides an additional $152,080,000 for Operating
Expenses for the extraordinary costs of operations in
Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq, which is designated for OCO/
GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.

BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

Funds Appropriated to the President

INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

The Act provides an additional $3,313,203,000 for
International Disaster Assistance for the extraordinary costs
of the United States response to international disasters and
crises, including those resulting from conflict, of which
$990,000,000 is for famine prevention, relief, and
mitigation, which is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to
BBEDCA.

TRANSITION INITIATIVES

The Act provides an additional $37,000,000 for Transition
Initiatives for the extraordinary costs of assistance for
conflict countries and countries emerging from conflict,
which is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.

COMPLEX CRISES FUND

The Act provides an additional $20,000,000 for Complex
Crises Fund for the extraordinary costs of addressing
security and stabilization requirements in conflict
countries, which is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to
BBEDCA.

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

The Act provides an additional $2,609,242,000 for Economic
Support Fund for the extraordinary costs of assistance for
countries in conflict and areas of instability and violence,
including Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq, which is
designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.

ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA

The Act provides an additional $453,696,000 for Assistance
for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, which is designated for
OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.

Department of State

MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

The Act provides an additional $2,146,198,000 for Migration
and Refugee Assistance for the extraordinary costs to respond
to refugee crises overseas, which is designated for OCO/GWOT
pursuant to BBEDCA.

UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE

The Act provides an additional $40,000,000 for United
States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance, which is
designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

Department of State

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

The Act provides an additional $412,260,000 for
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement for the
extraordinary costs for assistance for countries in conflict
and areas of instability and violence, including Afghanistan
and Pakistan, which is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to
BBEDCA.

NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS

The Act provides an additional $341,754,000 for
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism,
Demining and Related Programs for the extraordinary costs
for anti-terrorism and other programs in countries in
conflict and areas of instability and violence, which is
designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.

PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

The Act provides an additional $473,973,000 for
Peacekeeping Operations for the extraordinary cost for
peacekeeping requirements, including the United States share
of the UN Support Office in Somalia, which is designated for
OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.

Funds Appropriated to the President

FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

The Act provides an additional $1,325,808,000 for Foreign
Military Financing Program for the extraordinary costs for
assistance for countries in conflict and areas of instability
and violence, including to counter Russian influence and
aggression, which is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to
BBEDCA.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 8001. Additional Appropriations
This section clarifies that amounts appropriated by this
title are in addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise
made available in this Act for fiscal year 2017.
Section 8002. Extension of Authorities and Conditions
This section requires that the authorities and conditions
applicable to funding elsewhere in this Act are applicable to
funds in this title.
Section 8003. Transfer of Funds
Subsection (a)(1) provides authority for the Secretary of
State to transfer funds appropriated by this title in this
Act under Transition Initiatives, Complex Crises Fund,
Economic Support Fund, and Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and
Central Asia between such headings. Subsection (a)(2)
provides authority for the Secretary of State to transfer
funds appropriated by this title in this Act under
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement,
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related
Programs, Peacekeeping Operations, and Foreign Military
Financing Program between such headings.
Subsection (b) provides authority for the Secretary of
State to transfer funds appropriated by this title in this
Act under Foreign Military Financing Program in an amount
that shall not exceed $15,000,000 to the Global Security
Contingency Fund.
Subsection (c) requires that any transfers pursuant to
subsection (a) may only be exercised to address
contingencies.
Subsection (d) requires that the transfer authority
provided by subsections (a) and (b) is subject to prior
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures
of, the Committees on Appropriations.
Section 8004. Countering the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
and Combating Terrorism in the Near East and Africa
Relief and Recovery Fund.--Subsection (a) makes funds
available under Economic Support Fund and International
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement for programs and
activities that address basic needs, including: food, water,
and sanitation; rule of law and governance, including
countering extremism, transitional justice, and
reconciliation programs; relief efforts related to refugees,
internally displaced persons, and other vulnerable people;
electricity; health services; economic and agricultural
development; education, including vocational training and
higher education; and transportation.

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Funds for the Relief and Recovery Fund are allocated
according to the following table and subject to section 7019
of this Act:

RELIEF AND RECOVERY FUND
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund................................ 59,000
Refugee scholarship pilot program--Lebanon....... [2,000]
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.. 15,000
Peacekeeping Operations.............................. 25,000
Foreign Military Financing Program................... 70,000
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Total........................................ 169,000
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The agreement provides $2,000,000 under Economic Support
Fund for a university scholarship pilot program for refugees
in Lebanon. Consistent with the Lebanon scholarship program,
scholarships shall be for students with high financial need
at not-for profit educational institutions in Lebanon that
meet standards comparable to those required for United States
accreditation, to be awarded on a competitive basis. Such
pilot should establish and test a model of providing degrees
and/or certificates for refugees who have completed secondary
education. The USAID Administrator shall ensure that refugees
in Lebanon of any nationality, including those attending
public or private secondary schools, are eligible to apply
for such scholarships.
For the purposes of implementing subsection (a), the term
``other terrorist organizations'' shall mean those
organizations designated as foreign terrorist organizations
under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1189).
Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund.--The Act provides
$127,500,000 under Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining
and Related Programs for the Counterterrorism Partnerships
Fund, including for programs to enhance the capacity of the
Kurdistan Regional Government security services and for
security programs in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to further
the security interest of the United States. The Secretary of
State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations
prior to the notification and obligation of such funds.
Section 8005. Famine Prevention, Relief, and Mitigation
The agreement provides funding in response to the threat of
widespread famine due to a combination of persistent
conflict, severe drought, and political and economic
instability. The significant scale of humanitarian need and
the geographic reach of this threat requires timely
additional assistance to save lives. This section provides
that a portion of such funds shall be transferred to the Food
for Peace Title II Grants account, and includes additional
transfer authorities and reporting requirements.

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DIVISION K--TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

Congressional Directives

Unless otherwise noted, the language and allocations set
forth in the House report (House Report 114-606) and the
Senate report (Senate Report 114-243) carry the same weight
as language included in this joint explanatory statement and
should be complied with unless specifically addressed to the
contrary in this division or joint explanatory statement.
House report language and Senate report language, neither of
which is changed by this joint explanatory statement, is a
result of the 2017 appropriations agreement. The joint
explanatory statement, while repeating some report language
for emphasis, does not intend to negate the language referred
to above unless expressly provided herein. In cases where the
House or the Senate has directed the submission of a report,
such report is to be submitted to both the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations. The Department of
Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban
Development are directed to notify the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations seven days prior to the
announcement of a new program or authority. Any reprogramming
requests must be submitted to the Committees on
Appropriations no later than June 30, 2017.

TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides $114,000,000 for the salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Secretary, to remain available
until September 30, 2019. The agreement includes funding by
office as specified below, and offices are to manage staffing
levels within the amounts provided. Funds are available for
transfer between all offices under certain conditions.

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Immediate Office of the Secretary $2,758,000
Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary 1,040,000
Office of the General Counsel 20,772,000
Office of the Under Secretary for Transportation 10,033,000
Policy
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and 14,019,000
Programs
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Government 2,546,000
Affairs
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration 29,356,000
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs 2,142,000
Office of the Executive Secretariat 1,760,000
Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency 11,089,000
Response
Office of the Chief Information Officer 18,485,000
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The agreement provides $2,000,000 for DATA Act activities
but within the Office of the Chief Information Officer and
not within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget
and Programs.

RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

The agreement provides $13,000,000 for the Office of the
Under Secretary for Transportation Policy, to remain
available until September 30, 2019, of which, no less than
$5,600,000 is for civil signal monitoring. The agreement also
funds salaries and administrative expenses, research,
development and technology coordination, alternative energy
research and development, and positioning, navigation and
timing technologies but does not prescribe specific amounts
for each of these activities. Instead, the Secretary is
directed to prioritize funding for these activities on an as-
needed basis.

NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS

The agreement provides $500,000,000 for capital investments
in surface transportation infrastructure, commonly known as
the ``TIGER'' program, to remain available until September
30, 2020. The agreement does not include funding for planning
or design activities.

NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE FINANCE BUREAU

As authorized under section 9001 of the FAST Act, the
agreement provides $3,000,000 to remain available until
expended for the establishment and administration of the
national surface transportation and innovative finance
bureau.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL

The agreement provides $4,000,000 for the financial
management capital program, to remain available until
September 30, 2018.

CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES

The agreement provides $15,000,000 for departmental cyber
security initiatives, to remain available until September 30,
2018.

OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

The agreement provides $9,751,000 for the office of civil
rights.

TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT

The agreement provides $12,000,000 for planning, research,
and development activities, of which $3,000,000 is for the
Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center
(IIPIC), to remain available until expended. Bill language is
included to allow for the transfer of funds to this account
from other Federal agencies utilizing the services of the
IIPIC, and IIPIC services may be available to other Federal
agencies for non-transportation projects only to the extent
DOT is reimbursed.

WORKING CAPITAL FUND

The agreement limits expenditures for working capital fund
activities to $190,389,000.

MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM

The agreement provides a total appropriation of $941,000
for the minority business resource center program: $339,000
for the cost of guaranteed loans and $602,000 for the
administrative expenses of the program. The bill limits loans
to $18,367,000.

SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND OUTREACH

The agreement provides $4,646,000 for small and
disadvantaged business utilization and outreach to remain
available until September 30, 2018.

PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

The agreement provides $150,000,000 for payments to air
carriers. In addition to these funds, the program will
receive approximately $100,000,000 in overflight fees.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION

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

Federal Aviation Administration

OPERATIONS

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

The agreement includes $10,025,852,000 for the operations
of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), to remain
available until September 30, 2018. Of the total amount
provided, $9,173,000,000 is to be derived from the airport
and airway trust fund. Funds are distributed in the bill by
budget activity.
The following table compares the agreement to the levels
proposed in the budget request by activity:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Budget Request Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Air Traffic Organization.......... 7,539,785,000 7,559,785,000
Aviation Safety................... 1,286,982,000 1,298,482,000
Commercial Space Transportation... 19,826,000 19,826,000
Finance and Management............ 771,342,000 771,342,000
NextGen and Operations Planning... 60,155,000 60,155,000
Security and Hazardous Materials 107,161,000 107,161,000
Safety...........................
Staff Offices..................... 209,101,000 209,101,000
-------------------------------------
Total......................... 9,994,352,000 10,025,852,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Funding availability and transfer authority.--The agreement
provides two-year funding availability for the entire
operations account. This funding flexibility is provided to
enhance assurance of continuity of air traffic operations
during the annual transition from one fiscal year to the
next. In addition, the agreement includes funding transfer
authority of five percent among the activities in this
account. This transfer authority is provided to meet emerging
requirements as FAA works to accelerate the modernization of
the Nation's air traffic control system.
Operations funding.--The agreement includes $20,000,000
above the budget request for the air traffic organization.
This funding level fully supports the air traffic operational
workforce, including the hiring and training of new
controllers to fill critical positions. The increase above
the budget request is provided to accelerate the safe
integration of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) into the
national airspace (NAS).
Aviation safety.--The agreement provides $11,500,000 above
the budget request for aviation safety activities. Of this
amount, $10,000,000 is provided to accelerate the safe
integration of UAVs into the NAS; and $1,500,000 is provided
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time equivalent (FTE) positions to support the certification
of new technologies and advance FAA's organizational
delegation authorization (ODA) efforts and strengthen safety
oversight.
The agreement provides FAA with the resources it needs to
work with industry to achieve the goal of full utilization of
ODA to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of product
certification. FAA is directed to ensure that an ODA can
conduct all specified activities authorized and approved by
FAA in their procedures manual. When requested by an ODA, FAA
is directed to conduct a review of ODA limitations and remove
limitations that FAA determines, through risk analysis, are
associated with low and medium risk activities. These efforts
should include all FAA field office activities for the type
certification and delivery of new aircraft including the
Aircraft Certification Office, Aircraft Evaluation Group, and
Manufacturing Inspection District Offices. FAA's plan to
expand the ODA performance scorecard to all ODAs nationally
should be aligned with objectives to facilitate full
utilization of ODAs by all FAA offices.
FAA is commended for continuing to strengthen international
aviation safety cooperation and improve the flow of aviation
products globally through strategic engagement with the
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Transport Canada
Civil Aviation (TCCA), and National Civil Aviation Agency of
Brazil (ANAC). These activities should result in streamlined
validation and acceptance of type certificates and approvals
among these authorities. FAA is directed to ensure that the
efficiency of foreign validations is consistent with the
terms of the Bilateral Agreement and to assist U.S. companies
that experience significant delays.
The full budget request is provided for Commercial Space
Transportation, Finance and Management, NextGen and
Operations Planning, Security and Hazardous Materials Safety,
and Staff Offices.
The agreement provides $159,000,000 for the contract tower
program.
The agreement includes language preventing the elimination
of the Contract Weather Observers (CWO) program, therefore a
report is not required.
The agreement directs FAA to develop a plan updating the
controller staffing model for en route centers no later than
one year after enactment.
The agreement directs FAA to review current policies
concerning reporting and data collection standards for severe
allergic reactions aboard aircraft. The FAA shall submit the
results of the review to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations no later than 180 days after enactment of this
Act.
The agreement directs FAA to regularly report to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the NextGen
Advisory Committee's objectives for the implementation of
airspace modernization programs.
The agreement directs the GAO to submit a report to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the
importance of collegiate aviation flight training operations.
The report shall assess: the total capacity of collegiate
aviation flight training programs in the United States to
meet the needs of the nation to train commercial pilots, the
footprint of collegiate aviation flight training operations
at the airports in the United States, whether infrastructure
beyond that necessary for operations of commercial air
carriers is needed at airports with collegiate aviation
flight training operations, and the cost of additional
infrastructure if such infrastructure is warranted.
Additionally, the report should identify available funding
sources and recommendations for improving technical and
financial assistance to airports to construct such
infrastructure.

FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

The agreement includes $2,855,000,000 for FAA facilities
and equipment. Of the total amount available, $486,000,000 is
available until September 30, 2017 and $2,369,000,000 is
available until September 30, 2019.
The following table provides a breakdown of the agreement
by program:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Request Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Activity 1-Engineering,
Development, Test and Evaluation:
Advanced Technology $24,800,000 $24,800,000
Development and Prototyping..
William J. Hughes Technical 1,000,000 1,000,000
Center Laboratory Improvement
William J. Hughes Technical 19,000,000 19,000,000
Center Laboratory Sustainment
William J. Hughes Technical 12,200,000 12,200,000
Center Infrastructure
Sustainment..................
Separation Management 25,800,000 32,800,000
Portfolio....................
Improved Surface Portfolio.... 2,000,000 2,000,000
On Demand NAS Portfolio....... 8,500,000 11,500,000
Improved Multiple Runway 6,500,000 6,500,000
Operations Portfolio.........
NAS Infrastructure Portfolio.. 17,660,000 17,660,000
NextGen Support Portfolio..... 12,000,000 12,000,000
Performance Based Navigation & 17,500,000 17,500,000
Metroplex Portfolio..........
-------------------------------------
Total Activity 1.......... 146,960,000 156,960,000
-------------------------------------
Activity 2-Air Traffic Control
Facilities and Equipment:
a. En Route Programs:
En Route Automation 78,000,000 78,000,000
Modernization (ERAM)--
System Enhancements and
Tech Refresh.............
En Route Communications 2,650,000 2,650,000
Gateway (ECG)............
Next Generation Weather 6,300,000 6,300,000
Radar (NEXRAD)--Provide..
Air Route Traffic Control 74,870,000 74,870,000
Center (ARTCC) & Combined
Control Facility (CCF)
Building Improvements....
Air Traffic Management 20,000,000 20,000,000
(ATM)....................
Air/Ground Communications 8,750,000 8,750,000
Infrastructure...........
Air Traffic Control En 5,800,000 5,800,000
Route Radar Facilities
Improvements.............
Voice Switching and 11,300,000 11,300,000
Control System (VSCS)....
Oceanic Automation System. 24,000,000 24,000,000
Next Generation Very High 50,500,000 50,500,000
Frequency Air/Ground
Communications (NEXCOM)..
System-Wide Information 28,800,000 43,800,000
Management...............
ADS-B NAS Wide 31,100,000 154,800,000
Implementation...........
Windshear Detection 4,500,000 4,500,000
Service..................
Collaborative Air Traffic 13,820,000 13,820,000
Management Technologies..
Time Based Flow Management 50,600,000 50,600,000
Portfolio................
ATC Beacon Interrogator 1,000,000 1,000,000
(ATCBI)--Sustainment.....
NextGen Weather Processors 27,800,000 27,800,000
Airborne Collision 8,900,000 8,900,000
Avoidance System X
(ACASX)..................
Data Communications in 232,000,000 232,000,000
Support of NG Air
Transportation System....
Non-Continental United 3,000,000 3,000,000
States (Non-CONUS)
Automation...............
-------------------------------------
Subtotal En Route 683,690,000 822,390,000
Programs.............
-------------------------------------
b. Terminal Programs:
Airport Surface Detection 8,400,000 8,400,000
Equipment--Model X (ASDE-
X).......................
Terminal Doppler Weather 5,000,000 5,000,000
Radar (TDWR)--Provide....
Standard Terminal 64,200,000 64,200,000
Automation Replacement
System (STARS) (TAMR
Phase 1).................
Terminal Automation 108,900,000 108,900,000
Modernization/Replacement
Program (TAMR Phase 3)...
Terminal Automation 7,700,000 7,700,000
Program..................
Terminal Air Traffic 58,800,000 58,800,000
Control Facilities--
Replace..................
ATCT/Terminal Radar 47,720,000 47,720,000
Approach Control (TRACON)
Facilities--Improve......
Terminal Voice Switch 6,000,000 6,000,000
Replacement (TVSR).......
NAS Facilities OSHA and 42,700,000 42,700,000
Environmental Standards
Compliance...............
Airport Surveillance Radar 4,500,000 4,500,000
(ASR-9)..................
Terminal Digital Radar 6,100,000 6,100,000
(ASR-11) Technology
Refresh and Mobile
Airport Surveillance
Radar (MASR).............
Runway Status Lights...... 4,800,000 4,800,000
National Airspace System 48,400,000 48,400,000
Voice System (NVS).......
Integrated Display System 7,700,000 7,700,000
(IDS)....................
Remote Monitoring and 9,900,000 9,900,000
Logging System (RMLS)....
Mode S Service Life 37,900,000 37,900,000
Extension Program (SLEP).
Surveillance Interface 26,800,000 21,800,000
Modernization............
Improved Surface/TFDM 42,200,000 42,200,000
Portfolio................
National Air Space (NAS) 2,000,000 2,000,000
Voice Recorder Program
(NVRP)...................
Integrated Terminal 1,000,000 1,000,000
Weather System (ITWS)....
Next Generation: 6,000,000 6,000,000
Surveillance and Weather
Radar Capability & Back-
up Surveillance
Capability...............
Flight and Interfacility 15,000,000 13,000,000
Data Interface (FIDI)
Modernization............
-------------------------------------
Subtotal Terminal 561,720,000 554,720,000
Programs.............
-------------------------------------
c. Flight Service Programs:
Aviation Surface 10,000,000 10,000,000
Observation System (ASOS)
Future Flight Services 3,000,000 3,000,000
Program..................
Alaska Flight Service 2,650,000 2,650,000
Facility Modernization
(AFSFM)..................
Weather Camera Program.... 2,200,000 2,200,000
-------------------------------------
Subtotal Flight 17,850,000 17,850,000
Service Programs.....
-------------------------------------
d. Landing and Navigational
Aids Program:
VHF Omnidirectional Radio 7,000,000 9,000,000
Range (VOR) with Distance
Measuring Equipment (DME)
Instrument Landing System 7,000,000 7,000,000
(ILS)--Establish.........
Wide Area Augmentation 85,000,000 111,600,000
System (WAAS) for GPS....
Runway Visual Range (RVR) 6,500,000 6,500,000
and Enhanced Low
Visibility Operations
(ELVO)...................
Approach Lighting System 3,000,000 3,000,000
Improvement Program
(ALSIP)..................
Distance Measuring 3,000,000 3,000,000
Equipment (DME)..........
Visual NAVAIDS--Establish/ 2,000,000 2,000,000
Expand...................

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Instrument Flight 9,400,000 9,400,000
Procedures Automation
(IFPA)...................
Navigation and Landing 3,000,000 3,000,000
Aids--Service Life
Extension Program (SLEP).
VASI Replacement--Replace 5,000,000 5,000,000
with Precision Approach
Path Indicator...........
Runway Safety Areas-- 14,000,000 14,000,000
Navigational Mitigation..
Integrated Control and 2,000,000 2,000,000
Monitoring System (ICMS)--
NAVAIDS Monitoring
Equipment................
-------------------------------------
Subtotal Landing and 146,900,000 175,500,000
Navigational Aids
Programs.............
-------------------------------------
e. Other ATC Facilities
Programs:
Fuel Storage Tank 22,700,000 22,700,000
Replacement and
Management...............
Unstaffed Infrastructure 40,490,000 40,490,000
Sustainment..............
Aircraft Related Equipment 13,000,000 13,000,000
Program..................
Airport Cable Loop 8,000,000 8,000,000
Systems--Sustained
Support..................
Alaskan Satellite 6,000,000 6,000,000
Telecommunications
Infrastructure (ASTI)....
Facilities Decommissioning 6,200,000 6,200,000
Electrical Power Systems-- 105,000,000 105,000,000
Sustain/Support..........
Energy Management and 2,000,000 2,000,000
Compliance (EMC).........
Child Care Center 1,000,000 1,000,000
Sustainment..............
FAA Telecommunications 10,360,000 10,360,000
Infrastructure...........
System Capacity, Planning, 6,500,000 6,500,000
and Improvements.........
-------------------------------------
Subtotal Other ATC 221,250,000 221,250,000
Facilities Programs..
-------------------------------------
Total Activity 2.. 1,631,410,000 1,791,710,000
-------------------------------------
Activity 3-Non-Air Traffic Control
Facilities and Equipment:
a. Support Equipment:
Hazardous Materials 31,000,000 31,000,000
Management...............
Aviation Safety Analysis 11,300,000 11,300,000
System (ASAS)............
National Air Space (NAS) 12,000,000 12,000,000
Recovery Communications
(RCOM)...................
Facility Security Risk 21,000,000 21,000,000
Management...............
Information Security...... 24,970,000 24,970,000
System Approach for Safety 17,200,000 17,200,000
Oversight (SASO).........
Aviation Safety Knowledge 4,200,000 4,200,000
Management Environment
(ASKME)..................
Aerospace Medical 3,000,000 3,000,000
Equipment Needs (AMEN)...
System Safety Management 17,000,000 17,000,000
Portfolio................
National Test Equipment 5,000,000 5,000,000
Program..................
Mobile Assets Management 5,760,000 5,760,000
Program..................
Aerospace Medicine Safety 12,000,000 12,000,000
Information Systems
(AMSIS)..................
Tower Simulation System 3,000,000 3,000,000
(TSS) Technology Refresh.
-------------------------------------
Subtotal Support 167,430,000 167,430,000
Equipment............
-------------------------------------
b. Training, Equipment and
Facilities
Aeronautical Center 14,000,000 14,000,000
Infrastructure
Modernization............
Distance Learning......... 1,500,000 1,500,000
-------------------------------------
Subtotal Training, 15,500,000 15,500,000
Equipment and
Facilities...........
-------------------------------------
Total Activity 3.. 182,930,000 182,930,000
-------------------------------------
Activity 4-Facilities and
Equipment Mission Support:
a. System Support and Services
System Engineering and 35,000,000 35,000,000
Development Support......
Program Support Leases.... 46,600,000 46,600,000
Logistics and Acquisition 11,000,000 11,000,000
Support Services.........
Mike Monroney Aeronautical 19,300,000 19,300,000
Center Leases............
Transition Engineering 24,100,000 24,100,000
Support..................
Technical Support Services 23,000,000 23,000,000
Contract (TSSC)..........
Resource Tracking Program 6,000,000 6,000,000
(RTP)....................
Center for Advanced 60,000,000 60,000,000
Aviation System
Development (CAASD)......
Aeronautical Information 10,400,000 10,400,000
Management Program.......
Cross Agency NextGen 2,000,000 2,000,000
Management...............
-------------------------------------
Total Activity 4.. 237,400,000 237,400,000
-------------------------------------
Activity 5-Personnel and Related
Expenses:
Personnel and Related Expenses 489,000,000 486,000,000
Activity 6-Sustain ADS-B services
and Wide Area Augmentation
Services (WAAS) GEOs:
ADS-B services and WAAS GEOs.. 150,300,000 (provided in
operational
lines)
-------------------------------------
Sub-Total All Activities.. 2,838,000,000 2,855,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

The agreement provides $32,800,000 for separation
management portfolio, including $7,000,000 above the budget
request to advance space-based automatic dependent
surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) technology.
The agreement provides $11,500,000 for on demand NAS
portfolio, including $3,000,000 above the budget request to
continue to develop and implement an integrated Cyber Testbed
at the FAA Technical Center.
The agreement provides $43,800,000 for System-Wide
Information Management (SWIM), an increase of $15,000,000
above the budget request. The additional funding for SWIM
will accelerate FAA's ability to share traffic and weather
data with airlines and other users of our national airspace.
The Committee makes this investment with the understanding
that both the FAA and its NextGen partners put a high
priority on sharing data over SWIM's secure and reliable
architecture.
The agreement provides $9,000,000 for VHF Omnidirectional
Radio Range (VOR) with Distance Measuring Equipment (DME), an
increase of $2,000,000 above the budget request to address
the rationalization and recapitalization of aging en route
navigational aids. These additional funds are provided to
expedite the issuance of a request for proposals to implement
a service-based procurement for Very High Frequency (VHF),
Omni-Directional Range (VOR) and Tactical Air Navigation
(TACAN) systems during fiscal year 2017, and to accelerate
the selection of a final contract.
FAA budget documents report high numbers of reimbursable
positions, but it is unclear whether those employees perform
reimbursable work for the majority of their time on duty. The
FAA is directed to reclassify positions, as appropriate, in
order to ensure that the classification of positions as
reimbursable or direct accurately reflects employees' work.
Telecommunications carriers have signaled their intention
of discontinuing Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM) based
connections. FAA should prepare to adopt Internet Protocol
(IP) connections across all national airspace system
infrastructure, and it should utilize both near and long term
strategies to manage this transition without impacts to air
traffic services. Funding provided for two FAA programs--
Surveillance Interface Modernization and Flight Interfacility
Data Interface--will support the transition from TDM to IP
telecommunications. FAA is encouraged to consider existing
technology solutions that may be implemented while it
continues to plan for modernization strategies.

RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

The agreement provides $176,500,000 for the FAA's research,
engineering, and development activities, to remain available
until September 30, 2019.
The agreement provides the following levels for specific
programs:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Request Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fire Research & Safety............ $7,925,000 $7,425,000
Propulsion & Fuel Systems......... 2,574,000 2,074,000
Advanced Materials /Structural 4,113,000 6,500,000
Safety...........................
Aircraft Icing/Digital System 5,102,000 5,102,000
Safety/Cyber Security............
Continued Air Worthiness.......... 10,269,000 9,269,000
Aircraft Catastrophic Failure 1,528,000 1,528,000
Prevention Research..............
Flightdeck/Maintenance/System 8,513,000 7,305,000
Integration Human Factors........
Safety System Management/Terminal 7,000,000 6,500,000
Area Safety......................
Air Traffic Control/Technical 6,165,000 6,165,000
Operations Human Factors.........
Aeromedical Research.............. 9,538,000 8,538,000
Weather Research.................. 17,976,000 15,476,000
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research 8,422,000 20,035,000
NextGen--Alternative Fuels for 5,792,000 7,000,000
General Aviation.................
Commercial Space Transportation 2,953,000 2,453,000
Safety...........................
NextGen--Wake Turbulence.......... 8,609,000 8,609,000
NextGen--Air Ground Integration 8,575,000 8,575,000
Human Factors....................
NextGen--Weather Technology in the 4,059,000 4,059,000
Cockpit..........................
NextGen--Information Security..... 1,000,000 1,000,000
Environment & Energy.............. 15,013,000 16,013,000
NextGen Environmental Research-- 26,174,000 27,174,000
Aircraft Technologies, Fuels and
Metrics..........................
System Planning and Resource 2,788,000 2,288,000
Management.......................
WJHTC Lab Facilities.............. 3,412,000 3,412,000
-------------------------------------
Total......................... 167,500,000 176,500,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Advanced material/structural safety.--The agreement
provides $6,500,000 for Advanced Material/Structural Safety,
of which $2,000,000 is for the FAA to work with public and
private partners who provide leading-edge research,
development and testing of composite materials and
structures.
Unmanned aircraft systems research.--The agreement provides
$20,035,000 for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Research, an
increase of $2,670,000 above the fiscal year 2016 enacted
level, to address the host of research challenges associated
with the integration of UAS into the NAS system. Of this
amount, $3,650,000 is provided to the NextGen integrated
laboratories, in partnership with NASA laboratories, to
provide for proofs of concept supporting the integration of
UAS into the national airspace. This effort will ensure
interoperability with national airspace systems through the
Unmanned Traffic Management system, which will create an air
traffic control network for UAS that will have the capability
to communicate with existing NAS infrastructure. In addition
to the amount provided for UAS Research, $10,000,000 is
directed to support the expanded role of the Center of
Excellence in the areas of UAS research, including
cybersecurity, agricultural applications, beyond visual line
of sight technology, counter-UAS detection technology, and
continuation of air and ground collision studies.
Furthermore, the Center of Excellence shall establish a UAS
safety research facility to study

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appropriate safety standards for UAS and to develop and
validate certification standards for such systems. Even with
this additional funding, private sector contributions to the
Center will likely continue to outmatch Federal investment.
The agreement provides a total of $43,187,000 for research
related to environmental sustainability, of which $16,013,000
is for environment and energy, and $27,174,000 is for
NextGen--Environmental research aircraft technologies, fuels,
and metrics. The total level of funding supports the CLEEN
program, as well as the Center of Excellence for alternative
jet fuels and environment. The FAA is directed to use the
increase in funding for the Center of Excellence, resulting
in a total of $2,000,000 for the Center. The Committee
further directs the FAA to coordinate with NASA and the
Departments of Energy and Agriculture to continue research
and development activities into the development and
deployment of jet fuels as outlined in section 911(a) of
Public Law 112-95, including feedstock logistics and all
aspects of supply chains from feedstock through final
combustion.

GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The agreement includes an obligation limitation of
$3,350,000,000 and a liquidating cash appropriation of
$3,750,000,000 to remain available until expended. Within the
obligation limitation, the agreement provides not more than
$107,691,000 for administrative expenses, no less than
$15,000,000 for the airport cooperative research program, and
no less than $31,375,000 for airport technology research.
Small community air service development program.--The
agreement includes $10,000,000 under the obligation
limitation to continue the small community air service
development program (SCASDP) and directs the FAA to transfer
these funds to the Office of the Secretary salaries and
expenses appropriation.
Cost share.--The agreement includes a provision that allows
small airports to continue contributing five percent of the
total cost for unfinished phased projects that were underway
prior to the passage of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act
of 2012.
Unmanned aircraft systems.--House Report 114-606 directs
the FAA to establish a pilot program to deploy and evaluate
counter-UAS detection technologies at three airports. The
agreement supports this initiative and notes that the FAA is
currently undertaking this effort at four airports while
utilizing cooperative research agreements within the research
account to leverage Federal funds at the UAS Center of
Excellence.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

Section 110 allows no more than 600 technical staff-years
at the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development.
Section 111 prohibits funds for adopting guidelines or
regulations requiring airport sponsors to provide FAA
``without cost'' building construction or space.
Section 112 allows reimbursement for fees collected and
credited under 49 U.S.C. 45303.
Section 113 allows reimbursement of funds for providing
technical assistance to foreign aviation authorities to be
credited to the operations account.
Section 114 prohibits funds for Sunday premium pay unless
work was actually performed on a Sunday.
Section 115 prohibits funds in the Act from being used to
buy store gift cards with Government issued credit cards.
Section 116 prohibits funds from being obligated or
expended for retention bonuses for FAA employees without
prior written approval of the DOT Assistant Secretary for
Administration.
Section 117 requires the Secretary to block the display of
an owner or operator's aircraft registration number in the
Aircraft Situational Display to Industry program upon the
request of an owner or operator.
Section 118 prohibits funds for salaries and expenses of
more than nine political and Presidential appointees in the
FAA.
Section 119 prohibits funds to increase fees under 49
U.S.C. 44721 until the FAA provides a report to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations that justifies all fees
related to aeronautical navigation products and explains how
such fees are consistent with Executive Order 13642.
Section 119A requires the FAA to notify the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations at least 90 days before
closing a regional operations center or reducing the services
provided.
Section 119B prohibits funds from being used to change
weight restrictions or prior permission rules at Teterboro
Airport in New Jersey.
Section 119C prohibits funds from being used to withhold
from consideration and approval certain applications for
participation in the Contract Tower Program, or for
reevaluation of cost-share program participation, pending as
of January 1, 2016.
Section 119D allows airports that met the 10,000
enplanement qualification for AIP funds in calendar year 2012
to continue to receive AIP funds in fiscal year 2017.
Section 119E modifies the Federal share for a primary non-
hub airport located in a public lands State within 15 miles
from the border of another public lands State to use the
greater of the two State's Federal share.
Section 119F modifies requirements regarding the use of
funds for runway safety repairs.

Federal Highway Administration

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The agreement limits obligations for the administrative
expenses of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to
$432,547,000. In addition, the agreement provides $3,248,000
above this limitation for the administrative expenses of the
Appalachian Regional Commission.

FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

The agreement limits obligations for the federal-aid
highways program to $43,266,100,000 in fiscal year 2017.
Bridge and structure product and technology innovations.--
The Department is directed to provide a specific location for
bridge structure stakeholders to find technically robust and
unbiased information to evaluate innovations.

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

The agreement provides a liquidating cash appropriation of
$44,005,100,000, which is available until expended, to pay
the outstanding obligations of the various highway programs
at the levels provided in this Act and prior appropriations
acts.

(RESCISSION)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

The agreement includes a permanent rescission of
unobligated balances in the amount of $857,000,000 effective
June 30, 2017.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

Section 120 distributes the federal-aid highways program
obligation limitation.
Section 121 allows funds received by the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics from the sale of data products to
be credited to the federal-aid highways account.
Section 122 transfers $30,000,000 apportioned to the State
of Virginia and the District of Columbia and sets aside no
less than ten percent of the Federal Lands Transportation
Program for the National Parks Service to fund certain bridge
projects.
Section 123 provides requirements for any waiver of Buy
America requirements.
Section 124 prohibits funds from being used to provide
credit assistance under sections 603 and 604 of title 23,
United States Code, unless the Secretary of Transportation
notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations,
the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, the
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and
the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure at
least three days prior to credit application approval.
Section 125 requires 60-day notification to the Committees
on Appropriations for any FASTLANE grants as authorized under
23 U.S.C. 117.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

The agreement includes a liquidation of contract
authorization and a limitation on obligations of $277,200,000
for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
Of this limitation, $9,180,000 is for research and technology
programs and will remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2019.
Commercial permitting and licensing.--The agreement directs
the Department to carry out the pilot program required under
section 5404 of the FAST Act and to deliver the report
required under section 5404(e) of that same Act to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations. The agreement does
not include any additional requirement to conduct evaluations
of the merits of a pilot program for permitting states to
license drivers 18 to 21 years old or to provide a separate
report on related recommendations.
Heavy vehicle speed limiters.--In response to a 2006
petition from a coalition of trucking industry and safety
advocates, NHTSA and FMCSA issued a joint proposed rule on
August 26, 2016 requiring devices that limit maximum speeds
on heavy-duty vehicles. The agreement directs the agencies to
fully and adequately address all comments received from the
public. The final rule should address the impact of creating
speed differentials on highways and consider the costs and
benefits of applying the rule to existing heavy vehicles that
are equipped with speed limiting devices.

MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(Limitation on Obligations)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

The agreement provides a liquidating cash appropriation and
a limitation on obligations of $367,000,000 for motor carrier
safety grants. The agreement allocates the total grant
funding as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Funding
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Motor carrier safety assistance program.............. $292,600,000
Commercial driver's license program implementation 31,200,000
program.............................................
High priority activities program..................... 42,200,000
Commercial motor vehicle operators grant program..... 1,000,000
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

Section 130 subjects funds appropriated in this Act to the
terms and conditions of section 350 of Public Law 107-87 and
section 6901 of Public Law 110-28.
Section 131 requires FMCSA to send notice of 49 CFR section
385.308 violations by certified mail, registered mail, or
some other manner of delivery which records receipt of the
notice by the persons responsible for the violations.
Section 132 prohibits funds from being used for a wireless
roadside inspection program until 180 days after the
Secretary makes specific certifications to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

The agreement provides $180,075,000 from the general fund
for operations and research. Of this amount, $20,000,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2018.
The agreement provides not less than $23,510,000 for
Rulemaking programs, $36,994,000 for Enforcement programs,
and $41,600,000 for Research and Analysis programs. Within
Enforcement programs, the agreement provides a $17,000,000
increase for the Office of Defects Investigation and
$1,500,000 to fund grants to States that use vehicle
registrations to notify vehicle owners and lessees of open
recalls as authorized under Section 24105 of the FAST Act.
Within Research and Analysis programs, the agreement provides
a $6,500,000 increase for Vehicle Electronics and Emerging
Technologies. The Department is directed to invest all
program increases in a manner consistent with the
presentation of budgetary resources included in the
President's Budget Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Estimates for the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
The agreement fully funds FTE increases provided in fiscal
year 2016 and does not prohibit funding for new positions.

OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

The agreement provides a liquidating cash appropriation and
an obligation limitation of $145,900,000, which reflects the
authorized level of contract authority. Of the total,
$140,700,000 is provided for the programs authorized under 23
U.S.C. 403, and $5,200,000 is for the National Driver
Register. Of the total amount provided under this heading,
$20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018
and shall be in addition to any limitation imposed on
obligations in future fiscal years.
The agreement includes up to $6,500,000 for a high
visibility enforcement paid-media campaign in the area of
highway-rail grade crossing safety. Consistent with the FAST
Act, the agreement includes $5,494,000 for in-vehicle alcohol
detection device research.
The agreement fully funds FTE increases provided in fiscal
year 2016 and does not prohibit funding for new positions.

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

The agreement provides a liquidating cash appropriation and
an obligation limitation of $585,372,000 for highway traffic
safety grants. The agreement allocates funding as follows:

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

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Highway safety programs (section 402)................ $252,300,000
National priority safety programs (section 405)...... 277,500,000
High visibility enforcement program (section 404).... 29,500,000
Administrative expenses.............................. 26,072,000
------------------
Total:........................................... $585,372,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Consistent with the FAST Act, the agreement includes
$5,494,000 for in-vehicle alcohol detection device research
within the highway safety programs funded under the
Operations and Research heading. The agreement does not
include additional funding for this research as a set-aside
within Highway Traffic Safety grants.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION

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

Federal Railroad Administration

SAFETY AND OPERATIONS

The agreement provides $218,298,000 for safety and
operations of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Of
the funds provided, $15,900,000 is available until expended.
The agreement annualizes 32 new safety personnel provided in
fiscal year 2016, provides no additional staff in fiscal year
2017, and fully funds activities related to the safe
transportation of energy products. In addition, the agreement
funds the following priorities:

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

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Safe Transportation of Energy Products............... $2,000,000
National Bridge Inventory Web-based portal........... 500,000
Automated Track Inspection Program................... 15,090,000
Southeast Rail Commission............................ 1,000,000
Positive Train Control............................... 6,600,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

The agreement provides $40,100,000, to remain available
until expended, for railroad research and development. The
agreement supports $2,000,000 to improve safety practices and
training for Class II and Class III freight railroads;
$2,000,000 for the safe transportation of energy products;
and $1,000,000 for research with universities on intelligent
railroad systems. In addition, the Administrator is directed
to undertake research and development activities in all
disciplines--track research, rolling stock, signals, train
control and communication, human factors and railroad
systems--in order to maximize rail safety gains and direct
funding increases to research related to causes of recent
accidents.

RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING PROGRAM

The agreement authorizes the Secretary to issue notes or
other obligations pursuant to sections 501 through 504 of
P.L. 94-210. The agreement prohibits new direct loans or loan
guarantee commitments using Federal funds for the credit risk
premium during fiscal year 2017, except for Federal funds
awarded in accordance with section 3028(c) of P.L. 114-94.

FEDERAL-STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR STATE OF GOOD REPAIR GRANTS

The agreement provides $25,000,000, to remain available
until expended, for grants authorized by section 24911 of
title 49, United States Code, and allows the Secretary to
withhold up to one percent for project management and
oversight of these grants. The agreement directs FRA to
consider the needs of the entire national rail network that
meet the eligibility requirements of section 24911 of title
49, United States Code.

CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS GRANTS

The agreement provides $68,000,000, to remain available
until expended, for consolidated rail infrastructure and
safety improvement grants authorized by 24407(c)(1) through
24407(c)(10) of title 49 United States Code, of which at
least 25 percent shall be available for projects in rural
areas. Of the total amount provided, $10,000,000 shall be for
projects eligible under section 24407(c)(2) of title 49,
United States Code, that contribute to the initiation or
restoration of intercity passenger rail service. The
agreement allows the Secretary to withhold up to one percent
for project management and oversight of these grants.

RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT GRANTS

The agreement provides a total of $5,000,000, to remain
available until expended, for restoration and enhancement
grants authorized by section 24408 of title 49, U.S.C. The
agreement allows the Secretary to withhold up to one percent
for project management and oversight of these grants.

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)

The agreement directs Amtrak and FRA to submit a detailed
congressional budget justification consistent with the
structure authorized in P.L. 114-94, to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations for fiscal year 2018. The
agreement also directs FRA to coordinate with Amtrak to
complete the feasibility study on establishing service at
airports that are adjacent to the mainline of the Northeast
Corridor no later than 60 days after enactment of this Act,
and directs Amtrak to provide a report no later than 120 days
after enactment of this Act comparing actual food and
beverage savings for fiscal year 2016 with projections.

NORTHEAST CORRIDOR GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER
CORPORATION

The agreement provides $328,000,000 to allow the Secretary
to make grants for activities associated with the Northeast
Corridor (NEC), defined as the main line between Boston,
Massachusetts and the District of Columbia, and the
facilities and services used to operate and maintain the
line. In addition, the agreement directs all operating
profits related to the NEC to be assigned and used on the
NEC, as required by section 24317(c)(1)(C) of title 49,
United States Code. Amtrak projects a fiscal year 2017 net
operating profit of $397,400,000 on the NEC, yielding a total
funding level of $725,400,000 for the NEC.
The agreement allows Amtrak to undertake new capital
projects and encourages Amtrak to prioritize strategic rail
infrastructure improvements at critical points in the rail
network that would improve current services or create new
capacity.
The agreement allows Amtrak to transfer funding between the
NEC and the National Network consistent with requirements
under section 24317(f) and (g) of title 49, United States
Code and requires Amtrak to report the amount of any
transfer, the purpose, and effect on services consistent with
section 24317(g)(2) of title 49, United States Code.
The agreement allows the Secretary to retain up to one-half
of one percent of the total provided to Amtrak for project
management and oversight costs and requires not less than
$50,000,000 to bring Amtrak-served facilities and stations
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Act. It also allows up to $5,000,000 of the Northeast
Corridor Grants to fund the Northeast Corridor Commission
expenses.

NATIONAL NETWORK GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

The agreement provides $1,167,000,000 to allow the
Secretary to make grants for activities associated with the
National Network. National Network Grants provide operating
and capital funding for expenses of Amtrak's entire network,
including long-distance routes that operate on the NEC. The
agreement also provides that the Secretary may retain up to
an additional $2,000,000 to fund expenses associated with the
state supported route committee.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

Section 150 limits overtime to $35,000 per employee. The
agreement allows Amtrak's president to waive this restriction
for specific employees for safety or operational efficiency
reasons. Amtrak's president is required to delineate the
reasons for granting such waiver, provide quarterly reports
within 30 days of the quarter's end on cap waivers granted,
and amounts paid above the cap for each month. The agreement
also requires Amtrak's president to provide an annual report
by March 1, 2017 that summarizes Amtrak's total overtime
expenses incurred by the corporation in 2016 and the three
prior years, and the number of employees receiving overtime
cap waivers and total overtime payments resulting from
waivers by month of the 2016 calendar year and the three
prior calendar years.

Federal Transit Administration

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

The agreement provides $113,165,000 for the administrative
expenses of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

The agreement limits obligations from the Mass Transit
Account for transit formula grants to $9,733,706,043 as
authorized by the FAST Act. Funds are to be distributed as
authorized. Further, the agreement provides $10,800,000,000
for the liquidation of contract authority.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING

The agreement provides $5,000,000 for research activities
under 49 U.S.C. 5314.

CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS

The agreement provides $2,412,631,000 for fixed-guideway
projects. Further, the agreement directs FTA to use
$117,839,000 in recaptured funds for fixed-guideway projects.
Of the funds provided, $1,459,790,000 is available for new
starts projects with signed full funding grant agreements
(FFGAs), $285,000,000 is available for new starts projects
anticipated to enter into a signed FFGA in 2017, $100,000,000
is available for the signed core capacity project,
$232,850,000 is available for projects anticipated to enter
into a core capacity FFGA in 2017, $407,830,000 is available
for small starts projects, $25,000,000 is available for
oversight activities, and $20,000,000 is for an expedited
project delivery pilot, as authorized by section 3005(b) of
the FAST Act. The Secretary shall administer funding as
directed in the following tables for each project funded
within the existing FFGAs, new FFGAs, Core Capacity FFGAs,
new Core Capacity FFGAs, and Small Starts categories.

=========================== NOTE ===========================

May 3, 2017, on page H4084, the following appeared: new FFGAs,
Core Capacity FFGAs, New Core

The online version has been corrected to read: new FFGAs, Core
Capacity FFGAs, new Core

========================= END NOTE =========================

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Signed FFGAs

California.............. San Jose Silicon $100,000,000
Valley Berryessa
Extension.
California.............. San Francisco Third 150,000,000
Street Light Rail
Central Subway.
California.............. LA Regional Connector 100,000,000
Transit Corridor.
California.............. LA Westside Purple 100,000,000
Line Extension.
California.............. LA Westside Subway 100,000,000
Extension Section 2.
California.............. San Diego Mid-Coast 50,000,000
Light Rail Extension.
Colorado................ Denver RTD Eagle..... 150,000,000
Florida................. Central Florida 16,060,000
Commuter Rail
Transit Phase 2
South.
Hawaii.................. Honolulu High 243,730,000
Capacity Transit
Corridor.
Massachusetts........... Boston Green Line 150,000,000
Extension.
North Carolina.......... Charlotte Blue Line 100,000,000
Extension.
Oregon.................. Portland--Milwaukie 100,000,000
LRT.
Texas................... Fort Worth TEX Rail.. 100,000,000
-----------------------------------------------
Signed FFGAs ..................... $1,459,790,000
subtotal.

New FFGAs

California.............. Santa Ana and Garden $50,000,000
Grove Streetcar.
Maryland................ National Capital 125,000,000
Purple Line.
Minnesota............... Minneapolis Southwest 10,000,000
LRT.
Washington.............. Seattle Lynnwood Link 100,000,000
Extension.
-----------------------------------------------
New FFGAs subtotal.. ..................... $285,000,000
Signed Core Capacity FFGA

Illinois................ Chicago Red and $100,000,000
Purple Modernization
Phase 1.
-----------------------------------------------
Signed Core Capacity ..................... $100,000,000
FFGA subtotal.

New Core Capacity FFGAs
California.............. San Carlos Peninsula $100,000,000
Corridor
Electrification
Project.
New York................ Canarsie Power 83,680,000
Improvements.
Texas................... Dallas DART Red and 49,170,000
Blue Line Platform
Extension.
-----------------------------------------------
New Core Capacity ..................... $232,850,000
FFGAs subtotal.
Small Starts
Arizona................. Tempe Streetcar...... $50,000,000
California.............. Sacramento Downtown 50,000,000
Riverfront Streetcar.
Florida................. Fort Lauderdale Wave 11,010,000
Streetcar.
Florida................. Jacksonville First 16,930,000
Coast Flyer East
Corridor BRT.
Indiana................. Indianapolis Red Line 50,000,000
All-Electric BRT.
Michigan................ Grand Rapids, Laker 56,810,000
Line BRT.
Missouri................ Kansas City, Prospect 29,890,000
MAX Bus Rapid
Transit.
New Mexico.............. Albuquerque Rapid 50,000,000
Transit Project.
Washington.............. Everett Swift II BRT. 43,190,000
Washington.............. Seattle Center City 50,000,000
Connector.
-----------------------------------------------
Small Starts ..................... $407,830,000
subtotal.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

FTA is no longer directed to allocate no more than
$100,000,000 per project for core capacity, small starts, and
expedited delivery projects. Furthermore, GAO is no longer
directed to report on the construction costs of transit
capital projects in the United States.

GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY

The agreement provides $150,000,000 to carry out section
601 of division B of Public Law 110-432 to remain available
until expended. Prior to approving grants, the Secretary
shall certify WMATA is making progress to improve its safety
management system in response to FTA's 2015 safety management
inspection. GAO is no longer directed to report on WMATA's
plans for future maintenance, repairs, and construction,

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or to evaluate safety improvement measures, efficiency, and
cost-effectiveness.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

Section 160 exempts previously made transit obligations
from limitations on obligations.
Section 161 allows funds provided in this Act for fixed
guideway capital investment projects that remain unobligated
by September 30, 2021 be available for projects eligible to
use the funds for the purposes for which they were originally
provided.
Section 162 allows for the transfer of appropriations made
prior to October 1, 2016 from older accounts to be merged
into new accounts with similar current activities.
Section 163 prohibits funds in this Act from being used to
advance a specific transit line in Harris County, Texas
without benefit of a local election.
Section 164 rescinds any unobligated balances from funding
provided in fiscal year 2012 or earlier from the job access
and reverse commute program, and makes them available for
projects under 49 U.S.C. 5309(q).
Section 165 amends title 49 to create a rule allowing small
transit operators to use urban area formula grants for
operating assistance.

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)

The agreement provides $36,028,000 for the operations,
maintenance, and capital asset renewal program of the Saint
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC). SLSDC is
directed to submit an annual report to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations on its asset renewal program
activities by April 30, 2017.

Maritime Administration

MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM

The agreement provides the authorized level of $300,000,000
for the maritime security program. Funds are available until
expended.

OPERATIONS AND TRAINING

The agreement provides a total of $175,560,000 for the
Maritime Administration's (MARAD) operations and training
account.
For the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), the bill
provides a total of $83,218,000. Of the funds provided,
$69,000,000 is for Academy operations, $14,218,000 is for the
capital improvement program, $3,000,000 of which is for
maintenance, repairs and equipment. The agreement directs
MARAD to utilize the resources provided to fully meet the
staffing, support and training needs at the Academy to
address the prevention of sexual assault and sexual
harassment.
The agreement provides a total of $35,200,000 for the state
maritime academies, of which $3,000,000 is for direct
payments, $2,400,000 is for student incentive payments,
$22,000,000 is for schoolship maintenance and repair,
$6,000,000 is for the design of a new common schoolship, and
$1,800,000 is for fuel assistance.
Finally, the agreement provides a total of $57,142,000 for
MARAD headquarters, regional offices, and maritime program
expenses. Of the funds provided, $3,000,000 is for the
maritime environmental and technical assistance program as
authorized by 46 U.S.C. 50307, and $5,000,000 is for the
short sea transportation program authorized by 46 U.S.C
55601(b)(1) and (3). The agreement directs MARAD to manage
its headquarters and regional office resources within the
amounts provided and to detail any changes from the budget
request in the operating plan.
The agreement requires MARAD to submit the biennial survey
and report on sexual assault and sexual harassment at the
Academy as required pursuant to section 3507 of P.L. 110-418
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no later
than January 12, 2018. Further, the agreement directs the
Inspector General to continue to review the implementation of
the Secretary's sexual assault and sexual harassment action
plan.

ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS

The agreement provides $10,000,000 for the small shipyard
grant program. Funds remain available until expended.

SHIP DISPOSAL

The agreement provides $34,000,000, to remain available
until expended, for the disposal of obsolete vessels of the
National Defense Reserve Fleet. The agreement directs that
$24,000,000 is for the decommissioning of the N.S. Savannah,
and the remaining $10,000,000 be used to first dispose of
ships held in the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet to comply with the
April 2010 California court consent decree.

MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The agreement provides a total of $3,000,000 for the Title
XI program. This amount shall be transferred to MARAD's
operations and training account for administrative expenses.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Section 170 authorizes MARAD to furnish utilities and
services and make necessary repairs in connection with any
lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government property
under control of MARAD, and allow payments received to be
credited to the Treasury and remain available until expended.
Section 171 prohibits a fee-for-service contract for vessel
disposal, scrapping or recycling unless a qualified domestic
ship recycler will pay for the vessel.

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

OPERATIONAL EXPENSES

The agreement provides $22,500,000 for the necessary
operational expenses of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration (PHMSA). Within this amount, the
agreement includes $1,500,000 for Pipeline Safety Information
Grants to Communities as authorized under section 60130 of
title 49, United States Code.
Comprehensive oil spill response plans.--PHMSA is directed
to issue a final rulemaking to expand the applicability of
comprehensive oil spill response plans no later than August
1, 2017.

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY

The agreement provides $57,000,000 for the agency's
hazardous materials safety functions. Of this amount,
$7,570,000 shall be available until September 30, 2019, and
$800,000 in fees collected under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be
deposited in the general fund as offsetting receipts. Funds
made available until September 30, 2019 are for long-term
research and development contracts.

PIPELINE SAFETY

(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)

(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)

The agreement provides $156,288,000 for pipeline safety. Of
that amount, $20,288,000 is derived from the oil spill
liability trust fund, to remain available until September 30,
2019, $128,000,000 is derived from the pipeline safety fund,
of which $63,335,000 is available until September 30, 2019,
and $8,000,000 is derived from the Underground Natural Gas
Storage Facility Safety Account of the Pipeline Safety Fund
for the purpose of carrying out section 12 of the PIPES Act
of 2016, of which $6,000,000 is available until September 30,
2019.
The agreement includes $12,000,000 for research and
development, of which up to $2,000,000 is for the pipeline
safety research competitive academic agreement program. The
agreement also includes $52,559,000 for state pipeline safety
grants, $1,500,000 for state damage prevention grants, and
$1,058,000 for the one-call state grant program. The
agreement includes full funding for additional FTE provided
in fiscal year 2016 but does not include funding increases
for additional personnel requested for fiscal year 2017.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS

(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)

The agreement provides an obligation limitation of
$28,318,000 for emergency preparedness grants. The agreement
provides PHMSA the authority to use prior year carryover and
recaptures to develop a hazardous materials response training
curriculum for emergency responders, and to carry out
activities authorized by 46 U.S.C. 5116(a)(1)(C) and 5116(i).
Further, the amount of funding provided under this account
that is available for administrative costs is increased from
2 percent to 4 percent.

Office of Inspector General

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides $90,152,000 for the salaries and
expenses for the Office of Inspector General.

General Provisions--Department of Transportation

Section 180 provides authorization for DOT to maintain and
operate aircraft, hire passenger motor vehicles and aircraft,
purchase liability insurance, buy uniforms, or allowances
therefor.
Section 181 limits appropriations for services authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109 to the rate permitted for an Executive Level
IV.
Section 182 prohibits more than 110 political and
Presidential appointees in DOT, and restricts the detailing
of these personnel outside of DOT.
Section 183 prohibits recipients of funds in this Act from
disseminating personal information obtained by state DMVs in
connection to motor vehicle records with an exception.
Section 184 stipulates that revenue collected by FHWA and
FRA from States, counties, municipalities, other public
authorities, and private sources for training be transferred
into specific accounts within the agency with an exception.
Section 185 prohibits DOT from using funds for grants of
$500,000 or more from any mode at DOT, unless DOT gives a 3-
day advance notice to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations. Also requires notice of any ``quick release''
of funds from FHWA's emergency relief program, and prohibits
notifications from involving funds not available for
obligation. Requires DOT to provide a comprehensive list of
all loans, loan guarantees, lines of credit, and
discretionary grants that will be announced with a 3-day
advance notice to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations.
Section 186 allows funds received from rebates, refunds,
and similar sources to be credited to appropriations of DOT.
Section 187 allows amounts from improper payments to a
third party contractor that are lawfully recovered by DOT to
be made available to cover expenses incurred in recovery of
such payments.
Section 188 requires that reprogramming actions have to be
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House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, and
reprogramming notifications shall be transmitted solely to
the Appropriations Committees.
Section 189 allows funds appropriated to modal
administrations to be obligated for the Office of the
Secretary for costs related to assessments only when such
funds provide a direct benefit to that modal administration.
Section 190 authorizes the Secretary to carry out a program
that establishes uniform standards for developing and
supporting agency transit pass and transit benefits,
including distribution of transit benefits.
Section 191 prohibits the use of funds to implement any
geographic, economic, or other hiring preference not
otherwise authorized by law, unless certain requirements are
met related to availability of local labor, displacement of
existing employees, and delays in transportation plans.
Section 192 amends section 5303(r)(2)(C) of title 49,
United States Code regarding a bi-state metropolitan planning
organization.

TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Management and Administration

EXECUTIVE OFFICES

The agreement includes $14,000,000 for the salaries and
expenses for Executive Offices, which shall be comprised of
seven offices including Offices of the Secretary, Deputy
Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congressional and
Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the Center for Faith-
Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. The agreement includes a
provision limiting official reception and representation
expenses to no more than $25,000. No funding is provided for
the Departmental Enforcement Center (DEC) under this heading.
Departmental Enforcement Center.--The agreement does not
remove the DEC from the Office of General Counsel and require
the DEC to report directly to the Deputy Secretary. Instead,
the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is directed to
assess the effectiveness of the DEC to meet the goal of
resolving issues of non-compliance with requirements for
owners of public housing and multifamily housing properties,
including physical and financial non-compliance. GAO is
further directed to report its findings to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations within 180 days of
enactment of this Act.
The Department is directed to report to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations within 60 days of
enactment of this Act on the results of reviews of Memoranda
of Understanding between the DEC and program offices, and
shall also include in that same report responses to the
Office of Inspector General's evaluation of the DEC and any
related recommendations.

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OFFICES

The agreement provides $517,647,000 for Administrative
Support Offices. Funds are provided as follows:

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Office of the Chief Financial Officer................ $53,000,000
Office of the General Counsel........................ 95,250,000
Office of Administration............................. 206,500,000
Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer............ 40,250,000
Office of Field Policy and Management................ 51,000,000
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer.............. 18,067,000
Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity.. 3,830,000
Office of Strategic Planning and Management.......... 4,500,000
Office of the Chief Information Officer.............. 45,250,000
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Total............................................ $517,647,000
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The agreement provides that, of the amounts provided for
the Office of Administration, no less than $4,500,000 is for
the cost of consolidation and reconfiguration of space in the
Weaver Building, in accordance with the space consolidation
plan.

Program Office Salaries and Expenses

PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING

The agreement provides $216,000,000 for the salaries and
expenses for the Office of Public and Indian Housing.

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

The agreement provides $110,000,000 for the salaries and
expenses for the Office of Community Planning and
Development.

HOUSING

The agreement provides $392,000,000 for the salaries and
expenses for the Office of Housing. Of this amount,
$5,000,000 is provided for Federal Housing Administration
quality assurance, compliance, and portfolio analytics
improvements, as requested in the President's Budget.

POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

The agreement provides $24,000,000 for the salaries and
expenses for the Office of Policy Development and Research.

FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

The agreement provides $72,000,000 for the salaries and
expenses for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity.

OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY HOMES

The agreement provides $9,353,000 for the salaries and
expenses for the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy
Homes.

WORKING CAPITAL FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The agreement includes an account entitled ``Working
Capital Fund'' and provides the Secretary with the authority
to transfer amounts provided in this title for salaries and
expenses, except those for the Office of Inspector General,
to this account for the purpose of funding centralized
activities.

Public and Indian Housing

TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

The agreement provides $20,292,000,000 for all tenant-based
Section 8 activities under the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance
Account, to remain available until expended. Of this amount,
$16,292,000,000 is available on October 1, 2016, and
$4,000,000,000 is available on October 1, 2017. Language is
included designating funds provided as follows:

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Activity Agreement
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Voucher Renewals............................... $18,355,000,000
Tenant Protection Vouchers..................... 110,000,000
Administrative Fees............................ 1,650,000,000
Section 811 Vouchers........................... 120,000,000
Tribal HUD-VASH renewals....................... 7,000,000
HUD-VASH Incremental Vouchers.................. 40,000,000
Family Unification Program Vouchers............ 10,000,000
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The agreement includes a provision requiring the
notification of obligations to Public Housing Authorities
(PHAs) no later than 60 days after enactment of this Act or
by March 1, 2017.
The agreement includes language that allows the Secretary
to consider PHAs' net restricted assets (NRA) balances when
determining allocations.
The agreement provides $120,000,000 for Section 811
mainstream vouchers, an increase of $10,000,000 above the
budget request. These resources will support Section 811
mainstream voucher renewals and related administrative fees,
and remaining funding will provide additional vouchers and
related administrative fees for non-elderly disabled
individuals.
The agreement includes $40,000,000 for new incremental
vouchers under the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing
Program (HUD-VASH).
The agreement includes $10,000,000 for new incremental
Family Unification Program (FUP) vouchers.
The agreement amends the Senate Report 114-243 directive
for HUD to establish and implement a process that improves
data collection and analysis of actions PHAs are taking to
comply with lead-based paint regulations in housing choice
voucher units. The agreement requires HUD to provide this
report by June 30, 2017, and report semi-annually to the
Committees on Appropriations on its progress.

HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

The agreement includes language allowing unobligated
balances in the Housing Certificate Fund to be used for
renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts
and for performance-based contract administrators.

PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND

The agreement provides $1,941,500,000 for the Public
Housing Capital Fund. The agreement provides up to
$10,000,000 for Public Housing Financial and Physical
Assessment activities, up to $1,000,000 for administrative
and judicial receiverships, not to exceed $21,500,000 for
emergency capital needs, of which not less than $5,000,000 is
for safety and security measures, $35,000,000 for supportive
services, service coordinators and congregate services, and
up to $15,000,000 for the Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative.
The agreement amends the Senate Report 114-243 directive
for HUD to establish and implement a process that improves
data collection and analysis of actions PHAs are taking to
comply with lead-based paint regulations in public housing
units. The agreement requires HUD to provide this report by
June 30, 2017, and report semi-annually to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations on its progress.
The Department is directed to submit to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations within 90 days of
enactment of this Act a report on Real Estate Assessment
Center (REAC) inspections of all HUD assisted and or insured
properties. This report shall include: the percentage of all
inspected properties that received a REAC-inspected score of
less than 65 since calendar year 2013; the number of
properties in which the most recent REAC-inspected score
represented a decline relative to the previous REAC score; a
list of the 10 metropolitan statistical areas with the lowest
average REAC-inspected scores for all inspected properties;
and a list of the 10 States with the lowest average REAC-
inspected scores for all inspected properties.
The Government Accountability Office is directed to report
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within
180 days of enactment of this Act on REAC. This evaluation
shall assess the effectiveness of: REAC inspections of HUD
assisted and or insured properties; HUD's selection and
oversight of contractors that perform physical inspections;
the property selection process; and enforcement mechanisms.

PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND

The agreement provides $4,400,000,000 for the Public
Housing Operating Fund.

CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE

The agreement provides $137,500,000 for the Choice
Neighborhoods Initiative. The agreement includes language
requiring that no less than $50,000,000 be made available to
Public Housing Authorities, and provides up to $5,000,000 to
assist communities in developing strategies for implementing
the program with community notice and input.

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The Secretary is directed to give priority consideration to
grantees that have been previously awarded planning grants
when making implementation grant awards.

FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY

The agreement provides $75,000,000 for the Family Self-
Sufficiency (FSS) program to support service coordinators who
serve residents in both the public housing and voucher
programs.

NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS

The agreement provides $654,000,000 for Native American
Housing Block Grants, to remain available until September 30,
2021. The agreement provides $3,500,000 for training and
technical assistance, with no less than $2,000,000 for a
national organization as authorized by section 703 of
NAHASDA. The agreement provides $3,500,000 for inspections,
contracting expertise, training, and technical assistance
related to funding provided for the needs of Native
Americans; and $2,000,000 to subsidize a loan level of
$17,857,142, as authorized by title VI of NAHASDA.
The agreement includes language to withhold a tribes'
formula allocation funding from any grantee that has an
unexpended balance greater than the sum of its prior three
years' formula allocation, unless the grantee's formula
allocation is less than $5,000,000.
The agreement does not include direction included in the
Senate Report 114-243 preventing technical assistance funds
provided in this account from being awarded as part of the
Department's Community Compass initiative.

INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The agreement provides $7,227,000, to remain available
until expended, to subsidize a total loan level of up to
$1,762,682,927. Within these amounts, $1,727,000 is provided
for the cost of guaranteed loans for the construction of
rental housing for law enforcement, healthcare, educational,
technical and other skilled workers, to subsidize loan
principal up to $421,219,512.

NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT

The agreement provides $2,000,000 for the Native Hawaiian
Housing Block Grant program, to remain available until
September 30, 2021.

Community Planning and Development

HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS

The agreement provides $356,000,000 for the housing
opportunities for persons with AIDS program, to remain
available until September 30, 2018, except for amounts
allocated pursuant to 854(c)(5) which are available until
September 30, 2019. The agreement includes a provision that
requires HUD to renew all expiring supportive housing
contract commitments made in fiscal year 2010 and prior years
that meet all program requirements before awarding funds for
any new contract commitments.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

The agreement provides $3,060,000,000 for the community
development fund, to remain available until September 30,
2019. Of the total, the agreement provides $3,000,000,000 in
formula funding and $60,000,000 for Indian tribes, of which
up to $4,000,000 is available for imminent health and safety
emergencies.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES

PROGRAM ACCOUNT

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

HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

The agreement provides $950,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2020, for the home investment
partnerships program.

SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

The agreement provides a total of $54,000,000 for this
account, of which $50,000,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2019, in the following amounts and for the
following purposes: $10,000,000 for the self-help and
assisted homeownership opportunity program; $35,000,000 for
the second, third and fourth capacity building activities
authorized under section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration Act of
1993, of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be for rural
capacity building activities; and $5,000,000 for capacity
building activities by national organizations with expertise
in rural housing development. The remaining $4,000,000 is
available until expended for a program to rehabilitate and
modify homes of disabled or low-income veterans as authorized
under section 1079 of Public Law 113-291.

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS

The agreement provides $2,383,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2019, for homeless assistance grants. Of
the amount provided, not less than $310,000,000 is for the
emergency solutions grants program, of which, $40,000,000
shall be for grants for rapid re-housing or other critical
activities to assist communities that lost significant
capacity to serve the homeless after January 1, 2016; not
less than $2,018,000,000 shall be for the continuum of care
and rural housing stability assistance programs; up to
$12,000,000 shall be for the national homeless data analysis
project; and up to $43,000,000 shall be for projects in up to
11 communities to demonstrate how a comprehensive approach to
serving homeless youth can reduce youth homelessness. Of the
amounts provided for the national homeless data analysis
project, no less than $5,000,000 shall be used for
competitive grants to continuum of care grantees to improve
their homeless management information systems, including
improvements to physical infrastructure, functionality, data
collection, data quality, and data analysis.

Housing Programs

PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

The agreement provides $10,416,000,000 for project-based
rental assistance activities, of which not to exceed
$235,000,000 is for performance-based contract
administrators. The agreement also provides an additional
advance appropriation of $400,000,000 to be made available on
October 1, 2017. The agreement allows the Secretary to use
project funds held in residual receipt accounts, unobligated
balances, including recaptures, and carryover for program
activities.

HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY

The agreement provides $502,400,000 for the section 202
program to be available until September 30, 2020, of which
$10,000,000 is for new capital advances and project-based
rental assistance contracts, or for new senior preservation
rental assistance contracts, and up to $75,000,000 shall be
for service coordinators and existing congregate service
grants. The appropriation plus carryover balances and
residual receipts fully funds all renewal, amendments, and
property inspections of project-based rental assistance
contracts; senior preservation rental assistance contracts;
service coordinators; and existing congregate service grants.

HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

The agreement provides $146,200,000 for the section 811
program to be available until September 30, 2020. The
appropriation plus carryover balances and residual receipts
fully funds all project-based rental assistance contract
amendments and renewals. The agreement does not allow the
Secretary to use these resources for any other purpose than
renewals, amendments, and property inspections.

HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE

The agreement provides $55,000,000 for housing counseling
assistance, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative
contract services, to remain available until September 30,
2018. The agreement requires the Secretary to award grants
within 180 days of enactment of this Act, and allows the
Secretary to enter into multiyear grant agreements, subject
to the availability of annual appropriations.

RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE

The agreement provides $20,000,000 for the rental housing
assistance program and allows HUD to use funds, including
unobligated balances and recaptured amounts, for one year
contract extensions.

PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND

The agreement provides $10,500,000 for the manufactured
housing standards programs, of which $10,500,000 is to be
derived from fees collected and deposited in the Manufactured
Housing Fees Trust Fund.

Federal Housing Administration

MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The agreement establishes a limitation of $400,000,000,000
on commitments to guarantee single-family loans during fiscal
year 2017, and provides that such commitment authority shall
be available until September 30, 2018. The agreement also
provides $130,000,000 for administrative contract expenses,
and provides an additional $1,400 for administrative contract
expenses up to $30,000,000, for each $1,000,000 in additional
guaranteed loan commitments, if guaranteed loan commitment
levels exceed $200,000,000,000 by April 1, 2017.

GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The agreement establishes a $30,000,000,000 limitation on
multifamily and specialized loan guarantees during fiscal
year 2017, and provides that such commitment authority shall
be available until September 30, 2018.

Government National Mortgage Association

GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The agreement establishes a limitation of up to
$500,000,000,000 for new commitments during fiscal year 2017,
which shall be available until September 30, 2018. The
agreement also provides $23,000,000 for salaries and expenses
for the Government National Mortgage Association during
fiscal year 2017. The agreement increases salaries and
expenses by $100 for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed
loan commitments, up to a maximum of $3,000,000, if
guaranteed loan commitments exceed $155,000,000,000 by April
1, 2017.

Policy Development and Research

RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

The agreement provides $89,000,000 for research and
technology activities, and technical assistance, available
until September 30, 2018.
The agreement provides $16,000,000 for both on-going and
new research, demonstrations, and evaluations. HUD is
directed to provide $6,000,000 for a Moving to Work
demonstration evaluation, $1,350,000 for phase three of a
pre-purchase counseling demonstration, $6,000,000 for
continued evaluation of rent reform, $300,000 for the family
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and $1,000,000 for a CDBG small community income study.
The agreement provides not less than $23,000,000 for
technical assistance.
Further, $41,500,000 is provided for various housing market
surveys and $8,500,000 is for other research support, studies
and partnerships, of which $5,700,000 is for research support
and dissemination, $600,000 is for data acquisition,
$1,000,000 is for housing finance studies, $1,000,000 is for
research partnerships, and $200,000 is for housing
technology.

Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES

The agreement provides $65,300,000 for fair housing
activities, of which $39,200,000 is for the Fair Housing
Initiatives Program (FHIP), $24,300,000 is for the Fair
Housing Assistance Program, $1,500,000 is for the National
Fair Housing Training Academy, and $300,000 is for translated
materials. Of the funds available for FHIP, not less than
$7,450,000 is available for education and outreach programs.
The agreement directs HUD to ensure that the fiscal year 2018
congressional justification includes the same level of detail
as the fiscal year 2016 congressional justification and
include substantive detail on the need for any new programs
or activities in its operating plan.

Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION

The agreement provides $145,000,000 for the lead hazard
control and healthy homes programs. Of the total, $30,000,000
is provided for the healthy homes initiative, and $55,000,000
shall be made available on a competitive basis for areas with
the highest lead-based paint abatement needs.
The agreement no longer directs HUD to implement a lead
inspection standard in assisted housing that is more
stringent than the current visual inspection standard. The
agreement directs the Government Accountability Office to
report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
within one year of the date of enactment of this Act on:
1. The effectiveness of Federal programs for addressing
lead-based paint hazards in dwellings;
2. Current partnerships between public housing agencies
(including State housing finance agencies) and public health
agencies to address lead-based paint hazards, and determine
whether those partnerships could be replicated and enhanced
through improved data collection, analysis, and dissemination
among stakeholders;
3. Gaps in compliance and enforcement of HUD's lead-based
paint regulations;
4. Opportunities for improving coordination and leveraging
of public and private funds in order to reduce the Federal
costs associated with identifying and remediating lead-based
paint hazards;
5. The effectiveness and efficiency of existing HUD
protocols for identifying and addressing lead-based paint
hazards, and determine whether those protocols are aligned
with accepted environmental health practices to ensure the
best and appropriate health outcomes and to reduce further
exposure; and
6. HUD's process for assessing risks of lead-based paint
hazards during initial and periodic inspections in dwellings
occupied by households assisted under the Section 8 Housing
Choice Voucher program and the impact, if any, on landlord
participation and the availability of affordable housing.

Information Technology Fund

The agreement provides $257,000,000 for the Information
Technology Fund, of which $250,000,000 is available until
September 30, 2018, and $7,000,000 is available until
September 30, 2019. The agreement does not include additional
funding for the development, modernization, and enhancement
of the next generation management system. Instead, $3,000,000
is provided to improve the housing choice voucher cash
management capability. In addition, $4,000,000 is provided
for the Federal Housing Administration modernization.

Office of Inspector General

The agreement provides $128,082,000 for the necessary
expenses of the Office of Inspector General. The agreement
clarifies that HUD OIG review, audit, and report on its
findings and recommendations to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations of all events related to the
Order and Remedy, FMCS No. 03-07743, issued on January 10,
2012, otherwise known as Fair and Equitable Pay, required by
House Report 114-606, shall not begin until after the
conclusion of all related litigation, including litigation
before the Federal Labor Relations Authority and any Federal
court.

General Provisions--Department of Housing and Urban Development

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

Section 201 splits overpayments evenly between Treasury and
State Housing Finance Agencies.
Section 202 prohibits funds from being used to investigate
or prosecute lawful activities under the Fair Housing Act.
Section 203 makes a technical correction to HOPWA
authorizing provisions designed to provide year-over-year
funding stability across grantees.
Section 204 requires any grant or cooperative agreement to
be made on a competitive basis, unless otherwise provided, in
accordance with Section 102 of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development Reform Act of 1989.
Section 205 relates to the availability of funds for
services and facilities for GSEs and others subject to the
Government Corporation Control Act and the Housing Act of
1950.
Section 206 prohibits the use of funds in excess of the
budget estimates, unless provided otherwise.
Section 207 relates to the expenditure of funds for
corporations and agencies subject to the Government
Corporation Control Act.
Section 208 requires the Secretary to provide quarterly
reports on uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured, and excess
funds in each departmental program and activity.
Section 209 requires the Administration's budget and HUD's
budget justifications for fiscal year 2018 be submitted in
the identical account and sub-account structure provided in
this Act.
Section 210 exempts GNMA from certain requirements of the
Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990.
Section 211 authorizes HUD to transfer debt and use
agreements from an obsolete project to a viable project,
provided that no additional costs are incurred and other
conditions are met.
Section 212 sets forth requirements for Section 8 voucher
assistance eligibility, and includes consideration for
persons with disabilities.
Section 213 distributes Native American Housing Block
Grants to the same Native Alaskan recipients as in fiscal
year 2005.
Section 214 authorizes the Secretary to insure mortgages
under Section 255 of the National Housing Act.
Section 215 instructs HUD on managing and disposing of any
multifamily property that is owned or held by HUD.
Section 216 allows the Section 108 loan guarantee program
to guarantee notes or other obligations issued by any State
on behalf of non-entitlement communities in the State.
Section 217 allows PHAs that own and operate 400 or fewer
units of public housing to be exempt from asset management
requirements.
Section 218 restricts the Secretary from imposing any
requirements or guidelines relating to asset management that
restrict or limit the use of capital funds for central office
costs, up to the limit established in QHWRA.
Section 219 requires that no employee of the Department
shall be designated as an allotment holder unless the CFO
determines that such employee has received certain training.
Section 220 requires the Secretary to publish all notice of
funding availability that is competitively awarded on the
internet for fiscal year 2017.
Section 221 requires attorney fees for programmatic
litigation to be paid from the individual program office and
Office of General Counsel salaries and expenses
appropriations, and requires the Department to submit a spend
plan to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
Section 222 allows the Secretary to transfer up to 10
percent of funds or $4,000,000, whichever is less,
appropriated under the headings ``Administrative Support
Offices'' or ``Program Office Salaries and Expenses'' to any
other office funded under such headings.
Section 223 requires HUD to take certain actions against
owners receiving rental subsidies that do not maintain safe
properties.
Section 224 places a salary and bonus limit on public
housing agency officials and employees.
Section 225 prohibits the use of funds for the doctoral
dissertation research grant program at HUD.
Section 226 extends the HOPE VI program to September 30,
2017.
Section 227 requires the Secretary to notify the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations at least 3 full business
days before grant awards are announced.
Section 228 prohibits funds to be used to require or
enforce the Physical Needs Assessment (PNA).
Section 229 prohibits the use of funds to implement the
Homeowners Armed with Knowledge (HAWK) program.
Section 230 prohibits funds for HUD financing of mortgages
for properties that have been subject to eminent domain.
Section 231 prohibits the use of funds to terminate the
status of a unit of general local government as a
metropolitan city with respect to grants under section 106 of
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
Section 232 allows funding for research, evaluation, and
statistical purposes that is unexpended at the time of
completion of the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement
to be reobligated for additional research.
Section 233 prohibits funds to be used for financial awards
for employees subject to administrative discipline in fiscal
years 2016 or 2017.
Section 234 authorizes the Secretary on a limited basis to
use funds available under the ``Homeless Assistance Grants''
heading to participate in the multiagency Performance
Partnership Pilots program.
Section 235 allows program income as an eligible match for
2015, 2016, and 2017 Continuum of Care funds.
Section 236 permits HUD to provide one year transition
grants under the continuum of care program with no more than
50 percent of the grant provided for costs of eligible
activities of the program component originally funded.

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Section 237 modifies the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning
Prevention Act to remove the ``zero-bedroom dwellings''
exclusion and amends the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard
Reduction Act to include ``zero-bedroom dwellings''.
Section 238 repeals section 211 of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2008.
Section 239 modifies the Rental Assistance Demonstration
included in Public Law 112-55.
Section 240 permits HUD to implement section 78001 of title
LXXVIII of Public Law 114-94 through notice while undertaking
rulemaking processes.
Section 241 permits HUD to renew a grant originally awarded
as part of Public Law 110-252.
Section 242 prohibits section 218(g) of the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to apply with
respect to the HOME Investment Partnership Program Funds that
otherwise expired or would expire in 2016, 2017, 2018, or
2019.
Section 243 prohibits the use of funds to direct a grantee
to undertake specific changes to existing zoning laws as part
of carrying out the final rule entitled, ``Affirmatively
Furthering Fair Housing'' or the notice entitled,
``Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Assessment Tool''.

TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES

Access Board

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides $8,190,000 for the salaries and
expenses of the Access Board.

Federal Maritime Commission

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides $27,490,000 for the salaries and
expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission, of which not
more than $2,000 may be available for official reception and
representation expenses. Of the funds provided, not less than
$552,024 is available for the Office of Inspector General.

National Railroad Passenger Corporation

Office of the Inspector General

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides $23,274,000 for the Office of the
Inspector General for Amtrak.

National Transportation Safety Board

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides $106,000,000 for the salaries and
expenses of the National Transportation Safety Board.

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION

The agreement provides $140,000,000 for the Neighborhood
Reinvestment Corporation, of which $5,000,000 shall be for a
multi-family rental housing program.

Surface Transportation Board

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides $37,000,000 for the salaries and
expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, of which
$2,046,000 is for information technology system improvements.
The agreement permits the collection of up to $1,250,000 in
user fees to be credited to the appropriation. The agreement
provides that the general fund appropriation be reduced on a
dollar-for-dollar basis by the actual amount collected in
user fees to result in a final appropriation from the general
fund estimated at no more than $35,750,000.

United States Interagency Council on Homelessness

OPERATING EXPENSES

The agreement provides $3,600,000 for operating expenses of
the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH)
and extends the statutory sunset date for the agency to
October 1, 2018.
The USICH is directed to submit a report to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations within one year of
enactment of this Act that assesses how Federal housing
programs and Federal health programs could better collaborate
to reduce costs and improve health and housing outcomes.
USICH is directed to give particular attention to outcomes
for the following populations: chronically homeless
individuals; homeless individuals with behavioral health
conditions; and homeless children, including infants, in
families that either receive housing assistance under
programs administered by the Federal government or could
benefit from grant programs administered by the Federal
government.

TITLE IV

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

Section 401 prohibits pay and other expenses for non-
Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory
proceedings.
Section 402 prohibits obligations beyond the current fiscal
year and prohibits transfers of funds unless expressly so
provided herein.
Section 403 limits consulting service expenditures in
procurement contracts to those contained in the public
record.
Section 404 prohibits employee training not directly
related to the performance of official duties.
Section 405 specifies requirements for reprogramming funds.
Section 406 provides that fifty percent of unobligated
balances for salaries and expenses may remain available for
certain purposes, subject to the approval of the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations.
Section 407 prohibits the use of funds for any project that
seeks to use the power of eminent domain, unless eminent
domain is employed only for a public use.
Section 408 prohibits funds from being transferred to any
department, agency, or instrumentality of the U.S.
Government, except where transfer authority is provided in
this Act.
Section 409 prohibits funds in this Act from being used to
permanently replace an employee intent on returning to his or
her past occupation after completion of military service.
Section 410 prohibits funds in this Act from being used
unless the expenditure is in compliance with the Buy American
Act.
Section 411 prohibits funds from being appropriated or made
available to any person or entity that has been convicted of
violating the Buy American Act.
Section 412 prohibits funds for first-class airline
accommodations in contravention of sections 301-10.122 and
301-10.123 of title 41 CFR.
Section 413 prohibits funds from being used for the
approval of a new foreign air carrier permit or exemption
application if that approval would contravene United States
law or Article 17 bis of the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air
Transport Agreement.
Section 414 restricts the number of employees that agencies
funded in this Act may send to international conferences.
Section 415 prohibits funds from being used to lease or
purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet or
an agency's fleet inventory, except in accordance with
Presidential Memorandum-Federal Fleet Performance, dated May
24, 2011.
Section 416 caps the amount of fees the Surface
Transportation Board can charge and collect for rate or
practice complaints filed at the amount authorized for court
civil suit filing fees.
Section 417 rescinds all unobligated balances from various
salaries and expenses accounts.
Section 418 prohibits funds from denying an Inspector
General timely access to any records, documents, or other
materials available to the department or agency over which
that Inspector General has responsibilities, or to prevent or
impede that Inspector General's access.
Section 419 permanently suspends certain subsections of the
hours of service regulation related to restarts.
Section 420 appropriates $528,000,000 in additional funds
for the Emergency Relief Program, which is available until
expended for qualifying emergency repair expenses.
Section 421 includes funding for Community Development
Block Grant disaster recovery and directs HUD to allocate the
funds in accordance with the methodologies published in
Federal Register Notices 81 FR 39687 for disasters occurring
in 2015 and 82 FR 5591 for disasters occurring in 2016 or
later.
Section 422 authorizes states to repurpose certain
previously authorized funding amounts to new projects that
are eligible within a similar geographic area.
Section 423 designates certain routes in Arkansas and
Kentucky as eligible to become Interstate routes.

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DIVISION L--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS--ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

TITLE I

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

An additional $247,733,000 has been provided for the
requested level for military construction and planning and
design. The table displays the provided funding by military
construction account.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

(RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

A rescission of $12,300,000 is included, as requested.

TITLE II

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

Additional funding of $50,000,000 is provided to Medical
Services, to be available until September 30, 2018, for
continued implementation of the Jason Simcakoski Memorial and
Promise Act (Title IX of Public Law 114-198) and to bolster
opioid and substance abuse prevention and treatment.

TITLE III

GENERAL PROVISION

A provision regarding terms and conditions for the provided
funding is included.
The following table reflects the appropriations provided in
this division:

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