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HJRES.115-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the presidential pardoning power.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment denying the President the power to grant himself a reprieve or pardon for an offense against the United States.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 115 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 115 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the presidential pardoning power. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2017 Mr. Al Green of Texas (for himself, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Moulton) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the presidential pardoning power. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``The President shall have no power to grant to himself a reprieve or pardon for an offense against the United States.''. <all>

Crime and Law Enforcement

HJRES.142-115

Directing the President to terminate the use of the United States Armed Forces with respect to the military intervention led by Saudi Arabia in the Republic of Yemen.

This joint resolution directs the President to terminate use of U.S. Armed Forces with respect to the Saudi Arabia-led military intervention in Yemen within 30 days, unless a declaration of war or specific authorization for use of the Armed Forces has been enacted.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 142 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 142 Directing the President to terminate the use of the United States Armed Forces with respect to the military intervention led by Saudi Arabia in the Republic of Yemen. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 29, 2018 Mr. Amash submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Directing the President to terminate the use of the United States Armed Forces with respect to the military intervention led by Saudi Arabia in the Republic of Yemen. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF THE USE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES WITH RESPECT TO THE MILITARY INTERVENTION LED BY SAUDI ARABIA IN THE REPUBLIC OF YEMEN. Congress directs the President to terminate the use of the United States Armed Forces with respect to the military intervention led by Saudi Arabia in the Republic of Yemen not later than the end of the period of 30 days beginning on the date of the enactment of this joint resolution unless and until a declaration of war or specific authorization for such use of the Armed Forces has been enacted into law. <all>

International Affairs

HJRES.103-115

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses".

This joint resolution nullifies the Department of Labor's rule, which was published on May 12, 2016, about tracking workplace injuries and illnesses.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 103 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 103 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to ``Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2017 Mr. Gibbs (for himself, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. Loudermilk) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to ``Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses''. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to ``Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses'' (81 Fed. Reg. 29624 (May 12, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Labor and Employment

HJRES.20-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting a person from serving more than two full consecutive terms as a Senator or six full consecutive terms as a Representative.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 20 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 20 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 5, 2017 Mr. Duffy submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. No person who has been a Senator for two full consecutive terms shall again be a Senator until the date that is one year after the end of such second full consecutive term. ``Section 2. No person who has been a Representative for six full consecutive terms shall again be a Representative until the date that is one year after the end of the sixth full consecutive term. ``Section 3. For the purposes of this article, any term that began before the date of the ratification of this article shall not be included in determining the number of full consecutive terms that a person has been a Senator or Representative.''. <all>

Congress

HJRES.98-115

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment also: Congress may waive these requirements when a declaration of war is in effect or if the United States is engaged in a military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security. The amendment prohibits a court from entering an order in any action that results in an increase in the collection of revenue.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 98 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 98 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 8, 2017 Mr. Ratcliffe submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless two-thirds of the whole number of each House of Congress shall provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a rollcall vote. ``Sec. 2. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed 18 percent of economic output of the United States, unless two-thirds of each House of Congress shall provide for a specific increase of outlays above this amount. ``Sec. 3. The limit on the debt of the United States held by the public shall not be increased unless three-fourths of the whole number of each House shall provide by law for such an increase by a rollcall vote. ``Sec. 4. Prior to each fiscal year, by not later than such date as Congress may by law require, the President shall transmit to Congress a proposed budget for the United States Government for that fiscal year in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts. If the President fails to transmit to Congress a proposed budget which meets the requirements of the previous sentence by the date required by Congress, the President may not receive any compensation for his services for any month which follows that date until the President transmits to Congress a proposed budget which meets such requirements. ``Sec. 5. For each fiscal year, by not later than such date as Congress may by law require, Congress shall consider and approve a budget for the United States Government which meets the requirements of section 4 of this article. If Congress fails to approve a budget which meets such requirements by the date required by Congress, Members of Congress may not receive any compensation for their services for any month which follows that date until Congress approves a budget which meets such requirements. ``Sec. 6. A bill to increase revenue shall not become law unless two-thirds of the whole number of each House shall provide by law for such an increase by a rollcall vote. ``Sec. 7. The Congress may waive the provisions of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect. The provisions of this article may be waived for any fiscal year in which the United States is engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number of each House, which becomes law. Any such waiver must identify and be limited to the specific excess or increase for that fiscal year made necessary by the identified military conflict. ``Sec. 8. The Congress shall enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely on estimates of outlays and receipts. ``Sec. 9. A court may not enter an order in any action, including for purposes of enforcing this article, that results in an increase in the collection of revenue. ``Sec. 10. Total receipts shall include all receipts of the United States Government except those derived from borrowing. Total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States Government except for those for repayment of debt principal. ``Sec. 11. This article shall take effect beginning with the seventh fiscal year beginning after its ratification.''. <all>

Economics and Public Finance

HJRES.77-115

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers relating to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Water Control Master Manual.

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers relating to the Update of the Water Control Manual for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia and a Water Supply Storage Assessment (published December 2016).

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 77 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 77 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers relating to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Water Control Master Manual. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 16, 2017 Mr. Dunn (for himself, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Francis Rooney of Florida, Mr. Ross, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Mast, Mr. Posey, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. Buchanan) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers relating to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Water Control Master Manual. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers relating to the Update of the Water Control Manual for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia and a Water Supply Storage Assessment (published December 2016), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Water Resources Development

HJRES.139-115

Providing for the designation of a "Freedom to Choose their Destiny for the Nations of Eastern Europe and Eurasia Week".

This joint resolution condemns Russia's violation of international agreements and norms in its relations with Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. The President is authorized and requested to:

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 139 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 139 Providing for the designation of a ``Freedom to Choose their Destiny for the Nations of Eastern Europe and Eurasia Week''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 12, 2018 Ms. Kaptur (for herself, Mr. Harris, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Levin) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for the designation of a ``Freedom to Choose their Destiny for the Nations of Eastern Europe and Eurasia Week''. Whereas the United States has through democratic process dedicated itself to achieve a harmonious national unity of its people even though they stem from the most diverse of racial, religious, and ethnic backgrounds; Whereas this largely successful, but imperfect and ongoing, effort has led the people of the United States to possess a warm understanding and sympathy for the aspirations of peoples everywhere and to recognize the natural interdependence of the peoples and nations of the world; Whereas in the 1975 Helsinki Final Act, the United States, the former Soviet Union and 33 other nations endorsed ten principles, which ``all are of primary significance, guiding their mutual relations'', which include-- (1) sovereign equality, respect for the rights inherent in sovereignty; (2) refraining from the threat or use of force; (3) inviolability of frontiers; (4) territorial integrity of states; (5) peaceful settlement of disputes; (6) non-intervention in internal affairs; (7) respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief; (8) equal rights and self-determination of peoples; (9) co-operation among states; and (10) fulfilment in good faith of obligations under international law; Whereas President George H.W. Bush called for a Europe whole and free in 1989, a goal supported by all subsequent Administrations, Republican and Democratic; Whereas the Heads of States and Governments of the participating States of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) issued the Paris Charter in 1990 affirming that ``the Ten Principles of the Final Act will guide us towards . . . (an) ambitious future, just as they have lighted our way towards better relations for the past fifteen years. Full implementation of all CSCE commitments must form the basis for the initiatives we are now taking to enable our nations to live in accordance with their aspirations.''; Whereas the Government of Russia voluntarily signed the Belovezha Accords, which led to the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the recognition as interstate borders of the administrative boundaries among the former republics of the Soviet Union; Whereas the dissolution of the Soviet Union led to the emergence of 15 independent nations: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan; Whereas all of these nations are heir to the promise and principles of the Helsinki Final Act and the Paris Charter; Whereas Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania availed themselves of these principles and joined both the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as did Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia; Whereas this development has created historically unprecedented peace and prosperity in Central and Eastern Europe; Whereas the Government of the Russian Federation has violated the principles of the Helsinki Final Act and the Paris Charter in a clear, gross and thus far uncorrected manner, and is in violation of its international obligations to respect the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of all its neighbors; Whereas the Government of the Russian Federation has violated its obligations under the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, which provided security assurances to Ukraine relating to Kyiv giving up its nuclear weapons; Whereas the Government of the Russian Federation has asserted the purported right to a ``sphere of influence'' in at least the territory of the former Soviet Union; Whereas the Government of the Russian Federation has asserted the purported right and duty to ``protect'' ethnic Russians, Russian speakers, and Russian citizens wherever they may live, and whether or not they seek such ``protection''; Whereas the Government of the Russian Federation has actively provided Russian passports and Russian citizenship to people living in nearby countries and particularly to those living in areas that have been the sites of tension or war in the post-Soviet space: Abkhazia, Crimea, Transnistria, and the Tskhinvali Region (South Ossetia); Whereas the Government of the Russian Federation has exploited alleged violations of the rights of ethnic Russians and Russian speakers to justify wars of aggression against Georgia and Ukraine; Whereas the Government of the Russian Federation has employed military intimidation, cyber-attacks, outright invasion, occupation, and illegal annexation to hold hostage the aspirations of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine in particular; Whereas the Government of the Russian Federation has employed tools of cyber warfare, hybrid warfare, and disinformation in its aggression in Ukraine and Georgia, and in other sovereign nations, in order to exert influence while obfuscating the reality of these conflicts; Whereas the Government of the Russian Federation has exploited alleged violations of the rights of ethnic Russians and Russian speakers to exert pressure on the governments of many of the states achieving independence since the fall of the Soviet Union; Whereas the stability and prosperity that have emerged in Europe since the end of the Cold War contribute to the security and prosperity of the United States; Whereas the United States has always been the well-wisher and supporter of European nations demanding freedom and the right to choose their own futures; Whereas many of the people of these nations that emerged from the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the demise of the Soviet Empire have looked to the United States, the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as exemplars and natural allies; and Whereas, as was done in the designation of ``Captive Nations Week'' beginning in 1953 and then declared by a Congressional resolution and signed into law (Public Law 86-90) in 1959, it is fitting that the United States clearly manifest to such peoples, through an appropriate and official means, the historic fact that the people of the United States share with them their aspirations to choose their own future consistent with the Helsinki Final Act and the Paris Charter: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That-- (1) Congress condemns the clear, gross, and uncorrected violation of principles of the Helsinki Final Act, the Paris Charter, and other international agreements and norms by the Russian Federation in its relations with Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine in particular, including the flagrant violation of their sovereignty and territorial integrity; (2) the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation designating a ``Freedom to Choose their Destiny for the Nations of Eastern Europe and Eurasia Week'' and inviting the people of the United States to observe such week with appropriate ceremonies and activities; (3) the President is further authorized and requested to issue a similar proclamation each year until such time as the nations of Eastern Europe and Eurasia are free to exercise their sovereign rights without outside interference; and (4) the President is further authorized and requested to develop policies designed to support the efforts of these nations to determine their own futures, including policies to help these nations strengthen domestic vulnerabilities and impose penalties on those violating their sovereignty and territorial integrity. <all>

International Affairs

HJRES.61-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the U.S. flag.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 61 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 61 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 2, 2017 Mr. Womack (for himself, Mr. Amodei, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Olson, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Cook, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Johnson of Ohio) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``The Congress shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.''. <all>

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

HJRES.36-115

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation".

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management titled "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation." The rule published in the Federal Register on November 18, 2016, addresses waste generated during oil and gas production.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 36 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 36 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to ``Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2017 Mr. Bishop of Utah (for himself, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia, Mr. Flores, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Mimi Walters of California, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Labrador, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Latta, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Cook, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. LaHood, and Ms. Cheney) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to ``Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation''. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ``Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation'' (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 83008 (November 18, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Energy

HJRES.119-115

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring federal expenditures and receipts to be balanced, excluding expenditures for payment of debt and receipts derived from borrowing. The requirement may be met over more than one year to accommodate economic conditions. In emergency situations, two-thirds of the House of Representatives and the Senate may authorize expenditures to exceed receipts for a limited time. Debts from emergency expenditures must be paid as soon as practicable. Congress may enforce the article with legislation, which must require compliance within 10 years of ratification.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 119 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 119 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 23, 2017 Mr. Brat (for himself, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Meadows, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Massie, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Webster of Florida, and Mr. Katko) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. Expenditures and receipts shall be balanced, which may occur over more than one year to accommodate economic conditions. Expenditures shall include all expenditures of the United States except those for payment of debt, and receipts shall include all receipts of the United States except those derived from borrowing. ``Section 2. For emergency situations two-thirds of the House of Representatives and the Senate may for limited times authorize expenditures exceeding those pursuant to rules established under section 1. Debts incurred from such expenditures shall be paid as soon as practicable. ``Section 3. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation, which shall allow not more than ten years after ratification to comply with section 1.''. <all>

Economics and Public Finance

HJRES.41-115

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers".

This joint resolution nullifies the "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers" rule finalized by the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2016. (The rule, mandated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, requires resource extraction issuers to disclose payments made to governments for the commercial development of oil, natural gas, or minerals.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 41 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 41 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to ``Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2017 Mr. Huizenga (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Lucas, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Posey, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Ross, Mr. Pittenger, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Barr, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Williams, Mr. Poliquin, Mrs. Love, Mr. Hill, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Trott, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. MacArthur, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Budd, Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Hollingsworth, and Mr. Hensarling) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to ``Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers''. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to ``Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers'' (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 49359 (July 27, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Finance and Financial Sector

HJRES.16-115

Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the "Stream Protection Rule".

This joint resolution nullifies the Stream Protection Rule finalized by the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement on December 20, 2016. The rule addresses the impacts of surface coal mining operations on surface water, groundwater, and the productivity of mining operation sites.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 16 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 16 Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the ``Stream Protection Rule''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2017 Mr. Lamborn submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the ``Stream Protection Rule''. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement of the Department of the Interior relating to the ``Stream Protection Rule'' (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 93066 (December 20, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Environmental Protection

HJRES.57-115

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to accountability and State plans under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

This joint resolution nullifies the rule finalized by the Department of Education on November 29, 2016, relating to accountability and state plans under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 57 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 57 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to accountability and State plans under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 1, 2017 Mr. Rokita submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to accountability and State plans under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to accountability and State plans under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 86076 (November 29, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Education

HJRES.94-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment repealing the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution (authorizing taxation of income).

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 94 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 94 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 5, 2017 Mr. King of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Woodall) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``The sixteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.''. <all>

Taxation

HJRES.123-115

Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.

DIVISION A--FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 to extend the expiration date of the FY2018 Continuing Resolution (CR) from December 8, 2017, to December 22, 2017. The division provides continuing appropriations for federal agencies through the earlier of December 22, 2017, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations legislation. It prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur when the existing CR expires because none of the 12 FY2018 regular appropriations bills that fund the federal government have been enacted. DIVISION B--CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP) ALLOCATION REDISTRIBUTION SPECIAL RULE This division amends title XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program [CHIP]) of the Social Security Act to establish a special rule, with respect to the first quarter of FY2018, for the redistribution of unused CHIP allotments to state child health plans experiencing emergency shortfalls. Specifically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must redistribute unused allotments to each such state in an amount equal to the state's emergency shortfall before the CMS may redistribute the allotments to any state that is experiencing a nonemergency shortfall.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 123 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 123 Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 4, 2017 Mr. Frelinghuysen submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, DIVISION A--FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018 SEC. 101. FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (division D of Public Law 115-56) is amended by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting ``December 22, 2017''. This division may be cited as the ``Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018''. DIVISION B--CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP) ALLOCATION REDISTRIBUTION SPECIAL RULE SEC. 201. CHIP ALLOCATION REDISTRIBUTION SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN SHORTFALL STATES DURING FIRST QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2018. Section 2104(f)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(f)(2)) is amended-- (1) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: ``(B) Determination of redistributed amounts if insufficient amounts available.-- ``(i) Proration rule.--Subject to clause (ii), if the amounts available for redistribution under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year are less than the total amounts of the estimated shortfalls determined for the year under subparagraph (A), the amount to be redistributed under such paragraph for each shortfall State shall be reduced proportionally. ``(ii) Special rule for first quarter of fiscal year 2018.-- ``(I) In general.--For the period beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending December 31, 2017, with respect to any amounts available for redistribution under paragraph (1) for fiscal year 2018, the Secretary shall redistribute under such paragraph such amounts to each emergency shortfall State (as defined in subclause (II)) in such amount as is equal to the amount of the shortfall described in subclause (II) for such State and period (as may be adjusted under subparagraph (C)) before the Secretary may redistribute such amounts to any shortfall State that is not an emergency shortfall State. In the case of any amounts redistributed under this subclause to a State that is not an emergency shortfall State, such amounts shall be determined in accordance with clause (i). ``(II) Emergency shortfall state defined.--For purposes of this clause, the term `emergency shortfall State' means, with respect to the period beginning October 1, 2017, and ending December 31, 2017, a shortfall State for which the Secretary estimates, in accordance with subparagraph (A) (unless otherwise specified in this subclause), that the projected expenditures under the State child health plan and under section 2105(g) (calculated as if the reference under section 2105(g)(4)(A) to `2017' were a reference to `2018' and insofar as the allotments are available to the State under this subsection or subsection (e) or (m)) for such period will exceed the sum of the amounts described in clauses (i) through (iii) of subparagraph (A) for such period, including after application of any amount redistributed under paragraph (1) before such date of enactment to such State. A shortfall State may be an emergency shortfall State under the previous sentence without regard to whether any amounts were redistributed before such date of enactment to such State under paragraph (1) for fiscal year 2018. ``(III) Application of qualifying state option.--During the period described in subclause (I), section 2105(g)(4) shall apply to a qualifying State (as defined in section 2105(g)(2)) as if under section 2105(g)(4)-- ``(aa) the reference to `2017' were a reference to `2018'; and ``(bb) the reference to `under subsections (e) and (m) of such section' were a reference to `under subsections (e), (f), and (m) of such section'.''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph may be construed as preventing a commonwealth or territory described in subsection (c)(3) from being treated as a shortfall State or an emergency shortfall State.''. <all>

Economics and Public Finance

HJRES.82-115

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Measurement of Oil".

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management titled "Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Measurement of Oil." The rule published in the Federal Register on November 17, 2016, addresses onshore oil and gas operations and production.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 82 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 82 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to ``Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Measurement of Oil''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 16, 2017 Mr. Westerman (for himself, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. Cramer) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to ``Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Measurement of Oil''. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ``Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Measurement of Oil'' (81 Fed. Reg. 81462 (November 17, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HJRES.6-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting Members of the House of Representatives to three terms and Members of the Senate to two terms.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 6 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 6 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. DeSantis (for himself, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Sanford, and Mr. Blum) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. No person who has served 3 terms as a Representative shall be eligible for election to the House of Representatives. For purposes of this section, the election of a person to fill a vacancy in the House of Representatives shall be included as 1 term in determining the number of terms that such person has served as a Representative if the person fills the vacancy for more than 1 year. ``Section 2. No person who has served 2 terms as a Senator shall be eligible for election or appointment to the Senate. For purposes of this section, the election or appointment of a person to fill a vacancy in the Senate shall be included as 1 term in determining the number of terms that such person has served as a Senator if the person fills the vacancy for more than 3 years. ``Section 3. No term beginning before the date of the ratification of this article shall be taken into account in determining eligibility for election or appointment under this article.''. <all>

Congress

HJRES.135-115

Supporting Israel's right to defend its borders, and for other purposes.

This joint resolution condemns the actions taken by Hamas in Gaza, supports Israel's right to defend itself, and urges the United Nations and U.S. allies to support Israel in its self-defense against Hamas. The joint resolution reaffirms U.S. concern with the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza caused by Hamas.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 135 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 135 Supporting Israel's right to defend its borders, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 5, 2018 Mr. Zeldin (for himself and Mr. Gottheimer) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Supporting Israel's right to defend its borders, and for other purposes. Whereas Hamas is an organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the Department of State since 1997; Whereas Hamas, which has controlled Gaza since 2007, bears responsibility for the humanitarian situation there; Whereas, on March 30, 2018, Hamas declared a 6-week campaign called the ``March of Return'' to reclaim Jerusalem and incite violence on the Gaza border against the State of Israel; Whereas demonstrators in Gaza were armed and threw hand grenades, stones, and firebombs at Israeli troops using violence under the guise of a protest; Whereas Hamas distributes payments to demonstrators and their families for deaths and wounded participants during the ``March of Return'' protests; Whereas Hamas has jeopardized the lives of innocent civilians living in Gaza and has targeted those in Israel; Whereas Hamas uses civilians as human shields; Whereas Hamas has been explicit in its desire to instigate violence as a media tool in the international court of public opinion; Whereas the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) publicly called for yet another investigation of Israel while making no mention of Hamas' continued assault against Israel; Whereas, on December 21, 2017, the United Nations General Assembly adopted United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/ES-10/19, which rejects United States recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel; Whereas the Government of Israel has taken important steps to show restraint in Gaza; Whereas the Government of Israel has accepted and implemented numerous ceasefire agreements that Hamas has rejected; Whereas Hamas refuses to recognize Israel's right to exist; Whereas Israel, like every other sovereign nation, has a responsibility to protect its citizens and defend its borders; Whereas, on May 29, 2018, Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad launched the largest mortar attack against Israel since the 2014 Israel-Gaza war; and Whereas Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad announced these attacks in retaliation for Israel's actions during the Marches of Return protests: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress-- (1) condemns the actions taken by Hamas in Gaza; (2) supports Israel's right to defend itself against Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization; (3) urges the United Nations and United States allies to support Israel in its self-defense against Hamas and condemn all those who condemn Israel's right to safeguard its citizens against violence; (4) condemns all who support the goals of Hamas by condemning Israel's right to safeguard its citizens against violence; and (5) reaffirms the United States strong concern with the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza caused by Hamas. <all>

International Affairs

HJRES.7-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of years an individual may serve as a Member of Congress.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting the total period an individual may serve as a Member of Congress to 12 years.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 7 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 7 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of years an individual may serve as a Member of Congress. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Fitzpatrick submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of years an individual may serve as a Member of Congress. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. An individual may not serve as a Senator or a Member of the House of Representatives if the period of the individual's service as a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives (or, in the case of an individual who has served as both a Senator and as a Member of the House of Representatives, the combined period of the individual's service as a Senator and Member of the House of Representatives) exceeds 12 years. ``Section 2. This article does not apply with respect to any period of service which begins prior to the time this article becomes a valid part of the Constitution.''. <all>

Congress

HJRES.83-115

Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness".

This joint resolution nullifies the Department of Labor's rule that was published on December 19, 2016, about employers' ongoing obligation to make and maintain records of work-related injuries and illnesses.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 83 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 83 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to ``Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 21, 2017 Mr. Byrne submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to ``Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness''. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to ``Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness'' (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 91792 (December 19, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Labor and Employment

HJRES.134-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms an individual may serve as a Member of Congress.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting Members of the House of Representatives to six terms and Members of the Senate to two terms. This article shall not apply to any person who served as a Representative or as a Senator before the 115th Congress.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 134 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 134 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms an individual may serve as a Member of Congress. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 10, 2018 Mr. Arrington (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Meadows, Mr. O'Rourke, and Mr. Gianforte) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms an individual may serve as a Member of Congress. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article -- ``Section 1. No person shall serve as a Representative for more than six two-year terms. Service as a Representative for more than one year of any two-year term shall be treated as a complete term for purposes of this section, without regard to whether the service was completed by the individual originally elected to the term. ``Section 2. No person shall serve as a Senator for more than two six-year terms. Service as a Senator for more than three years of any six-year term shall be treated as a complete term for purposes of this section, without regard to whether the service was completed by the individual originally elected to the term. ``Section 3. This article shall not apply to any person who served as a Representative or as a Senator during any Congress occurring before the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.''. <all>

Congress

HJRES.95-115

Expressing support for designation of September 2017 as "Gospel Music Heritage Month" and honoring gospel music for its valuable and longstanding contributions to the culture of the United States.

Supports the designation of Gospel Music Heritage Month, which would recognize the contributions to U.S. culture derived from the rich heritage of gospel music and gospel music artists.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 95 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 95 Expressing support for designation of September 2017 as ``Gospel Music Heritage Month'' and honoring gospel music for its valuable and longstanding contributions to the culture of the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 6, 2017 Ms. Jackson Lee submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Expressing support for designation of September 2017 as ``Gospel Music Heritage Month'' and honoring gospel music for its valuable and longstanding contributions to the culture of the United States. Whereas gospel music is a beloved art form unique to the United States, spanning decades, generations, and races; Whereas gospel music is one of the cornerstones of the musical tradition of the United States and has grown beyond its roots to achieve pop-culture and historical relevance; Whereas gospel music has spread beyond its geographic origins to touch audiences around the world; Whereas the history of gospel music can be traced to multiple and diverse influences and foundations, including African-American spirituals that blended diverse elements from African music and melodic influences from Irish folk songs and hymns, and gospel music ultimately borrowed from uniquely American musical styles, including ragtime, jazz, and blues; Whereas that tradition of diversity remains today, as the influence of gospel music can be found infused in all forms of secular music, including rock and roll, country, soul, rhythm and blues, and countless other styles; Whereas the legacy of gospel music includes some of the most memorable voices and musical pioneers in the history of the United States, such as Thomas Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson, James Vaughan, Roberta Martin, Virgil Stamps, Diana Washington, Stamps Quartet, The Highway QCs, The Statesmen, The Soul Stirrers, Point of Grace, Smokie Norful, Terry Woods, James Cleveland, Billy Ray Hearns, Rex Humbard, Joe Ligon and The Mighty Clouds of Joy, Kirk Franklin, V. Michael McKay, Theola Booker, Yolanda Adams, Edwin and Walter Hawkins, Sandi Patty, The Winans, Kathy Taylor, Mavis Staples and the Staple Singers, and Brenda Waters, Carl Preacher, Shirley Joiner of B, C & S; Whereas many of the biggest names in music emerged from the gospel music tradition or have recorded gospel music, including Sam Cooke, Al Green, Elvis Presley, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Little Richard, Ray Charles, Buddy Holly, Alan Jackson, Dolly Parton, Mariah Carey, Bob Dylan, and Randy Travis; Whereas, regardless of their musical styles, those artists and so many more have turned to gospel music as the source and inspiration for their music, which has blurred the boundaries between secular and gospel music; Whereas, beyond its contribution to the musical tradition of the United States, gospel music has provided a cultural and musical backdrop across all of mainstream media, from hit television series to major Hollywood motion pictures, including ``American Idol'', ``Heroes'', ``Dancing with the Stars'', ``O Brother, Where Art Thou?'', ``Sister Act'', ``The Preacher's Wife'', ``Evan Almighty'', and more; Whereas gospel music has a huge audience around the country and around the world, a testament to the universal appeal of a historical American art form that both inspires and entertains across racial, ethnic, religious, and geographic boundaries; and Whereas September 2017 would be an appropriate month to designate as ``Gospel Music Heritage Month'': Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress supports the designation of ``Gospel Music Heritage Month'', which would recognize the contributions to the culture of the United States derived from the rich heritage of gospel music and gospel music artists. <all>

Arts, Culture, Religion

HJRES.122-115

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans".

This joint resolution nullifies the rule finalized by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on November 17, 2017, regarding payday, vehicle title, and other high-cost installment loans.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 122 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 122 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to ``Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 1, 2017 Mr. Ross (for himself, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Stivers, and Mr. Peterson) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to ``Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans''. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to ``Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans'' (published at 82 Fed. Reg. 54472 (November 17, 2017)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Finance and Financial Sector

HJRES.56-115

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Site Security".

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management titled "Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Site Security." The rule published in the Federal Register on November 17, 2016, addresses site security for onshore oil and gas operations and production.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 56 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 56 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to ``Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Site Security''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 1, 2017 Mr. Pearce (for himself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Stewart, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Westerman, and Mr. Lamborn) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to ``Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Site Security''. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ``Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Site Security'' (81 Fed. Reg. 81356 (November 17, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Energy

HJRES.17-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting a person from serving more than two consecutive terms as a Senator or six consecutive terms as a Representative.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 17 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 17 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2017 Mr. Palazzo (for himself and Mr. Sanford) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. No person who has been a Senator for two consecutive terms shall again be eligible for election or appointment to the Senate until the date that is one year after the end of such second consecutive term. ``Section 2. No person who has been a Representative for six consecutive terms shall again be eligible for election to the House of Representatives until the date that is one year after the end of the sixth consecutive term. ``Section 3. For purposes of this article, any term a person serves as a Senator or Representative to fill a vacancy shall not be included in determining the number of consecutive terms that the person has been a Senator or Representative unless the period of time for which the person fills the vacancy is greater than three years in the case of a Senator or greater than one year in the case of a Representative. ``Section 4. For the purposes of this article, any term that began before the date of the ratification of this article shall not be included in determining the number of consecutive terms that a person has been a Senator or Representative.''. <all>

Congress

HJRES.118-115

Authorization for Use of Military Force Against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

Authorization for Use of Military Force Against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria This joint resolution: (1) authorizes the President, for the next five years, to use all necessary and appropriate force to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by al-Qaeda, the Taliban, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or any person, other than a sovereign nation, that is a part of or substantially supports any such group and that has engaged in hostilities against the United States, the U.S. Armed Forces, or civilian personnel supporting the U.S. Armed Forces; and (2) is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization to introduce U.S. Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations wherein involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, within the meaning of the War Powers Resolution. The President must report to Congress every 90 days describing actions taken pursuant to such authorization. The bill repeals: (1) the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force, and (2) the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 118 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 118 Authorizing the use of United States Armed Forces against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and any associated persons engaged in hostilities against the United States, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 12, 2017 Mr. Coffman (for himself, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Panetta) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the use of United States Armed Forces against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and any associated persons engaged in hostilities against the United States, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This joint resolution may be cited as the ``Authorization for Use of Military Force Against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria''. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES TO PREVENT FUTURE ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AGAINST THE UNITED STATES. (a) Authorization.--For the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this joint resolution, the President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against any person described in subsection (b) in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such person. (b) Persons Described.--The persons described in this subsection are the following: (1) Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. (2) Any person, other than a sovereign nation, that is a part of, or substantially supports, one or more of the persons described under paragraph (1), and has engaged in hostilities against the United States, the United States Armed Forces, or civilian personnel supporting such Armed Forces. (c) War Powers Resolution Requirements.-- (1) Specific statutory authorization.--Consistent with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, Congress declares that this section is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution. (2) Applicability of other requirements.--Nothing in this section supercedes any requirement of the War Powers Resolution. SEC. 3. REPORT REQUIRED. Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this joint resolution, and every 90 days thereafter for the following five years, the President shall submit to Congress a report describing any actions taken pursuant to the authorization under section 3. SEC. 4. REPEAL OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS. (a) Repeal of 2001 Authorization.--The Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby repealed. (b) Repeal of 2002 Authorization.--The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby repealed. <all>

International Affairs

HJRES.40-115

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007.

This joint resolution nullifies the “Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007” rule finalized by the Social Security Administration on December 19, 2016. The rule implements a plan to provide to the National Instant Criminal History Background Check System the name of an individual who meets certain criteria, including that benefit payments are made through a representative payee because the individual is determined to be mentally incapable of managing them. (Current law prohibits firearm sale or transfer to and purchase or possession by a person who has been adjudicated as a mental defective.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 40 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 40 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2017 Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas (for himself, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Flores, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Olson, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Poliquin, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Messer, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Jones, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Brat, Mr. Babin, Mr. Hill, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Barr, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Harper, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Allen, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Harris, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Long, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mrs. Black, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Emmer, Ms. McSally, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Hudson, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Cole, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of Florida, Mr. Massie, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Barton, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Latta, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Marino, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Banks of Indiana, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Reed, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Hurd, Mr. Bost, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Williams, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Posey, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Holding, Mrs. Hartzler, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Rothfus, Ms. Cheney, Mr. Labrador, Mr. Russell, Ms. Granger, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Cook, Mrs. Love, Mr. Scalise, and Mr. Amodei) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 91702 (December 19, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Crime and Law Enforcement

HJRES.37-115

Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

This joint resolution nullifies the rule finalized by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on August 25, 2016, relating to revising the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 concerning contractor compliance with labor laws.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 37 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 37 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2017 Ms. Foxx (for herself, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Mitchell) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 58562 (August 25, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Labor and Employment

HJRES.138-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution lowers the minimum age for the right to vote from 18 to 16.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 138 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 138 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 3, 2018 Ms. Meng submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. The twenty-sixth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed. ``Section 2. The right of citizens of the United States, who are sixteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age. ``Section 3. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.''. <all>

Government Operations and Politics

HJRES.60-115

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to the use of compensatory mitigation as recommended or required under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on December 27, 2016, about its compensatory mitigation policy under the Endangered Species Act for offsetting the impacts of development activities to endangered and threatened species and their habitats.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 60 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 60 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to the use of compensatory mitigation as recommended or required under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 2, 2017 Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Biggs) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to the use of compensatory mitigation as recommended or required under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Act Compensatory Mitigation Policy'' (81 Fed. Reg. 95316 (December 27, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Environmental Protection

HJRES.99-115

Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes.

This joint resolution amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 to provide continuing FY2017 appropriations for most federal agencies through the earlier of May 5, 2017, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations legislation. It is commonly referred to as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a partial government shutdown that would otherwise occur after the existing CR expires on April 28, 2017, because 11 of the 12 FY2017 regular appropriations bills that fund the federal government have not been enacted. (The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 was signed into law on September 29, 2016.) The CR also amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to extend through May 5, 2017, a provision that provides health care benefits for certain retired miners and their families.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 99 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 99 Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 26, 2017 Mr. Frelinghuysen introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (division C of Public Law 114-223) is further amended by-- (1) striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting ``May 5, 2017''; and (2) inserting after section 201 the following new section: ``Sec. 202. (a) This section may be cited as the `Further Continued Health Benefits for Miners Act'. ``(b) Section 402(h)(2)(C)(ii) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(h)(2)(C)(ii)) is amended-- ``(1) in subclause (II), by striking `April 30, 2017' and inserting `May 5, 2017'; ``(2) in subclause (II)(aa), by striking `the Continued Health Benefits for Miners Act' and inserting `the Further Continued Health Benefits for Miners Act'; and ``(3) by adding at the end the following: `For purposes of subclause (II)(aa), a beneficiary enrolled in the Plan as of the date of the enactment of the Further Continued Health Benefits for Miners Act shall be deemed to have been eligible to receive health benefits under the Plan on January 1, 2017.'. ``(c) The provisions of section 167(d) of Public Law 114-223 (as added by Public Law 114-254) shall apply to this section.''. <all>

Economics and Public Finance

HJRES.76-115

Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.

Interstate Compact This joint resolution grants congressional consent and approval for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the state of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a Metrorail Safety Commission (MSC) Interstate Compact. The MSC Compact establishes a Washington Metrorail Safety Commission for the safety oversight of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Rail (Metrorail) system.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 76 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 76 Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to a enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 16, 2017 Mr. Hoyer (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Raskin, and Mrs. Comstock) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to a enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission. Whereas the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, an interstate compact agency of the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the State of Maryland, provides transportation services to millions of people each year, the safety of whom is paramount; Whereas an effective and safe Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority system is essential to the commerce and prosperity of the National Capital region; Whereas the Tri-State Oversight Committee, created by a memorandum of understanding amongst these 3 jurisdictions, has provided safety oversight of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; Whereas 49 U.S.C. 5329 requires the creation of a legally and financially independent state authority for safety oversight of all fixed rail transit facilities; Whereas the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the State of Maryland intend to create a Washington Metrorail Safety Commission to act as the state safety oversight authority for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority system under 49 U.S.C. 5329; and Whereas this compact is created for the benefit of the people of the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the State of Maryland and for the increase of their safety, commerce, and prosperity. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent and approval of Congress is hereby given for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact for the safety oversight of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Metrorail system (known as the Metrorail Safety Commission Interstate Compact), which has been negotiated by representatives of the State, the Commonwealth, and the District, substantially as follows: ``ARTICLE I ``DEFINITIONS ``1. As used in this MSC Compact, the following words and terms shall have the meanings set forth below, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning. Capitalized terms used herein, but not otherwise defined in this MSC Compact, shall have the definition set forth in regulations issued under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 5329, as they may be revised from time to time. ``(a) `Alternate Member' means an alternate member of the Board; ``(b) `Board' means the board of directors of the Commission; ``(c) `Commission' means the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission; ``(d) `Member' means a member of the Board; ``(e) `MSC Compact' means this Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Interstate Compact; ``(f) `Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan' means the comprehensive agency safety plan for a rail transit agency required by 49 U.S.C. Sec. 5329 and the regulations issued thereunder, as may be amended or revised from time to time; ``(g) `Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program' means the federal certification training program, as established and amended from time to time by applicable federal laws and regulations, for federal and state employees, or other designated personnel, who conduct safety audits and examinations of public transportation systems, and employees of public transportation agencies directly responsible for safety oversight; ``(h) `Safety Sensitive Position' means any position held by a WMATA employee or contractor designated in the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan for the WMATA Rail System and approved by the Commission as directly or indirectly affecting the safety of the passengers or employees of the WMATA Rail System; ``(i) `Signatory' means the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia; ``(j) `State', `state', or `jurisdiction' means the District of Columbia, the State of Maryland, or the Commonwealth of Virginia; ``(k) `Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority' or `WMATA' is the entity created by the WMATA Compact, which entity is responsible for providing certain rail fixed guideway public transportation system services; ``(l) `WMATA Compact' means the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact, approved November 6, 1966 (80 Stat. 1324; D.C. Official Code Sec. 9-1107.01 et seq.); and ``(m) `WMATA Rail System' or `Metrorail' means the rail fixed guideway public transportation system and all other real and personal property owned, leased, operated, or otherwise used by WMATA rail services and shall include WMATA rail projects under design or construction by owners other than WMATA. ``ARTICLE II ``PURPOSE AND FUNCTIONS ``2. The Signatories to the WMATA Compact hereby adopt this MSC Compact pursuant to 49 U.S.C. Sec. 5329. The Commission created hereunder shall have safety regulatory and enforcement authority over the WMATA Rail System and shall act as the state safety oversight authority for WMATA under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 5329, as may be amended from time to time. WMATA shall be subject to the Commission's rules, regulations, actions, and orders. ``3. The purpose of this MSC Compact is to create a state safety oversight authority for the WMATA Rail System, pursuant to the mandate of federal law, as a common agency of each Signatory, empowered in the manner hereinafter set forth to review, approve, oversee, and enforce the safety of the WMATA Rail System, including, without limitation, to: ``(a) Have exclusive safety oversight authority and responsibility over the WMATA Rail System pursuant to federal law, including, without limitation, the power to restrict, suspend, or prohibit rail service on all or part of the WMATA Rail System as set forth in this MSC Compact; ``(b) Develop and adopt a written state safety oversight program standard; ``(c) Review and approve the WMATA Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan; ``(d) Investigate hazards, incidents, and accidents on the WMATA Rail System; ``(e) Require, review, approve, oversee, and enforce Corrective Action Plans developed by WMATA; and ``(f) Meet other requirements of federal and State law relating to safety oversight of the WMATA Rail System. ``ARTICLE III ``ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION ``A. Washington Metrorail Safety Commission ``4. The Commission is hereby created as an instrumentality of each Signatory, which shall be a public body corporate and politic, and which shall have the powers and duties set forth in this MSC Compact. ``5. The Commission shall be financially and legally independent from WMATA. ``B. Board Membership ``6. The Commission shall be governed by a Board of 6 Members with 2 Members appointed or reappointed (including to fill an unexpired term) by each Signatory pursuant to the Signatory's applicable laws. ``7. Each Signatory shall also appoint or reappoint (including to fill an unexpired term) one Alternate Member pursuant to the Signatory's applicable laws. ``8. An Alternate Member shall participate and take action as a Member only in the absence of one or both Members appointed from the same jurisdiction as the Alternate Member's appointing jurisdiction and, in such instances, may cast a single vote. ``9. Members and Alternate Members shall have backgrounds in transit safety, transportation, relevant engineering disciplines, or public finance. ``10. No Member or Alternate Member shall simultaneously hold an elected public office, serve on the WMATA board of directors, be employed by WMATA, or be a contractor to WMATA. ``11. Each Member and Alternate Member shall serve a 4-year term and may be reappointed for additional terms; except that, each Signatory shall make its initial appointments as follows: ``(a) One Member shall be appointed for a 4-year term; ``(b) One Member shall be appointed for a 2-year term; and ``(c) The Alternate Member shall be appointed for a 3-year term. ``12. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term. ``13. Members and Alternate Members shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable and necessary expenses and shall be compensated for each day spent meeting on the business of the Commission at a rate of $200 per day or at such other rate as may be adjusted in appropriations approved by all of the Signatories. ``14. A Member or an Alternate Member may be removed or suspended from office only for cause in accordance with the laws of such Member's or Alternate Member's appointing jurisdiction. ``C. Quorum and Actions of the Board ``15. Four Members shall constitute a quorum, and the affirmative vote of 4 Members is required for action of the Board. Quorum and voting requirements under this paragraph may be met with one or more Alternate Members pursuant to section 8. ``16. The Commission action shall become effective upon enactment unless otherwise provided for by the Commission. ``D. Oath of Office ``17. Before entering office, each Member and Alternate Member shall take and subscribe to the following oath (or affirmation) of office or any such other oath or affirmation as the constitution or laws of the Signatory he or she represents shall provide: ``I, ___________, hereby solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution and the laws of the United States as a Member (or Alternate Member) of the Board of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission and will faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter. ``E. Organization and Procedure ``18. The Board shall provide for its own organization and procedure. Meetings of the Board shall be held as frequently as the Board determines, but in no event less than quarterly. The Board shall keep minutes of its meetings and establish rules and regulations governing its transactions and internal affairs, including, without limitation, policies regarding records retention that are not in conflict with applicable federal record retention laws. ``19. The Commission shall keep commercially reasonable records of its financial transactions in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. ``20. The Commission shall establish an office for the conduct of its affairs at a location to be determined by the Commission. ``21. The Commission shall adopt 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552(a)-(d) and (g), and 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552b, as both may be amended from time to time, as its freedom-of-information policy and open-meeting policy, respectively, and shall not be subject to the comparable laws or policies of any Signatory. ``22. Reports of investigations or inquiries adopted by the Board shall be made publicly available. ``23. The Commission shall adopt a policy on conflict of interest that shall be consistent with the regulations issued under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 5329, as they may be revised from time to time, which, among other things, places appropriate separation between Members, officers, employees, contractors, and agents of the Commission and WMATA. ``24. The Commission shall adopt and utilize its own administrative procedure and procurement policies in conformance with applicable federal regulations and shall not be subject to the administrative procedure or procurement laws of any Signatory. ``F. Officers and Employees ``25. The Board shall elect a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer from among its Members, each for a 2-year term and shall prescribe their powers and duties. ``26. The Board shall appoint and fix the compensation and benefits of a chief executive officer who shall be the chief administrative officer of the Commission and who shall have expertise in transportation safety and one or more industry-recognized transportation safety certifications. ``27. Consistent with 49 U.S.C. Sec. 5329, as may be amended from time to time, the Commission may employ, under the direction of the chief executive officer, such other technical, legal, clerical, and other employees on a regular, part-time, or as-needed basis as it determines necessary or desirable for the discharge of its duties. ``28. The Commission shall not be bound by any statute or regulation of any Signatory in the employment or discharge of any officer or employee of the Commission, but shall develop its own policies in compliance with federal law. The MSC shall, however, consider the laws of the Signatories in devising its employment and discharge policies, and when it deems it practical, devise policies consistent with the laws of the Signatories. ``29. The Board may fix and provide policies for the qualification, appointment, removal, term, tenure, compensation benefits, worker's compensation, pension, and retirement rights of its employees subject to federal law. The Board may also establish a personnel system based on merit and fitness and, subject to eligibility, participate in the pension, retirement, and worker's compensation plans of any Signatory or agency or political subdivision thereof. ``ARTICLE IV ``POWERS ``A. Safety Oversight Powers ``30. In carrying out its purposes, the Commission, through its Board or designated employees or agents, shall, consistent with federal law: ``(a) Adopt, revise, and distribute a written State Safety Oversight Program; ``(b) Review, approve, oversee, and enforce the adoption and implementation of WMATA's Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan; ``(c) Require, review, approve, oversee, and enforce the adoption and implementation of any Corrective Action Plans that the Commission deems appropriate; ``(d) Implement and enforce relevant federal and State laws and regulations relating to safety of the WMATA Rail System; and ``(e) Audit every 3 years the compliance of WMATA with WMATA's Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan or conduct such an audit on an ongoing basis over a 3-year time frame. ``31. In performing its duties, the Commission, through its Board or designated employees or agents, may: ``(a) Conduct, or cause to be conducted, inspections, investigations, examinations, and testing of WMATA personnel and contractors, property, equipment, facilities, rolling stock, and operations of the WMATA Rail System, including, without limitation, electronic information and databases through reasonable means, which may include issuance of subpoenas; ``(b) Enter upon the WMATA Rail System and, upon reasonable notice and a finding by the chief executive officer that a need exists, upon any lands, waters, and premises adjacent to the WMATA Rail System, including, without limitation, property owned or occupied by the federal government, for the purpose of making inspections, investigations, examinations, and testing as the Commission may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this MSC Compact, and such entry shall not be deemed a trespass. The Commission shall make reasonable reimbursement for any actual damage resulting to any such adjacent lands, waters, and premises as a result of such activities; ``(c) Compel WMATA's compliance with any Corrective Action Plan or order of the Commission by such means as the Commission deems appropriate, including, without limitation, by: ``(1) Taking legal action in a court of competent jurisdiction; ``(2) Issuing citations or fines with funds going into an escrow account for spending by WMATA on Commission-directed safety measures; ``(3) Directing WMATA to prioritize spending on safety- critical items; ``(4) Removing a specific vehicle, infrastructure element, or hazard from the WMATA Rail System; and ``(5) Compelling WMATA to restrict, suspend, or prohibit rail service on all or part of the WMATA Rail System with an appropriate notice period dictated by the circumstances; ``(d) Direct WMATA to suspend or disqualify from performing in any Safety Sensitive Position an individual who is alleged to or has violated safety rules, regulations, policies, or laws; ``(e) Compel WMATA's Office of the Inspector General, created under WMATA Board Resolution 2006-18, or any successor WMATA office or organization having similar duties, to conduct safety-related audits or investigations and to provide its findings to the Commission; and ``(f) Take such other actions as the Commission may deem appropriate consistent with its purpose and powers. ``32. Action by the Board under section 31(c)(5) shall require the unanimous vote of all Members present and voting. The Commission shall coordinate its enforcement activities with appropriate federal and State governmental authorities. ``B. General Powers ``33. In addition to the powers and duties set forth above, the Commission may: ``(a) Sue and be sued; ``(b) Adopt, amend, and repeal rules and regulations respecting the exercise of the powers conferred by this MSC Compact; ``(c) Create and abolish offices, employments, and positions (other than those specifically provided for in this MSC Compact) necessary or desirable for the purposes of the Commission; ``(d) Determine a staffing level for the Commission that is commensurate with the size and complexity of the WMATA Rail System, and require that employees and other designated personnel of the Commission, who are responsible for safety oversight, be qualified to perform such functions through appropriate training, including, without limitation, successful completion of the Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program; ``(e) Contract for or employ consulting attorneys, inspectors, engineers, and such other experts necessary or desirable and, within the limitations prescribed in this MSC Compact, prescribe their powers and duties and fix their compensation; ``(f) Enter into and perform contracts, leases, and agreements necessary or desirable in the performance of its duties and in the execution of the powers granted under this MSC Compact; ``(g) Apply for, receive, and accept such payments, appropriations, grants, gifts, loans, advances, and other funds, properties, and services as may be transferred or made available to it by the United States government or any other public or private entity or individual, subject to the limitations specified in section 42; ``(h) Adopt an official seal and alter the same at its pleasure; ``(i) Adopt and amend by-laws, policies, and procedures governing the regulation of its affairs; ``(j) Appoint one or more advisory committees; and ``(k) Do such other acts necessary or desirable for the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this MSC Compact. ``34. Consistent with this MSC Compact, the Commission shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this MSC Compact. ``ARTICLE V ``GENERAL PROVISIONS ``A. Annual Safety Report ``35. The Commission shall make and publish annually a status report on the safety of the WMATA Rail System, which shall include, among other requirements established by the Commission and federal law, status updates of outstanding Corrective Action Plans, Commission directives, and on-going investigations. A copy of each such report shall be provided to: ``(a) The Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration; ``(b) The Governor of Virginia, the Governor of Maryland, and the Mayor of the District of Columbia; ``(c) The Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia; ``(d) The President of the Maryland Senate and the Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates; ``(e) The President of the Virginia Senate and the Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates; and ``(f) The General Manager and each member of the board of directors of WMATA. ``36. The Commission may prepare, publish, and distribute such other safety reports that it deems necessary or desirable. ``B. Annual Report of Operations ``37. The Commission shall make and publish an annual report on its programs, operations, and finances, which shall be distributed in the same manner provided by section 35. ``38. The Commission may also prepare, publish, and distribute such other public reports and informational materials as it deems necessary or desirable. ``C. Annual Independent Audit ``39. An independent annual audit shall be made of the financial accounts of the Commission. The audit shall be made by qualified certified public accountants selected by the Board, who shall have no personal interest, direct or indirect, in the financial affairs of the Commission or any of its officers or employees. The report of audit shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing principles and shall be distributed in the same manner provided by section 35. Members, employees, agents, and contractors of the Commission shall provide access to information necessary or desirable for the conduct of the annual audit. ``D. Financing ``40. The Commission's operations shall be funded, independently of WMATA, by the Signatory jurisdictions and, when available, by federal funds. The Commission shall have no authority to levy taxes. ``41. The Signatories shall unanimously agree on adequate funding levels for the Commission and make equal contributions of such funding, subject to annual appropriation, to cover the portion of Commission operations not funded by federal funds. ``42. The Commission may borrow up to 5% of its last annual appropriations budget in anticipation of receipts, or as otherwise set forth in the appropriations budget approved by all of the Signatories, from any lawful lending institution for any purpose of this MSC Compact, including, without limitation, for administrative expenses. Such loans shall be for a term not to exceed 2 years, or at such longer term approved by each Signatory pursuant to its laws as evidenced by the written authorization by the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the Governors of Maryland and Virginia, and at such rates of interest as shall be acceptable to the Commission. ``43. With respect to the District of Columbia, the commitment or obligation to render financial assistance to the Commission shall be created, by appropriation or in such other manner, or by such other legislation, as the District of Columbia shall determine; provided, that any such commitment or obligation shall be approved by Congress pursuant to the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 774; D.C. Official Code Sec. 1-201.01 et seq.). ``44. Pursuant to the requirements of 31 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 1341, 1342, 1349 to 1351, and 1511 to 1519, and D.C. Official Code Sec. Sec. 47-105 and 47-355.01 to 355.08 (collectively, the `Anti-Deficiency Acts'), the District cannot obligate itself to any financial commitment in any present or future year unless the necessary funds to pay that commitment have been appropriated and are lawfully available for the purpose committed. Thus, pursuant to the Anti-Deficiency Acts, nothing in the MSC Compact creates an obligation of the District in anticipation of an appropriation for such purpose, and the District's legal liability for the payment of any amount under this MSC Compact does not and may not arise or obtain in advance of the lawful availability of appropriated funds for the applicable fiscal year. ``E. Tax Exemption ``45. The exercise of the powers granted by this MSC Compact shall in all respects be for the benefit of the people of the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the State of Maryland and for the increase of their safety, commerce, and prosperity, and as the activities associated with this MSC Compact shall constitute the performance of essential governmental functions, the Commission shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon the services or any property acquired or used by the Commission under the provisions of this MSC Compact or upon the income therefrom, and shall at all times be free from taxation within the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the State of Maryland. ``F. Reconsideration of Commission Orders ``46. WMATA shall have the right to petition the Commission for reconsideration of an order based on rules and procedures developed by the Commission. ``47. Consistent with section 16, the filing of a petition for reconsideration shall not act as a stay upon the execution of a Commission order, or any part of it, unless the Commission orders otherwise. WMATA may appeal any adverse action on a petition for reconsideration as set forth in section 48. ``G. Judicial Matters ``48. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Southern Division, and the United States District Court for the District of Columbia shall have exclusive and original jurisdiction of all actions brought by or against the Commission and to enforce subpoenas under this MSC Compact. ``49. The commencement of a judicial proceeding shall not operate as a stay of a Commission order unless specifically ordered by the court. ``H. Liability and Indemnification ``50. The Commission and its Members, Alternate Members, officers, agents, employees, or representatives shall not be liable for suit or action or for any judgment or decree for damages, loss, or injury resulting from action taken within the scope of their employment or duties under this MSC Compact, nor required in any case arising or any appeal taken under this MSC Compact to give a supersedeas bond or security for damages. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to protect such person from suit or liability for damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of such person. ``51. The Commission shall be liable for its contracts and for its torts and those of its Members, Alternate Members, officers, agents, employees, and representatives committed in the conduct of any proprietary function, in accordance with the law of the applicable Signatory (including, without limitation, rules on conflict of laws) but shall not be liable for any torts occurring in the performance of a governmental function. The exclusive remedy for such breach of contract or tort for which the Commission shall be liable, as herein provided, shall be by suit against the Commission. Nothing contained in this MSC Compact shall be construed as a waiver by the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, or the State of Maryland of any immunity from suit. ``I. Commitment of Parties ``52. Each of the Signatories pledges to each other faithful cooperation in providing safety oversight for the WMATA Rail System, and, to affect such purposes, agrees to consider in good faith and request any necessary legislation to achieve the objectives of this MSC Compact. ``J. Amendments and Supplements ``53. Amendments and supplements to this MSC Compact shall be adopted by legislative action of each of the Signatories and the consent of Congress. When one Signatory adopts an amendment or supplement to an existing section of this MSC Compact, that amendment or supplement shall not be immediately effective, and the previously enacted provision or provisions shall remain in effect in each jurisdiction until the amendment or supplement is approved by the other Signatories and is consented to by Congress. ``K. Withdrawal and Termination ``54. Any Signatory may withdraw from this MSC Compact, which action shall constitute a termination of this MSC Compact. ``55. Withdrawal from this MSC Compact shall be by a Signatory's repeal of this MSC Compact from its laws, but such repeal shall not take effect until 2 years after the effective date of the repealed statute and written notice of the withdrawal being given by the withdrawing Signatory to the governors or mayor, as appropriate, of the other Signatories. ``56. Prior to termination of this MSC Compact, the Commission shall provide each Signatory: ``(a) A mechanism for concluding the operations of the Commission; ``(b) A proposal to maintain state safety oversight of the WMATA Rail System in compliance with applicable federal law; ``(c) A plan to hold surplus funds in a trust for a successor regulatory entity for 4 years after the termination of this MSC Compact; and ``(d) A plan to return any surplus funds that remain 4 years after the creation of the trust. ``L. Construction and Severability ``57. This MSC Compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes for which it is created. ``58. If any part or provision of this MSC Compact or the application thereof to any person or circumstances be adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part, provision, or application directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this MSC Compact or the application thereof to other persons or circumstances, and the Signatories hereby declare that they would have entered into this MSC Compact or the remainder thereof had the invalidity of such provision or application thereof been apparent. ``M. Adoption; Effective Date ``59. This MSC Compact shall be adopted by the Signatories in the manner provided by law therefor and shall be signed and sealed in 4 duplicate original copies. One such copy shall be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Maryland, the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the Secretary of the District of Columbia in accordance with the laws of each jurisdiction. One copy shall be filed and retained in the archives of the Commission upon its organization. This MSC Compact shall become effective upon the enactment of concurring legislation by the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the State of Maryland, and consent thereto by Congress and when all other acts or actions have been taken, including, without limitation, the signing and execution of this MSC Compact by the Governors of Maryland and Virginia and the Mayor of the District of Columbia. ``N. Conflict of Laws ``60. Any conflict between any authority granted herein, or the exercise of such authority, and the provisions of the WMATA Compact shall be resolved in favor of the exercise of such authority by the Commission. ``61. All other general or special laws inconsistent with this MSC Compact are hereby declared to be inapplicable to the Commission or its activities.''. <all>

Transportation and Public Works

HJRES.21-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit Congress' power to impose a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to prohibit Congress from making any law that imposes a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 21 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 21 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit Congress' power to impose a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 6, 2017 Mr. Palazzo (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, and Mr. Gohmert) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit Congress' power to impose a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article -- ``Congress shall make no law that imposes a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services.''. <all>

Taxation

HJRES.102-115

Relating to the disapproval of the proposed export to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of certain defense articles.

This joint resolution prohibits the issuance of a license for the following proposed exports to the government of Saudi Arabia:

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 102 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 102 Relating to the disapproval of the proposed export to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of certain defense articles. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2017 Mr. Amash (for himself, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Massie, Ms. Lee, Mr. Jones, and Mr. McGovern) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Relating to the disapproval of the proposed export to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of certain defense articles. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the issuance of a license with respect to any of the following proposed exports to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is hereby prohibited: (1) The transfer to Saudi Arabia of the following defense articles, including defense services and technical data, described in the certification Transmittal No. DDTC 15-132, sent to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(c)) on May 19, 2017: The proposed transfer of certain technical data, hardware, and defense services to the Royal Saudi Air Force and Boeing Saudi Arabia necessary to support the deployment of the JDAM off the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's western made aircraft platforms (Ex F-15S, F-15SA) for the Royal Saudi Air Force. (2) The transfer to Saudi Arabia of the following defense articles, including defense services and technical data, described in the certification Transmittal No. DDTC 16-011, sent to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(c)) on May 19, 2017: The proposed transfer of certain technical data, hardware, and defense services to the Royal Saudi Air Force to support the integration of the FMU- 152A/B JPB Fuze System into the MK-80, BLU-109, and BLU-100 series warhead family of weapons. (3) The transfer to Saudi Arabia of the following defense articles, including defense services and technical data, described in the certification Transmittal No. DDTC 16-043, sent to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(c)) on May 19, 2017: The proposed transfer of defense articles, defense services, and technical data to support the assembly, modification, testing, training, operation, maintenance, and integration of the Paveway II and III, Enhanced Paveway II and III, and Paveway IV Weapons Systems for the Royal Saudi Air Force F-15, Tornado, and Typhoon Aircraft. <all>

International Affairs

HJRES.143-115

Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes.

This joint resolution amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 to provide continuing FY2019 appropriations to several federal agencies through December 21, 2018 (December 7, 2018, under current law). The resolution is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a partial government shutdown that would otherwise occur when the existing CR expires if any of the 7 remaining FY2019 appropriations bills have not been enacted. (Five of the FY2019 appropriations bills were enacted earlier this year, including: The resolution extends the National Flood Insurance Program through December 21, 2018. It also has the effect of extending through December 21, 2018, several additional authorities and programs that were extended in the existing CR, including the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 143 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 143 Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 3, 2018 Mr. Frelinghuysen submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That division C of Public Law 115-245 is amended-- (1) by striking the date specified in section 105(3) and inserting ``December 21, 2018''; and (2) by adding at the end (before the short title) the following: ``Sec. 136. Sections 1309(a) and 1319 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a) and 4026) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 105(3) of this Act for `December 7, 2018'.''. <all>

Economics and Public Finance

HJRES.114-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the previous calendar year.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting the total amount of money expended by the United States during a fiscal year from exceeding total revenue received for that fiscal year, excluding revenue from the issuance of bonds, notes, or other obligations of the United States. The amendment also: (1) prohibits the total amount of money expended by the United States in any fiscal year from exceeding 20% of the gross domestic product of the United States, and (2) requires the President to submit to Congress an annual budget in which total outlays do not exceed total revenues received. The spending restrictions do not apply during a fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect, or if three-fifths of the Senate and two-thirds of the House of Representatives vote to suspend the restrictions.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 114 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 114 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the previous calendar year. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2017 Mrs. Roby submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the previous calendar year. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission by the Congress: ``Article-- ``Section 1. The total amount of money expended by the United States in any fiscal year shall not exceed the total amount of revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year, except revenue received from the issuance of bonds, notes, or other obligations of the United States. ``Section 2. The total amount of money expended by the United States in any fiscal year shall not exceed the amount equal to 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the last calendar year ending before the beginning of such fiscal year. ``Section 3. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall transmit to Congress a proposed budget for the United States for that fiscal year in which total outlays of the United States do not exceed total revenue received by the United States. ``Section 4. Sections 1 and 2 of this Article shall not apply during any fiscal year during any part of which the United States is at war as declared by Congress under section 8 of article I of the Constitution. ``Section 5. Sections 1 and 2 of this Article may be suspended by a concurrent resolution approved by a three-fifths vote of the Members of the Senate and a two-thirds vote of the Members of the House of Representatives. Any suspension of sections 1 and 2 of this Article under this section shall be effective only during the fiscal year during which such suspension is approved. ``Section 6. Congress shall have power to enforce this Article by appropriate legislation. ``Section 7. This Article shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the adoption of this Article.''. <all>

Economics and Public Finance

HJRES.47-115

Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior regarding requirements for exploratory drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf.

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management titled "Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf." The rule published in the Federal Register on July 15, 2016, limits exploration of oil and gas resources in the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 47 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 47 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior regarding requirements for exploratory drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2017 Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Cramer, and Mrs. Radewagen) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior regarding requirements for exploratory drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management of the Department of the Interior relating to ``Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf--Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf'' (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 46478 (July 15, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Energy

HJRES.10-115

Authorization of Use of Force Against Iran Resolution

Authorization of Use of Force Against Iran Resolution This joint resolution authorizes the President to use the U.S. Armed Forces as necessary in order to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. Congress declares that this authorization is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of the War Powers Resolution and that nothing in this joint resolution supersedes any requirement of such resolution. Not later than 60 days after the date on which the President exercises the authority described in this resolution and every 60 days thereafter, the President shall report to Congress on the specific actions taken pursuant to such authority.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 10 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 10 To authorize the use of the United States Armed Forces to achieve the goal of preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Hastings submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the use of the United States Armed Forces to achieve the goal of preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This joint resolution may be cited as the ``Authorization of Use of Force Against Iran Resolution''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) On July 14, 2015, a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action designed to ensure that Iran's nuclear program is used solely for peaceful purposes was finalized. (2) Pursuant to the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015, signed into law on May 22, 2015, the United States Congress is tasked with reviewing this plan of action to make certain the terms of the agreement will unequivocally prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear weapons state. (3) The United States must do all that is necessary to ensure that all of Iran's pathways to obtaining a nuclear weapon are blocked. (4) Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon has and will continue to destabilize the region. (5) Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon is a threat not only to the United States but also to our allies in the region. (6) Iran's sincerity in forgoing the procurement of a nuclear weapon has created legitimate cause for concern. SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF PREVENTING IRAN FROM OBTAINING NUCLEAR WEAPONS. (a) In General.--The President is authorized to use the Armed Forces of the United States as the President determines necessary and appropriate in order to achieve the goal of preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. (b) War Powers Resolution Requirements.-- (1) Specific statutory authorization.--Consistent with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, the Congress declares that this section is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution. (2) Applicability of other requirements.--Nothing in this joint resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powers Resolution. SEC. 4. REPORT. Not later than 60 days after the date on which the President exercises the authority described in section 3, and every 60 days thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the specific actions taken pursuant to such authority. <all>

International Affairs

HJRES.109-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for balanced budgets for the Government.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three-fifths of each chamber of Congress authorizes the excess with a rollcall vote. The authorization must include an adequate increase in the debt limit for the specific excess of outlays. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. The President must submit a balanced budget to Congress annually. Total outlays for the Social Security trust funds over 75 years must not exceed total receipts for 75 years, unless three-fifths of each chamber of Congress authorizes the specific excess by a rollcall vote. Congress may waive the requirements by a rollcall vote for any year in which a declaration of war is in effect. The waiver must: (1) identify and be limited to the outlays necessary for the war, and (2) include an adequate increase in the debt limit for the specific excess of outlays.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 109 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 109 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for balanced budgets for the Government. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 19, 2017 Mr. DeFazio submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for balanced budgets for the Government. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress shall provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a rollcall vote. Such a law must include an adequate increase in the debt limit for the specific excess of outlays. ``Section 2. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the United States Government for that fiscal year in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts. ``Section 3. The Congress may waive the provisions of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect by a rollcall vote. Any such waiver must identify and be limited to the specific excess or increase for that fiscal year made necessary by the identified declaration of war. Such a declaration of war must include an adequate increase in the debt limit for the specific excess of outlays. ``Section 4. The Congress shall enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely on estimates of outlays and receipts. ``Section 5. Total outlays for the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund over 75 years shall not exceed total receipts for 75 years, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress shall provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a rollcall vote. ``Section 6. Total receipts shall include all receipts of the United States Government except those derived from borrowing. Total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States Government except for those for repayment of debt principal. ``Section 7. This article shall take effect beginning with the fifth fiscal year beginning after its ratification.''. <all>

Economics and Public Finance

HJRES.51-115

Approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act.

This joint resolution initiates the process to terminate the Independent Medicare Advisory Board, which issues annual recommendations for reducing growth in Medicare expenditures. Under current law, the enactment of a such a joint resolution is required in order to terminate the board.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 51 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 51 Approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 31, 2017 Mr. Roe of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Tipton, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, Mr. Williams, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Royce of California, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Hill, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Long, Mr. Turner, Mr. Messer, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Flores, Mrs. Black, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Latta, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Hurd, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. McClintock, and Mr. Barr) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress approves the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act. <all>

Health

HJRES.92-115

Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to amend the Washington Area Transit Regulation Compact.

Interstate Compact This joint resolution grants congressional consent to amendments of Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact relating to the appointment and removal of members and alternates of the Board of Directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority by compact signatories.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 92 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 92 Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to amend the Washington Area Transit Regulation Compact. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 28, 2017 Mrs. Comstock (for herself, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Delaney, Ms. Norton, Mr. Raskin, and Mr. Hoyer) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to amend the Washington Area Transit Regulation Compact. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Congress in title III of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (section 3026, Public Law 114-94) provided sole authority to the Secretary of Transportation to appoint Federal Directors to the Board of Directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and required the signatory parties to the Compact to amend the Compact as necessary. (2) Legislation enacted by the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia contains the amendments to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact pursuant to section 3026(b) of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114-94). SEC. 2. CONSENT OF CONGRESS TO COMPACT AMENDMENTS. (a) Consent.--Consent of Congress is given to the amendments of the State of Maryland, the amendments of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the amendments of the District of Columbia to section 5, of title III of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact. (b) Amendments.--The amendments referred to in subsection (a) amending section 5 of such Compact are substantially as follows: ``(a) The Authority shall be governed by a Board of eight Directors consisting of two Directors for each Signatory and two for the Federal Government (one of whom shall be a regular passenger and customer of the bus or rail service of the Authority). For Virginia, the Directors shall be appointed by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission; for the District of Columbia by the Council of the District of Columbia; for Maryland, by the Washington Suburban Transit Commission; and for the Federal Government, by the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation. For Virginia and Maryland, the Directors shall be appointed from among the members of the appointing body, except as otherwise provided herein, and shall serve for a term coincident with their term on the appointing body. A Director for a Signatory may be removed or suspended from office only as provided by the law of the Signatory from which he was appointed. The non-Federal appointing authorities shall also appoint an alternate for each Director. In addition, the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation shall also appoint two nonvoting members who shall serve as the alternates for the Federal Directors. An alternate Director may act only in the absence of the Director for whom he has been appointed an alternate, except that, in the case of the District of Columbia where only one Director and his alternate are present, such alternate may act on behalf of the absent Director. Each alternate, including the Federal nonvoting Directors, shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. In the event of a vacancy in the Office of Director or alternate, it shall be filled in the same manner as an original appointment. ``(b) Before entering upon the duties of his office each Director and alternate director shall take and subscribe to the following oath (or affirmation) of office or any such other oath or affirmation, if any, as the Constitution or laws of the Government he represents shall provide: `I, ____________________, hereby solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution and Laws of the state or political jurisdiction from which I was appointed as a Director (alternate director) of the Board of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and will faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter.'.''. SEC. 3. RIGHT TO ALTER, AMEND, OR REPEAL. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this joint resolution is expressly reserved. The consent granted by this joint resolution shall not be construed as impairing or in any manner affecting any right or jurisdiction of the United States in and over the region that forms the subject of the Compact. SEC. 4. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY. It is intended that the provisions of this Compact shall be reasonably and liberally construed to effectuate the purposes thereof. If any part or application of this Compact, or legislation enabling the Compact, is held invalid, the remainder of the Compact or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected. SEC. 5. INCONSISTENCY OF LANGUAGE. The validity of this Compact shall not be affected by any insubstantial differences in its form or language as adopted by the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia. SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This joint resolution shall take effect on the date of enactment of this joint resolution. <all>

Transportation and Public Works

HJRES.125-115

Making an extension of continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.

This joint resolution amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 to extend the expiration date of the FY2018 Continuing Resolution (CR) from January 19, 2018, to February 16, 2018. The joint resolution provides continuing appropriations for federal agencies through the earlier of February 16, 2018, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations legislation. It prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur when the existing CR expires. The joint resolution amends title XXI (Children's Health insurance Program) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act to extend funding through FY2023 for CHIP. In addition, the joint resolution: (1) extends through FY2023 funding for the Child Enrollment Contingency Fund, the Childhood Obesity Demonstration Project, the Pediatric Quality Measures Program, and specified outreach and enrollment grants; and (2) reauthorizes through FY2023 the qualifying-states option and the express-lane eligibility option. Current law provides states with an enhanced Federal Matching Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for child-health assistance through FY2019. The joint resolution maintains the enhanced FMAP in FY2020, but halves the percentage-point increase. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall make additional funding available to states for specified activities related to mechanized claims systems. The joint resolution amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to suspend specified health-related taxes and fees. Specified budgetary effects of the joint resolution shall be exempt from Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rules and certain budget scorekeeping guidelines.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 125 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 125 Making an extension of continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2018 Mr. Frelinghuysen submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Making an extension of continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, DIVISION B--EXTENSION OF CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018 Sec. 2001. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (division D of Public Law 115-56) is amended-- (1) by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting ``February 16, 2018''; and (2) by adding after section 147 the following: ``Sec. 148. Funds appropriated by the Department of Defense Missile Defeat and Defense Enhancements Appropriations Act, 2018 (division B of Public Law 115-96) may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)). ``Sec. 149. Amounts made available by section 101 for `Department of Agriculture--Food and Nutrition Service--Child Nutrition Programs' to carry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-80) may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to ensure that the program can be fully operational by May 2018. ``Sec. 150. Amounts made available by section 101 for `National Aeronautics and Space Administration--Exploration' may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain the planned launch capability schedules for the Space Launch System launch vehicle, Exploration Ground Systems, and Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle programs. ``Sec. 151. Amounts made available by section 101 for `Department of Energy--Energy Programs--Office of the Inspector General' may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to sustain staffing levels achieved on June 30, 2017. ``Sec. 152. Amounts made available by section 101 for `Small Business Administration--Business Loans Program Account' may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to accommodate increased demand for commitments for general business loans authorized under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)). ``Sec. 153. For 2018, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may make temporary adjustments to the Section 8 housing choice voucher annual renewal funding allocations and administrative fee eligibility determinations for public housing agencies in an area for which the President declared a disaster in 2017 or 2018 under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.), to avoid significant adverse funding impacts that would otherwise result from the disaster and that would otherwise prevent a public housing agency from leasing up to its authorized level of units under contract (but not to exceed such level), upon request by and in consultation with a public housing agency and supported by documentation as required by the Secretary that demonstrates the need for the adjustment.''. Sec. 2002. The Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (division A of Public Law 115-96) is amended by striking section 1002. This division may be cited as the ``Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018''. DIVISION C--HEALTHY KIDS ACT SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE. This division may be cited as the ``Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act'' or the ``HEALTHY KIDS Act''. SEC. 3002. SIX-YEAR FUNDING EXTENSION OF THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM. (a) Funding.-- (1) In general.--Section 2104(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(a)), as amended by section 3201(a) of the CHIP and Public Health Funding Extension Act (division C of Public Law 115-96), is amended-- (A) in paragraph (20)(B), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; and (B) by striking paragraph (21) and inserting the following new paragraphs: ``(21) for fiscal year 2018, $21,500,000,000; ``(22) for fiscal year 2019, $22,600,000,000; ``(23) for fiscal year 2020, $23,700,000,000; ``(24) for fiscal year 2021, $24,800,000,000; ``(25) for fiscal year 2022, $25,900,000,000; and ``(26) for fiscal year 2023, for purposes of making two semi-annual allotments-- ``(A) $2,850,000,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on March 31, 2023; and ``(B) $2,850,000,000 for the period beginning on April 1, 2023, and ending on September 30, 2023.''. (2) Prevention of duplicate appropriations for fiscal year 2018.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, insofar as funds have been appropriated under subsection (a)(21) of section 2104 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd), as such subsection is in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, to provide allotments to States under the State Children's Health Insurance Program established under title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) (whether implemented under title XIX, XXI, or both, of the Social Security Act) for fiscal year 2018-- (A) any amounts that are so appropriated that are not so allotted and obligated before the date of the enactment of this Act, are rescinded; and (B) any amount provided for CHIP allotments to a State under this section (and the amendments made by this section) for such fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount of such appropriations so allotted and obligated before such date. (b) Allotments.-- (1) In general.--Section 2104(m) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(m)), as amended by section 3201(b) of the CHIP and Public Health Funding Extension Act (division C of Public Law 115-96), is amended-- (A) in paragraph (2)(B)-- (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``(19)'' and inserting ``(25)''; (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``and 2017'' and inserting ``, 2017, and 2023''; and (iii) in clause (ii)-- (I) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking ``and paragraph (10)''; and (II) in subclause (I), by inserting ``(or, in the case of fiscal year 2018, under paragraph (4))'' after ``clause (i)''; (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''; (C) in paragraph (7)-- (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2023''; (ii) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``(or, in the case of fiscal year 2018, by not later than the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of the HEALTHY KIDS Act)'' after ``before the August 31 preceding the beginning of the fiscal year''; and (iii) in the matter following subparagraph (B), by striking ``or fiscal year 2016'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2016, fiscal year 2018, fiscal year 2020, or fiscal year 2022''; (D) in paragraph (9), by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''; and (E) by amending paragraph (10) to read as follows: ``(10) For fiscal year 2023.-- ``(A) First half.--Subject to paragraphs (5) and (7), from the amount made available under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (26) of subsection (a) for the semi- annual period described in such subparagraph, increased by the amount of the appropriation for such period under section 3002(b)(2) of the HEALTHY KIDS Act, the Secretary shall compute a State allotment for each State (including the District of Columbia and each commonwealth and territory) for such semi-annual period in an amount equal to the first half ratio (described in subparagraph (D)) of the amount described in subparagraph (C). ``(B) Second half.--Subject to paragraphs (5) and (7), from the amount made available under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (26) of subsection (a) for the semi- annual period described in such subparagraph, the Secretary shall compute a State allotment for each State (including the District of Columbia and each commonwealth and territory) for such semi-annual period in an amount equal to the amount made available under such subparagraph, multiplied by the ratio of-- ``(i) the amount of the allotment to such State under subparagraph (A); to ``(ii) the total of the amount of all of the allotments made available under such subparagraph. ``(C) Full year amount based on rebased amount.-- The amount described in this subparagraph for a State is equal to the Federal payments to the State that are attributable to (and countable towards) the total amount of allotments available under this section to the State in fiscal year 2022 (including payments made to the State under subsection (n) for fiscal year 2022 as well as amounts redistributed to the State in fiscal year 2022), multiplied by the allotment increase factor under paragraph (6) for fiscal year 2023. ``(D) First half ratio.--The first half ratio described in this subparagraph is the ratio of-- ``(i) the sum of-- ``(I) the amount made available under subsection (a)(26)(A); and ``(II) the amount of the appropriation for such period under section 3002(b)(2) of the HEALTHY KIDS Act; to ``(ii) the sum of-- ``(I) the amount described in clause (i); and ``(II) the amount made available under subsection (a)(26)(B).''. (2) One-time appropriation for fiscal year 2023.--There is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $20,200,000,000 to accompany the allotment made for the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on March 31, 2023, under paragraph (26)(A) of section 2104(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(a)) (as added by subsection (a)), to remain available until expended. Such amount shall be used to provide allotments to States under paragraph (10) of section 2104(m) of such Act (as added by paragraph (1)) for the first 6 months of fiscal year 2023 in the same manner as allotments are provided under subsection (a)(26)(A) of such section 2104 and subject to the same terms and conditions as apply to the allotments provided from such subsection (a)(26)(A). (c) Extension of the Child Enrollment Contingency Fund.--Section 2104(n) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(n)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2)-- (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)-- (i) by striking ``2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016'' and inserting ``2010 through 2014, 2016, and 2018 through 2022''; and (ii) by striking ``fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2017'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2015, 2017, and 2023''; and (B) in subparagraph (B)-- (i) by striking ``2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016'' and inserting ``2010 through 2014, 2016, and 2018 through 2022''; and (ii) by striking ``fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2017'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2015, 2017, and 2023''; and (2) in paragraph (3)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``or a semi-annual allotment period for fiscal year 2015 or 2017'' and inserting ``or in any of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 (or a semi-annual allotment period for fiscal year 2015, 2017, or 2023)''. (d) Extension of Qualifying States Option.-- (1) In general.--Section 2105(g)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(g)(4)) is amended-- (A) in the heading, by striking ``through 2017'' and inserting ``through 2023''; and (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2023''. (2) Technical amendments.--Section 2104(f)(2)(B)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(f)(2)(B)(ii)), as amended by section 3201(c) of the CHIP and Public Health Funding Extension Act (division C of Public Law 115-96), is amended-- (A) in subclause (I), by striking ``for the month (as defined in subclause (II))'' and inserting ``(as defined in subclause (II)) for the month''; (B) in subclause (II), by inserting ``, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the HEALTHY KIDS Act,'' after ``section 2105(g)(4)(A)''; and (C) in subclause (VI)-- (i) by inserting ``, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the HEALTHY KIDS Act'' after ``, section 2105(g)(4)''; and (ii) by inserting ``, as so in effect'' after ``under section 2105(g)(4)''. (e) Extension of Express Lane Eligibility Option.--Section 1902(e)(13)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(13)(I)) is amended by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2023''. (f) Assurance of Affordability Standard for Children and Families.-- (1) In general.--Section 2105(d)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(d)(3)) is amended-- (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``until october 1, 2019'' and inserting ``through september 30, 2023''; and (B) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i)-- (i) by striking ``2019'' and inserting ``2023''; and (ii) by striking ``The preceding sentence shall not be construed as preventing a State during such period'' and inserting ``During the period that begins on October 1, 2019, and ends on September 30, 2023, the preceding sentence shall only apply with respect to children in families whose income does not exceed 300 percent of the poverty line (as defined in section 2110(c)(5)) applicable to a family of the size involved. The preceding sentences shall not be construed as preventing a State during any such periods''. (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 1902(gg)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(gg)(2)) is amended-- (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``until october 1, 2019'' and inserting ``through september 30, 2023''; and (B) by striking ``September 30, 2019,'' and inserting ``September 30, 2023 (but during the period that begins on October 1, 2019, and ends on September 30, 2023, only with respect to children in families whose income does not exceed 300 percent of the poverty line (as defined in section 2110(c)(5)) applicable to a family of the size involved)''. (g) CHIP Look-Alike Plans.-- (1) Blending risk pools.--Section 2107 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(g) Use of Blended Risk Pools.-- ``(1) In general.--Nothing in this title (or any other provision of Federal law) shall be construed as preventing a State from considering children enrolled in a qualified CHIP look-alike program and children enrolled in a State child health plan under this title (or a waiver of such plan) as members of a single risk pool. ``(2) Qualified chip look-alike program.--In this subsection, the term `qualified CHIP look-alike program' means a State program-- ``(A) under which children who are under the age of 19 and are not eligible to receive medical assistance under title XIX or child health assistance under this title may purchase coverage through the State that provides benefits that are at least identical to the benefits provided under the State child health plan under this title (or a waiver of such plan); and ``(B) that is funded exclusively through non- Federal funds, including funds received by the State in the form of premiums for the purchase of such coverage.''. (2) Coverage rule.-- (A) In general.--Section 5000A(f)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended in subparagraph (A)(iii), by inserting ``or under a qualified CHIP look-alike program (as defined in section 2107(g) of the Social Security Act)'' before the comma at the end. (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by subparagraph (A) shall apply with respect to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017. (h) Availability of Unused Fiscal Year 2018 Redistribution Amounts.--Any amounts that have been redistributed to States under subsection (f) of section 2104 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd) for fiscal year 2018 that are not, or will not be, expended by the end of that fiscal year shall be-- (1) adjusted by the Secretary before the end of fiscal year 2018 to reflect an updated estimate of shortfalls under subsection (f)(2)(A) of such section; and (2) available for redistribution under subsection (f) of such section for subsequent fiscal years. SEC. 3003. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. (a) Childhood Obesity Demonstration Project.--Section 1139A(e)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-9a(e)(8)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and $10,000,000'' and inserting ``, $10,000,000''; and (2) by inserting after ``2017'' the following: ``, and $30,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 through 2023''. (b) Pediatric Quality Measures Program.--Section 1139A(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-9a(i)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``Out of any'' and inserting the following: ``(1) In general.--Out of any''; (2) by striking ``there is appropriated for each'' and inserting ``there is appropriated-- ``(A) for each''; (3) by striking ``, and there is appropriated for the period'' and inserting ``; ``(B) for the period''; (4) by striking ``. Funds appropriated under this subsection shall remain available until expended.'' and inserting ``; and''; and (5) by adding at the end the following: ``(C) for the period of fiscal years 2018 through 2023, $90,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out this section (other than subsections (e), (f), and (g)). ``(2) Availability.--Funds appropriated under this subsection shall remain available until expended.''. SEC. 3004. EXTENSION OF OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Section 2113 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397mm) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2023''; and (2) in subsection (g)-- (A) by striking ``and $40,000,000'' and inserting ``, $40,000,000''; and (B) by inserting after ``2017'' the following: ``, and $120,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 through 2023''. (b) Making Organizations That Use Parent Mentors Eligible To Receive Grants.--Section 2113(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397mm(f)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ``or community-based doula programs'' and inserting ``, community-based doula programs, or parent mentors''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(5) Parent mentor.--The term `parent mentor' means an individual who-- ``(A) is a parent or guardian of at least one child who is an eligible child under this title or title XIX; and ``(B) is trained to assist families with children who have no health insurance coverage with respect to improving the social determinants of the health of such children, including by providing-- ``(i) education about health insurance coverage, including, with respect to obtaining such coverage, eligibility criteria and application and renewal processes; ``(ii) assistance with completing and submitting applications for health insurance coverage; ``(iii) a liaison between families and representatives of State plans under title XIX or State child health plans under this title; ``(iv) guidance on identifying medical and dental homes and community pharmacies for children; and ``(v) assistance and referrals to successfully address social determinants of children's health, including poverty, food insufficiency, and housing.''. (c) Exclusion From Modified Adjusted Gross Income.--Section 1902(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)) is amended-- (1) in the first paragraph (14), relating to income determined using modified adjusted gross income, by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(J) Exclusion of parent mentor compensation from income determination.--Any nominal amount received by an individual as compensation, including a stipend, for participation as a parent mentor (as defined in paragraph (5) of section 2113(f)) in an activity or program funded through a grant under such section shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the income eligibility of such individual for medical assistance under the State plan or any waiver of such plan.''; and (2) by striking ``(14) Exclusion'' and inserting ``(15) Exclusion''. SEC. 3005. EXTENSION AND REDUCTION OF ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION FOR CHIP. Section 2105(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(b)) is amended in the second sentence by inserting ``and during the period that begins on October 1, 2019, and ends on September 30, 2020, the enhanced FMAP determined for a State for a fiscal year (or for any portion of a fiscal year occurring during such period) shall be increased by 11.5 percentage points'' after ``23 percentage points,''. SEC. 3006. MEDICAID IMPROVEMENT FUND. Section 1941 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396w-1) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, and, in accordance with subsection (b)(3), for the purposes of subparagraph (B) of such subsection''; and (2) in subsection (b)-- (A) in paragraph (2)-- (i) in the first sentence, by inserting ``pursuant to paragraph (1)'' after ``in the Fund''; (ii) by inserting after the first sentence the following sentence: ``Amounts in the Fund pursuant to paragraph (3) shall be available in advance of appropriations but only if the total amount obligated from the Fund does not exceed the amount available to the Fund under such paragraph (3).''; and (iii) in the last sentence, by striking ``sentence'' and inserting ``sentences''; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(3) Additional funding for state activities relating to mechanized claims systems.-- ``(A) In general.--In addition to the amount made available under paragraph (1), there shall be available to the Fund, for expenditures from the Fund in accordance with subparagraph (B), for fiscal year 2023 and thereafter, $980,000,000, to remain available until expended. ``(B) Purposes.--The Secretary shall use amounts made available to the Fund under subparagraph (A) to pay to each State which has a plan approved under this title, for each quarter beginning during or after fiscal year 2023 an amount equal to-- ``(i) 100 percent minus the percent specified in clause (i) of section 1903(a)(3)(A) of so much of the sums expended by the State during such quarter as are attributable to the activities described in such clause; ``(ii) 100 percent minus the Federal medical assistance percentage applied under clause (iii) of such section of so much of the sums expended during such quarter (as found necessary by the Secretary under such clause) by the State as are attributable to the activities described in such clause; and ``(iii) 100 percent minus the percent specified in section 1903(a)(3)(B) of so much of the sums expended by the State during such quarter as are attributable to the activities described in such section.''. DIVISION D--SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN HEALTH-RELATED TAXES SEC. 4001. EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM ON MEDICAL DEVICE EXCISE TAX. (a) In General.--Section 4191(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``December 31, 2017'' and inserting ``December 31, 2019''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply to sales after December 31, 2017. SEC. 4002. DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF EXCISE TAX ON HIGH COST EMPLOYER- SPONSORED HEALTH COVERAGE. Section 9001(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by striking ``December 31, 2019'' and inserting ``December 31, 2021''. SEC. 4003. SUSPENSION OF ANNUAL FEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDERS. (b) In General.--Section 9010(j) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended-- (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ``, and ending before January 1, 2019, and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(3) beginning after December 31, 2019.''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to calendar years beginning after December 31, 2018. DIVISION E--BUDGETARY EFFECTS SEC. 5001. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. (a) In General.--The budgetary effects of division C and each succeeding division shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. (b) Senate PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of division C and each succeeding division shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress). (c) Classification of Budgetary Effects.--Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105-217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of division C and each succeeding division shall not be estimated-- (1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and (2) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act. <all>

Economics and Public Finance

HJRES.84-115

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Transportation relating to "Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform".

This joint resolution nullifies the Federal Highway Administration's and the Federal Transit Administration's rule finalized on December 20, 2016, that revises transportation planning regulations concerning the alignment of planning regulations with statutory provisions relating to the establishment of metropolitan planning area boundaries and the designation of metropolitan planning organizations.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 84 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 84 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Transportation relating to ``Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 1, 2017 Mr. Lewis of Minnesota submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Transportation relating to ``Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform''. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Transportation relating to ``Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform'' (81 Fed. Reg. 93448 (December 20, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Transportation and Public Works

HJRES.133-115

Providing for the reappointment of Barbara M. Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

This joint resolution reappoints Barbara M. Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 133 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 133 Providing for the reappointment of Barbara M. Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 17, 2018 Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas (for himself, Mr. Cole, and Ms. Matsui) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for the reappointment of Barbara M. Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in accordance with section 5581 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (20 U.S.C. 43), the vacancy on the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, in the class other than Members of Congress, occurring by reason of the expiration of the term of Barbara M. Barrett of Arizona on January 10, 2019, is filled by the reappointment of the incumbent. The appointment is for a term of 6 years, beginning on January 11, 2019, or the date of the enactment of this joint resolution, whichever occurs later. <all>

Government Operations and Politics

HJRES.113-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution prohibits construction of the Constitution as forbidding Congress or the states from: (1) imposing reasonable content-neutral limitations on private campaign contributions or independent election expenditures; or (2) enacting systems of public campaign financing, including those designed to restrict the influence of private wealth by offsetting campaign spending or independent expenditures with increased public funding.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 113 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 113 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 20, 2017 Mr. Schiff (for himself, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Keating, Ms. Lee, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Davis of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Welch, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Lynch, and Mr. Bera) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to forbid Congress or the States from imposing reasonable content-neutral limitations on private campaign contributions or independent election expenditures, or from enacting systems of public campaign financing, including those designed to restrict the influence of private wealth by offsetting campaign spending or independent expenditures with increased public funding.''. <all>

Government Operations and Politics

HJRES.144-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to clean air, pure water, and the sustainable preservation of the ecological integrity, and aesthetic, scenic, and historical values of the natural environment.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting the United States or a state from abridging the right to clean air, pure water, and the sustainable preservation of the ecological integrity, and aesthetic, scenic, and historical values of the natural environment.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 144 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 144 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to clean air, pure water, and the sustainable preservation of the ecological integrity, and aesthetic, scenic, and historical values of the natural environment. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2018 Mr. McEachin (for himself, Ms. Jayapal, and Ms. Barragan) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to clean air, pure water, and the sustainable preservation of the ecological integrity, and aesthetic, scenic, and historical values of the natural environment. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``The right of any person to clean air, pure water, and to the sustainable preservation of the ecological integrity and aesthetic, scientific, and historical values of the natural environment shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State, and the Congress shall have power to enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation.''. <all>

Environmental Protection

HJRES.105-115

Condemning the deadly attack on May 26, 2017, in Portland, Oregon, expressing deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims, and supporting community efforts to overcome hatred, bigotry, and violence.

This joint resolution condemns the deadly attack on May 26, 2017, in Portland, Oregon, in which two innocent people were killed and one injured while standing up to hate and intolerance. Congress offers deepest condolences to the families of Rick Best and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche and expresses its hope for the swift and complete recovery of Micah David-Cole Fletcher. Congress supports community efforts towards healing from this terrible crime and nationwide efforts to overcome hatred, bigotry, and, violence.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 105 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 105 Condemning the deadly attack on May 26, 2017, in Portland, Oregon, expressing deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims, and supporting community efforts to overcome hatred, bigotry, and violence. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 6, 2017 Mr. Blumenauer (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Walden, and Mr. Schrader) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Condemning the deadly attack on May 26, 2017, in Portland, Oregon, expressing deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims, and supporting community efforts to overcome hatred, bigotry, and violence. Whereas, on May 26, 2017, three brave community members--Rick Best, Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche, and Micah David-Cole Fletcher--were stabbed as they protected two young women who were the targets of threatening anti- Muslim hate speech while riding on the MAX (Metropolitan Area Express) Light Rail in Portland, Oregon; Whereas Rick Best and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche lost their lives and Micah David-Cole Fletcher was gravely injured; Whereas acts of heroism and sacrifice for the safety and sake of others in the face of terrorism were demonstrated by the deceased and surviving victims; Whereas the Oregonians and people across the country grieve for the families of all affected by this needless tragedy; and Whereas the people of the United States stand in solidarity against terrorism, white supremacy, hate, and intolerance: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress-- (1) condemns the deadly attack on May 26, 2017, in Portland, Oregon, in which two innocent people were killed and one other was injured while standing up to hate and intolerance; (2) offers deepest condolences to the families and friends of Rick Best and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche and expresses its hope for the swift and complete recovery of Micah David- Cole Fletcher; and (3) supports community efforts towards healing from this terrible crime and nationwide efforts to overcome hatred, bigotry, and violence. <all>

Crime and Law Enforcement

HJRES.26-115

No Congressional Consent for President Donald J. Trump To Accept Foreign Emoluments of Any Kind Whatsoever

No Congressional Consent for President Donald J. Trump To Accept Foreign Emoluments of Any Kind Whatsoever This joint resolution declares that: The joint resolution: (1) declares that the Emoluments Clause denies congressional consent to allow President Trump to accept any present, emolument, office, or title of any kind whatever from any king, prince, or foreign state; and (2) requires President Trump to report to Congress on matters relevant to this resolution, including a detailed account of actions taken to ensure compliance with the Emoluments Clause.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 26 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 26 Denying congressional consent for President Donald J. Trump to accept any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign state throughout the tenure of his Presidency. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 10, 2017 Ms. Kaptur (for herself, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Takano, Ms. Lee, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Soto, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Peters, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Speier, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Pingree, and Ms. Sanchez) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Denying congressional consent for President Donald J. Trump to accept any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign state throughout the tenure of his Presidency. Whereas article I, section 9 of the Constitution provides as follows: ``No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.''; Whereas our Founding Fathers identified the importance of and included a broad anticorruption measure known as the Emolument Clause to preserve independence from external influence of any holders of public office of profit or trust; Whereas the Framers inclusion of the Emoluments Clause covers more than just overt quid pro quo bribery and anything of any value whatever, but also encompassed the way judgment could be clouded by private concerns and improper dependencies, incidents where politicians and public institutions serve private interests at the public's expense; Whereas the Framers strict Constitutional rule protected the most vital safeguard of freedom: the preservation of exclusive loyalty of Federal officeholders to the best interests of the United States of America, the provision guards against after-the-fact corruption; Whereas it has been widely accepted for almost two centuries that the Emoluments Clause applies to the President of the United States; and Whereas President Donald J. Trump will be in violation of the Emolument Clause from the moment he executes the Oath of Office unless he is divested of his numerous domestic and foreign business interests: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This joint resolution may be cited as the ``No Congressional Consent for President Donald J. Trump To Accept Foreign Emoluments of Any Kind Whatsoever''. SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL CONSENT FOR ACCEPTANCE OF FOREIGN EMOLUMENTS. (a) In General.--The President, as holder of a Federal office, is subject to the strict scrutiny of the Emoluments Clause. (b) Congressional Consent.--As a holder of office of profit or trust, the President shall not accept any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign state, without the consent of Congress. (c) Emolument Qualification.--Historic meaning and precedent provides that what qualifies as an Emolument is given broad construction, further broadened by the inclusion ``of any kind whatever,'' leaving Congress with the power to consent or deny consent to a full spectrum of transactions. (d) King, Prince, or Foreign State.--Emoluments reach not only foreign states, but also their agents and instrumentalities, and precedent has determined that corporations owned or controlled by a foreign government are presumptively foreign states. (e) No Consent To Accept Foreign Emoluments.--The authority granted in article I, section 9, and reaffirmed in subsection (b) hereby denies congressional consent to allow President Donald J. Trump to accept any present, Emolument, Office, or Title of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign state. (f) Applicability of Other Requirements.-- (1) Nothing in this joint resolution supersedes any requirement of related laws that limit the principle that Presidents are entitled to presumptions of good faith and public interestedness in their official conduct. (2) Nothing in this joint resolution may be construed to imply that an explicit congressional denial of consent is required in order to trigger the prohibition of the Emoluments Clause; on the contrary, only an explicit grant of congressional consent can overcome the prohibition; this joint resolution thus represents not a necessary step to invocation and enforcement of the Clause but only a step taken to underscore the sense of Congress that compliance with the Clause is a matter of the greatest urgency and importance. SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS. President Donald J. Trump shall submit, within 30 days after the enactment of this joint resolution, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate a report on matters relevant to this joint resolution, including a detailed account of actions taken to ensure compliance with the Constitution's article I, section 9, also known as the Emoluments Clause. <all>

Government Operations and Politics

HJRES.129-115

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom".

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission entitled "Restoring Internet Freedom." The rule published on February 22, 2018: (1) restores the classification of broadband Internet access service as a lightly-regulated "information service"; (2) reinstates private mobile service classification of mobile broadband Internet access service; (3) requires Internet service providers to disclose information about their network management practices, performance characteristics, and commercial terms of service; and (4) eliminates the Internet Conduct Standard and the bright-line rules.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 129 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 129 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to ``Restoring Internet Freedom''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 27, 2018 Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Lee, Mr. O'Rourke, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Heck, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Speier, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Polis, Mr. Nadler, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Takano, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Welch, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Neal, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Khanna, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Levin, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Walz, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. McEachin, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Gabbard, Ms. Moore, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Moulton, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Sires, Mr. Crist, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Keating, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Sablan, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Adams, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Clay, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Brownley of California, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Swalwell of California, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Engel, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mrs. Torres, Ms. Meng, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Bass, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Kihuen, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Titus, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Bera, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Kind, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Himes, Mr. Soto, Ms. Sanchez, Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Esty of Connecticut, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. Cardenas) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to ``Restoring Internet Freedom''. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to ``Restoring Internet Freedom'' (83 Fed. Reg. 7852 (February 22, 2018)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Science, Technology, Communications

HJRES.71-115

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Office of Natural Resources Revenue of the Department of the Interior relating to consolidated Federal oil and gas and Federal and Indian coal valuation reform.

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Office of Natural Resources Revenue titled "Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Reform." The rule published in the Federal Register on July 1, 2016, addresses royalties generated from oil, gas, and coal production.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 71 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 71 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Office of Natural Resources Revenue of the Department of the Interior relating to consolidated Federal oil and gas and Federal and Indian coal valuation reform. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2017 Mr. Tipton (for himself and Mr. Scalise) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Office of Natural Resources Revenue of the Department of the Interior relating to consolidated Federal oil and gas and Federal and Indian coal valuation reform. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Office of Natural Resources Revenue of the Department of the Interior relating to ``Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Reform'' (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 43337 (July 1, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HJRES.88-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies or other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment declaring that: (1) the rights protected by the Constitution are intended to be the rights of natural persons; (2) the words "people," "person," or "citizen" as used in the Constitution do not include corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities established by the laws of any state, the United States, or any foreign state; and (3) such corporate entities are subject to such regulation as the people, through their elected state and federal representatives, deem reasonable and are otherwise consistent with the powers of Congress and the states. Nothing in the amendment shall be construed to limit the rights of freedom of speech, the press, exercise of religion, association, and all such other unalienable rights of the people.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 88 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 88 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies or other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 10, 2017 Mr. McGovern (for himself, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Welch, Mr. Keating, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Takano, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Loebsack) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies or other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States: ``Article-- ``Section 1. We the people who ordain and establish this Constitution intend the rights protected by this Constitution to be the rights of natural persons. ``Section 2. The words people, person, or citizen as used in this Constitution do not include corporations, limited liability companies or other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state, and such corporate entities are subject to such regulation as the people, through their elected State and Federal representatives, deem reasonable and are otherwise consistent with the powers of Congress and the States under this Constitution. ``Section 3. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to limit the people's rights of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, free exercise of religion, freedom of association and all such other rights of the people, which rights are unalienable.''. <all>

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

HJRES.67-115

Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees.

This joint resolution nullifies a rule submitted by the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration regarding savings arrangements established by qualified state political subdivisions for non-governmental employees. (The rule amends a final regulation that describes how states may design and operate payroll deduction savings programs for private-sector employees, including programs that use automatic enrollment, without causing the states or private-sector employers to have established employee pension benefit plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 [ERISA]. The amendment expands the regulation beyond states to cover qualified state political subdivisions and their programs that otherwise comply with the regulation.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 67 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 67 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2017 Mr. Francis Rooney of Florida (for himself, Mr. Walberg, and Ms. Foxx) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to ``Savings Arrangements Established by Qualified State Political Subdivisions for Non-Governmental Employees'' (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 92639 (December 20, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Labor and Employment

HJRES.30-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring Representatives to be apportioned among the several states according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by counting the number of U.S. citizens in each state.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 30 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 30 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2017 Mr. King of Iowa submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States.''. <all>

Congress

HJRES.31-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing Congress and the states to set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections. The amendment grants Congress and the states the power to implement and enforce this amendment by appropriate legislation. They are allowed to distinguish between natural persons and corporations or other artificial entities created by law, including by prohibiting such entities from spending money to influence elections. This joint resolution declares that nothing in this amendment shall be construed to grant Congress or the states the power to abridge the freedom of the press.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 31 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 31 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 24, 2017 Mr. Deutch (for himself, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Esty, Mr. Foster, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Himes, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Keating, Mr. Kihuen, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Nolan, Ms. Norton, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Raskin, Miss Rice of New York, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Sires, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Speier, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Swalwell of California, Ms. Titus, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Tsongas, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Welch, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Walz, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Soto, and Mr. Huffman) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. To advance democratic self-government and political equality, and to protect the integrity of government and the electoral process, Congress and the States may regulate and set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections. ``Section 2. Congress and the States shall have power to implement and enforce this article by appropriate legislation, and may distinguish between natural persons and corporations or other artificial entities created by law, including by prohibiting such entities from spending money to influence elections. ``Section 3. Nothing in this article shall be construed to grant Congress or the States the power to abridge the freedom of the press.''. <all>

Government Operations and Politics

HJRES.89-115

Authorization for Use of Military Force Against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

Authorization for Use of Military Force Against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria This joint resolution: (1) authorizes the President to use all necessary and appropriate force against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), successor organizations, and associated forces; and (2) grants specific statutory authorization to introduce U.S. Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations wherein involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, within the meaning of the War Powers Resolution. Such grant of authority includes the authority for the Armed Forces to detain, pending disposition under the law of war, persons who are a part of or substantially supported al-Qaeda, the Taliban, ISIS, any successor organization, or any associated force of those organizations. The President must submit to specified congressional committees a comprehensive strategy to defeat ISIS, detailing specified elements. The President must report to Congress on matters relevant to this joint resolution, including actions taken pursuant to the exercise of authority granted by this resolution, at least every 60 days. The bill repeals: (1) the Authorization for Use of Military Force, and (2) the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 89 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 89 To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, successor organizations, and associated forces. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2017 Mr. Banks of Indiana (for himself and Mr. Jones) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, successor organizations, and associated forces. Whereas, on September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda committed acts of treacherous violence against the United States and the citizens of the United States; Whereas such acts render it both necessary and appropriate that the United States exercise its rights to self-defense and to protect the citizens of the United States both at home and abroad; Whereas al-Qaeda and its affiliates continue to represent a threat to the people of the United States and the national security of the United States; Whereas the Taliban continues to conduct attacks against people of the United States and allies of the United States, including the Government of Afghanistan; Whereas the terrorist organization referred to as the ``Islamic State of Iraq and Syria'' (ISIS), also known as the ``Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant'' (ISIL), the ``Islamic State'', or ``Daesh'', has systematically targeted, kidnapped, and killed innocent men, women, and children throughout Iraq and Syria; Whereas the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria poses a grave threat to the people of Iraq and Syria, the stability of the Middle East, and the national security interests of the United States and allies and partners of the United States; Whereas the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has conducted, supported, and inspired terrorist attacks that have resulted in the murder of people of the United States and allies of the United States; Whereas the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has committed genocide, despicable acts of violence, and mass executions against religious and ethnic minorities who do not subscribe to the depraved, violent, and oppressive ideology of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria; and Whereas the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has targeted women and girls with horrific acts of violence, including abduction, enslavement, torture, rape, and forced marriage: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This joint resolution may be cited as the ``Authorization for Use of Military Force Against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria''. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES. (a) In General.--The President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, successor organizations, and associated forces. (b) War Powers Resolution Requirements.-- (1) Specific statutory authorization.--Consistent with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1547(a)(1)), Congress declares that this section is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution. (2) Applicability of other requirements.--Nothing in this joint resolution supercedes any requirement of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.). SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO DETAIN. (a) In General.--The authority of the President to use all necessary and appropriate force pursuant to section 2(a) includes the authority for the Armed Forces of the United States to detain, pending disposition under the law of war, persons who are a part of or substantially supported al-Qaeda, the Taliban, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, any successor organization, or any associated force of those organizations. (b) Disposition Under Law of War.--The disposition of a person under the law of war described in subsection (a) includes the following: (1) Detention under the law of war without trial until the end of the hostilities authorized by section 2(a). (2) Trial under chapter 47A of title 10, United States Code. (3) Transfer for trial by an alternative court or competent tribunal having lawful jurisdiction. (4) Transfer to the custody or control of the person's country of origin, any other foreign country, or any other foreign entity. SEC. 4. STRATEGY TO DEFEAT THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA. (a) Strategy Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this joint resolution, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. (b) Elements.--The comprehensive strategy required by subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, detail the following: (1) Vital and important United States national security interests threatened by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. (2) Strategic and operational objectives. (3) Milestones for assessing progress toward political, diplomatic, development, informational, and military goals. (4) Risks for the strategy. (5) Public diplomacy, information operations, and cyber strategies to isolate and delegitimize the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and its radical Islamist ideology. (6) Actual and proposed contributions of coalition partners. (7) Humanitarian assistance and support for displaced civilian populations. (8) Mechanisms to cut off or seize the financial support of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, including financial transfers, money laundering, oil revenue, human trafficking, sales of looted art and historical artifacts, and other sources of revenue. (9) Plans for countering the international travel of terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. (10) Plans for the law of war detention and interrogation of combatants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. (11) Plans for sustainable governance and security in areas retaken from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. (12) An endstate and exit strategy for any planned combat deployment of United States conventional ground forces. (13) An estimate of the costs of carrying out the strategy. (14) Plans to inform periodically the people of the United States about the campaign to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. (c) Form of Submission.--The plan submitted under subsection (a) shall be submitted in classified form with an unclassified summary. (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. SEC. 5. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. (a) Reports.--Not less frequently than once every 60 days, the President shall submit to Congress a report on matters relevant to this joint resolution, including actions taken pursuant to the exercise of authority granted by this joint resolution. (b) Single Consolidated Report.--To the extent that the submission of any report described in subsection (a) coincides with the submission of any other report on matters relevant to this joint resolution otherwise required to be submitted to Congress pursuant to the reporting requirements of the War Powers Resolution, all such reports may be submitted as a single consolidated report to Congress. SEC. 6. REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE. (a) Repeal.--The Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby repealed. (b) Continuation of Ongoing Operations and Activities.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the continuation after the date of the enactment of this joint resolution of operations and activities being carried out under the Authorization for Use of Military Force as of the date of the enactment of this joint resolution. SEC. 7. REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE AGAINST IRAQ. The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243; 116 Stat. 1498; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby repealed. <all>

International Affairs

HJRES.66-115

Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees.

This joint resolution nullifies a rule submitted by the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees. (The rule describes circumstances in which state payroll deduction savings programs with automatic enrollment would not give rise to the establishment of employee pension benefit plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 [ERISA]. It provides guidance to states designing the programs to reduce the risk of ERISA preemption of state laws and private-sector employers that may be covered by the state laws.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 66 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 66 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2017 Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mr. Francis Rooney of Florida, and Ms. Foxx) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to ``Savings Arrangements Established by States for Non-Governmental Employees'' (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 59464 (August 30, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Labor and Employment

HJRES.128-115

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 DIVISION B--FURTHER EXTENSION OF CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018 Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 to provide continuing FY2018 appropriations to most federal agencies through March 23, 2018 (February 8, 2018, under current law). It prevents a partial government shutdown that would otherwise occur when the existing continuing resolution expires because the FY2018 appropriations bills have not been enacted. The division also: (1) authorizes the Department of Energy to drawdown and sell specified crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in FY2018; and (2) makes additional funding available for the 2020 Decennial Census Program, the Southeastern Power Administration, and juror fees. The division provides emergency funding for the Small Business Administration Disaster Loans Program Account. (Emergency spending is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.) DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018 This division provides appropriations to the Department of Defense for the remainder of FY2018. DIVISION D--MISCELLANEOUS This division amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend the Department of Agriculture Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) through FY2019. (EQIP provides financial and technical assistance for agricultural producers and land owners to implement certain conservation practices.) DIVISION E--BUDGETARY EFFECTS This division exempts the budgetary effects of division D from Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rules and certain budget scorekeeping guidelines.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 128 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 128 Making a further extension of continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 5, 2018 Mr. Frelinghuysen submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Making a further extension of continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, DIVISION B--FURTHER EXTENSION OF CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018 Sec. 1001. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (division D of Public Law 115-56) is further amended-- (1) by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting ``March 23, 2018''; and (2) by adding after section 155 the following: ``Sec. 156. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for `Department of Commerce--Bureau of the Census--Periodic Censuses and Programs' at a rate for operations of $1,251,000,000, and such amounts may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain the schedule and deliver the required data according to statutory deadlines in the 2020 Decennial Census Program. ``Sec. 157. Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding the first proviso and the first proviso under the heading `Power Marketing Administrations--Operation and Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration' in division D of Public Law 115-31 shall be applied by substituting `$6,379,000' for `$1,000,000' each place it appears. ``Sec. 158. As authorized by section 404 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-74; 42 U.S.C. 6239 note), the Secretary of Energy shall draw down and sell not to exceed $350,000,000 of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in fiscal year 2018: Provided, That the proceeds from such drawdown and sale shall be deposited into the `Energy Security and Infrastructure Modernization Fund' (in this section referred to as the `Fund') during fiscal year 2018: Provided further, That in addition to amounts otherwise made available by section 101, and notwithstanding section 104, any amounts deposited in the Fund shall be made available and shall remain available until expended at a rate for operations of $350,000,000, for necessary expenses in carrying out the Life Extension II project for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. ``Sec. 159. Amounts made available by section 101 for `The Judiciary--Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services--Fees of Jurors and Commissioners' may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to accommodate increased juror usage. ``Sec. 160. (a) In addition to amounts otherwise made available by section 101, there is appropriated for an additional amount for the `Small Business Administration--Disaster Loans Program Account' $225,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. ``(b) The amount designated in subsection (a) by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the President subsequently so designates such amount and transmits such designation to the Congress.''. This division may be cited as the ``Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018''. DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018 TITLE I MILITARY PERSONNEL Military Personnel, Army For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active duty (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $41,427,054,000. Military Personnel, Navy For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $28,707,918,000 (reduced by $2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000). Military Personnel, Marine Corps For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Marine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $13,165,714,000. Military Personnel, Air Force For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Air Force on active duty (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $28,738,320,000. Reserve Personnel, Army For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 3038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $4,721,128,000. Reserve Personnel, Navy For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $1,987,662,000. Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $762,793,000. Reserve Personnel, Air Force For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $1,808,434,000. National Guard Personnel, Army For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army National Guard while on duty under sections 10211, 10302, or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $8,252,426,000. National Guard Personnel, Air Force For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air National Guard on duty under sections 10211, 10305, or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $3,406,137,000. TITLE II OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Operation and Maintenance, Army For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law, $38,483,846,000 (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,600,000) (reduced by $6,000,000): Provided, That not to exceed $12,478,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes. Operation and Maintenance, Navy For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $45,980,133,000 (reduced by $598,000) (reduced by $7,000,000): Provided, That not to exceed $15,055,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes. Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $6,885,884,000. Operation and Maintenance, Air Force For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by law, $38,592,745,000: Provided, That not to exceed $7,699,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes. Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide (including transfer of funds) For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as authorized by law, $33,771,769,000 (increased by $5,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $100,000) (increased by $100,000) (reduced by $194,897,000) (increased by $194,897,000) (reduced by $26,200,000) (reduced by $20,000,000) (reduced by $6,000,000) (reduced by $4,000,000) (reduced by $20,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $2,500,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by $8,000,000) (reduced by $6,250,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $30,000,000) (reduced by $34,734,000) (reduced by $60,000,000): Provided, That not more than $15,000,000 may be used for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund authorized under section 166a of title 10, United States Code: Provided further, That not to exceed $36,000,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, not less than $38,458,000 shall be made available for the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, of which not less than $3,600,000 shall be available for centers defined in 10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D): Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to plan or implement the consolidation of a budget or appropriations liaison office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the office of the Secretary of a military department, or the service headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a legislative affairs or legislative liaison office: Provided further, That $9,385,000, to remain available until expended, is available only for expenses relating to certain classified activities, and may be transferred as necessary by the Secretary of Defense to operation and maintenance appropriations or research, development, test and evaluation appropriations, to be merged with and to be available for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That any ceiling on the investment item unit cost of items that may be purchased with operation and maintenance funds shall not apply to the funds described in the preceding proviso: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, $415,000,000, of which $100,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2019, shall be available to provide support and assistance to foreign security forces or other groups or individuals to conduct, support or facilitate counterterrorism, crisis response, or other Department of Defense security cooperation programs: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $2,870,163,000. Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $1,038,507,000. Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $282,337,000. Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $3,233,745,000. Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles; personnel services in the National Guard Bureau; travel expenses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard division, regimental, and battalion commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment (including aircraft), $7,275,820,000. Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Air National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; transportation of things, hire of passenger motor vehicles; supplying and equipping the Air National Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment, including those furnished from stocks under the control of agencies of the Department of Defense; travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on active Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau, $6,735,930,000. United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, $14,538,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official representation purposes. Environmental Restoration, Army (including transfer of funds) For the Department of the Army, $215,809,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Army, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Environmental Restoration, Navy (including transfer of funds) For the Department of the Navy, $288,915,000 (increased by $34,734,000) (increased by $30,000,000), to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Navy, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Navy, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Environmental Restoration, Air Force (including transfer of funds) For the Department of the Air Force, $308,749,000 (increased by $30,000,000), to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Air Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Air Force, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide (including transfer of funds) For the Department of Defense, $9,002,000 (increased by $10,000,000), to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of Defense, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of Defense, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites (including transfer of funds) For the Department of the Army, $233,673,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris at sites formerly used by the Department of Defense, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of Defense (consisting of the programs provided under sections 401, 402, 404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of title 10, United States Code), $107,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018. Cooperative Threat Reduction Account For assistance, including assistance provided by contract or by grants, under programs and activities of the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program authorized under the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act, $324,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019. Operation and Maintenance, National Defense Restoration Fund (including transfer of funds) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $5,000,000,000, for the ``Operation and Maintenance, National Defense Restoration Fund'': Provided, That such funds provided under this heading shall only be available for programs, projects and activities necessary to implement the 2018 National Defense Strategy: Provided further, That such funds shall not be available for transfer until 30 days after the Secretary has submitted, and the congressional defense committees have approved, the proposed allocation plan for the use of such funds to implement such strategy: Provided further, That such allocation plan shall include a detailed justification for the use of such funds and a description of how such investments are necessary to implement the strategy: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds only to operation and maintenance accounts: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be transferred to any program, project, or activity specifically limited or denied by this Act: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense. TITLE III PROCUREMENT Aircraft Procurement, Army For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $4,456,533,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Missile Procurement, Army For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $2,581,600,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army For construction, procurement, production, and modification of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $3,556,175,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Procurement of Ammunition, Army For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,811,808,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Other Procurement, Army For construction, procurement, production, and modification of vehicles, including tactical, support, and non-tracked combat vehicles; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; communications and electronic equipment; other support equipment; spare parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $6,356,044,000 (increased by $30,000,000), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Aircraft Procurement, Navy For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $17,908,270,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Weapons Procurement, Navy For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and related support equipment including spare parts, and accessories therefor; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $3,387,826,000 (increased by $26,200,000), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $735,651,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; procurement of critical, long lead time components and designs for vessels to be constructed or converted in the future; and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as follows: Ohio Replacement Submarine (AP), $842,853,000; Carrier Replacement Program, $1,869,646,000; Carrier Replacement Program (AP), $2,561,058,000; Virginia Class Submarine, $3,305,315,000; Virginia Class Submarine (AP), $1,920,596,000; CVN Refueling Overhauls, $1,569,669,000; CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $75,897,000; DDG-1000 Program, $164,976,000; DDG-51 Destroyer, $3,499,079,000; DDG-51 Destroyer (AP), $90,336,000; Littoral Combat Ship, $1,566,971,000; Expeditionary Sea Base, $635,000,000; LHA Replacement, $1,695,077,000; TAO Fleet Oiler, $449,415,000; TAO Fleet Oiler (AP), $75,068,000; Ship to Shore Connector, $390,554,000; Service Craft, $23,994,000; Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship, $76,204,000; LCU 1700, $31,850,000; For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first destination transportation, $542,626,000; and Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Programs, $117,542,000. In all: $21,503,726,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2022: Provided, That additional obligations may be incurred after September 30, 2022, for engineering services, tests, evaluations, and other such budgeted work that must be performed in the final stage of ship construction: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this heading for the construction or conversion of any naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards in the United States shall be expended in foreign facilities for the construction of major components of such vessel: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this heading shall be used for the construction of any naval vessel in foreign shipyards: Provided further, That funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for production of the common missile compartment of nuclear-powered vessels may be available for multiyear procurement of critical components to support continuous production of such compartments only in accordance with the provisions of subsection (i) of section 2218a of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 1023 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328)). Other Procurement, Navy For procurement, production, and modernization of support equipment and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new ships, and ships authorized for conversion); the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $7,852,952,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Procurement, Marine Corps For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, and modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles for the Marine Corps, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, $1,818,846,000 (increased by $20,000,000), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Aircraft Procurement, Air Force For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft and equipment, including armor and armament, specialized ground handling equipment, and training devices, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $16,553,196,000 (increased by $16,000,000), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Missile Procurement, Air Force For construction, procurement, and modification of missiles, rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $2,203,101,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Space Procurement, Air Force For construction, procurement, and modification of spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $3,210,355,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,316,977,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Other Procurement, Air Force For procurement and modification of equipment (including ground guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground electronic and communication equipment), and supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; lease of passenger motor vehicles; and expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon, prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $19,318,814,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Procurement, Defense-Wide For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) necessary for procurement, production, and modification of equipment, supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and private plants, equipment, and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $5,239,239,000 (reduced by $10,000,000), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Defense Production Act Purchases For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant to sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4518, 4531, 4532, and 4533), $67,401,000, to remain available until expended. Procurement, National Defense Restoration Fund (including transfer of funds) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $12,622,931,000, for the ``Procurement, National Defense Restoration Fund'': Provided, That such funds provided under this heading shall only be available for programs, projects and activities necessary to implement the 2018 National Defense Strategy: Provided further, That such funds shall not be available for transfer until 30 days after the Secretary has submitted, and the congressional defense committees have approved, the proposed allocation plan for the use of such funds to implement such strategy: Provided further, That such allocation plan shall include a detailed justification for the use of such funds and a description of how such investments are necessary to implement the strategy: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds only to procurement accounts: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be transferred to any program, project, or activity specifically limited or denied by this Act, except for missile defense requirements resulting from urgent or emergent operational needs: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense. TITLE IV RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $9,674,222,000 (increased by $6,000,000) (increased by $4,000,000) (increased by $12,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $17,196,521,000 (increased by $598,000) (increased by $20,000,000) (reduced by $2,500,000) (increased by $24,000,000), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019: Provided, That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are available for the V-22 may be used to meet unique operational requirements of the Special Operations Forces. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $33,874,980,000 (increased by $5,000,000) (increased by $6,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (reduced by $30,000,000) (increased by $30,000,000), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide (including transfer of funds) For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation; advanced research projects as may be designated and determined by the Secretary of Defense, pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $20,698,353,000 (reduced by $16,000,000) (reduced by $12,000,000) (reduced by $2,500,000) (reduced by $12,500,000) (increased by $20,000,000) (reduced by $20,000,000) (reduced by $4,135,000) (increased by $4,135,000) (reduced by $27,500,000) (increased by $10,000,000), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019: Provided, That, of the funds made available in this paragraph, $250,000,000 for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program shall only be available for expenses, not otherwise provided for, to include program management and oversight, to conduct research, development, test and evaluation to include proof of concept demonstration; engineering, testing, and validation; and transition to full-scale production: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program to appropriations for research, development, test and evaluation to accomplish the purpose provided herein: Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer. Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the independent activities of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, in the direction and supervision of operational test and evaluation, including initial operational test and evaluation which is conducted prior to, and in support of, production decisions; joint operational testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in connection therewith, $210,900,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, National Defense Restoration Fund (including transfer of funds) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $1,000,000,000, for the ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, National Defense Restoration Fund'': Provided, That such funds provided under this heading shall only be available for programs, projects and activities necessary to implement the 2018 National Defense Strategy: Provided further, That such funds shall not be available for transfer until 30 days after the Secretary has submitted, and the congressional defense committees have approved, the proposed allocation plan for the use of such funds to implement such strategy: Provided further, That such allocation plan shall include a detailed justification for the use of such funds and a description of how such investments are necessary to implement the strategy: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds only to research, development, test and evaluation accounts: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be transferred to any program, project, or activity specifically limited or denied by this Act, except for missile defense requirements resulting from urgent or emergent operational needs: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense. TITLE V REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS Defense Working Capital Funds For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $1,586,596,000. TITLE VI OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS Defense Health Program For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and health care programs of the Department of Defense as authorized by law, $33,931,566,000 (increased by $7,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000); of which $31,735,923,000 (increased by $2,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed one percent shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019, and of which up to $15,349,700,000 may be available for contracts entered into under the TRICARE program; of which $895,328,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020, shall be for procurement; and of which $1,300,315,000 (increased by $7,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amount made available under this heading for research, development, test and evaluation, not less than $8,000,000 shall be available for HIV prevention educational activities undertaken in connection with United States military training, exercises, and humanitarian assistance activities conducted primarily in African nations: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading for research, development, test and evaluation, not less than $627,100,000 shall be made available to the United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command to carry out the congressionally directed medical research programs. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with the provisions of section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical weapon stockpile, $961,732,000, of which $104,237,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which no less than $49,401,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, consisting of $21,045,000 for activities on military installations and $28,356,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, to assist State and local governments; $18,081,000 shall be for procurement, to remain available until September 30, 2020, of which $18,081,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program to assist State and local governments; and $839,414,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation, of which $750,700,000 shall only be for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense (including transfer of funds) For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations available to the Department of Defense for military personnel of the reserve components serving under the provisions of title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for operation and maintenance; for procurement; and for research, development, test and evaluation, $854,814,000, of which $532,648,000 shall be for counter-narcotics support; $120,813,000 shall be for the drug demand reduction program; and $201,353,000 shall be for the National Guard counter-drug program: Provided, That the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for obligation for the same time period and for the same purpose as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act. Office of the Inspector General For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $336,887,000, of which $334,087,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed $700,000 is available for emergencies and extraordinary expenses to be expended on the approval or authority of the Inspector General, and payments may be made on the Inspector General's certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes; and of which $2,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation. TITLE VII RELATED AGENCIES Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund, to maintain the proper funding level for continuing the operation of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, $514,000,000. Intelligence Community Management Account For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community Management Account, $522,100,000. TITLE VIII GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 1101. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress. Sec. 1102. During the current fiscal year, provisions of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment of, any person not a citizen of the United States shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense: Provided, That salary increases granted to direct and indirect hire foreign national employees of the Department of Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is computed under the provisions of section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, or at a rate in excess of the percentage increase provided by the appropriate host nation to its own employees, whichever is higher: Provided further, That this section shall not apply to Department of Defense foreign service national employees serving at United States diplomatic missions whose pay is set by the Department of State under the Foreign Service Act of 1980: Provided further, That the limitations of this provision shall not apply to foreign national employees of the Department of Defense in the Republic of Turkey. Sec. 1103. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein. Sec. 1104. No more than 20 percent of the appropriations in this Act which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year: Provided, That this section shall not apply to obligations for support of active duty training of reserve components or summer camp training of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. (transfer of funds) Sec. 1105. Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, he may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $4,500,000,000 of working capital funds of the Department of Defense or funds made available in this Act to the Department of Defense for military functions (except military construction) between such appropriations or funds or any subdivision thereof, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided, That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this authority or any other authority in this Act: Provided further, That no part of the funds in this Act shall be available to prepare or present a request to the Committees on Appropriations for reprogramming of funds, unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which reprogramming is requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 2017: Provided further, That transfers among military personnel appropriations shall not be taken into account for purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds that may be transferred under this section. Sec. 1106. (a) With regard to the list of specific programs, projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts and adjustments to budget activities corresponding to such programs, projects, and activities) contained in the tables titled Explanation of Project Level Adjustments in the explanatory statement regarding this Act, the obligation and expenditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for those programs, projects, and activities for which the amounts appropriated exceed the amounts requested are hereby required by law to be carried out in the manner provided by such tables to the same extent as if the tables were included in the text of this Act. (b) Amounts specified in the referenced tables described in subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivisions of appropriations for purposes of section 8005 of this Act: Provided, That section 8005 shall apply when transfers of the amounts described in subsection (a) occur between appropriation accounts. Sec. 1107. (a) Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Department of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2018: Provided, That the report shall include-- (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation both by budget activity and program, project, and activity as detailed in the Budget Appendix; and (3) an identification of items of special congressional interest. (b) Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional defense committees, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement: Provided, That this subsection shall not apply to transfers from the following appropriations accounts: (1) ``Environmental Restoration, Army''; (2) ``Environmental Restoration, Navy'' ; (3) ``Environmental Restoration, Air Force''; (4) ``Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide'' (5) ``Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites''; and (6) ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, Defense''. (transfer of funds) Sec. 1108. During the current fiscal year, cash balances in working capital funds of the Department of Defense established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, may be maintained in only such amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be made from such funds: Provided, That transfers may be made between such funds: Provided further, That transfers may be made between working capital funds and the ``Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense'' appropriation and the ``Operation and Maintenance'' appropriation accounts in such amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, except that such transfers may not be made unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress of the proposed transfer: Provided further, That except in amounts equal to the amounts appropriated to working capital funds in this Act, no obligations may be made against a working capital fund to procure or increase the value of war reserve material inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress prior to any such obligation. Sec. 1109. Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used to initiate a special access program without prior notification 30 calendar days in advance to the congressional defense committees. Sec. 1110. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year of the contract or that includes an unfunded contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for advance procurement leading to a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year, unless the congressional defense committees have been notified at least 30 days in advance of the proposed contract award: Provided, That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate a multiyear contract for which the economic order quantity advance procurement is not funded at least to the limits of the Government's liability: Provided further, That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate multiyear procurement contracts for any systems or component thereof if the value of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 unless specifically provided in this Act: Provided further, That no multiyear procurement contract can be terminated without 30-day prior notification to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, That the execution of multiyear authority shall require the use of a present value analysis to determine lowest cost compared to an annual procurement: Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used for a multiyear contract executed after the date of the enactment of this Act unless in the case of any such contract-- (1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress a budget request for full funding of units to be procured through the contract and, in the case of a contract for procurement of aircraft, that includes, for any aircraft unit to be procured through the contract for which procurement funds are requested in that budget request for production beyond advance procurement activities in the fiscal year covered by the budget, full funding of procurement of such unit in that fiscal year; (2) cancellation provisions in the contract do not include consideration of recurring manufacturing costs of the contractor associated with the production of unfunded units to be delivered under the contract; (3) the contract provides that payments to the contractor under the contract shall not be made in advance of incurred costs on funded units; and (4) the contract does not provide for a price adjustment based on a failure to award a follow-on contract. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act may be used, subject to section 2306b of title 10 , United States Code, for multiyear procurement contracts as follows: V-22 Osprey aircraft variants; up to 13 SSN Virginia Class Submarines and Government-furnished equipment; and DDG-51 Arleigh Burke class Flight III guided missile destroyers, the MK 41 Vertical Launching Systems, and associated Government- furnished systems and subsystems. Sec. 1111. Within the funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, United States Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance costs under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code. Such funds may also be obligated for humanitarian and civic assistance costs incidental to authorized operations and pursuant to authority granted in section 401 of chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code, and these obligations shall be reported as required by section 401(d) of title 10, United States Code: Provided, That funds available for operation and maintenance shall be available for providing humanitarian and similar assistance by using Civic Action Teams in the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands and freely associated states of Micronesia, pursuant to the Compact of Free Association as authorized by Public Law 99-239: Provided further, That upon a determination by the Secretary of the Army that such action is beneficial for graduate medical education programs conducted at Army medical facilities located in Hawaii, the Secretary of the Army may authorize the provision of medical services at such facilities and transportation to such facilities, on a nonreimbursable basis, for civilian patients from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and Guam. Sec. 1112. (a) During the current fiscal year, the civilian personnel of the Department of Defense may not be managed on the basis of any end-strength, and the management of such personnel during that fiscal year shall not be subject to any constraint or limitation (known as an end-strength) on the number of such personnel who may be employed on the last day of such fiscal year. (b) The fiscal year 2019 budget request for the Department of Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2019 Department of Defense budget request shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress as if subsections (a) and (b) of this provision were effective with regard to fiscal year 2019. (c) As required by section 1107 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) civilian personnel at the Department of Army Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories may not be managed on the basis of the Table of Distribution and Allowances, and the management of the workforce strength shall be done in a manner consistent with the budget available with respect to such Laboratories. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to military (civilian) technicians. Sec. 1113. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before the Congress. Sec. 1114. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for the basic pay and allowances of any member of the Army participating as a full-time student and receiving benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from the Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund when time spent as a full-time student is credited toward completion of a service commitment: Provided, That this section shall not apply to those members who have reenlisted with this option prior to October 1, 1987: Provided further, That this section applies only to active components of the Army. (transfer of funds) Sec. 1115. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act for the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Program may be transferred to any other appropriation contained in this Act solely for the purpose of implementing a Mentor-Protege Program developmental assistance agreement pursuant to section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), as amended, under the authority of this provision or any other transfer authority contained in this Act. Sec. 1116. None of the funds in this Act may be available for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and its departments and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and under unless the anchor and mooring chain are manufactured in the United States from components which are substantially manufactured in the United States: Provided, That for the purpose of this section, the term ``manufactured'' shall include cutting, heat treating, quality control, testing of chain and welding (including the forging and shot blasting process): Provided further, That for the purpose of this section substantially all of the components of anchor and mooring chain shall be considered to be produced or manufactured in the United States if the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured in the United States exceeds the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured outside the United States: Provided further, That when adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis, the Secretary of the service responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes. Sec. 1117. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dispose of M-1 Carbines, M-1 Garand rifles, M-14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber rifles, or M-1911 pistols, or to demilitarize or destroy small arms ammunition or ammunition components that are not otherwise prohibited from commercial sale under Federal law, unless the small arms ammunition or ammunition components are certified by the Secretary of the Army or designee as unserviceable or unsafe for further use. Sec. 1118. No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used during a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an organization, unit, activity or function of the Department of Defense into or within the National Capital Region: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense committees that such a relocation is required in the best interest of the Government. Sec. 1119. Of the funds made available in this Act, $20,000,000 shall be available for incentive payments authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544): Provided, That a prime contractor or a subcontractor at any tier that makes a subcontract award to any subcontractor or supplier as defined in section 1544 of title 25, United States Code, or a small business owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code, shall be considered a contractor for the purposes of being allowed additional compensation under section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544) whenever the prime contract or subcontract amount is over $500,000 and involves the expenditure of funds appropriated by an Act making appropriations for the Department of Defense with respect to any fiscal year: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 1906 of title 41, United States Code, this section shall be applicable to any Department of Defense acquisition of supplies or services, including any contract and any subcontract at any tier for acquisition of commercial items produced or manufactured, in whole or in part, by any subcontractor or supplier defined in section 1544 of title 25, United States Code, or a small business owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code. Sec. 1120. Funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense Media Activity shall not be used for any national or international political or psychological activities. Sec. 1121. During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in section 2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipation of receipt of contributions, only from the Government of Kuwait, under that section: Provided, That, upon receipt, such contributions from the Government of Kuwait shall be credited to the appropriations or fund which incurred such obligations. Sec. 1122. (a) Of the funds made available in this Act, not less than $43,100,000 shall be available for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation, of which-- (1) $30,800,000 shall be available from ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'' to support Civil Air Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance, readiness, counter-drug activities, and drug demand reduction activities involving youth programs; (2) $10,600,000 shall be available from ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force''; and (3) $1,700,000 shall be available from ``Other Procurement, Air Force'' for vehicle procurement. (b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reimbursement for any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for counter-drug activities in support of Federal, State, and local government agencies. Sec. 1123. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act are available to establish a new Department of Defense (department) federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), either as a new entity, or as a separate entity administrated by an organization managing another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit membership corporation consisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs and other nonprofit entities. (b) No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Overseers, Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or any similar entity of a defense FFRDC, and no paid consultant to any defense FFRDC, except when acting in a technical advisory capacity, may be compensated for his or her services as a member of such entity, or as a paid consultant by more than one FFRDC in a fiscal year: Provided, That a member of any such entity referred to previously in this subsection shall be allowed travel expenses and per diem as authorized under the Federal Joint Travel Regulations, when engaged in the performance of membership duties. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds available to the department from any source during the current fiscal year may be used by a defense FFRDC, through a fee or other payment mechanism, for construction of new buildings not located on a military installation, for payment of cost sharing for projects funded by Government grants, for absorption of contract overruns, or for certain charitable contributions, not to include employee participation in community service and/or development. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds available to the department during fiscal year 2018, not more than 6,000 staff years of technical effort (staff years) may be funded for defense FFRDCs: Provided, That, of the specific amount referred to previously in this subsection, not more than 1,180 staff years may be funded for the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs: Provided further, That this subsection shall not apply to staff years funded in the National Intelligence Program (NIP) and the Military Intelligence Program (MIP). (e) The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission of the department's fiscal year 2019 budget request, submit a report presenting the specific amounts of staff years of technical effort to be allocated for each defense FFRDC during that fiscal year and the associated budget estimates. (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs is hereby reduced by $210,000,000. Sec. 1124. None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate for use in any Government-owned facility or property under the control of the Department of Defense which were not melted and rolled in the United States or Canada: Provided, That these procurement restrictions shall apply to any and all Federal Supply Class 9515, American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) specifications of carbon, alloy or armor steel plate: Provided further, That the Secretary of the military department responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes: Provided further, That these restrictions shall not apply to contracts which are in being as of the date of the enactment of this Act. Sec. 1125. For the purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional defense committees'' means the Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives, the Armed Services Committee of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. Sec. 1126. During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense may acquire the modification, depot maintenance and repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the production of components and other Defense-related articles, through competition between Department of Defense depot maintenance activities and private firms: Provided, That the Senior Acquisition Executive of the military department or Defense Agency concerned, with power of delegation, shall certify that successful bids include comparable estimates of all direct and indirect costs for both public and private bids: Provided further, That Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under this section. Sec. 1127. (a)(1) If the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the United States Trade Representative, determines that a foreign country which is party to an agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the terms of the agreement by discriminating against certain types of products produced in the United States that are covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the Secretary's blanket waiver of the Buy American Act with respect to such types of products produced in that foreign country. (2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding, between the United States and a foreign country pursuant to which the Secretary of Defense has prospectively waived the Buy American Act for certain products in that country. (b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress a report on the amount of Department of Defense purchases from foreign entities in fiscal year 2018. Such report shall separately indicate the dollar value of items for which the Buy American Act was waived pursuant to any agreement described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade Agreement Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), or any international agreement to which the United States is a party. (c) For purposes of this section, the term Buy American Act means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. Sec. 1128. During the current fiscal year, amounts contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military Facility Investment Recovery Account established by section 2921(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) shall be available until expended for the payments specified by section 2921(c)(2) of that Act. Sec. 1129. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no cost to the Air Force, without consideration, to Indian tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington relocatable military housing units located at Grand Forks Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force Base, and Minot Air Force Base that are excess to the needs of the Air Force. (b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at no cost to the Air Force, military housing units under subsection (a) in accordance with the request for such units that are submitted to the Secretary by the Operation Walking Shield Program on behalf of Indian tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington. Any such conveyance shall be subject to the condition that the housing units shall be removed within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary. (c) The Operation Walking Shield Program shall resolve any conflicts among requests of Indian tribes for housing units under subsection (a) before submitting requests to the Secretary of the Air Force under subsection (b). (d) In this section, the term Indian tribe means any recognized Indian tribe included on the current list published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-454; 108 Stat. 4792; 25 U.S.C. 479a-1). Sec. 1130. During the current fiscal year, appropriations which are available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $250,000. Sec. 1131. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to-- (1) disestablish, or prepare to disestablish, a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program in accordance with Department of Defense Instruction Number 1215.08, dated June 26, 2006; or (2) close, downgrade from host to extension center, or place on probation a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program in accordance with the information paper of the Department of the Army titled ``Army Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (SROTC) Program Review and Criteria'', dated January 27, 2014. Sec. 1132. The Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco-related products in military resale outlets in the United States, its territories and possessions at a price below the most competitive price in the local community: Provided, That such regulations shall direct that the prices of tobacco or tobacco-related products in overseas military retail outlets shall be within the range of prices established for military retail system stores located in the United States. Sec. 1133. (a) During the current fiscal year, none of the appropriations or funds available to the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds shall be used for the purchase of an investment item for the purpose of acquiring a new inventory item for sale or anticipated sale during the current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to customers of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds if such an item would not have been chargeable to the Department of Defense Business Operations Fund during fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of such an investment item would be chargeable during the current fiscal year to appropriations made to the Department of Defense for procurement. (b) The fiscal year 2019 budget request for the Department of Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2019 Department of Defense budget shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress on the basis that any equipment which was classified as an end item and funded in a procurement appropriation contained in this Act shall be budgeted for in a proposed fiscal year 2019 procurement appropriation and not in the supply management business area or any other area or category of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds. Sec. 1134. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for Contingencies, which shall remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That funds appropriated, transferred, or otherwise credited to the Central Intelligence Agency Central Services Working Capital Fund during this or any prior or subsequent fiscal year shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That any funds appropriated or transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency for advanced research and development acquisition, for agent operations, and for covert action programs authorized by the President under section 503 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093) shall remain available until September 30, 2019. Sec. 1135. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this Act and hereafter for the Defense Intelligence Agency may be used for the design, development, and deployment of General Defense Intelligence Program intelligence communications and intelligence information systems for the Services, the Unified and Specified Commands, and the component commands. Sec. 1136. Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Defense under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', not less than $12,000,000 shall be made available only for the mitigation of environmental impacts, including training and technical assistance to tribes, related administrative support, the gathering of information, documenting of environmental damage, and developing a system for prioritization of mitigation and cost to complete estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands resulting from Department of Defense activities. Sec. 1137. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be expended by an entity of the Department of Defense unless the entity, in expending the funds, complies with the Buy American Act. For purposes of this subsection, the term Buy American Act means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. (b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a ``Made in America'' inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in America, the Secretary shall determine, in accordance with section 2410f of title 10, United States Code, whether the person should be debarred from contracting with the Department of Defense. (c) In the case of any equipment or products purchased with appropriations provided under this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that any entity of the Department of Defense, in expending the appropriation, purchase only American-made equipment and products, provided that American-made equipment and products are cost- competitive, quality competitive, and available in a timely fashion. Sec. 1138. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may be used-- (1) to establish a field operating agency; or (2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the department who is transferred or reassigned from a headquarters activity if the member or employee's place of duty remains at the location of that headquarters. (b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military department may waive the limitations in subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines, and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the granting of the waiver will reduce the personnel requirements or the financial requirements of the department. (c) This section does not apply to-- (1) field operating agencies funded within the National Intelligence Program; (2) an Army field operating agency established to eliminate, mitigate, or counter the effects of improvised explosive devices, and, as determined by the Secretary of the Army, other similar threats; (3) an Army field operating agency established to improve the effectiveness and efficiencies of biometric activities and to integrate common biometric technologies throughout the Department of Defense; or (4) an Air Force field operating agency established to administer the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Program and Mortuary Operations for the Department of Defense and authorized Federal entities. Sec. 1139. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to convert to contractor performance an activity or function of the Department of Defense that, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, is performed by Department of Defense civilian employees unless-- (1) the conversion is based on the result of a public- private competition that includes a most efficient and cost effective organization plan developed by such activity or function; (2) the Competitive Sourcing Official determines that, over all performance periods stated in the solicitation of offers for performance of the activity or function, the cost of performance of the activity or function by a contractor would be less costly to the Department of Defense by an amount that equals or exceeds the lesser of-- (A) 10 percent of the most efficient organization's personnel-related costs for performance of that activity or function by Federal employees; or (B) $10,000,000; and (3) the contractor does not receive an advantage for a proposal that would reduce costs for the Department of Defense by-- (A) not making an employer-sponsored health insurance plan available to the workers who are to be employed in the performance of that activity or function under the contract; or (B) offering to such workers an employer-sponsored health benefits plan that requires the employer to contribute less towards the premium or subscription share than the amount that is paid by the Department of Defense for health benefits for civilian employees under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. (b)(1) The Department of Defense, without regard to subsection (a) of this section or subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, and notwithstanding any administrative regulation, requirement, or policy to the contrary shall have full authority to enter into a contract for the performance of any commercial or industrial type function of the Department of Defense that-- (A) is included on the procurement list established pursuant to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (section 8503 of title 41, United States Code); (B) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely handicapped individuals in accordance with that Act; or (C) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified firm under at least 51 percent ownership by an Indian tribe, as defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)), or a Native Hawaiian Organization, as defined in section 8(a)(15) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15)). (2) This section shall not apply to depot contracts or contracts for depot maintenance as provided in sections 2469 and 2474 of title 10, United States Code. (c) The conversion of any activity or function of the Department of Defense under the authority provided by this section shall be credited toward any competitive or outsourcing goal, target, or measurement that may be established by statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed to be awarded under the authority of, and in compliance with, subsection (h) of section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, for the competition or outsourcing of commercial activities. (rescissions) Sec. 1140. Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', 2016/2018, $274,000,000; ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', 2016/2018, $82,700,000; ``Missile Procurement, Army'', 2017/2019, $19,319,000; ``Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army'', 2017/2019, $9,764,000; ``Other Procurement, Army'', 2017/2019, $10,000,000; ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', 2017/2019, $105,600,000; ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', 2017/2019, $54,122,000; ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 2017/2021, $45,116,000; ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', 2017/2019, $63,293,000; ``Missile Procurement, Air Force'', 2017/2019, $31,639,000; ``Space Procurement, Air Force'', 2017/2019, $15,000,000; ``Other Procurement, Air Force'', 2017/2019, $105,000,000; ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', 2017/ 2018, $34,128,000; ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force'', 2017/2018, $41,700,000. Sec. 1141. None of the funds available in this Act may be used to reduce the authorized positions for military technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve for the purpose of applying any administratively imposed civilian personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on military technicians (dual status), unless such reductions are a direct result of a reduction in military force structure. Sec. 1142. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea unless specifically appropriated for that purpose. Sec. 1143. Funds appropriated in this Act for operation and maintenance of the Military Departments, Combatant Commands and Defense Agencies shall be available for reimbursement of pay, allowances and other expenses which would otherwise be incurred against appropriations for the National Guard and Reserve when members of the National Guard and Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, including the activities and programs included within the National Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program: Provided, That nothing in this section authorizes deviation from established Reserve and National Guard personnel and training procedures. Sec. 1144. (a) None of the funds available to the Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law. (b) None of the funds available to the Central Intelligence Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law. Sec. 1145. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin: Provided, That the Secretary of the military department responsible for such procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes: Provided further, That this restriction shall not apply to the purchase of ``commercial items'', as defined by section 103 of title 41, United States Code, except that the restriction shall apply to ball or roller bearings purchased as end items. Sec. 1146. None of the funds made available by this Act for Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle service competitive procurements may be used unless the competitive procurements are open for award to all certified providers of Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle-class systems: Provided, That the award shall be made to the provider that offers the best value to the government. Sec. 1147. In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $44,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense: Provided, That upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national interest, the Secretary shall make grants in the amounts specified as follows: $20,000,000 to the United Service Organizations and $24,000,000 to the Red Cross. Sec. 1148. None of the funds in this Act may be used to purchase any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the United States, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes that is not available from United States manufacturers. Sec. 1149. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, the Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small Business Technology Transfer program set-asides shall be taken proportionally from all programs, projects, or activities to the extent they contribute to the extramural budget. Sec. 1150. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay a contractor under a contract with the Department of Defense for costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an employee when-- (1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of the normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee; and (2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated with a business combination. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 1151. During the current fiscal year, no more than $30,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' may be transferred to appropriations available for the pay of military personnel, to be merged with, and to be available for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred, to be used in support of such personnel in connection with support and services for eligible organizations and activities outside the Department of Defense pursuant to section 2012 of title 10, United States Code. Sec. 1152. During the current fiscal year, in the case of an appropriation account of the Department of Defense for which the period of availability for obligation has expired or which has closed under the provisions of section 1552 of title 31, United States Code, and which has a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance, an obligation or an adjustment of an obligation may be charged to any current appropriation account for the same purpose as the expired or closed account if-- (1) the obligation would have been properly chargeable (except as to amount) to the expired or closed account before the end of the period of availability or closing of that account; (2) the obligation is not otherwise properly chargeable to any current appropriation account of the Department of Defense; and (3) in the case of an expired account, the obligation is not chargeable to a current appropriation of the Department of Defense under the provisions of section 1405(b)(8) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, Public Law 101-510, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1551 note): Provided, That in the case of an expired account, if subsequent review or investigation discloses that there was not in fact a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance in the account, any charge to a current account under the authority of this section shall be reversed and recorded against the expired account: Provided further, That the total amount charged to a current appropriation under this section may not exceed an amount equal to 1 percent of the total appropriation for that account. Sec. 1153. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may permit the use of equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project by any person or entity on a space-available, reimbursable basis. The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall establish the amount of reimbursement for such use on a case-by-case basis. (b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be credited to funds available for the National Guard Distance Learning Project and be available to defray the costs associated with the use of equipment of the project under that subsection. Such funds shall be available for such purposes without fiscal year limitation. Sec. 1154. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be obligated to modify command and control relationships to give Fleet Forces Command operational and administrative control of United States Navy forces assigned to the Pacific fleet: Provided, That the command and control relationships which existed on October 1, 2004, shall remain in force until a written modification has been proposed to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees: Provided further, That the proposed modification may be implemented 30 days after the notification unless an objection is received from either the House or Senate Appropriations Committees: Provided further, That any proposed modification shall not preclude the ability of the commander of United States Pacific Command to meet operational requirements. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 1155. Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', $25,000,000 (increased by $10,000,000) shall be for continued implementation and expansion of the Sexual Assault Special Victims' Counsel Program: Provided, That the funds are made available for transfer to the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force: Provided further, That funds transferred shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which the funds are transferred: Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act. Sec. 1156. None of the funds appropriated in title IV of this Act may be used to procure end-items for delivery to military forces for operational training, operational use or inventory requirements: Provided, That this restriction does not apply to end-items used in development, prototyping, and test activities preceding and leading to acceptance for operational use: Provided further, That this restriction does not apply to programs funded within the National Intelligence Program: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national security interest to do so. Sec. 1157. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-by-case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each limitation on the procurement of defense items from foreign sources provided in law if the Secretary determines that the application of the limitation with respect to that country would invalidate cooperative programs entered into between the Department of Defense and the foreign country, or would invalidate reciprocal trade agreements for the procurement of defense items entered into under section 2531 of title 10, United States Code, and the country does not discriminate against the same or similar defense items produced in the United States for that country. (b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to-- (1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) options for the procurement of items that are exercised after such date under contracts that are entered into before such date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason other than the application of a waiver granted under subsection (a). (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding construction of public vessels, ball and roller bearings, food, and clothing or textile materials as defined by section XI (chapters 50-65) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and products classified under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 6505, 7019, 7218 through 7229, 7304.41 through 7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508, 8105, 8108, 8109, 8211, 8215, and 9404. Sec. 1158. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or other Department of Defense Appropriations Acts may be obligated or expended for the purpose of performing repairs or maintenance to military family housing units of the Department of Defense, including areas in such military family housing units that may be used for the purpose of conducting official Department of Defense business. Sec. 1159. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' for any new start advanced concept technology demonstration project or joint capability demonstration project may only be obligated 45 days after a report, including a description of the project, the planned acquisition and transition strategy and its estimated annual and total cost, has been provided in writing to the congressional defense committees: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying to the congressional defense committees that it is in the national interest to do so. Sec. 1160. The Secretary of Defense shall continue to provide a classified quarterly report to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Subcommittees on Defense on certain matters as directed in the classified annex accompanying this Act. Sec. 1161. Notwithstanding section 12310(b) of title 10, United States Code, a Reserve who is a member of the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty under section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, may perform duties in support of the ground-based elements of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System. Sec. 1162. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition held by the Department of Defense that has a center-fire cartridge and a United States military nomenclature designation of ``armor penetrator'', ``armor piercing (AP)'', ``armor piercing incendiary (API)'', or ``armor-piercing incendiary tracer (API-T)'', except to an entity performing demilitarization services for the Department of Defense under a contract that requires the entity to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department of Defense that armor piercing projectiles are either: (1) rendered incapable of reuse by the demilitarization process; or (2) used to manufacture ammunition pursuant to a contract with the Department of Defense or the manufacture of ammunition for export pursuant to a License for Permanent Export of Unclassified Military Articles issued by the Department of State. Sec. 1163. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, may waive payment of all or part of the consideration that otherwise would be required under section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, in the case of a lease of personal property for a period not in excess of 1 year to any organization specified in section 508(d) of title 32, United States Code, or any other youth, social, or fraternal nonprofit organization as may be approved by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, on a case-by-case basis. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 1164. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $66,881,780 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer such funds to other activities of the Federal Government: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense is authorized to enter into and carry out contracts for the acquisition of real property, construction, personal services, and operations related to projects carrying out the purposes of this section: Provided further, That contracts entered into under the authority of this section may provide for such indemnification as the Secretary determines to be necessary: Provided further, That projects authorized by this section shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and local law to the maximum extent consistent with the national security, as determined by the Secretary of Defense. Sec. 1165. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to take any action to modify-- (1) the appropriations account structure for the National Intelligence Program budget, including through the creation of a new appropriation or new appropriation account; (2) how the National Intelligence Program budget request is presented in the unclassified P-1, R-1, and O-1 documents supporting the Department of Defense budget request; (3) the process by which the National Intelligence Program appropriations are apportioned to the executing agencies; or (4) the process by which the National Intelligence Program appropriations are allotted, obligated and disbursed. (b) Nothing in section (a) shall be construed to prohibit the merger of programs or changes to the National Intelligence Program budget at or below the Expenditure Center level, provided such change is otherwise in accordance with paragraphs (a)(1)-(3). (c) The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense may jointly, only for the purposes of achieving auditable financial statements and improving fiscal reporting, study and develop detailed proposals for alternative financial management processes. Such study shall include a comprehensive counterintelligence risk assessment to ensure that none of the alternative processes will adversely affect counterintelligence. (d) Upon development of the detailed proposals defined under subsection (c), the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall-- (1) provide the proposed alternatives to all affected agencies; (2) receive certification from all affected agencies attesting that the proposed alternatives will help achieve auditability, improve fiscal reporting, and will not adversely affect counterintelligence; and (3) not later than 30 days after receiving all necessary certifications under paragraph (2), present the proposed alternatives and certifications to the congressional defense and intelligence committees. Sec. 1166. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, $5,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense, to remain available for obligation until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, that upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national interest, these funds shall be available only for a grant to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., only for the construction and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the needs of military family members when confronted with the illness or hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 1167. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the headings ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'' and ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $705,800,000 shall be for the Israeli Cooperative Programs: Provided, That of this amount, $92,000,000 shall be for the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Government of Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-range rocket threats, subject to the U.S.- Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agreement, as amended; $221,500,000 shall be for the Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) program, including cruise missile defense research and development under the SRBMD program, of which $120,000,000 shall be for co-production activities of SRBMD missiles in the United States and in Israel to meet Israel's defense requirements consistent with each nation's laws, regulations, and procedures, subject to the U.S.-Israeli co-production agreement for SRBMD, as amended; $205,000,000 shall be for an upper- tier component to the Israeli Missile Defense Architecture, of which $120,000,000 shall be for co-production activities of Arrow 3 Upper Tier missiles in the United States and in Israel to meet Israel's defense requirements consistent with each nation's laws, regulations, and procedures, subject to the U.S.-Israeli co-production agreement for Arrow 3 Upper Tier, as amended; $105,000,000 shall be for testing of the upper-tier component to the Israeli Missile Defense Architecture in the United States; and $82,300,000 shall be for the Arrow System Improvement Program including development of a long range, ground and airborne, detection suite: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this provision is in addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 1168. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', $117,542,000 shall be available until September 30, 2018, to fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases: Provided, That upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer funds to the following appropriations in the amounts specified: Provided further, That the amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the appropriations to which transferred to: (1) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 2012/2018: Carrier Replacement Program $20,000,000; (2) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 2008/2018: DDG-51 Destroyer $19,436,000; (3) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 2012/2018: Littoral Combat Ship $6,394,000; (4) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 2012/2018: LHA Replacement $14,200,000; (5) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 2013/2018: DDG-51 Destroyer $31,941,000; (6) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 2014/2018: Litoral Combat Ship $20,471,000; and (7) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 2015/2018: LCAC $5,100,000. Sec. 1169. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094) during fiscal year 2018 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018. Sec. 1170. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity unless such program, project, or activity must be undertaken immediately in the interest of national security and only after written prior notification to the congressional defense committees. Sec. 1171. The budget of the President for fiscal year 2018 submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, shall include separate budget justification documents for costs of United States Armed Forces' participation in contingency operations for the Military Personnel accounts, the Operation and Maintenance accounts, the Procurement accounts, and the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation accounts: Provided, That these documents shall include a description of the funding requested for each contingency operation, for each military service, to include all Active and Reserve components, and for each appropriations account: Provided further, That these documents shall include estimated costs for each element of expense or object class, a reconciliation of increases and decreases for each contingency operation, and programmatic data including, but not limited to, troop strength for each Active and Reserve component, and estimates of the major weapons systems deployed in support of each contingency: Provided further, That these documents shall include budget exhibits OP-5 and OP-32 (as defined in the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation) for all contingency operations for the budget year and the two preceding fiscal years. Sec. 1172. None of the funds in this Act may be used for research, development, test, evaluation, procurement or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense system. Sec. 1173. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, to reflect savings due to favorable foreign exchange rates, the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced by $289,000,000. Sec. 1174. None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce the WC-130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in this Act: Provided, That the Air Force shall allow the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to perform other missions in support of national defense requirements during the non-hurricane season. Sec. 1175. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for integration of foreign intelligence information unless the information has been lawfully collected and processed during the conduct of authorized foreign intelligence activities: Provided, That information pertaining to United States persons shall only be handled in accordance with protections provided in the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution as implemented through Executive Order No. 12333. Sec. 1176. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to transfer research and development, acquisition, or other program authority relating to current tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs) from the Army. (b) The Army shall retain responsibility for and operational control of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in order to support the Secretary of Defense in matters relating to the employment of unmanned aerial vehicles. Sec. 1177. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for research and technology, which shall remain available until September 30, 2019. Sec. 1178. For purposes of section 1553(b) of title 31, United States Code, any subdivision of appropriations made in this Act under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'' shall be considered to be for the same purpose as any subdivision under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'' appropriations in any prior fiscal year, and the 1 percent limitation shall apply to the total amount of the appropriation. Sec. 1179. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a report to the congressional intelligence committees to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2018: Provided, That the report shall include-- (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation by Expenditure Center and project; and (3) an identification of items of special congressional interest. (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional intelligence committees, unless the Director of National Intelligence certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement. Sec. 1180. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to eliminate, restructure, or realign Army Contracting Command-- New Jersey or make disproportionate personnel reductions at any Army Contracting Command--New Jersey sites without 30-day prior notification to the congressional defense committees. (rescission) Sec. 1181. Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of Defense, the following funds are permanently rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts to reflect excess cash balances in the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund: From ``Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund, Defense'', $10,000,000. Sec. 1182. None of the funds made available by this Act for excess defense articles, assistance under section 333 of title 10, United States Code, or peacekeeping operations for the countries designated annually to be in violation of the standards of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-457; 22 U.S.C. 2370c-1) may be used to support any military training or operation that includes child soldiers, as defined by the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008, unless such assistance is otherwise permitted under section 404 of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008. Sec. 1183. (a) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that-- (1) creates a new start effort; (2) terminates a program with appropriated funding of $10,000,000 or more; (3) transfers funding into or out of the National Intelligence Program; or (4) transfers funding between appropriations, unless the congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period may be reduced for urgent national security requirements. (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that results in a cumulative increase or decrease of the levels specified in the classified annex accompanying the Act unless the congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period may be reduced for urgent national security requirements. Sec. 1184. The Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress each year, at or about the time that the President's budget is submitted to Congress that year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a future-years intelligence program (including associated annexes) reflecting the estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations included in that budget. Any such future-years intelligence program shall cover the fiscal year with respect to which the budget is submitted and at least the four succeeding fiscal years. Sec. 1185. For the purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional intelligence committees'' means the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 1186. During the current fiscal year, not to exceed $11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made in title II of this Act for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', and ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'' may be transferred by the military department concerned to its central fund established for Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant to section 2493(d) of title 10, United States Code. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 1187. Not to exceed $500,000,000 appropriated by this Act for operation and maintenance may be available for the purpose of making remittances and transfer to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund in accordance with section 1705 of title 10, United States Code. Sec. 1188. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public website of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if-- (1) the public posting of the report compromises national security; or (2) the report contains proprietary information. (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days. Sec. 1189. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract for an amount in excess of $1,000,000, unless the contractor agrees not to-- (1) enter into any agreement with any of its employees or independent contractors that requires, as a condition of employment, that the employee or independent contractor agree to resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention; or (2) take any action to enforce any provision of an existing agreement with an employee or independent contractor that mandates that the employee or independent contractor resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention. (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract unless the contractor certifies that it requires each covered subcontractor to agree not to enter into, and not to take any action to enforce any provision of, any agreement as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), with respect to any employee or independent contractor performing work related to such subcontract. For purposes of this subsection, a ``covered subcontractor'' is an entity that has a subcontract in excess of $1,000,000 on a contract subject to subsection (a). (c) The prohibitions in this section do not apply with respect to a contractor's or subcontractor's agreements with employees or independent contractors that may not be enforced in a court of the United States. (d) The Secretary of Defense may waive the application of subsection (a) or (b) to a particular contractor or subcontractor for the purposes of a particular contract or subcontract if the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary personally determines that the waiver is necessary to avoid harm to national security interests of the United States, and that the term of the contract or subcontract is not longer than necessary to avoid such harm. The determination shall set forth with specificity the grounds for the waiver and for the contract or subcontract term selected, and shall state any alternatives considered in lieu of a waiver and the reasons each such alternative would not avoid harm to national security interests of the United States. The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Congress, and simultaneously make public, any determination under this subsection not less than 15 business days before the contract or subcontract addressed in the determination may be awarded. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 1190. From within the funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program in this Act, up to $115,519,000, shall be available for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Public Law 111-84: Provided, That for purposes of section 1704(b), the facility operations funded are operations of the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined Federal medical facility as described by section 706 of Public Law 110-417: Provided further, That additional funds may be transferred from funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Defense to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Sec. 1191. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Defense or a component thereof in contravention of the provisions of section 130h of title 10, United States Code. Sec. 1192. Appropriations available to the Department of Defense may be used for the purchase of heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of $450,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 1193. Upon a determination by the Director of National Intelligence that such action is necessary and in the national interest, the Director may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $1,500,000,000 of the funds made available in this Act for the National Intelligence Program: Provided, That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen intelligence requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 2017. Sec. 1194. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who-- (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. Sec. 1195. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense. (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who-- (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (2) is-- (A) in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; or (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sec. 1196. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be used to transfer any individual detained at United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of the individual's country of origin, any other foreign country, or any other foreign entity except in accordance with section 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92) and section 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328). Sec. 1197. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.). Sec. 1198. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of Defense, or any other official or officer of the Department of Defense, to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary of Rosoboronexport. (b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in subsection (a) if the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, determines that it is in the vital national security interest of the United States to do so, and certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that, to the best of the Secretary's knowledge: (1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of lethal military equipment to, and the maintenance of existing lethal military equipment for, the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic; (2) The armed forces of the Russian Federation have withdrawn from Crimea, other than armed forces present on military bases subject to agreements in force between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Ukraine; and (3) Agents of the Russian Federation have ceased taking active measures to destabilize the control of the Government of Ukraine over eastern Ukraine. (c) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct a review of any action involving Rosoboronexport with respect to a waiver issued by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (b), and not later than 90 days after the date on which such a waiver is issued by the Secretary of Defense, the Inspector General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the results of the review conducted with respect to such waiver. Sec. 1199. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for the purchase or manufacture of a flag of the United States unless such flags are treated as covered items under section 2533a(b) of title 10, United States Code. Sec. 1200. (a) Of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Department of Defense, amounts may be made available, under such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe, to local military commanders appointed by the Secretary, or by an officer or employee designated by the Secretary, to provide at their discretion ex gratia payments in amounts consistent with subsection (d) of this section for damage, personal injury, or death that is incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces in a foreign country. (b) An ex gratia payment under this section may be provided only if-- (1) the prospective foreign civilian recipient is determined by the local military commander to be friendly to the United States; (2) a claim for damages would not be compensable under chapter 163 of title 10, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Foreign Claims Act''); and (3) the property damage, personal injury, or death was not caused by action by an enemy. (c) Nature of Payments.--Any payments provided under a program under subsection (a) shall not be considered an admission or acknowledgement of any legal obligation to compensate for any damage, personal injury, or death. (d) Amount of Payments.--If the Secretary of Defense determines a program under subsection (a) to be appropriate in a particular setting, the amounts of payments, if any, to be provided to civilians determined to have suffered harm incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces under the program should be determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary and based on an assessment, which should include such factors as cultural appropriateness and prevailing economic conditions. (e) Legal Advice.--Local military commanders shall receive legal advice before making ex gratia payments under this subsection. The legal advisor, under regulations of the Department of Defense, shall advise on whether an ex gratia payment is proper under this section and applicable Department of Defense regulations. (f) Written Record.--A written record of any ex gratia payment offered or denied shall be kept by the local commander and on a timely basis submitted to the appropriate office in the Department of Defense as determined by the Secretary of Defense. (g) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall report to the congressional defense committees on an annual basis the efficacy of the ex gratia payment program including the number of types of cases considered, amounts offered, the response from ex gratia payment recipients, and any recommended modifications to the program. Sec. 1201. None of the funds available in this Act to the Department of Defense, other than appropriations made for necessary or routine refurbishments, upgrades or maintenance activities, shall be used to reduce or to prepare to reduce the number of deployed and non- deployed strategic delivery vehicles and launchers below the levels set forth in the report submitted to Congress in accordance with section 1042 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. Sec. 1202. The Secretary of Defense shall post grant awards on a public Website in a searchable format. Sec. 1203. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to fund the performance of a flight demonstration team at a location outside of the United States: Provided, That this prohibition applies only if a performance of a flight demonstration team at a location within the United States was canceled during the current fiscal year due to insufficient funding. Sec. 1204. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the National Security Agency to-- (1) conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for the purpose of targeting a United States person; or (2) acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as such term is defined in section 2510(8) of title 18, United States Code) of any electronic communication of a United States person from a provider of electronic communication services to the public pursuant to section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. Sec. 1205. None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty. Sec. 1206. None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to pay the salary of any officer or employee of any agency funded by this Act who approves or implements the transfer of administrative responsibilities or budgetary resources of any program, project, or activity financed by this Act to the jurisdiction of another Federal agency not financed by this Act unless explicity provided for in a Defense Appropriations Act: Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to transfers of funds expressly provided for in Defense Appropriations Acts, or provisions of Acts providing supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense. Sec. 1207. None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated for activities authorized under section 1208 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1621) to initiate support for, or expand support to, foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals unless the congressional defense committees are notified in accordance with the direction contained in the classified annex accompanying this Act, not less than 15 days before initiating such support: Provided, That none of the funds made available in this Act may be used under section 1208 for any activity that is not in support of an ongoing military operation being conducted by United States Special Operations Forces to combat terrorism: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibitions in this section if the Secretary determines that such waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances and, by not later than 72 hours after making such waiver, notifies the congressional defense committees of such waiver. Sec. 1208. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used with respect to Iraq in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the introduction of United States armed forces into hostilities in Iraq, into situations in Iraq where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into Iraqi territory, airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of such Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543). Sec. 1209. None of the funds provided in this Act for the T-AO Fleet Oiler or the Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship programs shall be used to award a new contract that provides for the acquisition of the following components unless those components are manufactured in the United States: Auxiliary equipment (including pumps) for shipboard services; propulsion equipment (including engines, reduction gears, and propellers); shipboard cranes; and spreaders for shipboard cranes. Sec. 1210. The amount appropriated in title II of this Act for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'' is hereby reduced by $75,000,000 to reflect excess cash balances in Department of Defense Working Capital Funds. Sec. 1211. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, to reflect savings due to lower than anticipated fuel costs, the total amount appropriated in title II of this Act is hereby reduced by $1,007,267,000. Sec. 1212. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for Government Travel Charge Card expenses by military or civilian personnel of the Department of Defense for gaming, or for entertainment that includes topless or nude entertainers or participants, as prohibited by Department of Defense FMR, Volume 9, Chapter 3 and Department of Defense Instruction 1015.10 (enclosure 3, 14a and 14b). Sec. 1213. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to propose, plan for, or execute a new or additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round. Sec. 1214. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act for ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $289,255,000, to remain available until expended, may be used for any purposes related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet established under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. 4405): Provided, That such amounts are available for reimbursements to the Ready Reserve Force, Maritime Administration account of the United States Department of Transportation for programs, projects, activities, and expenses related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet. Sec. 1215. None of the funds made available by this Act for the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization program may be obligated or expended for pre-milestone B activities after March 31, 2018, except for source selection and other activities necessary to enter the engineering and manufacturing development phase. Sec. 1216. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to carry out the closure or realignment of the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 1217. Additional readiness funds made available in title II of this Act for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', and ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'' may be transferred to and merged with any appropriation of the Department of Defense for activities related to the Zika virus in order to provide health support for the full range of military operations and sustain the health of the members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees of the Department of Defense, and their families, to include: research and development, disease surveillance, vaccine development, rapid detection, vector controls and surveillance, training, and outbreak response: Provided, That the authority provided in this section is subject to the same terms and conditions as the authority provided in section 8005 of this Act. Sec. 1218. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network is designed to block access to pornography websites. (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities, or for any activity necessary for the national defense, including intelligence activities. Sec. 1219. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any transfer of funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act to the Global Engagement Center pursuant to section 1287 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328) shall be made in accordance with section 8005 or 9002 of this Act, as applicable. Sec. 1220. No amounts credited or otherwise made available in this or any other Act to the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund may be transferred to: (1) the Rapid Prototyping Fund established under section 804(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note); or (2) credited to a military-department specific fund established under section 804(d)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (as amended by section 897 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017). (including transfer fund) Sec. 1221. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act for military personnel pay, including active duty, reserve and National Guard personnel, $206,400,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense and made available for transfer only to military personnel accounts: Provided, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Sec. 1222. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $235,000,000, for an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', to remain available until expended: Provided, That such funds shall only be available to the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Office of Economic Adjustment of the Department of Defense, or for transfer to the Secretary of Education, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, or supplement other Federal funds to construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary public schools on military installations in order to address capacity or facility condition deficiencies at such schools: Provided further, That in making such funds available, the Office of Economic Adjustment or the Secretary of Education shall give priority consideration to those military installations with schools having the most serious capacity or facility condition deficiencies as determined by the Secretary of Defense: Provided further, That as a condition of receiving funds under this section a local educational agency or State shall provide a matching share as described in the notice titled ``Department of Defense Program for Construction, Renovation, Repair or Expansion of Public Schools Located on Military Installations'' published by the Department of Defense in the Federal Register on September 9, 2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 55883 et seq.): Provided further, That these provisions apply to funds provided under this section, and to funds previously provided by Congress to construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary public schools on military installations in order to address capacity or facility condition deficiencies at such schools to the extent such funds remain unobligated on the date of enactment of this section. Sec. 1223. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to carry out the changes to the Joint Travel Regulations of the Department of Defense described in the memorandum of the Per Diem Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee titled ``UTD/CTD for MAP 118-13/CAP 118-13 - Flat Rate Per Diem for Long Term TDY'' and dated October 1, 2014. Sec. 1224. In carrying out the program described in the memorandum on the subject of ``Policy for Assisted Reproductive Services for the Benefit of Seriously or Severely Ill/Injured (Category II or III) Active Duty Service Members'' issued by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and the guidance issued to implement such memorandum, the Secretary of Defense shall apply such policy and guidance, except that-- (1) the limitation on periods regarding embryo cryopreservation and storage set forth in part III(G) and in part IV(H) of such memorandum shall not apply; and (2) the term ``assisted reproductive technology'' shall include embryo cryopreservation and storage without limitation on the duration of such cryopreservation and storage. TITLE IX OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM MILITARY PERSONNEL Military Personnel, Army For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'', $2,635,317,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Military Personnel, Navy For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy'', $377,857,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Military Personnel, Marine Corps For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine Corps'', $103,800,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Military Personnel, Air Force For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air Force'', $912,779,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Reserve Personnel, Army For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Army'', $24,942,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Reserve Personnel, Navy For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Navy'', $9,091,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps'', $2,328,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Reserve Personnel, Air Force For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Air Force'', $20,569,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. National Guard Personnel, Army For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, Army'', $184,589,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. National Guard Personnel, Air Force For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, Air Force'', $5,004,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Military Personnel, National Defense Restoration Fund (including transfer of funds) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $1,000,000,000, for the ``Military Personnel, National Defense Restoration Fund'': Provided, That such funds provided under this heading shall only be available for programs, projects and activities necessary to implement the 2018 National Defense Strategy: Provided further, That such funds shall not be available for transfer until 30 days after the Secretary has submitted, and the congressional defense committees have approved, the proposed allocation plan for the use of such funds to implement such strategy: Provided further, That such allocation plan shall include a detailed justification for the use of such funds and a description of how such investments are necessary to implement the strategy: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds only to military personnel accounts: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be transferred to any program, project, or activity specifically limited or denied by this Act: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Operation and Maintenance, Army For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $16,126,403,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Navy For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $5,875,015,000, of which up to $161,885,000 may be transferred to the Coast Guard ``Operating Expenses'' account: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', $1,116,640,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Air Force For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $10,266,295,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense- Wide'', $6,944,201,000: Provided, That of the funds provided under this heading, not to exceed $900,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, shall be for payments to reimburse key cooperating nations for logistical, military, and other support, including access, provided to United States military and stability operations in Afghanistan and to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: Provided further, That such reimbursement payments may be made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, may determine, based on documentation determined by the Secretary of Defense to adequately account for the support provided, and such determination is final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the United States, and 15 days following notification to the appropriate congressional committees: Provided further, That funds provided under this heading may be used for the purpose of providing specialized training and procuring supplies and specialized equipment and providing such supplies and loaning such equipment on a non-reimbursable basis to coalition forces supporting United States military and stability operations in Afghanistan and to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and 15 days following notification to the appropriate congressional committees: Provided further, That funds provided under this heading may be used to support the Government of Jordan, in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense may determine, to enhance the ability of the armed forces of Jordan to increase or sustain security along its borders, upon 15 days prior written notification to the congressional defense committees outlining the amounts intended to be provided and the nature of the expenses incurred: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, not to exceed $750,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, shall be available to provide support and assistance to foreign security forces or other groups or individuals to conduct, support, or facilitate counterterrorism, crisis response, or other Department of Defense security cooperation programs: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve'', $24,699,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve'', $23,980,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve'', $3,367,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve'', $58,523,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard'', $108,111,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard'', $15,400,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, National Defense Restoration Fund (including transfer of funds) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $2,000,000,000, for the ``Operation and Maintenance, National Defense Restoration Fund'': Provided, That such funds provided under this heading shall only be available for programs, projects and activities necessary to implement the 2018 National Defense Strategy: Provided further, That such funds shall not be available for transfer until 30 days after the Secretary has submitted, and the congressional defense committees have approved, the proposed allocation plan for the use of such funds to implement such strategy: Provided further, That such allocation plan shall include a detailed justification for the use of such funds and a description of how such investments are necessary to implement the strategy: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds only to operation and maintenance accounts: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be transferred to any program, project, or activity specifically limited or denied by this Act: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund For the ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'', $4,937,515,000 (reduced by $12,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Commander, Combined Security Transition Command-- Afghanistan, or the Secretary's designee, to provide assistance, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to the security forces of Afghanistan, including the provision of equipment, supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure repair, renovation, construction, and funding: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may obligate and expend funds made available to the Department of Defense in this title for additional costs associated with existing projects previously funded with amounts provided under the heading ``Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund'' in prior Acts: Provided further, That such costs shall be limited to contract changes resulting from inflation, market fluctuation, rate adjustments, and other necessary contract actions to complete existing projects, and associated supervision and administration costs and costs for design during construction: Provided further, That the Secretary may not use more than $50,000,000 under the authority provided in this section: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify in advance such contract changes and adjustments in annual reports to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, That the authority to provide assistance under this heading is in addition to any other authority to provide assistance to foreign nations: Provided further, That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any person, foreign government, or international organization may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and used for such purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing upon the receipt and upon the obligation of any contribution, delineating the sources and amounts of the funds received and the specific use of such contributions: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this appropriation account, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such obligation: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of any proposed new projects or transfer of funds between budget sub-activity groups in excess of $20,000,000: Provided further, That the United States may accept equipment procured using funds provided under this heading in this or prior Acts that was transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United States: Provided further, That equipment procured using funds provided under this heading in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan or transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United States, may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, not less than $10,000,000 shall be for recruitment and retention of women in the Afghanistan National Security Forces, and the recruitment and training of female security personnel: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Counter-ISIL Train and Equip Fund For the ``Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Train and Equip Fund'', $1,769,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including training; equipment; logistics support, supplies, and services; stipends; infrastructure repair and renovation; and sustainment, to foreign security forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals participating, or preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and their affiliated or associated groups: Provided further, That these funds may be used in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense may determine to enhance the border security of nations adjacent to conflict areas including Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, and Tunisia resulting from actions of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: Provided further, That amounts made available under this heading shall be available to provide assistance only for activities in a country designated by the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, as having a security mission to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and following written notification to the congressional defense committees of such designation: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that prior to providing assistance to elements of any forces or individuals, such elements or individuals are appropriately vetted, including at a minimum, assessing such elements for associations with terrorist groups or groups associated with the Government of Iran; and receiving commitments from such elements to promote respect for human rights and the rule of law: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this appropriation account, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such obligation: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may accept and retain contributions, including assistance in-kind, from foreign governments, including the Government of Iraq and other entities, to carry out assistance authorized under this heading: Provided further, That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any foreign government or other entity may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and used for such purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive a provision of law relating to the acquisition of items and support services or sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) if the Secretary determines that such provision of law would prohibit, restrict, delay or otherwise limit the provision of such assistance and a notice of and justification for such waiver is submitted to the congressional defense committees, the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives: Provided further, That the United States may accept equipment procured using funds provided under this heading, or under the heading, ``Iraq Train and Equip Fund'' in prior Acts, that was transferred to security forces, irregular forces, or groups participating, or preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and returned by such forces or groups to the United States, may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, That equipment procured using funds provided under this heading, or under the heading, ``Iraq Train and Equip Fund'' in prior Acts, and not yet transferred to security forces, irregular forces, or groups participating, or preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense when determined by the Secretary to no longer be required for transfer to such forces or groups and upon written notification to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees on the use of funds provided under this heading, including, but not limited to, the number of individuals trained, the nature and scope of support and sustainment provided to each group or individual, the area of operations for each group, and the contributions of other countries, groups, or individuals: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. PROCUREMENT Aircraft Procurement, Army For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Army'', $424,686,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Missile Procurement, Army For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Army'', $557,583,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army'', $1,191,139,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement of Ammunition, Army For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, Army'', $193,436,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Other Procurement, Army For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Army'', $405,575,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Aircraft Procurement, Navy For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', $157,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Weapons Procurement, Navy For an additional amount for ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', $130,994,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps'', $223,843,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Other Procurement, Navy For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Navy'', $207,984,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement, Marine Corps For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Marine Corps'', $64,071,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Aircraft Procurement, Air Force For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', $510,836,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Missile Procurement, Air Force For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Air Force'', $381,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Space Procurement, Air Force For an additional amount for ``Space Procurement, Air Force'', $2,256,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force'', $501,509,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Other Procurement, Air Force For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Air Force'', $3,998,887,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', $510,741,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account For procurement of rotary-wing aircraft; combat, tactical and support vehicles; other weapons; and other procurement items for the reserve components of the Armed Forces, $1,000,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020: Provided, That the Chiefs of National Guard and Reserve components shall, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, individually submit to the congressional defense committees the modernization priority assessment for their respective National Guard or Reserve component: Provided further, That none of the funds made available by this paragraph may be used to procure manned fixed wing aircraft, or procure or modify missiles, munitions, or ammunition: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement, National Defense Restoration Fund (including transfer of funds) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $6,000,000,000, for the ``Procurement, National Defense Restoration Fund'': Provided, That such funds provided under this heading shall only be available for programs, projects and activities necessary to implement the 2018 National Defense Strategy: Provided further, That such funds shall not be available for transfer until 30 days after the Secretary has submitted, and the congressional defense committees have approved, the proposed allocation plan for the use of such funds to implement such strategy: Provided further, That such allocation plan shall include a detailed justification for the use of such funds and a description of how such investments are necessary to implement the strategy: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds only to procurement accounts: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be transferred to any program, project, or activity specifically limited or denied by this Act: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army'', $119,368,000 (increased by $6,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', $124,865,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force'', $144,508,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $226,096,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, National Defense Restoration Fund (including transfer of funds) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $1,000,000,000, for the ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, National Defense Restoration Fund'': Provided, That such funds provided under this heading shall only be available for programs, projects and activities necessary to implement the 2018 National Defense Strategy: Provided further, That such funds shall not be available for transfer until 30 days after the Secretary has submitted, and the congressional defense committees have approved, the proposed allocation plan for the use of such funds to implement such strategy: Provided further, That such allocation plan shall include a detailed justification for the use of such funds and a description of how such investments are necessary to implement the strategy: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds only to research, development, test and evaluation accounts: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be transferred to any program, project, or activity specifically limited or denied by this Act: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS Defense Working Capital Funds For an additional amount for ``Defense Working Capital Funds'', $148,956,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS Defense Health Program For an additional amount for ``Defense Health Program'', $395,805,000, which shall be for operation and maintenance: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense For an additional amount for ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense'', $196,300,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund (including transfer of funds) For the ``Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund'', $483,058,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Director of the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization to investigate, develop and provide equipment, supplies, services, training, facilities, personnel and funds to assist United States forces in the defeat of improvised explosive devices: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein to appropriations for military personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; research, development, test and evaluation; and defense working capital funds to accomplish the purpose provided herein: Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 5 days prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Office of the Inspector General For an additional amount for the ``Office of the Inspector General'', $24,692,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE Sec. 1301. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this title are in addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 1302. Upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer up to $2,500,000,000 between the appropriations or funds made available to the Department of Defense in this title: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer made pursuant to the authority in this section: Provided further, That the authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense and is subject to the same terms and conditions as the authority provided in section 8005 of this Act. Sec. 1303. Supervision and administration costs and costs for design during construction associated with a construction project funded with appropriations available for operation and maintenance or the ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'' provided in this Act and executed in direct support of overseas contingency operations in Afghanistan, may be obligated at the time a construction contract is awarded: Provided, That, for the purpose of this section, supervision and administration costs and costs for design during construction include all in-house Government costs. Sec. 1304. From funds made available in this title, the Secretary of Defense may purchase for use by military and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in the United States Central Command area of responsibility: (1) passenger motor vehicles up to a limit of $75,000 per vehicle; and (2) heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of $450,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles. Sec. 1305. Not to exceed $5,000,000 of the amounts appropriated by this title under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'' may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to fund the Commanders' Emergency Response Program (CERP), for the purpose of enabling military commanders in Afghanistan to respond to urgent, small-scale, humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements within their areas of responsibility: Provided, That each project (including any ancillary or related elements in connection with such project) executed under this authority shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided further, That not later than 45 days after the end of each 6 months of the fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding the source of funds and the allocation and use of funds during that 6-month period that were made available pursuant to the authority provided in this section or under any other provision of law for the purposes described herein: Provided further, That, not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year quarter, the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees quarterly commitment, obligation, and expenditure data for the CERP in Afghanistan: Provided further, That, not less than 15 days before making funds available pursuant to the authority provided in this section or under any other provision of law for the purposes described herein for a project with a total anticipated cost for completion of $500,000 or more, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written notice containing each of the following: (1) The location, nature and purpose of the proposed project, including how the project is intended to advance the military campaign plan for the country in which it is to be carried out. (2) The budget, implementation timeline with milestones, and completion date for the proposed project, including any other CERP funding that has been or is anticipated to be contributed to the completion of the project. (3) A plan for the sustainment of the proposed project, including the agreement with either the host nation, a non- Department of Defense agency of the United States Government or a third-party contributor to finance the sustainment of the activities and maintenance of any equipment or facilities to be provided through the proposed project. Sec. 1306. Funds available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to provide supplies, services, transportation, including airlift and sealift, and other logistical support to allied forces participating in a combined operation with the armed forces of the United States and coalition forces supporting military and stability operations in Afghanistan and to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees regarding support provided under this section. Sec. 1307. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be obligated or expended by the United States Government for a purpose as follows: (1) To establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. (2) To exercise United States control over any oil resource of Iraq. (3) To establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Afghanistan. Sec. 1308. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of the following laws enacted or regulations promulgated to implement the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at New York on December 10, 1984): (1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States Code. (2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 note) and regulations prescribed thereto, including regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations. (3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-148). Sec. 1309. None of the funds provided for the ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'' (ASFF) may be obligated prior to the approval of a financial and activity plan by the Afghanistan Resources Oversight Council (AROC) of the Department of Defense: Provided, That the AROC must approve the requirement and acquisition plan for any service requirements in excess of $50,000,000 annually and any non-standard equipment requirements in excess of $100,000,000 using ASFF: Provided further, That the Department of Defense must certify to the congressional defense committees that the AROC has convened and approved a process for ensuring compliance with the requirements in the preceding proviso and accompanying report language for the ASFF. Sec. 1310. Funds made available in this title to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items having an investment unit cost of not more than $250,000: Provided, That, upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary to meet the operational requirements of a Commander of a Combatant Command engaged in contingency operations overseas, such funds may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $500,000. Sec. 1311. Up to $500,000,000 of funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency in ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' may be used to provide assistance to the Government of Jordan to support the armed forces of Jordan and to enhance security along its borders. Sec. 1312. None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading ``Counter-ISIL Train and Equip Fund'' may be used to procure or transfer man-portable air defense systems. Sec. 1313. For the ``Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative'', $150,000,000 is hereby appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including training; equipment; lethal weapons of a defensive nature; logistics support, supplies and services; sustainment; and intelligence support to the military and national security forces of Ukraine, and for replacement of any weapons or defensive articles provided to the Government of Ukraine from the inventory of the United States: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 15 days prior to obligating funds provided under this heading, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such obligation: Provided further, That the United States may accept equipment procured using funds provided under this heading in this or prior Acts that was transferred to the security forces of Ukraine and returned by such forces to the United States: Provided further, That equipment procured using funds provided under this heading in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred to the military or National Security Forces of Ukraine or returned by such forces to the United States, may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, That amounts made available by this section are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Sec. 1314. Funds appropriated in this title shall be available for replacement of funds for items provided to the Government of Ukraine from the inventory of the United States to the extent specifically provided for in section 9013 of this Act. Sec. 1315. None of the funds made available by this Act under section 9013 for ``Assistance and Sustainment to the Military and National Security Forces of Ukraine'' may be used to procure or transfer man-portable air defense systems. Sec. 1316. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' for payments under section 1233 of Public Law 110-181 for reimbursement to the Government of Pakistan may be made available unless the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, certifies to the congressional defense committees that the Government of Pakistan is-- (1) cooperating with the United States in counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Network, the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al Qaeda, and other domestic and foreign terrorist organizations, including taking steps to end support for such groups and prevent them from basing and operating in Pakistan and carrying out cross border attacks into neighboring countries; (2) not supporting terrorist activities against United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and Pakistan's military and intelligence agencies are not intervening extra- judicially into political and judicial processes in Pakistan; (3) dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) networks and interdicting precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of IEDs; (4) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related material and expertise; (5) implementing policies to protect judicial independence and due process of law; (6) issuing visas in a timely manner for United States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance programs in Pakistan; and (7) providing humanitarian organizations access to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict. (b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, may waive the restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense committees that it is in the national security interest to do so: Provided, That if the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, exercises such waiver authority, the Secretaries shall report to the congressional defense committees on both the justification for the waiver and on the requirements of this section that the Government of Pakistan was not able to meet: Provided further, That such report may be submitted in classified form if necessary. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 1317. In addition to amounts otherwise made available in this Act, $500,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense and made available for transfer only to the operation and maintenance, military personnel, and procurement accounts, to improve the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities of the Department of Defense: Provided, That the transfer authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That not later than 30 days prior to exercising the transfer authority provided in this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees on the proposed uses of these funds: Provided further, That the funds provided in this section may not be transferred to any program, project, or activity specifically limited or denied by this Act: Provided further, That amounts made available by this section are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the authority to provide funding under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2018. Sec. 1318. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used with respect to Syria in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the introduction of United States armed or military forces into hostilities in Syria, into situations in Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543). (rescissions) Sec. 1319. Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: Provided, That such amounts are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: ``Other Procurement, Air Force'', 2017/2019, $25,100,000; ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'', 2017/2018, $100,000,000; and ``Counter-ISIL Train and Equip Fund'', 2017/2018, $112,513,000. ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, DSCA Coalition Support Fund'', 2017/2018, $350,000,000. Sec. 1320. Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. Sec. 1321. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the United States strategy to defeat Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and their associated forces and co-belligerents. (b) The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An analysis of the adequacy of the existing legal framework to accomplish the strategy described in subsection (a), particularly with respect to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) and the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note). (2) An analysis of the budgetary resources necessary to accomplish the strategy described in subsection (a). (c) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall testify at any hearing held by any of the appropriate congressional committees on the report and to which the Secretary is invited. (d) In this section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. Sec. 1322. (a) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is hereby appropriated $1,184,112,000, for the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts for costs associated with Operation Freedom's Sentinel: (1) ``Military Personnel, Army'', $48,377,000; (2) ``Military Personnel, Marine Corps'', $179,000; (3) ``Military Personnel, Air Force'', $1,340,000; (4) ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $872,491,000; (5) ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $76,274,000; (6) ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', $24,734,000; (7) ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', $81,164,000; (8) ``Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps'', $10,853,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020; (9) ``Other Procurement, Navy'', $31,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020; and (10) ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', $37,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019. (b) Amounts provided pursuant to this section are hereby designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. TITLE X--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS references to report Sec. 1401. Any reference to a ``report accompanying this Act'' contained in this Act shall be treated as a reference to House Report 115-219. Such report shall apply for purposes of determining the allocation of funds provided by, and the implementation of, this Act. spending reduction account Sec. 1402. $0. Sec. 1403. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under the heading ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'' may be used to procure uniforms for the Afghan National Army. Sec. 1404. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for the closure of a biosafety level 4 laboratory. Sec. 1405. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to provide arms, training, or other assistance to the Azov Battalion. Sec. 1406. None of the finds made available by this Act may be used to purchase heavy water from Iran. Sec. 1407. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to plan for, begin, continue, complete, process, or approve a public- private competition under the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76. Sec. 1408. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to the revised security category (as that term is defined in section 250(c)(4)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985), any sequestration order issued under such Act for fiscal year 2018 shall have no force or effect. This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018''. DIVISION D--MISCELLANEOUS Sec. 1501. (a) Section 1240B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: ``(a) Establishment.--During each of the 2002 through 2019 fiscal years, the Secretary shall provide payments to producers that enter into contracts with the Secretary under the program.''. (b) Section 1241 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2018 (and fiscal year 2019 in the case of the program specified in paragraph (5))''; and (B) in paragraph (5)(E), by striking ``fiscal year 2018'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 2018 through 2019''; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2018 (and fiscal year 2019 in the case of the program specified in subsection (a)(5))''. DIVISION E--BUDGETARY EFFECTS SEC. 2001. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. (a) In General.--The budgetary effects of division D shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. (b) Senate PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of division D shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress). (c) Classification of Budgetary Effects.--Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105-217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of division D shall not be estimated-- (1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and (2) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act. <all>

Armed Forces and National Security

HJRES.70-115

Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior regarding requirements for exploratory drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf.

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management titled "Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf." The rule published in the Federal Register on July 15, 2016, limits exploration of oil and gas resources in the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 70 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 70 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior regarding requirements for exploratory drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2017 Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Newhouse, and Mr. Biggs) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior regarding requirements for exploratory drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management of the Department of the Interior relating to ``Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf--Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf'' (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 46477 (July 15, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Energy

HJRES.27-115

Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016.

This joint resolution nullifies the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016, signed by the Mayor of the District on December 19, 2016, and transmitted on January 6, 2017, to Congress pursuant to the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. The D.C. Act authorizes terminally ill patients to request and to be prescribed medication to end their lives.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 27 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 27 Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 12, 2017 Mr. Wenstrup (for himself, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Rothfus, and Mrs. Wagner) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Congress disapproves of the action of the District of Columbia Council described as follows: The Death with Dignity Act of 2016 (D.C. Act 21-577), signed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia on December 19, 2016, and transmitted to Congress pursuant to section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act on January 6, 2017. <all>

Government Operations and Politics

HJRES.104-115

To provide limitations on the transfer of air-to-ground munitions from the United States to Saudi Arabia.

This joint resolution prohibits the transfer to Saudi Arabia of U.S. air-to-ground munitions until the President certifies to Congress that: (1) Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners are taking all feasible precautions to reduce the risk of civilian harm and exercising proportional use of force in the course of military actions and are making demonstrable efforts to facilitate the flow of critical humanitarian aid and commercial goods; and (2) Saudi Arabia is taking effective measures to target designated foreign terrorist organizations, including al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and affiliates of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, as part of its military operations in Yemen.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 104 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 104 To provide limitations on the transfer of air-to-ground munitions from the United States to Saudi Arabia. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2017 Mr. Ted Lieu of California (for himself, Mr. Khanna, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Torres, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Pocan) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION To provide limitations on the transfer of air-to-ground munitions from the United States to Saudi Arabia. Whereas the enduring security partnership between the United States Government and the Government of Saudi Arabia has historically served to preserve the stability of the Arabian Gulf region; Whereas the United States Government appreciates the Government of Saudi Arabia's participation in the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL; Whereas the United States Armed Forces provide dedicated personnel and assets to the armed forces of Saudi Arabia to defend its territorial integrity and support its ongoing military operations in Yemen, including over 1,778 air-to-air refueling sorties, and to assist with deliberate targeting to reduce collateral damage; Whereas the Department of State has consistently urged all sides of the conflict in Yemen to take all feasible precautions to reduce the risk of harm to civilians and to comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law, which includes minimizing harm to civilians and differentiating between civilian infrastructure and military objectives; Whereas the Department of State has consistently called on all parties in the conflict to accept the United Nations drafted roadmap as a basis for negotiations to secure a comprehensive peace agreement that ends the conflict and allows humanitarian assistance to reach all Yemenis; Whereas the Panel of Experts established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2140 (2014) reported on January 22, 2016, that the military coalition led by the Government of Saudi Arabia in Yemen ``had conducted air strikes targeting civilians and civilian objects, in violation of International Humanitarian Law, including camps for internally displaced persons and refugees; civilian gatherings, including weddings; civilian vehicles, residential areas, medical facilities schools, mosques, markets, factories and food storage warehouses and other essential civilian infrastructure such as the airport in Sanaa, the port in Hudaydah, and domestic transit routes''; Whereas the United Nations Panel of Experts reported on January 27, 2017, that the military coalition led by the Government of Saudi Arabia in Yemen ``did not comply with international humanitarian law in at least 10 airstrikes that targeted houses, markets, factories and a hospital'' and that ``the Panel considers it almost certain that the coalition did not meet international humanitarian law requirements of proportionality and precautions in attack''; Whereas the United Nations Panel of Experts reported on January 27, 2017, that Houthi-Saleh forces ``routinely use torture and commit international humanitarian law violations and human rights abuses''; Whereas in the course of the conflict in Yemen, the systematic and widespread blockade of commercial goods has directly contributed to the obstruction of deliveries of aid and humanitarian assistance, while restricting vital imports of commercial fuel, food, and other goods; Whereas the Washington Post reported on February 23, 2017, that coalition airstrikes near the port city of Hudaydah--the main entry point for food, medicine and humanitarian aid into northern Yemen--have slowed the delivery of supplies and exacerbated the misery; Whereas, since 2010, the President has submitted for review sales to Saudi Arabia of defense articles and services with a potential value of more than $110,000,000,000, including a $1,290,000,000 sale of precision guided air-to-ground munitions that was notified to Congress on November 13, 2015; Whereas the United States Government has reduced over time its support to the Saudi-led coalition, in part due to concern with civilian casualties resulting from Saudi airstrikes; and Whereas designated foreign terrorist organizations, including al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which threaten the national security of the United States, have significantly expanded the territory under their control in Yemen since the Government of Saudi Arabia began military operations in Yemen on March 26, 2015, and stand to gain more strength and popular support amid a continuation of the conflict: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this resolution: (1) Air-to-ground munitions.--The term ``air-to-ground'' munitions means any United States bomb or missile designed as a Category IV item on the United States Munitions List pursuant to section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)). (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. (3) Authorized sale.--The term ``authorized sale'' means any sale of United States defense articles or services authorized pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.). (4) Designated foreign terrorist organizations.--The term ``designated foreign terrorist organizations'' means groups designated by the United States as foreign terrorist organizations pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or Specially Designated Global Terrorists pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note). (5) Proposed sale.--The term ``proposed sale'' means any sale notified to Congress pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776). SEC. 2. CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER. (a) Limitation.--No transfer to Saudi Arabia of United States air- to-ground munitions may occur until the President makes the certification described under section 3. (b) Certification at Time of Congressional Notification.--Any notification to Congress made on or after the date of the enactment of this resolution with respect to a proposed sale to Saudi Arabia of air- to-ground munitions shall be accompanied by the certification described under section 3. SEC. 3. CONDITIONS REQUIRED PRIOR TO SALE. The certification described under this section is a certification by the President to the appropriate congressional committees as follows: (1) The Government of Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners are taking all feasible precautions to reduce the risk of harm to civilians and civilian objects to comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law, which includes minimizing harm to civilians, discriminating between civilian objects and military objectives, and exercising proportional use of force in the course of military actions it pursues for the purpose of legitimate self-defense as described in section 4 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2754). (2) The Government of Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners are making demonstrable efforts to facilitate the flow of critical humanitarian aid and commercial goods, including commercial fuel and commodities not subject to sanction or prohibition under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216 (2015). (3) The Government of Saudi Arabia is taking effective measures to target designated foreign terrorist organizations, including al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and affiliates of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant as part of its military operations in Yemen. SEC. 4. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) Reporting Requirements.--Prior to any transfer of United States air-to-ground munitions to Saudi Arabia pursuant to an authorized sale to Saudi Arabia of air-to-ground munitions or the notification to Congress of a proposed sale to Saudi Arabia of air-to-ground munitions, the President or the President's designee shall provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees. The briefing shall include-- (1) a description of the nature, content, costs, and purposes of any United States support for the Government of Saudi Arabia's coalition military operations in Yemen on or after March 26, 2015; (2) an assessment of whether the Government of Saudi Arabia's military operations in Yemen on or after March 26, 2015, constitute legitimate self-defense; (3) an assessment of whether the Government of Saudi Arabia's coalition operations have deliberately targeted civilian infrastructure in Yemen on or after March 26, 2015, and whether the armed forces of the Government of Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners have taken all possible steps to comply with the rules of distinction, proportionality, and precautions, as regulated by Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts, done at Geneva June 8, 1977; (4) an assessment of whether the armed forces of Saudi Arabia have used United States-origin munitions in any attacks against civilians or civilian infrastructure in Yemen on or after March 26, 2015, and the effect of such attacks on the United States credibility in the region; (5) an assessment of the effect of Saudi Arabia's military operations in Yemen on its ability to contribute to United States efforts to defeat al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant; and (6) an assessment on how the transfer of major defense equipment to Saudi Arabia contributes to United States foreign policy and national security objectives in the region. (b) Form of Briefing.--The briefing required under subsection (a) shall be conducted in an unclassified forum but may be conducted in a classified setting as required. SEC. 5. SUNSET. This resolution shall cease to have effect three years after the date of the enactment of this resolution, unless renewed. <all>

International Affairs

HJRES.145-115

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Returns by Exempt Organizations and Returns by Certain Non-Exempt Organizations".

This joint resolution nullifies a Department of the Treasury rule (Rev. Proc. 2018-38) that modifies the requirements for information returns filed by certain tax-exempt organizations. The Treasury rule exempts certain tax-exempt organizations that are not 501(c)(3) organizations from the requirement to report the names and addresses of their contributors on returns filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The organizations must continue to collect and keep the information to make it available to the IRS upon request.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 145 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 145 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to ``Returns by Exempt Organizations and Returns by Certain Non-Exempt Organizations''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 13, 2018 Mr. Price of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Jayapal, and Mr. Deutch) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to ``Returns by Exempt Organizations and Returns by Certain Non-Exempt Organizations''. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to ``Returns by Exempt Organizations and Returns by Certain Non-Exempt Organizations'' (Rev. Proc. 2018-38 (July 16, 2018)), received in the House of Representatives on July 26, 2018, and received in the Senate on July 30, 2018, and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Taxation

HJRES.112-115

Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Islamist Extremism

Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Islamist Extremism This joint resolution authorizes the President to use the Armed Forces against the Islamic State, Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Al Shabab, Boko Haram, Al-Nusrah Front, the Haqqani-Network, the Taliban, Houthi's, Khorasan Group, Hezbollah, and any substantial supporters, associated forces, or closely related successor entities. The President may add an organization if: (1) the President determines that the organization supports Islamist extremism and submits to Congress the organization's name and supporting documents, and (2) Congress enacts a joint resolution providing for the use of the Armed Forces against the organization. This joint resolution is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization pursuant to section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution. Nothing in this joint resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powers Resolution. The following provisions of law are repealed:

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 112 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 112 To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against organizations that support Islamist extremism, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 20, 2017 Mr. Perry submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against organizations that support Islamist extremism, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This joint resolution may be cited as the ``Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Islamist Extremism''. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES AGAINST ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT ISLAMIST EXTREMISM. (a) In General.--The President is authorized to use the Armed Forces of the United States as the President determines necessary and appropriate against organizations on the list of organizations described in subsection (b). (b) List of Organizations Described.-- (1) In general.--The list of organizations described in this subsection are the Islamic State, Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Al Shabab, Boko Haram, Al-Nusrah Front, the Haqqani-Network, the Taliban, Houthi's, Khorasan Group, Hezbollah, and any substantial supporters, associated forces, or closely-related successor entities to any of such organizations. (2) Additions to list.--The President may add an organization that is not on the list of organizations described in paragraph (1) if-- (A) the President determines that the organization supports Islamist extremism and submits to Congress the name of such organization and supporting documents that are relevant to such determination; and (B) Congress enacts a joint resolution providing for the use of the authority described in subsection (a) against such organization. (c) War Powers Resolution Requirements.-- (1) Specific statutory authorization.--Consistent with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, the Congress declares that this section is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution. (2) Applicability of other requirements.--Nothing in this joint resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powers Resolution. SEC. 3. REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE AGAINST IRAQ RESOLUTION OF 2002 AND 2001 AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE. The following provisions of law are hereby repealed: (1) The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243; 116 Stat. 1498; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note). (2) The Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note). <all>

International Affairs

HJRES.1-115

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment prohibits total outlays for any fiscal year from exceeding one-fifth of the economic output of the United States, unless two-thirds of each house of Congress provides a specific increase in outlays above this amount. The amendment requires a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber of Congress to increase the public debt limit or to increase revenue. It also requires the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually. Congress is authorized to waive these requirements when a declaration of war is in effect or if the United States is engaged in a military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 1 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 1 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Goodlatte (for himself, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Culberson, and Mr. Farenthold) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress shall provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a rollcall vote. ``Section 2. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed one-fifth of economic output of the United States, unless two-thirds of each House of Congress shall provide for a specific increase of outlays above this amount. ``Section 3. The limit on the debt of the United States held by the public shall not be increased unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House shall provide by law for such an increase by a rollcall vote. ``Section 4. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the United States Government for that fiscal year in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts. ``Section 5. A bill to increase revenue shall not become law unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House shall provide by law for such an increase by a rollcall vote. ``Section 6. The Congress may waive the provisions of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect. The provisions of this article may be waived for any fiscal year in which the United States is engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number of each House, which becomes law. Any such waiver must identify and be limited to the specific excess or increase for that fiscal year made necessary by the identified military conflict. ``Section 7. The Congress shall enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely on estimates of outlays and receipts. ``Section 8. Total receipts shall include all receipts of the United States Government except those derived from borrowing. Total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States Government except for those for repayment of debt principal. ``Section 9. This article shall take effect beginning with the fifth fiscal year beginning after its ratification.''. <all>

Economics and Public Finance

HJRES.85-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the number of terms Senators and Representatives may serve.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting Members of the House of Representatives to six terms and Members of the Senate to two terms. This article shall not apply to any person who served as a Representative or as a Senator before the 115th Congress.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 85 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 85 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the number of terms Senators and Representatives may serve. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 1, 2017 Mr. Gallagher (for himself and Mr. Johnson of Louisiana) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the number of terms Senators and Representatives may serve. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. No person shall serve as a Representative for more than six terms. An election to any part of a term for which some other person was elected shall not count in determining the number of terms a person serves as a Representative unless the person serves more than one year as a Representative pursuant to that election. ``Section 2. No person shall serve as a Senator for more than two terms. An election or appointment to any part of a term for which some other person was elected shall not count in determining the number of terms a person serves as a Senator unless the person serves more than three years as a Senator pursuant to that election or appointment. ``Section 3. This article shall not apply to any person who served as a Representative or as a Senator during any Congress occurring before the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.''. <all>

Congress

HJRES.132-115

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act".

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and printed in the Congressional Record on December 6, 2017, relating to indirect auto lending and compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. The rule provides guidance for compliance with fair lending requirements for third-party auto lenders.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 132 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 132 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to ``Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 10, 2018 Mr. Zeldin submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to ``Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act''. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to ``Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act'' (CFPB Bulletin 2013-02 (March 21, 2013), and printed in the Congressional Record on December 6, 2017, on pages S7888-S7889, along with a letter of opinion from the Government Accountability Office dated December 5, 2017, that the Bulletin is a rule under the Congressional Review Act), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Finance and Financial Sector

HJRES.93-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting the United States or a state from denying or abridging certain rights of crime victims (e.g., the right to be notified of proceedings related to the offense).

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 93 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 93 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 3, 2017 Mr. Franks of Arizona (for himself and Mr. Royce of California) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States: ``Article-- ``Section 1. The following rights of a crime victim, being capable of protection without denying the constitutional rights of the accused, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State. The crime victim shall have the rights to reasonable notice of, and shall not be excluded from, public proceedings relating to the offense, to be heard at any release, plea, sentencing, or other proceeding involving any right established by this article, to proceedings free from unreasonable delay, to reasonable notice of the release or escape of the accused, to due consideration of the crime victim's safety, dignity, and privacy, and to restitution. The crime victim or the crime victim's lawful representative has standing to assert and enforce these rights. Nothing in this article provides grounds for a new trial or any claim for damages. Review of the denial of any right established herein, which may include interlocutory relief, shall be subject to the standards of ordinary appellate review. ``Section 2. For purposes of this article, a crime victim includes any person against whom the criminal offense is committed or who is directly and proximately harmed by the commission of an act, which, if committed by a competent adult, would constitute a crime. ``Section 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it has been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within 14 years after the date of its submission to the States by the Congress. This article shall take effect on the 180th day after the date of its ratification.''. <all>

Crime and Law Enforcement

HJRES.124-115

Making further additional continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.

DIVISION A--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 to provide continuing FY2018 appropriations to most federal agencies through January 19, 2018 (December 22, 2017, under current law). It prevents a partial government shutdown that would otherwise occur when the existing continuing resolution expires because the FY2018 appropriations bills have not been enacted. It also exempts security spending from sequestration (automatic spending cuts) for FY2018 and delays the sequestration for nonsecurity spending. DIVISION B--DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS This division provides appropriations to the Department of Defense for the remainder of FY2018, including emergency appropriations for missile defense programs. DIVISION C--CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS ACT Continuing Community Health And Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation, Increase National Gains, and Help Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act of 2017 or the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act This division extends the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through FY2022 and also extends several other public health programs. The division also increases Medicaid funding for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands through FY2019 and modifies the Medicaid payment reductions for disproportionate-share hospitals (which receive additional payment under Medicaid for treating a large share of low-income patients). In addition, the bill: DIVISION D--OTHER MATTERS This division provides funding for the Veterans Choice Program, which allows veterans to receive health care from providers outside of the Department of Veterans Affairs facilities.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 124 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 124 Making further additional continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 13, 2017 Mr. Frelinghuysen submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Making further additional continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, DIVISION A--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018 Sec. 101. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (division D of Public Law 115-56) is further amended-- (1) by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting ``January 19, 2018''; and (2) by adding after section 142 the following: ``Sec. 143. Notwithstanding section 104, amounts made available by section 111 for `Department of Homeland Security--Coast Guard--Retired Pay' may be obligated to carry out Retired Pay Reform, as authorized by part 1 of subtitle D of title VI of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92, as amended), and the matter under such heading in division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31; 131 Stat. 409) shall be applied during the period covered by this Act by inserting `payment of continuation pay under section 356 of title 37, United States Code,' after `payment for career status bonuses,'. ``Sec. 144. In addition to amounts provided by section 101, amounts are provided for `Department of Health and Human Services-- Indian Health Service--Indian Health Services' at a rate for operations of $11,761,000 and amounts are provided for `Department of Health and Human Services--Indian Health Service--Indian Health Facilities' at a rate for operations of $1,104,000, for an additional amount for costs of staffing and operating newly constructed facilities; and such amounts may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to staff and operate newly constructed facilities. ``Sec. 145. Amounts made available by section 101 for `Department of Health and Human Services--Administration for Children and Families--Refugee and Entrant Assistance' may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain program operations for carrying out section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232) and section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279) at the level provided in fiscal year 2017. ``Sec. 146. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for the purposes described in the third paragraph under the heading `Department of Health and Human Services--Office of the Secretary-- Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund' at a rate for operations of $112,000,000; and such amounts may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to prepare for or respond to an influenza pandemic. ``Sec. 147. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to the revised security category (as that term is defined in section 250(c)(4)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985), any sequestration order issued under such Act for fiscal year 2018 shall have no force or effect. ``(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to the revised nonsecurity category (as that term is defined in section 250(c)(4)(E) of such Act)-- ``(1) the final sequestration report for fiscal year 2018 under section 254(f)(1) of such Act shall be issued, for the Congressional Budget Office, 10 days after the date specified in section 106(3), and for the Office of Management and Budget, 15 days after such date; and ``(2) any order for fiscal year 2018 under section 254(f)(5) of such Act shall be issued on the date the Office of Management and Budget submits the report pursuant to paragraph (1).''. This division may be cited as the ``Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018''. DIVISION B--DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS Subdivision 1--Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for military functions administered by the Department of Defense and for other purposes, namely: TITLE I MILITARY PERSONNEL Military Personnel, Army For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active duty (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $41,427,054,000. Military Personnel, Navy For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $28,707,918,000 (reduced by $2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000). Military Personnel, Marine Corps For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Marine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $13,165,714,000. Military Personnel, Air Force For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Air Force on active duty (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $28,738,320,000. Reserve Personnel, Army For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 3038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $4,721,128,000. Reserve Personnel, Navy For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $1,987,662,000. Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $762,793,000. Reserve Personnel, Air Force For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $1,808,434,000. National Guard Personnel, Army For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army National Guard while on duty under sections 10211, 10302, or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $8,252,426,000. National Guard Personnel, Air Force For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air National Guard on duty under sections 10211, 10305, or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $3,406,137,000. TITLE II OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Operation and Maintenance, Army For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law, $38,483,846,000 (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,600,000) (reduced by $6,000,000): Provided, That not to exceed $12,478,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes. Operation and Maintenance, Navy For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $45,980,133,000 (reduced by $598,000) (reduced by $7,000,000): Provided, That not to exceed $15,055,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes. Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $6,885,884,000. Operation and Maintenance, Air Force For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by law, $38,592,745,000: Provided, That not to exceed $7,699,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes. Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide (including transfer of funds) For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as authorized by law, $33,771,769,000 (increased by $5,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $100,000) (increased by $100,000) (reduced by $194,897,000) (increased by $194,897,000) (reduced by $26,200,000) (reduced by $20,000,000) (reduced by $6,000,000) (reduced by $4,000,000) (reduced by $20,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $2,500,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by $8,000,000) (reduced by $6,250,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by $30,000,000) (reduced by $34,734,000) (reduced by $60,000,000): Provided, That not more than $15,000,000 may be used for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund authorized under section 166a of title 10, United States Code: Provided further, That not to exceed $36,000,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, not less than $38,458,000 shall be made available for the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, of which not less than $3,600,000 shall be available for centers defined in 10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D): Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to plan or implement the consolidation of a budget or appropriations liaison office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the office of the Secretary of a military department, or the service headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a legislative affairs or legislative liaison office: Provided further, That $9,385,000, to remain available until expended, is available only for expenses relating to certain classified activities, and may be transferred as necessary by the Secretary of Defense to operation and maintenance appropriations or research, development, test and evaluation appropriations, to be merged with and to be available for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That any ceiling on the investment item unit cost of items that may be purchased with operation and maintenance funds shall not apply to the funds described in the preceding proviso: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, $415,000,000, of which $100,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2019, shall be available to provide support and assistance to foreign security forces or other groups or individuals to conduct, support or facilitate counterterrorism, crisis response, or other Department of Defense security cooperation programs: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $2,870,163,000. Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $1,038,507,000. Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $282,337,000. Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $3,233,745,000. Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles; personnel services in the National Guard Bureau; travel expenses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard division, regimental, and battalion commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment (including aircraft), $7,275,820,000. Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Air National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; transportation of things, hire of passenger motor vehicles; supplying and equipping the Air National Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment, including those furnished from stocks under the control of agencies of the Department of Defense; travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on active Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau, $6,735,930,000. United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, $14,538,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official representation purposes. Environmental Restoration, Army (including transfer of funds) For the Department of the Army, $215,809,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Army, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Environmental Restoration, Navy (including transfer of funds) For the Department of the Navy, $288,915,000 (increased by $34,734,000) (increased by $30,000,000), to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Navy, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Navy, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Environmental Restoration, Air Force (including transfer of funds) For the Department of the Air Force, $308,749,000 (increased by $30,000,000), to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Air Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Air Force, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide (including transfer of funds) For the Department of Defense, $9,002,000 (increased by $10,000,000), to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of Defense, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of Defense, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites (including transfer of funds) For the Department of the Army, $233,673,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris at sites formerly used by the Department of Defense, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of Defense (consisting of the programs provided under sections 401, 402, 404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of title 10, United States Code), $107,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018. Cooperative Threat Reduction Account For assistance, including assistance provided by contract or by grants, under programs and activities of the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program authorized under the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act, $324,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019. Operation and Maintenance, National Defense Restoration Fund (including transfer of funds) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $5,000,000,000, for the ``Operation and Maintenance, National Defense Restoration Fund'': Provided, That such funds provided under this heading shall only be available for programs, projects and activities necessary to implement the 2018 National Defense Strategy: Provided further, That such funds shall not be available for transfer until 30 days after the Secretary has submitted, and the congressional defense committees have approved, the proposed allocation plan for the use of such funds to implement such strategy: Provided further, That such allocation plan shall include a detailed justification for the use of such funds and a description of how such investments are necessary to implement the strategy: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds only to operation and maintenance accounts: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be transferred to any program, project, or activity specifically limited or denied by this Act: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense. TITLE III PROCUREMENT Aircraft Procurement, Army For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $4,456,533,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Missile Procurement, Army For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $2,581,600,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army For construction, procurement, production, and modification of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $3,556,175,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Procurement of Ammunition, Army For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,811,808,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Other Procurement, Army For construction, procurement, production, and modification of vehicles, including tactical, support, and non-tracked combat vehicles; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; communications and electronic equipment; other support equipment; spare parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $6,356,044,000 (increased by $30,000,000), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Aircraft Procurement, Navy For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $17,908,270,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Weapons Procurement, Navy For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and related support equipment including spare parts, and accessories therefor; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $3,387,826,000 (increased by $26,200,000), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $735,651,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; procurement of critical, long lead time components and designs for vessels to be constructed or converted in the future; and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as follows: Ohio Replacement Submarine (AP), $842,853,000; Carrier Replacement Program, $1,869,646,000; Carrier Replacement Program (AP), $2,561,058,000; Virginia Class Submarine, $3,305,315,000; Virginia Class Submarine (AP), $1,920,596,000; CVN Refueling Overhauls, $1,569,669,000; CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $75,897,000; DDG-1000 Program, $164,976,000; DDG-51 Destroyer, $3,499,079,000; DDG-51 Destroyer (AP), $90,336,000; Littoral Combat Ship, $1,566,971,000; Expeditionary Sea Base, $635,000,000; LHA Replacement, $1,695,077,000; TAO Fleet Oiler, $449,415,000; TAO Fleet Oiler (AP), $75,068,000; Ship to Shore Connector, $390,554,000; Service Craft, $23,994,000; Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship, $76,204,000; LCU 1700, $31,850,000; For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first destination transportation, $542,626,000; and Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Programs, $117,542,000. In all: $21,503,726,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2022: Provided, That additional obligations may be incurred after September 30, 2022, for engineering services, tests, evaluations, and other such budgeted work that must be performed in the final stage of ship construction: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this heading for the construction or conversion of any naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards in the United States shall be expended in foreign facilities for the construction of major components of such vessel: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this heading shall be used for the construction of any naval vessel in foreign shipyards: Provided further, That funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for production of the common missile compartment of nuclear-powered vessels may be available for multiyear procurement of critical components to support continuous production of such compartments only in accordance with the provisions of subsection (i) of section 2218a of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 1023 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328)). Other Procurement, Navy For procurement, production, and modernization of support equipment and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new ships, and ships authorized for conversion); the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $7,852,952,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Procurement, Marine Corps For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, and modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles for the Marine Corps, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, $1,818,846,000 (increased by $20,000,000), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Aircraft Procurement, Air Force For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft and equipment, including armor and armament, specialized ground handling equipment, and training devices, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $16,553,196,000 (increased by $16,000,000), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Missile Procurement, Air Force For construction, procurement, and modification of missiles, rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $2,203,101,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Space Procurement, Air Force For construction, procurement, and modification of spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $3,210,355,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,316,977,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Other Procurement, Air Force For procurement and modification of equipment (including ground guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground electronic and communication equipment), and supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; lease of passenger motor vehicles; and expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon, prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $19,318,814,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Procurement, Defense-Wide For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) necessary for procurement, production, and modification of equipment, supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and private plants, equipment, and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $5,239,239,000 (reduced by $10,000,000), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. Defense Production Act Purchases For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant to sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4518, 4531, 4532, and 4533), $67,401,000, to remain available until expended. Procurement, National Defense Restoration Fund (including transfer of funds) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $12,622,931,000, for the ``Procurement, National Defense Restoration Fund'': Provided, That such funds provided under this heading shall only be available for programs, projects and activities necessary to implement the 2018 National Defense Strategy: Provided further, That such funds shall not be available for transfer until 30 days after the Secretary has submitted, and the congressional defense committees have approved, the proposed allocation plan for the use of such funds to implement such strategy: Provided further, That such allocation plan shall include a detailed justification for the use of such funds and a description of how such investments are necessary to implement the strategy: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds only to procurement accounts: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be transferred to any program, project, or activity specifically limited or denied by this Act, except for missile defense requirements resulting from urgent or emergent operational needs: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense. TITLE IV RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $9,674,222,000 (increased by $6,000,000) (increased by $4,000,000) (increased by $12,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $17,196,521,000 (increased by $598,000) (increased by $20,000,000) (reduced by $2,500,000) (increased by $24,000,000), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019: Provided, That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are available for the V-22 may be used to meet unique operational requirements of the Special Operations Forces. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $33,874,980,000 (increased by $5,000,000) (increased by $6,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (reduced by $30,000,000) (increased by $30,000,000), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide (including transfer of funds) For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation; advanced research projects as may be designated and determined by the Secretary of Defense, pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $20,698,353,000 (reduced by $16,000,000) (reduced by $12,000,000) (reduced by $2,500,000) (reduced by $12,500,000) (increased by $20,000,000) (reduced by $20,000,000) (reduced by $4,135,000) (increased by $4,135,000) (reduced by $27,500,000) (increased by $10,000,000), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019: Provided, That, of the funds made available in this paragraph, $250,000,000 for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program shall only be available for expenses, not otherwise provided for, to include program management and oversight, to conduct research, development, test and evaluation to include proof of concept demonstration; engineering, testing, and validation; and transition to full-scale production: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program to appropriations for research, development, test and evaluation to accomplish the purpose provided herein: Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer. Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the independent activities of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, in the direction and supervision of operational test and evaluation, including initial operational test and evaluation which is conducted prior to, and in support of, production decisions; joint operational testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in connection therewith, $210,900,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, National Defense Restoration Fund (including transfer of funds) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $1,000,000,000, for the ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, National Defense Restoration Fund'': Provided, That such funds provided under this heading shall only be available for programs, projects and activities necessary to implement the 2018 National Defense Strategy: Provided further, That such funds shall not be available for transfer until 30 days after the Secretary has submitted, and the congressional defense committees have approved, the proposed allocation plan for the use of such funds to implement such strategy: Provided further, That such allocation plan shall include a detailed justification for the use of such funds and a description of how such investments are necessary to implement the strategy: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds only to research, development, test and evaluation accounts: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be transferred to any program, project, or activity specifically limited or denied by this Act, except for missile defense requirements resulting from urgent or emergent operational needs: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense. TITLE V REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS Defense Working Capital Funds For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $1,586,596,000. TITLE VI OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS Defense Health Program For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and health care programs of the Department of Defense as authorized by law, $33,931,566,000 (increased by $7,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000); of which $31,735,923,000 (increased by $2,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed one percent shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019, and of which up to $15,349,700,000 may be available for contracts entered into under the TRICARE program; of which $895,328,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020, shall be for procurement; and of which $1,300,315,000 (increased by $7,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amount made available under this heading for research, development, test and evaluation, not less than $8,000,000 shall be available for HIV prevention educational activities undertaken in connection with United States military training, exercises, and humanitarian assistance activities conducted primarily in African nations: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading for research, development, test and evaluation, not less than $627,100,000 shall be made available to the United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command to carry out the congressionally directed medical research programs. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with the provisions of section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical weapon stockpile, $961,732,000, of which $104,237,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which no less than $49,401,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, consisting of $21,045,000 for activities on military installations and $28,356,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, to assist State and local governments; $18,081,000 shall be for procurement, to remain available until September 30, 2020, of which $18,081,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program to assist State and local governments; and $839,414,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation, of which $750,700,000 shall only be for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense (including transfer of funds) For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations available to the Department of Defense for military personnel of the reserve components serving under the provisions of title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for operation and maintenance; for procurement; and for research, development, test and evaluation, $854,814,000, of which $532,648,000 shall be for counter-narcotics support; $120,813,000 shall be for the drug demand reduction program; and $201,353,000 shall be for the National Guard counter-drug program: Provided, That the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for obligation for the same time period and for the same purpose as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act. Office of the Inspector General For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $336,887,000, of which $334,087,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed $700,000 is available for emergencies and extraordinary expenses to be expended on the approval or authority of the Inspector General, and payments may be made on the Inspector General's certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes; and of which $2,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation. TITLE VII RELATED AGENCIES Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund, to maintain the proper funding level for continuing the operation of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, $514,000,000. Intelligence Community Management Account For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community Management Account, $522,100,000. TITLE VIII GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 8001. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress. Sec. 8002. During the current fiscal year, provisions of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment of, any person not a citizen of the United States shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense: Provided, That salary increases granted to direct and indirect hire foreign national employees of the Department of Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is computed under the provisions of section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, or at a rate in excess of the percentage increase provided by the appropriate host nation to its own employees, whichever is higher: Provided further, That this section shall not apply to Department of Defense foreign service national employees serving at United States diplomatic missions whose pay is set by the Department of State under the Foreign Service Act of 1980: Provided further, That the limitations of this provision shall not apply to foreign national employees of the Department of Defense in the Republic of Turkey. Sec. 8003. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein. Sec. 8004. No more than 20 percent of the appropriations in this Act which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year: Provided, That this section shall not apply to obligations for support of active duty training of reserve components or summer camp training of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. (transfer of funds) Sec. 8005. Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, he may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $4,500,000,000 of working capital funds of the Department of Defense or funds made available in this Act to the Department of Defense for military functions (except military construction) between such appropriations or funds or any subdivision thereof, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided, That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this authority or any other authority in this Act: Provided further, That no part of the funds in this Act shall be available to prepare or present a request to the Committees on Appropriations for reprogramming of funds, unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which reprogramming is requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 2017: Provided further, That transfers among military personnel appropriations shall not be taken into account for purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds that may be transferred under this section. Sec. 8006. (a) With regard to the list of specific programs, projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts and adjustments to budget activities corresponding to such programs, projects, and activities) contained in the tables titled Explanation of Project Level Adjustments in the explanatory statement regarding this Act, the obligation and expenditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for those programs, projects, and activities for which the amounts appropriated exceed the amounts requested are hereby required by law to be carried out in the manner provided by such tables to the same extent as if the tables were included in the text of this Act. (b) Amounts specified in the referenced tables described in subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivisions of appropriations for purposes of section 8005 of this Act: Provided, That section 8005 shall apply when transfers of the amounts described in subsection (a) occur between appropriation accounts. Sec. 8007. (a) Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Department of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2018: Provided, That the report shall include-- (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation both by budget activity and program, project, and activity as detailed in the Budget Appendix; and (3) an identification of items of special congressional interest. (b) Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional defense committees, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement: Provided, That this subsection shall not apply to transfers from the following appropriations accounts: (1) ``Environmental Restoration, Army''; (2) ``Environmental Restoration, Navy'' ; (3) ``Environmental Restoration, Air Force''; (4) ``Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide'' (5) ``Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites''; and (6) ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, Defense''. (transfer of funds) Sec. 8008. During the current fiscal year, cash balances in working capital funds of the Department of Defense established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, may be maintained in only such amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be made from such funds: Provided, That transfers may be made between such funds: Provided further, That transfers may be made between working capital funds and the ``Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense'' appropriation and the ``Operation and Maintenance'' appropriation accounts in such amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, except that such transfers may not be made unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress of the proposed transfer: Provided further, That except in amounts equal to the amounts appropriated to working capital funds in this Act, no obligations may be made against a working capital fund to procure or increase the value of war reserve material inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress prior to any such obligation. Sec. 8009. Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used to initiate a special access program without prior notification 30 calendar days in advance to the congressional defense committees. Sec. 8010. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year of the contract or that includes an unfunded contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for advance procurement leading to a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year, unless the congressional defense committees have been notified at least 30 days in advance of the proposed contract award: Provided, That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate a multiyear contract for which the economic order quantity advance procurement is not funded at least to the limits of the Government's liability: Provided further, That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate multiyear procurement contracts for any systems or component thereof if the value of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 unless specifically provided in this Act: Provided further, That no multiyear procurement contract can be terminated without 30-day prior notification to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, That the execution of multiyear authority shall require the use of a present value analysis to determine lowest cost compared to an annual procurement: Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used for a multiyear contract executed after the date of the enactment of this Act unless in the case of any such contract-- (1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress a budget request for full funding of units to be procured through the contract and, in the case of a contract for procurement of aircraft, that includes, for any aircraft unit to be procured through the contract for which procurement funds are requested in that budget request for production beyond advance procurement activities in the fiscal year covered by the budget, full funding of procurement of such unit in that fiscal year; (2) cancellation provisions in the contract do not include consideration of recurring manufacturing costs of the contractor associated with the production of unfunded units to be delivered under the contract; (3) the contract provides that payments to the contractor under the contract shall not be made in advance of incurred costs on funded units; and (4) the contract does not provide for a price adjustment based on a failure to award a follow-on contract. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act may be used, subject to section 2306b of title 10 , United States Code, for multiyear procurement contracts as follows: V-22 Osprey aircraft variants; up to 13 SSN Virginia Class Submarines and Government-furnished equipment; and DDG-51 Arleigh Burke class Flight III guided missile destroyers, the MK 41 Vertical Launching Systems, and associated Government- furnished systems and subsystems. Sec. 8011. Within the funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, United States Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance costs under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code. Such funds may also be obligated for humanitarian and civic assistance costs incidental to authorized operations and pursuant to authority granted in section 401 of chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code, and these obligations shall be reported as required by section 401(d) of title 10, United States Code: Provided, That funds available for operation and maintenance shall be available for providing humanitarian and similar assistance by using Civic Action Teams in the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands and freely associated states of Micronesia, pursuant to the Compact of Free Association as authorized by Public Law 99-239: Provided further, That upon a determination by the Secretary of the Army that such action is beneficial for graduate medical education programs conducted at Army medical facilities located in Hawaii, the Secretary of the Army may authorize the provision of medical services at such facilities and transportation to such facilities, on a nonreimbursable basis, for civilian patients from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and Guam. Sec. 8012. (a) During the current fiscal year, the civilian personnel of the Department of Defense may not be managed on the basis of any end-strength, and the management of such personnel during that fiscal year shall not be subject to any constraint or limitation (known as an end-strength) on the number of such personnel who may be employed on the last day of such fiscal year. (b) The fiscal year 2019 budget request for the Department of Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2019 Department of Defense budget request shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress as if subsections (a) and (b) of this provision were effective with regard to fiscal year 2019. (c) As required by section 1107 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) civilian personnel at the Department of Army Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories may not be managed on the basis of the Table of Distribution and Allowances, and the management of the workforce strength shall be done in a manner consistent with the budget available with respect to such Laboratories. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to military (civilian) technicians. Sec. 8013. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before the Congress. Sec. 8014. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for the basic pay and allowances of any member of the Army participating as a full-time student and receiving benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from the Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund when time spent as a full-time student is credited toward completion of a service commitment: Provided, That this section shall not apply to those members who have reenlisted with this option prior to October 1, 1987: Provided further, That this section applies only to active components of the Army. (transfer of funds) Sec. 8015. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act for the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Program may be transferred to any other appropriation contained in this Act solely for the purpose of implementing a Mentor-Protege Program developmental assistance agreement pursuant to section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), as amended, under the authority of this provision or any other transfer authority contained in this Act. Sec. 8016. None of the funds in this Act may be available for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and its departments and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and under unless the anchor and mooring chain are manufactured in the United States from components which are substantially manufactured in the United States: Provided, That for the purpose of this section, the term ``manufactured'' shall include cutting, heat treating, quality control, testing of chain and welding (including the forging and shot blasting process): Provided further, That for the purpose of this section substantially all of the components of anchor and mooring chain shall be considered to be produced or manufactured in the United States if the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured in the United States exceeds the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured outside the United States: Provided further, That when adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis, the Secretary of the service responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes. Sec. 8017. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dispose of M-1 Carbines, M-1 Garand rifles, M-14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber rifles, or M-1911 pistols, or to demilitarize or destroy small arms ammunition or ammunition components that are not otherwise prohibited from commercial sale under Federal law, unless the small arms ammunition or ammunition components are certified by the Secretary of the Army or designee as unserviceable or unsafe for further use. Sec. 8018. No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used during a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an organization, unit, activity or function of the Department of Defense into or within the National Capital Region: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense committees that such a relocation is required in the best interest of the Government. Sec. 8019. Of the funds made available in this Act, $20,000,000 shall be available for incentive payments authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544): Provided, That a prime contractor or a subcontractor at any tier that makes a subcontract award to any subcontractor or supplier as defined in section 1544 of title 25, United States Code, or a small business owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code, shall be considered a contractor for the purposes of being allowed additional compensation under section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544) whenever the prime contract or subcontract amount is over $500,000 and involves the expenditure of funds appropriated by an Act making appropriations for the Department of Defense with respect to any fiscal year: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 1906 of title 41, United States Code, this section shall be applicable to any Department of Defense acquisition of supplies or services, including any contract and any subcontract at any tier for acquisition of commercial items produced or manufactured, in whole or in part, by any subcontractor or supplier defined in section 1544 of title 25, United States Code, or a small business owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code. Sec. 8020. Funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense Media Activity shall not be used for any national or international political or psychological activities. Sec. 8021. During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in section 2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipation of receipt of contributions, only from the Government of Kuwait, under that section: Provided, That, upon receipt, such contributions from the Government of Kuwait shall be credited to the appropriations or fund which incurred such obligations. Sec. 8022. (a) Of the funds made available in this Act, not less than $43,100,000 shall be available for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation, of which-- (1) $30,800,000 shall be available from ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'' to support Civil Air Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance, readiness, counter-drug activities, and drug demand reduction activities involving youth programs; (2) $10,600,000 shall be available from ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force''; and (3) $1,700,000 shall be available from ``Other Procurement, Air Force'' for vehicle procurement. (b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reimbursement for any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for counter-drug activities in support of Federal, State, and local government agencies. Sec. 8023. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act are available to establish a new Department of Defense (department) federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), either as a new entity, or as a separate entity administrated by an organization managing another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit membership corporation consisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs and other nonprofit entities. (b) No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Overseers, Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or any similar entity of a defense FFRDC, and no paid consultant to any defense FFRDC, except when acting in a technical advisory capacity, may be compensated for his or her services as a member of such entity, or as a paid consultant by more than one FFRDC in a fiscal year: Provided, That a member of any such entity referred to previously in this subsection shall be allowed travel expenses and per diem as authorized under the Federal Joint Travel Regulations, when engaged in the performance of membership duties. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds available to the department from any source during the current fiscal year may be used by a defense FFRDC, through a fee or other payment mechanism, for construction of new buildings not located on a military installation, for payment of cost sharing for projects funded by Government grants, for absorption of contract overruns, or for certain charitable contributions, not to include employee participation in community service and/or development. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds available to the department during fiscal year 2018, not more than 6,000 staff years of technical effort (staff years) may be funded for defense FFRDCs: Provided, That, of the specific amount referred to previously in this subsection, not more than 1,180 staff years may be funded for the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs: Provided further, That this subsection shall not apply to staff years funded in the National Intelligence Program (NIP) and the Military Intelligence Program (MIP). (e) The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission of the department's fiscal year 2019 budget request, submit a report presenting the specific amounts of staff years of technical effort to be allocated for each defense FFRDC during that fiscal year and the associated budget estimates. (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs is hereby reduced by $210,000,000. Sec. 8024. None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate for use in any Government-owned facility or property under the control of the Department of Defense which were not melted and rolled in the United States or Canada: Provided, That these procurement restrictions shall apply to any and all Federal Supply Class 9515, American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) specifications of carbon, alloy or armor steel plate: Provided further, That the Secretary of the military department responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes: Provided further, That these restrictions shall not apply to contracts which are in being as of the date of the enactment of this Act. Sec. 8025. For the purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional defense committees'' means the Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives, the Armed Services Committee of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. Sec. 8026. During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense may acquire the modification, depot maintenance and repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the production of components and other Defense-related articles, through competition between Department of Defense depot maintenance activities and private firms: Provided, That the Senior Acquisition Executive of the military department or Defense Agency concerned, with power of delegation, shall certify that successful bids include comparable estimates of all direct and indirect costs for both public and private bids: Provided further, That Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under this section. Sec. 8027. (a)(1) If the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the United States Trade Representative, determines that a foreign country which is party to an agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the terms of the agreement by discriminating against certain types of products produced in the United States that are covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the Secretary's blanket waiver of the Buy American Act with respect to such types of products produced in that foreign country. (2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding, between the United States and a foreign country pursuant to which the Secretary of Defense has prospectively waived the Buy American Act for certain products in that country. (b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress a report on the amount of Department of Defense purchases from foreign entities in fiscal year 2018. Such report shall separately indicate the dollar value of items for which the Buy American Act was waived pursuant to any agreement described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade Agreement Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), or any international agreement to which the United States is a party. (c) For purposes of this section, the term Buy American Act means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. Sec. 8028. During the current fiscal year, amounts contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military Facility Investment Recovery Account established by section 2921(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) shall be available until expended for the payments specified by section 2921(c)(2) of that Act. Sec. 8029. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no cost to the Air Force, without consideration, to Indian tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington relocatable military housing units located at Grand Forks Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force Base, and Minot Air Force Base that are excess to the needs of the Air Force. (b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at no cost to the Air Force, military housing units under subsection (a) in accordance with the request for such units that are submitted to the Secretary by the Operation Walking Shield Program on behalf of Indian tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington. Any such conveyance shall be subject to the condition that the housing units shall be removed within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary. (c) The Operation Walking Shield Program shall resolve any conflicts among requests of Indian tribes for housing units under subsection (a) before submitting requests to the Secretary of the Air Force under subsection (b). (d) In this section, the term Indian tribe means any recognized Indian tribe included on the current list published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-454; 108 Stat. 4792; 25 U.S.C. 479a-1). Sec. 8030. During the current fiscal year, appropriations which are available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $250,000. Sec. 8031. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to-- (1) disestablish, or prepare to disestablish, a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program in accordance with Department of Defense Instruction Number 1215.08, dated June 26, 2006; or (2) close, downgrade from host to extension center, or place on probation a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program in accordance with the information paper of the Department of the Army titled ``Army Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (SROTC) Program Review and Criteria'', dated January 27, 2014. Sec. 8032. The Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco-related products in military resale outlets in the United States, its territories and possessions at a price below the most competitive price in the local community: Provided, That such regulations shall direct that the prices of tobacco or tobacco-related products in overseas military retail outlets shall be within the range of prices established for military retail system stores located in the United States. Sec. 8033. (a) During the current fiscal year, none of the appropriations or funds available to the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds shall be used for the purchase of an investment item for the purpose of acquiring a new inventory item for sale or anticipated sale during the current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to customers of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds if such an item would not have been chargeable to the Department of Defense Business Operations Fund during fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of such an investment item would be chargeable during the current fiscal year to appropriations made to the Department of Defense for procurement. (b) The fiscal year 2019 budget request for the Department of Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2019 Department of Defense budget shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress on the basis that any equipment which was classified as an end item and funded in a procurement appropriation contained in this Act shall be budgeted for in a proposed fiscal year 2019 procurement appropriation and not in the supply management business area or any other area or category of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds. Sec. 8034. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for Contingencies, which shall remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That funds appropriated, transferred, or otherwise credited to the Central Intelligence Agency Central Services Working Capital Fund during this or any prior or subsequent fiscal year shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That any funds appropriated or transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency for advanced research and development acquisition, for agent operations, and for covert action programs authorized by the President under section 503 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093) shall remain available until September 30, 2019. Sec. 8035. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this Act and hereafter for the Defense Intelligence Agency may be used for the design, development, and deployment of General Defense Intelligence Program intelligence communications and intelligence information systems for the Services, the Unified and Specified Commands, and the component commands. Sec. 8036. Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Defense under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', not less than $12,000,000 shall be made available only for the mitigation of environmental impacts, including training and technical assistance to tribes, related administrative support, the gathering of information, documenting of environmental damage, and developing a system for prioritization of mitigation and cost to complete estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands resulting from Department of Defense activities. Sec. 8037. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be expended by an entity of the Department of Defense unless the entity, in expending the funds, complies with the Buy American Act. For purposes of this subsection, the term Buy American Act means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. (b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a ``Made in America'' inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in America, the Secretary shall determine, in accordance with section 2410f of title 10, United States Code, whether the person should be debarred from contracting with the Department of Defense. (c) In the case of any equipment or products purchased with appropriations provided under this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that any entity of the Department of Defense, in expending the appropriation, purchase only American-made equipment and products, provided that American-made equipment and products are cost- competitive, quality competitive, and available in a timely fashion. Sec. 8038. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may be used-- (1) to establish a field operating agency; or (2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the department who is transferred or reassigned from a headquarters activity if the member or employee's place of duty remains at the location of that headquarters. (b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military department may waive the limitations in subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines, and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the granting of the waiver will reduce the personnel requirements or the financial requirements of the department. (c) This section does not apply to-- (1) field operating agencies funded within the National Intelligence Program; (2) an Army field operating agency established to eliminate, mitigate, or counter the effects of improvised explosive devices, and, as determined by the Secretary of the Army, other similar threats; (3) an Army field operating agency established to improve the effectiveness and efficiencies of biometric activities and to integrate common biometric technologies throughout the Department of Defense; or (4) an Air Force field operating agency established to administer the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Program and Mortuary Operations for the Department of Defense and authorized Federal entities. Sec. 8039. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to convert to contractor performance an activity or function of the Department of Defense that, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, is performed by Department of Defense civilian employees unless-- (1) the conversion is based on the result of a public- private competition that includes a most efficient and cost effective organization plan developed by such activity or function; (2) the Competitive Sourcing Official determines that, over all performance periods stated in the solicitation of offers for performance of the activity or function, the cost of performance of the activity or function by a contractor would be less costly to the Department of Defense by an amount that equals or exceeds the lesser of-- (A) 10 percent of the most efficient organization's personnel-related costs for performance of that activity or function by Federal employees; or (B) $10,000,000; and (3) the contractor does not receive an advantage for a proposal that would reduce costs for the Department of Defense by-- (A) not making an employer-sponsored health insurance plan available to the workers who are to be employed in the performance of that activity or function under the contract; or (B) offering to such workers an employer-sponsored health benefits plan that requires the employer to contribute less towards the premium or subscription share than the amount that is paid by the Department of Defense for health benefits for civilian employees under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. (b)(1) The Department of Defense, without regard to subsection (a) of this section or subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, and notwithstanding any administrative regulation, requirement, or policy to the contrary shall have full authority to enter into a contract for the performance of any commercial or industrial type function of the Department of Defense that-- (A) is included on the procurement list established pursuant to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (section 8503 of title 41, United States Code); (B) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely handicapped individuals in accordance with that Act; or (C) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified firm under at least 51 percent ownership by an Indian tribe, as defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)), or a Native Hawaiian Organization, as defined in section 8(a)(15) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15)). (2) This section shall not apply to depot contracts or contracts for depot maintenance as provided in sections 2469 and 2474 of title 10, United States Code. (c) The conversion of any activity or function of the Department of Defense under the authority provided by this section shall be credited toward any competitive or outsourcing goal, target, or measurement that may be established by statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed to be awarded under the authority of, and in compliance with, subsection (h) of section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, for the competition or outsourcing of commercial activities. (rescissions) Sec. 8040. Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', 2016/2018, $274,000,000; ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', 2016/2018, $82,700,000; ``Missile Procurement, Army'', 2017/2019, $19,319,000; ``Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army'', 2017/2019, $9,764,000; ``Other Procurement, Army'', 2017/2019, $10,000,000; ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', 2017/2019, $105,600,000; ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', 2017/2019, $54,122,000; ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 2017/2021, $45,116,000; ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', 2017/2019, $63,293,000; ``Missile Procurement, Air Force'', 2017/2019, $31,639,000; ``Space Procurement, Air Force'', 2017/2019, $15,000,000; ``Other Procurement, Air Force'', 2017/2019, $105,000,000; ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', 2017/ 2018, $34,128,000; ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force'', 2017/2018, $41,700,000. Sec. 8041. None of the funds available in this Act may be used to reduce the authorized positions for military technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve for the purpose of applying any administratively imposed civilian personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on military technicians (dual status), unless such reductions are a direct result of a reduction in military force structure. Sec. 8042. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea unless specifically appropriated for that purpose. Sec. 8043. Funds appropriated in this Act for operation and maintenance of the Military Departments, Combatant Commands and Defense Agencies shall be available for reimbursement of pay, allowances and other expenses which would otherwise be incurred against appropriations for the National Guard and Reserve when members of the National Guard and Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, including the activities and programs included within the National Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program: Provided, That nothing in this section authorizes deviation from established Reserve and National Guard personnel and training procedures. Sec. 8044. (a) None of the funds available to the Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law. (b) None of the funds available to the Central Intelligence Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law. Sec. 8045. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin: Provided, That the Secretary of the military department responsible for such procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes: Provided further, That this restriction shall not apply to the purchase of ``commercial items'', as defined by section 103 of title 41, United States Code, except that the restriction shall apply to ball or roller bearings purchased as end items. Sec. 8046. None of the funds made available by this Act for Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle service competitive procurements may be used unless the competitive procurements are open for award to all certified providers of Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle-class systems: Provided, That the award shall be made to the provider that offers the best value to the government. Sec. 8047. In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $44,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense: Provided, That upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national interest, the Secretary shall make grants in the amounts specified as follows: $20,000,000 to the United Service Organizations and $24,000,000 to the Red Cross. Sec. 8048. None of the funds in this Act may be used to purchase any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the United States, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes that is not available from United States manufacturers. Sec. 8049. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, the Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small Business Technology Transfer program set-asides shall be taken proportionally from all programs, projects, or activities to the extent they contribute to the extramural budget. Sec. 8050. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay a contractor under a contract with the Department of Defense for costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an employee when-- (1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of the normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee; and (2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated with a business combination. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 8051. During the current fiscal year, no more than $30,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' may be transferred to appropriations available for the pay of military personnel, to be merged with, and to be available for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred, to be used in support of such personnel in connection with support and services for eligible organizations and activities outside the Department of Defense pursuant to section 2012 of title 10, United States Code. Sec. 8052. During the current fiscal year, in the case of an appropriation account of the Department of Defense for which the period of availability for obligation has expired or which has closed under the provisions of section 1552 of title 31, United States Code, and which has a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance, an obligation or an adjustment of an obligation may be charged to any current appropriation account for the same purpose as the expired or closed account if-- (1) the obligation would have been properly chargeable (except as to amount) to the expired or closed account before the end of the period of availability or closing of that account; (2) the obligation is not otherwise properly chargeable to any current appropriation account of the Department of Defense; and (3) in the case of an expired account, the obligation is not chargeable to a current appropriation of the Department of Defense under the provisions of section 1405(b)(8) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, Public Law 101-510, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1551 note): Provided, That in the case of an expired account, if subsequent review or investigation discloses that there was not in fact a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance in the account, any charge to a current account under the authority of this section shall be reversed and recorded against the expired account: Provided further, That the total amount charged to a current appropriation under this section may not exceed an amount equal to 1 percent of the total appropriation for that account. Sec. 8053. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may permit the use of equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project by any person or entity on a space-available, reimbursable basis. The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall establish the amount of reimbursement for such use on a case-by-case basis. (b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be credited to funds available for the National Guard Distance Learning Project and be available to defray the costs associated with the use of equipment of the project under that subsection. Such funds shall be available for such purposes without fiscal year limitation. Sec. 8054. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be obligated to modify command and control relationships to give Fleet Forces Command operational and administrative control of United States Navy forces assigned to the Pacific fleet: Provided, That the command and control relationships which existed on October 1, 2004, shall remain in force until a written modification has been proposed to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees: Provided further, That the proposed modification may be implemented 30 days after the notification unless an objection is received from either the House or Senate Appropriations Committees: Provided further, That any proposed modification shall not preclude the ability of the commander of United States Pacific Command to meet operational requirements. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 8055. Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', $25,000,000 (increased by $10,000,000) shall be for continued implementation and expansion of the Sexual Assault Special Victims' Counsel Program: Provided, That the funds are made available for transfer to the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force: Provided further, That funds transferred shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which the funds are transferred: Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act. Sec. 8056. None of the funds appropriated in title IV of this Act may be used to procure end-items for delivery to military forces for operational training, operational use or inventory requirements: Provided, That this restriction does not apply to end-items used in development, prototyping, and test activities preceding and leading to acceptance for operational use: Provided further, That this restriction does not apply to programs funded within the National Intelligence Program: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national security interest to do so. Sec. 8057. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-by-case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each limitation on the procurement of defense items from foreign sources provided in law if the Secretary determines that the application of the limitation with respect to that country would invalidate cooperative programs entered into between the Department of Defense and the foreign country, or would invalidate reciprocal trade agreements for the procurement of defense items entered into under section 2531 of title 10, United States Code, and the country does not discriminate against the same or similar defense items produced in the United States for that country. (b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to-- (1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) options for the procurement of items that are exercised after such date under contracts that are entered into before such date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason other than the application of a waiver granted under subsection (a). (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding construction of public vessels, ball and roller bearings, food, and clothing or textile materials as defined by section XI (chapters 50-65) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and products classified under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 6505, 7019, 7218 through 7229, 7304.41 through 7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508, 8105, 8108, 8109, 8211, 8215, and 9404. Sec. 8058. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or other Department of Defense Appropriations Acts may be obligated or expended for the purpose of performing repairs or maintenance to military family housing units of the Department of Defense, including areas in such military family housing units that may be used for the purpose of conducting official Department of Defense business. Sec. 8059. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' for any new start advanced concept technology demonstration project or joint capability demonstration project may only be obligated 45 days after a report, including a description of the project, the planned acquisition and transition strategy and its estimated annual and total cost, has been provided in writing to the congressional defense committees: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying to the congressional defense committees that it is in the national interest to do so. Sec. 8060. The Secretary of Defense shall continue to provide a classified quarterly report to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Subcommittees on Defense on certain matters as directed in the classified annex accompanying this Act. Sec. 8061. Notwithstanding section 12310(b) of title 10, United States Code, a Reserve who is a member of the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty under section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, may perform duties in support of the ground-based elements of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System. Sec. 8062. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition held by the Department of Defense that has a center-fire cartridge and a United States military nomenclature designation of ``armor penetrator'', ``armor piercing (AP)'', ``armor piercing incendiary (API)'', or ``armor-piercing incendiary tracer (API-T)'', except to an entity performing demilitarization services for the Department of Defense under a contract that requires the entity to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department of Defense that armor piercing projectiles are either: (1) rendered incapable of reuse by the demilitarization process; or (2) used to manufacture ammunition pursuant to a contract with the Department of Defense or the manufacture of ammunition for export pursuant to a License for Permanent Export of Unclassified Military Articles issued by the Department of State. Sec. 8063. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, may waive payment of all or part of the consideration that otherwise would be required under section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, in the case of a lease of personal property for a period not in excess of 1 year to any organization specified in section 508(d) of title 32, United States Code, or any other youth, social, or fraternal nonprofit organization as may be approved by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, on a case-by-case basis. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 8064. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $66,881,780 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer such funds to other activities of the Federal Government: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense is authorized to enter into and carry out contracts for the acquisition of real property, construction, personal services, and operations related to projects carrying out the purposes of this section: Provided further, That contracts entered into under the authority of this section may provide for such indemnification as the Secretary determines to be necessary: Provided further, That projects authorized by this section shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and local law to the maximum extent consistent with the national security, as determined by the Secretary of Defense. Sec. 8065. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to take any action to modify-- (1) the appropriations account structure for the National Intelligence Program budget, including through the creation of a new appropriation or new appropriation account; (2) how the National Intelligence Program budget request is presented in the unclassified P-1, R-1, and O-1 documents supporting the Department of Defense budget request; (3) the process by which the National Intelligence Program appropriations are apportioned to the executing agencies; or (4) the process by which the National Intelligence Program appropriations are allotted, obligated and disbursed. (b) Nothing in section (a) shall be construed to prohibit the merger of programs or changes to the National Intelligence Program budget at or below the Expenditure Center level, provided such change is otherwise in accordance with paragraphs (a)(1)-(3). (c) The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense may jointly, only for the purposes of achieving auditable financial statements and improving fiscal reporting, study and develop detailed proposals for alternative financial management processes. Such study shall include a comprehensive counterintelligence risk assessment to ensure that none of the alternative processes will adversely affect counterintelligence. (d) Upon development of the detailed proposals defined under subsection (c), the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall-- (1) provide the proposed alternatives to all affected agencies; (2) receive certification from all affected agencies attesting that the proposed alternatives will help achieve auditability, improve fiscal reporting, and will not adversely affect counterintelligence; and (3) not later than 30 days after receiving all necessary certifications under paragraph (2), present the proposed alternatives and certifications to the congressional defense and intelligence committees. Sec. 8066. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, $5,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense, to remain available for obligation until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, that upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national interest, these funds shall be available only for a grant to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., only for the construction and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the needs of military family members when confronted with the illness or hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 8067. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the headings ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'' and ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $705,800,000 shall be for the Israeli Cooperative Programs: Provided, That of this amount, $92,000,000 shall be for the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Government of Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-range rocket threats, subject to the U.S.- Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agreement, as amended; $221,500,000 shall be for the Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) program, including cruise missile defense research and development under the SRBMD program, of which $120,000,000 shall be for co-production activities of SRBMD missiles in the United States and in Israel to meet Israel's defense requirements consistent with each nation's laws, regulations, and procedures, subject to the U.S.-Israeli co-production agreement for SRBMD, as amended; $205,000,000 shall be for an upper- tier component to the Israeli Missile Defense Architecture, of which $120,000,000 shall be for co-production activities of Arrow 3 Upper Tier missiles in the United States and in Israel to meet Israel's defense requirements consistent with each nation's laws, regulations, and procedures, subject to the U.S.-Israeli co-production agreement for Arrow 3 Upper Tier, as amended; $105,000,000 shall be for testing of the upper-tier component to the Israeli Missile Defense Architecture in the United States; and $82,300,000 shall be for the Arrow System Improvement Program including development of a long range, ground and airborne, detection suite: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this provision is in addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 8068. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', $117,542,000 shall be available until September 30, 2018, to fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases: Provided, That upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer funds to the following appropriations in the amounts specified: Provided further, That the amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the appropriations to which transferred to: (1) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 2012/2018: Carrier Replacement Program $20,000,000; (2) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 2008/2018: DDG-51 Destroyer $19,436,000; (3) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 2012/2018: Littoral Combat Ship $6,394,000; (4) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 2012/2018: LHA Replacement $14,200,000; (5) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 2013/2018: DDG-51 Destroyer $31,941,000; (6) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 2014/2018: Litoral Combat Ship $20,471,000; and (7) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 2015/2018: LCAC $5,100,000. Sec. 8069. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094) during fiscal year 2018 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018. Sec. 8070. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity unless such program, project, or activity must be undertaken immediately in the interest of national security and only after written prior notification to the congressional defense committees. Sec. 8071. The budget of the President for fiscal year 2018 submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, shall include separate budget justification documents for costs of United States Armed Forces' participation in contingency operations for the Military Personnel accounts, the Operation and Maintenance accounts, the Procurement accounts, and the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation accounts: Provided, That these documents shall include a description of the funding requested for each contingency operation, for each military service, to include all Active and Reserve components, and for each appropriations account: Provided further, That these documents shall include estimated costs for each element of expense or object class, a reconciliation of increases and decreases for each contingency operation, and programmatic data including, but not limited to, troop strength for each Active and Reserve component, and estimates of the major weapons systems deployed in support of each contingency: Provided further, That these documents shall include budget exhibits OP-5 and OP-32 (as defined in the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation) for all contingency operations for the budget year and the two preceding fiscal years. Sec. 8072. None of the funds in this Act may be used for research, development, test, evaluation, procurement or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense system. Sec. 8073. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, to reflect savings due to favorable foreign exchange rates, the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced by $289,000,000. Sec. 8074. None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce the WC-130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in this Act: Provided, That the Air Force shall allow the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to perform other missions in support of national defense requirements during the non-hurricane season. Sec. 8075. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for integration of foreign intelligence information unless the information has been lawfully collected and processed during the conduct of authorized foreign intelligence activities: Provided, That information pertaining to United States persons shall only be handled in accordance with protections provided in the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution as implemented through Executive Order No. 12333. Sec. 8076. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to transfer research and development, acquisition, or other program authority relating to current tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs) from the Army. (b) The Army shall retain responsibility for and operational control of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in order to support the Secretary of Defense in matters relating to the employment of unmanned aerial vehicles. Sec. 8077. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for research and technology, which shall remain available until September 30, 2019. Sec. 8078. For purposes of section 1553(b) of title 31, United States Code, any subdivision of appropriations made in this Act under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'' shall be considered to be for the same purpose as any subdivision under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'' appropriations in any prior fiscal year, and the 1 percent limitation shall apply to the total amount of the appropriation. Sec. 8079. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a report to the congressional intelligence committees to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2018: Provided, That the report shall include-- (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation by Expenditure Center and project; and (3) an identification of items of special congressional interest. (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional intelligence committees, unless the Director of National Intelligence certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement. Sec. 8080. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to eliminate, restructure, or realign Army Contracting Command-- New Jersey or make disproportionate personnel reductions at any Army Contracting Command--New Jersey sites without 30-day prior notification to the congressional defense committees. (rescission) Sec. 8081. Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of Defense, the following funds are permanently rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts to reflect excess cash balances in the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund: From ``Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund, Defense'', $10,000,000. Sec. 8082. None of the funds made available by this Act for excess defense articles, assistance under section 333 of title 10, United States Code, or peacekeeping operations for the countries designated annually to be in violation of the standards of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-457; 22 U.S.C. 2370c-1) may be used to support any military training or operation that includes child soldiers, as defined by the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008, unless such assistance is otherwise permitted under section 404 of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008. Sec. 8083. (a) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that-- (1) creates a new start effort; (2) terminates a program with appropriated funding of $10,000,000 or more; (3) transfers funding into or out of the National Intelligence Program; or (4) transfers funding between appropriations, unless the congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period may be reduced for urgent national security requirements. (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that results in a cumulative increase or decrease of the levels specified in the classified annex accompanying the Act unless the congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period may be reduced for urgent national security requirements. Sec. 8084. The Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress each year, at or about the time that the President's budget is submitted to Congress that year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a future-years intelligence program (including associated annexes) reflecting the estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations included in that budget. Any such future-years intelligence program shall cover the fiscal year with respect to which the budget is submitted and at least the four succeeding fiscal years. Sec. 8085. For the purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional intelligence committees'' means the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 8086. During the current fiscal year, not to exceed $11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made in title II of this Act for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', and ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'' may be transferred by the military department concerned to its central fund established for Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant to section 2493(d) of title 10, United States Code. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 8087. Not to exceed $500,000,000 appropriated by this Act for operation and maintenance may be available for the purpose of making remittances and transfer to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund in accordance with section 1705 of title 10, United States Code. Sec. 8088. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public website of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if-- (1) the public posting of the report compromises national security; or (2) the report contains proprietary information. (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days. Sec. 8089. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract for an amount in excess of $1,000,000, unless the contractor agrees not to-- (1) enter into any agreement with any of its employees or independent contractors that requires, as a condition of employment, that the employee or independent contractor agree to resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention; or (2) take any action to enforce any provision of an existing agreement with an employee or independent contractor that mandates that the employee or independent contractor resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention. (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract unless the contractor certifies that it requires each covered subcontractor to agree not to enter into, and not to take any action to enforce any provision of, any agreement as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), with respect to any employee or independent contractor performing work related to such subcontract. For purposes of this subsection, a ``covered subcontractor'' is an entity that has a subcontract in excess of $1,000,000 on a contract subject to subsection (a). (c) The prohibitions in this section do not apply with respect to a contractor's or subcontractor's agreements with employees or independent contractors that may not be enforced in a court of the United States. (d) The Secretary of Defense may waive the application of subsection (a) or (b) to a particular contractor or subcontractor for the purposes of a particular contract or subcontract if the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary personally determines that the waiver is necessary to avoid harm to national security interests of the United States, and that the term of the contract or subcontract is not longer than necessary to avoid such harm. The determination shall set forth with specificity the grounds for the waiver and for the contract or subcontract term selected, and shall state any alternatives considered in lieu of a waiver and the reasons each such alternative would not avoid harm to national security interests of the United States. The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Congress, and simultaneously make public, any determination under this subsection not less than 15 business days before the contract or subcontract addressed in the determination may be awarded. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 8090. From within the funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program in this Act, up to $115,519,000, shall be available for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Public Law 111-84: Provided, That for purposes of section 1704(b), the facility operations funded are operations of the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined Federal medical facility as described by section 706 of Public Law 110-417: Provided further, That additional funds may be transferred from funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Defense to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Sec. 8091. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Defense or a component thereof in contravention of the provisions of section 130h of title 10, United States Code. Sec. 8092. Appropriations available to the Department of Defense may be used for the purchase of heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of $450,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 8093. Upon a determination by the Director of National Intelligence that such action is necessary and in the national interest, the Director may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $1,500,000,000 of the funds made available in this Act for the National Intelligence Program: Provided, That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen intelligence requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 2017. Sec. 8094. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who-- (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. Sec. 8095. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense. (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who-- (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (2) is-- (A) in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; or (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sec. 8096. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be used to transfer any individual detained at United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of the individual's country of origin, any other foreign country, or any other foreign entity except in accordance with section 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92) and section 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328). Sec. 8097. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.). Sec. 8098. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of Defense, or any other official or officer of the Department of Defense, to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary of Rosoboronexport. (b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in subsection (a) if the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, determines that it is in the vital national security interest of the United States to do so, and certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that, to the best of the Secretary's knowledge: (1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of lethal military equipment to, and the maintenance of existing lethal military equipment for, the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic; (2) The armed forces of the Russian Federation have withdrawn from Crimea, other than armed forces present on military bases subject to agreements in force between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Ukraine; and (3) Agents of the Russian Federation have ceased taking active measures to destabilize the control of the Government of Ukraine over eastern Ukraine. (c) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct a review of any action involving Rosoboronexport with respect to a waiver issued by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (b), and not later than 90 days after the date on which such a waiver is issued by the Secretary of Defense, the Inspector General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the results of the review conducted with respect to such waiver. Sec. 8099. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for the purchase or manufacture of a flag of the United States unless such flags are treated as covered items under section 2533a(b) of title 10, United States Code. Sec. 8100. (a) Of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Department of Defense, amounts may be made available, under such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe, to local military commanders appointed by the Secretary, or by an officer or employee designated by the Secretary, to provide at their discretion ex gratia payments in amounts consistent with subsection (d) of this section for damage, personal injury, or death that is incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces in a foreign country. (b) An ex gratia payment under this section may be provided only if-- (1) the prospective foreign civilian recipient is determined by the local military commander to be friendly to the United States; (2) a claim for damages would not be compensable under chapter 163 of title 10, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Foreign Claims Act''); and (3) the property damage, personal injury, or death was not caused by action by an enemy. (c) Nature of Payments.--Any payments provided under a program under subsection (a) shall not be considered an admission or acknowledgement of any legal obligation to compensate for any damage, personal injury, or death. (d) Amount of Payments.--If the Secretary of Defense determines a program under subsection (a) to be appropriate in a particular setting, the amounts of payments, if any, to be provided to civilians determined to have suffered harm incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces under the program should be determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary and based on an assessment, which should include such factors as cultural appropriateness and prevailing economic conditions. (e) Legal Advice.--Local military commanders shall receive legal advice before making ex gratia payments under this subsection. The legal advisor, under regulations of the Department of Defense, shall advise on whether an ex gratia payment is proper under this section and applicable Department of Defense regulations. (f) Written Record.--A written record of any ex gratia payment offered or denied shall be kept by the local commander and on a timely basis submitted to the appropriate office in the Department of Defense as determined by the Secretary of Defense. (g) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall report to the congressional defense committees on an annual basis the efficacy of the ex gratia payment program including the number of types of cases considered, amounts offered, the response from ex gratia payment recipients, and any recommended modifications to the program. Sec. 8101. None of the funds available in this Act to the Department of Defense, other than appropriations made for necessary or routine refurbishments, upgrades or maintenance activities, shall be used to reduce or to prepare to reduce the number of deployed and non- deployed strategic delivery vehicles and launchers below the levels set forth in the report submitted to Congress in accordance with section 1042 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. Sec. 8102. The Secretary of Defense shall post grant awards on a public Website in a searchable format. Sec. 8103. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to fund the performance of a flight demonstration team at a location outside of the United States: Provided, That this prohibition applies only if a performance of a flight demonstration team at a location within the United States was canceled during the current fiscal year due to insufficient funding. Sec. 8104. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the National Security Agency to-- (1) conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for the purpose of targeting a United States person; or (2) acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as such term is defined in section 2510(8) of title 18, United States Code) of any electronic communication of a United States person from a provider of electronic communication services to the public pursuant to section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. Sec. 8105. None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty. Sec. 8106. None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to pay the salary of any officer or employee of any agency funded by this Act who approves or implements the transfer of administrative responsibilities or budgetary resources of any program, project, or activity financed by this Act to the jurisdiction of another Federal agency not financed by this Act unless explicity provided for in a Defense Appropriations Act: Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to transfers of funds expressly provided for in Defense Appropriations Acts, or provisions of Acts providing supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense. Sec. 8107. None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated for activities authorized under section 1208 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1621) to initiate support for, or expand support to, foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals unless the congressional defense committees are notified in accordance with the direction contained in the classified annex accompanying this Act, not less than 15 days before initiating such support: Provided, That none of the funds made available in this Act may be used under section 1208 for any activity that is not in support of an ongoing military operation being conducted by United States Special Operations Forces to combat terrorism: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibitions in this section if the Secretary determines that such waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances and, by not later than 72 hours after making such waiver, notifies the congressional defense committees of such waiver. Sec. 8108. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used with respect to Iraq in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the introduction of United States armed forces into hostilities in Iraq, into situations in Iraq where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into Iraqi territory, airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of such Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543). Sec. 8109. None of the funds provided in this Act for the T-AO Fleet Oiler or the Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship programs shall be used to award a new contract that provides for the acquisition of the following components unless those components are manufactured in the United States: Auxiliary equipment (including pumps) for shipboard services; propulsion equipment (including engines, reduction gears, and propellers); shipboard cranes; and spreaders for shipboard cranes. Sec. 8110. The amount appropriated in title II of this Act for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'' is hereby reduced by $75,000,000 to reflect excess cash balances in Department of Defense Working Capital Funds. Sec. 8111. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, to reflect savings due to lower than anticipated fuel costs, the total amount appropriated in title II of this Act is hereby reduced by $1,007,267,000. Sec. 8112. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for Government Travel Charge Card expenses by military or civilian personnel of the Department of Defense for gaming, or for entertainment that includes topless or nude entertainers or participants, as prohibited by Department of Defense FMR, Volume 9, Chapter 3 and Department of Defense Instruction 1015.10 (enclosure 3, 14a and 14b). Sec. 8113. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to propose, plan for, or execute a new or additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round. Sec. 8114. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act for ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $289,255,000, to remain available until expended, may be used for any purposes related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet established under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. 4405): Provided, That such amounts are available for reimbursements to the Ready Reserve Force, Maritime Administration account of the United States Department of Transportation for programs, projects, activities, and expenses related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet. Sec. 8115. None of the funds made available by this Act for the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization program may be obligated or expended for pre-milestone B activities after March 31, 2018, except for source selection and other activities necessary to enter the engineering and manufacturing development phase. Sec. 8116. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to carry out the closure or realignment of the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 8117. Additional readiness funds made available in title II of this Act for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', and ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'' may be transferred to and merged with any appropriation of the Department of Defense for activities related to the Zika virus in order to provide health support for the full range of military operations and sustain the health of the members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees of the Department of Defense, and their families, to include: research and development, disease surveillance, vaccine development, rapid detection, vector controls and surveillance, training, and outbreak response: Provided, That the authority provided in this section is subject to the same terms and conditions as the authority provided in section 8005 of this Act. Sec. 8118. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network is designed to block access to pornography websites. (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities, or for any activity necessary for the national defense, including intelligence activities. Sec. 8119. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any transfer of funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act to the Global Engagement Center pursuant to section 1287 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328) shall be made in accordance with section 8005 or 9002 of this Act, as applicable. Sec. 8120. No amounts credited or otherwise made available in this or any other Act to the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund may be transferred to: (1) the Rapid Prototyping Fund established under section 804(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note); or (2) credited to a military-department specific fund established under section 804(d)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (as amended by section 897 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017). (including transfer fund) Sec. 8121. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act for military personnel pay, including active duty, reserve and National Guard personnel, $206,400,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense and made available for transfer only to military personnel accounts: Provided, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Sec. 8122. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $235,000,000, for an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', to remain available until expended: Provided, That such funds shall only be available to the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Office of Economic Adjustment of the Department of Defense, or for transfer to the Secretary of Education, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, or supplement other Federal funds to construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary public schools on military installations in order to address capacity or facility condition deficiencies at such schools: Provided further, That in making such funds available, the Office of Economic Adjustment or the Secretary of Education shall give priority consideration to those military installations with schools having the most serious capacity or facility condition deficiencies as determined by the Secretary of Defense: Provided further, That as a condition of receiving funds under this section a local educational agency or State shall provide a matching share as described in the notice titled ``Department of Defense Program for Construction, Renovation, Repair or Expansion of Public Schools Located on Military Installations'' published by the Department of Defense in the Federal Register on September 9, 2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 55883 et seq.): Provided further, That these provisions apply to funds provided under this section, and to funds previously provided by Congress to construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary public schools on military installations in order to address capacity or facility condition deficiencies at such schools to the extent such funds remain unobligated on the date of enactment of this section. Sec. 8123. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to carry out the changes to the Joint Travel Regulations of the Department of Defense described in the memorandum of the Per Diem Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee titled ``UTD/CTD for MAP 118-13/CAP 118-13 - Flat Rate Per Diem for Long Term TDY'' and dated October 1, 2014. Sec. 8124. In carrying out the program described in the memorandum on the subject of ``Policy for Assisted Reproductive Services for the Benefit of Seriously or Severely Ill/Injured (Category II or III) Active Duty Service Members'' issued by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and the guidance issued to implement such memorandum, the Secretary of Defense shall apply such policy and guidance, except that-- (1) the limitation on periods regarding embryo cryopreservation and storage set forth in part III(G) and in part IV(H) of such memorandum shall not apply; and (2) the term ``assisted reproductive technology'' shall include embryo cryopreservation and storage without limitation on the duration of such cryopreservation and storage. TITLE IX OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM MILITARY PERSONNEL Military Personnel, Army For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'', $2,635,317,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Military Personnel, Navy For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy'', $377,857,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Military Personnel, Marine Corps For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine Corps'', $103,800,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Military Personnel, Air Force For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air Force'', $912,779,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Reserve Personnel, Army For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Army'', $24,942,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Reserve Personnel, Navy For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Navy'', $9,091,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps'', $2,328,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Reserve Personnel, Air Force For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Air Force'', $20,569,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. National Guard Personnel, Army For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, Army'', $184,589,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. National Guard Personnel, Air Force For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, Air Force'', $5,004,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Military Personnel, National Defense Restoration Fund (including transfer of funds) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $1,000,000,000, for the ``Military Personnel, National Defense Restoration Fund'': Provided, That such funds provided under this heading shall only be available for programs, projects and activities necessary to implement the 2018 National Defense Strategy: Provided further, That such funds shall not be available for transfer until 30 days after the Secretary has submitted, and the congressional defense committees have approved, the proposed allocation plan for the use of such funds to implement such strategy: Provided further, That such allocation plan shall include a detailed justification for the use of such funds and a description of how such investments are necessary to implement the strategy: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds only to military personnel accounts: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be transferred to any program, project, or activity specifically limited or denied by this Act: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Operation and Maintenance, Army For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $16,126,403,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Navy For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $5,875,015,000, of which up to $161,885,000 may be transferred to the Coast Guard ``Operating Expenses'' account: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', $1,116,640,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Air Force For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $10,266,295,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense- Wide'', $6,944,201,000: Provided, That of the funds provided under this heading, not to exceed $900,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, shall be for payments to reimburse key cooperating nations for logistical, military, and other support, including access, provided to United States military and stability operations in Afghanistan and to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: Provided further, That such reimbursement payments may be made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, may determine, based on documentation determined by the Secretary of Defense to adequately account for the support provided, and such determination is final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the United States, and 15 days following notification to the appropriate congressional committees: Provided further, That funds provided under this heading may be used for the purpose of providing specialized training and procuring supplies and specialized equipment and providing such supplies and loaning such equipment on a non-reimbursable basis to coalition forces supporting United States military and stability operations in Afghanistan and to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and 15 days following notification to the appropriate congressional committees: Provided further, That funds provided under this heading may be used to support the Government of Jordan, in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense may determine, to enhance the ability of the armed forces of Jordan to increase or sustain security along its borders, upon 15 days prior written notification to the congressional defense committees outlining the amounts intended to be provided and the nature of the expenses incurred: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, not to exceed $750,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, shall be available to provide support and assistance to foreign security forces or other groups or individuals to conduct, support, or facilitate counterterrorism, crisis response, or other Department of Defense security cooperation programs: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve'', $24,699,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve'', $23,980,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve'', $3,367,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve'', $58,523,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard'', $108,111,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard'', $15,400,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, National Defense Restoration Fund (including transfer of funds) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $2,000,000,000, for the ``Operation and Maintenance, National Defense Restoration Fund'': Provided, That such funds provided under this heading shall only be available for programs, projects and activities necessary to implement the 2018 National Defense Strategy: Provided further, That such funds shall not be available for transfer until 30 days after the Secretary has submitted, and the congressional defense committees have approved, the proposed allocation plan for the use of such funds to implement such strategy: Provided further, That such allocation plan shall include a detailed justification for the use of such funds and a description of how such investments are necessary to implement the strategy: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds only to operation and maintenance accounts: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be transferred to any program, project, or activity specifically limited or denied by this Act: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund For the ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'', $4,937,515,000 (reduced by $12,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Commander, Combined Security Transition Command-- Afghanistan, or the Secretary's designee, to provide assistance, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to the security forces of Afghanistan, including the provision of equipment, supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure repair, renovation, construction, and funding: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may obligate and expend funds made available to the Department of Defense in this title for additional costs associated with existing projects previously funded with amounts provided under the heading ``Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund'' in prior Acts: Provided further, That such costs shall be limited to contract changes resulting from inflation, market fluctuation, rate adjustments, and other necessary contract actions to complete existing projects, and associated supervision and administration costs and costs for design during construction: Provided further, That the Secretary may not use more than $50,000,000 under the authority provided in this section: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify in advance such contract changes and adjustments in annual reports to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, That the authority to provide assistance under this heading is in addition to any other authority to provide assistance to foreign nations: Provided further, That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any person, foreign government, or international organization may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and used for such purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing upon the receipt and upon the obligation of any contribution, delineating the sources and amounts of the funds received and the specific use of such contributions: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this appropriation account, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such obligation: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of any proposed new projects or transfer of funds between budget sub-activity groups in excess of $20,000,000: Provided further, That the United States may accept equipment procured using funds provided under this heading in this or prior Acts that was transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United States: Provided further, That equipment procured using funds provided under this heading in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan or transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United States, may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, not less than $10,000,000 shall be for recruitment and retention of women in the Afghanistan National Security Forces, and the recruitment and training of female security personnel: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Counter-ISIL Train and Equip Fund For the ``Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Train and Equip Fund'', $1,769,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including training; equipment; logistics support, supplies, and services; stipends; infrastructure repair and renovation; and sustainment, to foreign security forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals participating, or preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and their affiliated or associated groups: Provided further, That these funds may be used in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense may determine to enhance the border security of nations adjacent to conflict areas including Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, and Tunisia resulting from actions of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: Provided further, That amounts made available under this heading shall be available to provide assistance only for activities in a country designated by the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, as having a security mission to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and following written notification to the congressional defense committees of such designation: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that prior to providing assistance to elements of any forces or individuals, such elements or individuals are appropriately vetted, including at a minimum, assessing such elements for associations with terrorist groups or groups associated with the Government of Iran; and receiving commitments from such elements to promote respect for human rights and the rule of law: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this appropriation account, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such obligation: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may accept and retain contributions, including assistance in-kind, from foreign governments, including the Government of Iraq and other entities, to carry out assistance authorized under this heading: Provided further, That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any foreign government or other entity may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and used for such purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive a provision of law relating to the acquisition of items and support services or sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) if the Secretary determines that such provision of law would prohibit, restrict, delay or otherwise limit the provision of such assistance and a notice of and justification for such waiver is submitted to the congressional defense committees, the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives: Provided further, That the United States may accept equipment procured using funds provided under this heading, or under the heading, ``Iraq Train and Equip Fund'' in prior Acts, that was transferred to security forces, irregular forces, or groups participating, or preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and returned by such forces or groups to the United States, may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, That equipment procured using funds provided under this heading, or under the heading, ``Iraq Train and Equip Fund'' in prior Acts, and not yet transferred to security forces, irregular forces, or groups participating, or preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense when determined by the Secretary to no longer be required for transfer to such forces or groups and upon written notification to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees on the use of funds provided under this heading, including, but not limited to, the number of individuals trained, the nature and scope of support and sustainment provided to each group or individual, the area of operations for each group, and the contributions of other countries, groups, or individuals: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. PROCUREMENT Aircraft Procurement, Army For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Army'', $424,686,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Missile Procurement, Army For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Army'', $557,583,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army'', $1,191,139,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement of Ammunition, Army For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, Army'', $193,436,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Other Procurement, Army For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Army'', $405,575,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Aircraft Procurement, Navy For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', $157,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Weapons Procurement, Navy For an additional amount for ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', $130,994,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps'', $223,843,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Other Procurement, Navy For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Navy'', $207,984,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement, Marine Corps For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Marine Corps'', $64,071,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Aircraft Procurement, Air Force For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', $510,836,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Missile Procurement, Air Force For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Air Force'', $381,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Space Procurement, Air Force For an additional amount for ``Space Procurement, Air Force'', $2,256,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force'', $501,509,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Other Procurement, Air Force For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Air Force'', $3,998,887,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', $510,741,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account For procurement of rotary-wing aircraft; combat, tactical and support vehicles; other weapons; and other procurement items for the reserve components of the Armed Forces, $1,000,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020: Provided, That the Chiefs of National Guard and Reserve components shall, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, individually submit to the congressional defense committees the modernization priority assessment for their respective National Guard or Reserve component: Provided further, That none of the funds made available by this paragraph may be used to procure manned fixed wing aircraft, or procure or modify missiles, munitions, or ammunition: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement, National Defense Restoration Fund (including transfer of funds) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $6,000,000,000, for the ``Procurement, National Defense Restoration Fund'': Provided, That such funds provided under this heading shall only be available for programs, projects and activities necessary to implement the 2018 National Defense Strategy: Provided further, That such funds shall not be available for transfer until 30 days after the Secretary has submitted, and the congressional defense committees have approved, the proposed allocation plan for the use of such funds to implement such strategy: Provided further, That such allocation plan shall include a detailed justification for the use of such funds and a description of how such investments are necessary to implement the strategy: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds only to procurement accounts: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be transferred to any program, project, or activity specifically limited or denied by this Act: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army'', $119,368,000 (increased by $6,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', $124,865,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force'', $144,508,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $226,096,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, National Defense Restoration Fund (including transfer of funds) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $1,000,000,000, for the ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, National Defense Restoration Fund'': Provided, That such funds provided under this heading shall only be available for programs, projects and activities necessary to implement the 2018 National Defense Strategy: Provided further, That such funds shall not be available for transfer until 30 days after the Secretary has submitted, and the congressional defense committees have approved, the proposed allocation plan for the use of such funds to implement such strategy: Provided further, That such allocation plan shall include a detailed justification for the use of such funds and a description of how such investments are necessary to implement the strategy: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds only to research, development, test and evaluation accounts: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be transferred to any program, project, or activity specifically limited or denied by this Act: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS Defense Working Capital Funds For an additional amount for ``Defense Working Capital Funds'', $148,956,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS Defense Health Program For an additional amount for ``Defense Health Program'', $395,805,000, which shall be for operation and maintenance: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense For an additional amount for ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense'', $196,300,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund (including transfer of funds) For the ``Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund'', $483,058,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Director of the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization to investigate, develop and provide equipment, supplies, services, training, facilities, personnel and funds to assist United States forces in the defeat of improvised explosive devices: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein to appropriations for military personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; research, development, test and evaluation; and defense working capital funds to accomplish the purpose provided herein: Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 5 days prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Office of the Inspector General For an additional amount for the ``Office of the Inspector General'', $24,692,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE Sec. 9001. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this title are in addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 9002. Upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer up to $2,500,000,000 between the appropriations or funds made available to the Department of Defense in this title: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer made pursuant to the authority in this section: Provided further, That the authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense and is subject to the same terms and conditions as the authority provided in section 8005 of this Act. Sec. 9003. Supervision and administration costs and costs for design during construction associated with a construction project funded with appropriations available for operation and maintenance or the ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'' provided in this Act and executed in direct support of overseas contingency operations in Afghanistan, may be obligated at the time a construction contract is awarded: Provided, That, for the purpose of this section, supervision and administration costs and costs for design during construction include all in-house Government costs. Sec. 9004. From funds made available in this title, the Secretary of Defense may purchase for use by military and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in the United States Central Command area of responsibility: (1) passenger motor vehicles up to a limit of $75,000 per vehicle; and (2) heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of $450,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles. Sec. 9005. Not to exceed $5,000,000 of the amounts appropriated by this title under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'' may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to fund the Commanders' Emergency Response Program (CERP), for the purpose of enabling military commanders in Afghanistan to respond to urgent, small-scale, humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements within their areas of responsibility: Provided, That each project (including any ancillary or related elements in connection with such project) executed under this authority shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided further, That not later than 45 days after the end of each 6 months of the fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding the source of funds and the allocation and use of funds during that 6-month period that were made available pursuant to the authority provided in this section or under any other provision of law for the purposes described herein: Provided further, That, not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year quarter, the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees quarterly commitment, obligation, and expenditure data for the CERP in Afghanistan: Provided further, That, not less than 15 days before making funds available pursuant to the authority provided in this section or under any other provision of law for the purposes described herein for a project with a total anticipated cost for completion of $500,000 or more, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written notice containing each of the following: (1) The location, nature and purpose of the proposed project, including how the project is intended to advance the military campaign plan for the country in which it is to be carried out. (2) The budget, implementation timeline with milestones, and completion date for the proposed project, including any other CERP funding that has been or is anticipated to be contributed to the completion of the project. (3) A plan for the sustainment of the proposed project, including the agreement with either the host nation, a non- Department of Defense agency of the United States Government or a third-party contributor to finance the sustainment of the activities and maintenance of any equipment or facilities to be provided through the proposed project. Sec. 9006. Funds available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to provide supplies, services, transportation, including airlift and sealift, and other logistical support to allied forces participating in a combined operation with the armed forces of the United States and coalition forces supporting military and stability operations in Afghanistan and to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees regarding support provided under this section. Sec. 9007. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be obligated or expended by the United States Government for a purpose as follows: (1) To establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. (2) To exercise United States control over any oil resource of Iraq. (3) To establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Afghanistan. Sec. 9008. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of the following laws enacted or regulations promulgated to implement the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at New York on December 10, 1984): (1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States Code. (2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 note) and regulations prescribed thereto, including regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations. (3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-148). Sec. 9009. None of the funds provided for the ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'' (ASFF) may be obligated prior to the approval of a financial and activity plan by the Afghanistan Resources Oversight Council (AROC) of the Department of Defense: Provided, That the AROC must approve the requirement and acquisition plan for any service requirements in excess of $50,000,000 annually and any non-standard equipment requirements in excess of $100,000,000 using ASFF: Provided further, That the Department of Defense must certify to the congressional defense committees that the AROC has convened and approved a process for ensuring compliance with the requirements in the preceding proviso and accompanying report language for the ASFF. Sec. 9010. Funds made available in this title to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items having an investment unit cost of not more than $250,000: Provided, That, upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary to meet the operational requirements of a Commander of a Combatant Command engaged in contingency operations overseas, such funds may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $500,000. Sec. 9011. Up to $500,000,000 of funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency in ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' may be used to provide assistance to the Government of Jordan to support the armed forces of Jordan and to enhance security along its borders. Sec. 9012. None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading ``Counter-ISIL Train and Equip Fund'' may be used to procure or transfer man-portable air defense systems. Sec. 9013. For the ``Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative'', $150,000,000 is hereby appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including training; equipment; lethal weapons of a defensive nature; logistics support, supplies and services; sustainment; and intelligence support to the military and national security forces of Ukraine, and for replacement of any weapons or defensive articles provided to the Government of Ukraine from the inventory of the United States: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 15 days prior to obligating funds provided under this heading, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such obligation: Provided further, That the United States may accept equipment procured using funds provided under this heading in this or prior Acts that was transferred to the security forces of Ukraine and returned by such forces to the United States: Provided further, That equipment procured using funds provided under this heading in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred to the military or National Security Forces of Ukraine or returned by such forces to the United States, may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, That amounts made available by this section are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Sec. 9014. Funds appropriated in this title shall be available for replacement of funds for items provided to the Government of Ukraine from the inventory of the United States to the extent specifically provided for in section 9013 of this Act. Sec. 9015. None of the funds made available by this Act under section 9013 for ``Assistance and Sustainment to the Military and National Security Forces of Ukraine'' may be used to procure or transfer man-portable air defense systems. Sec. 9016. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' for payments under section 1233 of Public Law 110-181 for reimbursement to the Government of Pakistan may be made available unless the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, certifies to the congressional defense committees that the Government of Pakistan is-- (1) cooperating with the United States in counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Network, the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al Qaeda, and other domestic and foreign terrorist organizations, including taking steps to end support for such groups and prevent them from basing and operating in Pakistan and carrying out cross border attacks into neighboring countries; (2) not supporting terrorist activities against United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and Pakistan's military and intelligence agencies are not intervening extra- judicially into political and judicial processes in Pakistan; (3) dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) networks and interdicting precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of IEDs; (4) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related material and expertise; (5) implementing policies to protect judicial independence and due process of law; (6) issuing visas in a timely manner for United States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance programs in Pakistan; and (7) providing humanitarian organizations access to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict. (b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, may waive the restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense committees that it is in the national security interest to do so: Provided, That if the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, exercises such waiver authority, the Secretaries shall report to the congressional defense committees on both the justification for the waiver and on the requirements of this section that the Government of Pakistan was not able to meet: Provided further, That such report may be submitted in classified form if necessary. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 9017. In addition to amounts otherwise made available in this Act, $500,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense and made available for transfer only to the operation and maintenance, military personnel, and procurement accounts, to improve the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities of the Department of Defense: Provided, That the transfer authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That not later than 30 days prior to exercising the transfer authority provided in this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees on the proposed uses of these funds: Provided further, That the funds provided in this section may not be transferred to any program, project, or activity specifically limited or denied by this Act: Provided further, That amounts made available by this section are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the authority to provide funding under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2018. Sec. 9018. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used with respect to Syria in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the introduction of United States armed or military forces into hostilities in Syria, into situations in Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543). (rescissions) Sec. 9019. Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: Provided, That such amounts are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: ``Other Procurement, Air Force'', 2017/2019, $25,100,000; ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'', 2017/2018, $100,000,000; and ``Counter-ISIL Train and Equip Fund'', 2017/2018, $112,513,000. ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, DSCA Coalition Support Fund'', 2017/2018, $350,000,000. Sec. 9020. Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. Sec. 9021. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the United States strategy to defeat Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and their associated forces and co-belligerents. (b) The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An analysis of the adequacy of the existing legal framework to accomplish the strategy described in subsection (a), particularly with respect to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) and the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note). (2) An analysis of the budgetary resources necessary to accomplish the strategy described in subsection (a). (c) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall testify at any hearing held by any of the appropriate congressional committees on the report and to which the Secretary is invited. (d) In this section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. Sec. 9022. (a) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is hereby appropriated $1,184,112,000, for the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts for costs associated with Operation Freedom's Sentinel: (1) ``Military Personnel, Army'', $48,377,000; (2) ``Military Personnel, Marine Corps'', $179,000; (3) ``Military Personnel, Air Force'', $1,340,000; (4) ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $872,491,000; (5) ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $76,274,000; (6) ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', $24,734,000; (7) ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', $81,164,000; (8) ``Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps'', $10,853,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020; (9) ``Other Procurement, Navy'', $31,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020; and (10) ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', $37,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019. (b) Amounts provided pursuant to this section are hereby designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. TITLE X--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS references to act Sec. 10001. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this Act'' contained in this subdivision shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of this subdivision. references to report Sec. 10002. Any reference to a ``report accompanying this Act'' contained in this subdivision shall be treated as a reference to House Report 115-219. The effect of such Report shall be limited to this subdivision and shall apply for purposes of determining the allocation of funds provided by, and the implementation of, this subdivision. spending reduction account Sec. 10003. $0. Sec. 10004. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under the heading ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'' may be used to procure uniforms for the Afghan National Army. Sec. 10005. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for the closure of a biosafety level 4 laboratory. Sec. 10006. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to provide arms, training, or other assistance to the Azov Battalion. Sec. 10007. None of the finds made available by this Act may be used to purchase heavy water from Iran. Sec. 10008. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to plan for, begin, continue, complete, process, or approve a public- private competition under the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76. This subdivision may be cited as the ``Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018''. Subdivision 2--Missile Defense The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes, namely: TITLE I--MISSILE DEFEAT AND DEFENSE ENHANCEMENTS CHAPTER 1 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Operation and Maintenance, Navy For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'' for necessary costs to repair damage to the U.S.S. John S. McCain and the U.S.S. Fitzgerald, $673,500,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Air Force For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'' for necessary costs to detect, defeat, and defend against the use of ballistic missiles, $18,750,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense- Wide'' for necessary costs to detect, defeat, and defend against the use of ballistic missiles, $23,735,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. PROCUREMENT Missile Procurement, Army For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Army'' for necessary costs to detect, defeat, and defend against the use of ballistic missiles, $884,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Missile Procurement, Air Force For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Air Force'' for necessary costs to detect, defeat, and defend against the use of ballistic missiles, $12,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Other Procurement, Air Force For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Air Force'' for necessary costs to detect, defeat, and defend against the use of ballistic missiles, $288,055,000 to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'' for necessary costs to detect, defeat, and defend against the use of ballistic missiles, $1,239,140,000 to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army'' for necessary costs to detect, defeat, and defend against the use of ballistic missiles, $20,700,000 to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'' for necessary costs to detect, defeat, and defend against the use of ballistic missiles, $60,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force'' for necessary costs to detect, defeat, and defend against the use of ballistic missiles, $255,744,000 to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' for necessary costs to detect, defeat, and defend against the use of ballistic missiles, $1,010,220,000 to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. CHAPTER 2 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Defense- Wide'', $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to carry out construction of a missile field in Alaska: Provided, That such funds may be obligated or expended for planning and design and military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 201. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this subdivision are in addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018. Sec. 202. (a) Funds made available in chapter 1 of title I of this subdivision shall be allocated to programs, projects, and activities in accordance with the detailed congressional budget justifications submitted by the Department of Defense to accompany the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Amendments requested by the President on November 6, 2017: Provided, That changes to the allocation of such funds shall be subject to the reprogramming requirements set forth in the annual appropriations Act. (b) Funds made available in this chapter may be obligated and expended notwithstanding sections 102 and 104 of division D of Public Law 115-56. Sec. 203. Each amount designated in this subdivision by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. This subdivision may be cited as the ``Department of Defense Missile Defeat and Defense Enhancements Appropriations Act, 2018''. DIVISION C--CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS ACT SEC. 21001. SHORT TITLE. This division may be cited as the ``Continuing Community Health And Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation, Increase National Gains, and Help Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act of 2017'' or the ``CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act''. SUBDIVISION 1--CHAMPION ACT SEC. 21101. SHORT TITLE. This subdivision may be cited as the ``Community Health And Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation Act of 2017'' or the ``CHAMPION Act''. TITLE I--EXTENSION OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS SEC. 21111. EXTENSION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS, AND TEACHING HEALTH CENTERS THAT OPERATE GME PROGRAMS. (a) Community Health Centers Funding.--Section 10503(b)(1)(E) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b- 2(b)(1)(E)) is amended by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2019''. (b) Other Community Health Centers Provisions.--Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii), by striking ``abuse'' and inserting ``use disorder''; (2) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ``abuse'' and inserting ``use disorder''; (3) in subsection (c)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs (B) through (D); (B) by striking ``(1) In general'' and all that follows through ``The Secretary'' and inserting the following: ``(1) Centers.--The Secretary''; and (C) in paragraph (1), as amended, by redesignating clauses (i) through (v) as subparagraphs (A) through (E) and moving the margin of each of such redesignated subparagraph 2 ems to the left; (4) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: ``(d) Improving Quality of Care.-- ``(1) Supplemental awards.--The Secretary may award supplemental grant funds to health centers funded under this section to implement evidence-based models for increasing access to high-quality primary care services, which may include models related to-- ``(A) improving the delivery of care for individuals with multiple chronic conditions; ``(B) workforce configuration; ``(C) reducing the cost of care; ``(D) enhancing care coordination; ``(E) expanding the use of telehealth and technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models; ``(F) care integration, including integration of behavioral health, mental health, or substance use disorder services; and ``(G) addressing emerging public health or substance use disorder issues to meet the health needs of the population served by the health center. ``(2) Sustainability.--In making supplemental awards under this subsection, the Secretary may consider whether the health center involved has submitted a plan for continuing the activities funded under this subsection after supplemental funding is expended. ``(3) Special consideration.--The Secretary may give special consideration to applications for supplemental funding under this subsection that seek to address significant barriers to access to care in areas with a greater shortage of health care providers and health services relative to the national average.''; (5) in subsection (e)(1)-- (A) in subparagraph (B)-- (i) by striking ``2 years'' and inserting ``1 year''; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: ``The Secretary shall not make a grant under this paragraph unless the applicant provides assurances to the Secretary that within 120 days of receiving grant funding for the operation of the health center, the applicant will submit, for approval by the Secretary, an implementation plan to meet the requirements of subsection (k)(3). The Secretary may extend such 120-day period for achieving compliance upon a demonstration of good cause by the health center.''; and (B) in subparagraph (C)-- (i) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``and plans''; (ii) by striking ``or plan (as described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (c)(1))''; (iii) by striking ``or plan, including the purchase'' and inserting the following: ``including-- ``(i) the purchase''; (iv) by inserting ``, which may include data and information systems'' after ``of equipment''; (v) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (vi) by adding at the end the following: ``(ii) the provision of training and technical assistance; and ``(iii) other activities that-- ``(I) reduce costs associated with the provision of health services; ``(II) improve access to, and availability of, health services provided to individuals served by the centers; ``(III) enhance the quality and coordination of health services; or ``(IV) improve the health status of communities.''; (6) in subsection (e)(5)(B)-- (A) in the heading of subparagraph (B), by striking ``and plans''; and (B) by striking ``and subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (c)(1) to a health center or to a network or plan'' and inserting ``to a health center or to a network''; (7) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following: ``(6) New access points and expanded services.-- ``(A) Approval of new access points.-- ``(i) In general.--The Secretary may approve applications for grants under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) to establish new delivery sites. ``(ii) Special consideration.--In carrying out clause (i), the Secretary may give special consideration to applicants that have demonstrated the new delivery site will be located within a sparsely populated area, or an area which has a level of unmet need that is higher relative to other applicants. ``(iii) Consideration of applications.--In carrying out clause (i), the Secretary shall approve applications for grants in such a manner that the ratio of the medically underserved populations in rural areas which may be expected to use the services provided by the applicants involved to the medically underserved populations in urban areas which may be expected to use the services provided by the applicants is not less than two to three or greater than three to two. ``(iv) Service area overlap.--If in carrying out clause (i) the applicant proposes to serve an area that is currently served by another health center funded under this section, the Secretary may consider whether the award of funding to an additional health center in the area can be justified based on the unmet need for additional services within the catchment area. ``(B) Approval of expanded service applications.-- ``(i) In general.--The Secretary may approve applications for grants under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) to expand the capacity of the applicant to provide required primary health services described in subsection (b)(1) or additional health services described in subsection (b)(2). ``(ii) Priority expansion projects.--In carrying out clause (i), the Secretary may give special consideration to expanded service applications that seek to address emerging public health or behavioral health, mental health, or substance abuse issues through increasing the availability of additional health services described in subsection (b)(2) in an area in which there are significant barriers to accessing care. ``(iii) Consideration of applications.--In carrying out clause (i), the Secretary shall approve applications for grants in such a manner that the ratio of the medically underserved populations in rural areas which may be expected to use the services provided by the applicants involved to the medically underserved populations in urban areas which may be expected to use the services provided by such applicants is not less than two to three or greater than three to two.''; (8) in subsection (h)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and children and youth at risk of homelessness'' and inserting ``, children and youth at risk of homelessness, homeless veterans, and veterans at risk of homelessness''; and (B) in paragraph (5)-- (i) by striking subparagraph (B); (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); and (iii) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated)-- (I) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``abuse'' and inserting ``use disorder''; and (II) by striking ``abuse'' and inserting ``use disorder''; (9) in subsection (k)-- (A) in paragraph (2)-- (i) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ``unmet'' before ``need''; (ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or subsection (e)(6)'' after ``subsection (e)(1)''; (iii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``unmet'' before ``need for health services''; (iv) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end; (v) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (vi) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following: ``(D) in the case of an application for a grant pursuant to subsection (e)(6), a demonstration that the applicant has consulted with appropriate State and local government agencies, and health care providers regarding the need for the health services to be provided at the proposed delivery site.''; (B) in paragraph (3)-- (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or subsection (e)(6)'' after ``subsection (e)(1)(B)''; (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``in the catchment area of the center'' and inserting ``, including other health care providers that provide care within the catchment area, local hospitals, and specialty providers in the catchment area of the center, to provide access to services not available through the health center and to reduce the non-urgent use of hospital emergency departments''; (iii) in subparagraph (H)(ii), by inserting ``who shall be directly employed by the center'' after ``approves the selection of a director for the center''; (iv) in subparagraph (L), by striking ``and'' at the end; (v) in subparagraph (M), by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (vi) by inserting after subparagraph (M), the following: ``(N) the center has written policies and procedures in place to ensure the appropriate use of Federal funds in compliance with applicable Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award.''; and (C) by striking paragraph (4); (10) in subsection (l), by adding at the end the following: ``Funds expended to carry out activities under this subsection and operational support activities under subsection (m) shall not exceed 3 percent of the amount appropriated for this section for the fiscal year involved.''; (11) in subsection (q)(4), by adding at the end the following: ``A waiver provided by the Secretary under this paragraph may not remain in effect for more than 1 year and may not be extended after such period. An entity may not receive more than one waiver under this paragraph in consecutive years.''; (12) in subsection (r)(3)-- (A) by striking ``appropriate committees of Congress a report concerning the distribution of funds under this section'' and inserting the following: ``Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, a report including, at a minimum-- ``(A) the distribution of funds for carrying out this section''; (B) by striking ``populations. Such report shall include an assessment'' and inserting the following: ``populations; ``(B) an assessment''; (C) by striking ``and the rationale for any substantial changes in the distribution of funds.'' and inserting a semicolon; and (D) by adding at the end the following: ``(C) the distribution of awards and funding for new or expanded services in each of rural areas and urban areas; ``(D) the distribution of awards and funding for establishing new access points, and the number of new access points created; ``(E) the amount of unexpended funding for loan guarantees and loan guarantee authority under title XVI; ``(F) the rationale for any substantial changes in the distribution of funds; ``(G) the rate of closures for health centers and access points; ``(H) the number and reason for any grants awarded pursuant to subsection (e)(1)(B); and ``(I) the number and reason for any waivers provided pursuant to subsection (q)(4).''; (13) in subsection (r), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(5) Funding for participation of health centers in all of us research program.--In addition to any amounts made available pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, section 402A of this Act, or section 10503 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, there is authorized to be appropriated, and there is appropriated, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Secretary $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2018 to support the participation of health centers in the All of Us Research Program under the Precision Medicine Initiative under section 498E of this Act.''; and (14) by striking subsection (s). (c) National Health Service Corps.--Section 10503(b)(2)(E) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b-2(b)(2)(E)) is amended by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2019''. (d) Teaching Health Centers That Operate Graduate Medical Education Programs.-- (1) Payments.--Subsection (a) of section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) is amended to read as follows: ``(a) Payments.-- ``(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (h)(2), the Secretary shall make payments under this section for direct expenses and indirect expenses to qualified teaching health centers that are listed as sponsoring institutions by the relevant accrediting body for, as appropriate-- ``(A) maintenance of existing approved graduate medical residency training programs; ``(B) expansion of existing approved graduate medical residency training programs; and ``(C) establishment of new approved graduate medical residency training programs. ``(2) Priority.--In making payments pursuant to paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary shall give priority to qualified teaching health centers that-- ``(A) serve a health professional shortage area with a designation in effect under section 332 or a medically underserved community (as defined in section 799B); or ``(B) are located in a rural area (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act).''. (2) Funding.--Subsection (g) of section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) is amended-- (A) by striking ``To carry out'' and inserting the following: ``(1) In general.--To carry out''; (B) by striking ``and $15,000,000 for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018'' and inserting ``and $126,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019, to remain available until expended''; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) Administrative expenses.--Of the amount made available to carry out this section for any fiscal year, the Secretary may not use more than 5 percent of such amount for the expenses of administering this section.''. (3) Annual reporting.--Subsection (h)(1) of section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) is amended-- (A) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (H); and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: ``(D) The number of patients treated by residents described in paragraph (4). ``(E) The number of visits by patients treated by residents described in paragraph (4). ``(F) Of the number of residents described in paragraph (4) who completed their residency training at the end of such residency academic year, the number and percentage of such residents entering primary care practice (meaning any of the areas of practice listed in the definition of a primary care residency program in section 749A). ``(G) Of the number of residents described in paragraph (4) who completed their residency training at the end of such residency academic year, the number and percentage of such residents who entered practice at a health care facility-- ``(i) primarily serving a health professional shortage area with a designation in effect under section 332 or a medically underserved community (as defined in section 799B); or ``(ii) located in a rural area (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act).''. (4) Report on training costs.--Not later than March 31, 2019, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the Congress a report on the direct graduate expenses of approved graduate medical residency training programs, and the indirect expenses associated with the additional costs of teaching residents, of qualified teaching health centers (as such terms are used or defined in section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h)). (5) Definition.--Subsection (j) of section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) is amended-- (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: ``(2) New approved graduate medical residency training program.--The term `new approved graduate medical residency training program' means an approved graduate medical residency training program for which the sponsoring qualified teaching health center has not received a payment under this section for a previous fiscal year (other than pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(C)).''. (6) Technical correction.--Subsection (f) of section 340H (42 U.S.C. 256h) is amended by striking ``hospital'' each place it appears and inserting ``teaching health center''. (7) Payments for previous fiscal years.--The provisions of section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, shall continue to apply with respect to payments under such section for fiscal years before fiscal year 2018. (e) Application.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to this section for fiscal year 2018 or 2019 are subject to the requirements contained in Public Law 115-31 for funds for programs authorized under sections 330 through 340 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b-256). (f) Conforming Amendments.--Section 3014(h) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, as amended by section 221 of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015,''; and (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and section 21111(e) of the Community Health And Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation Act of 2017'' after ``section 221(c) of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015''. SEC. 21112. EXTENSION FOR SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAMS. (a) Special Diabetes Program for Type I Diabetes.--Section 330B(b)(2)(C) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c- 2(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2019''. (b) Special Diabetes Program for Indians.--Subparagraph (D) of section 330C(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c- 3(c)(2)) is amended to read as follows: ``(D) $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019.''. SEC. 21113. EXTENSION FOR FAMILY-TO-FAMILY HEALTH INFORMATION CENTERS. Section 501(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701(c)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)(A)-- (A) in clause (v), by striking ``and'' at the end; (B) in clause (vi), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (C) by adding at the end the following new clause: ``(vii) $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019.''; (2) in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting before the period the following: ``, and with respect to fiscal years 2018 and 2019, such centers shall also be developed in all territories and at least one such center shall be developed for Indian tribes''; and (3) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows: ``(5) For purposes of this subsection-- ``(A) the term `Indian tribe' has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603); ``(B) the term `State' means each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia; and ``(C) the term `territory' means Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands.''. SEC. 21114. YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM; PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION. (a) Youth Empowerment Program.-- (1) In general.--Section 510 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 710) is amended to read as follows: ``SEC. 510. YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM. ``(a) In General.-- ``(1) Allotments to states.--For the purpose described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall, for each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019, allot to each State which has transmitted an application for the fiscal year under section 505(a) an amount equal to the product of-- ``(A) the amount appropriated pursuant to subsection (e)(1) for the fiscal year, minus the amount reserved under subsection (e)(2) for the fiscal year; and ``(B) the proportion that the number of low-income children in the State bears to the total of such numbers of children for all the States. ``(2) Other allotments.-- ``(A) Other entities.--For the purpose described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall, for each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019, for any State which has not transmitted an application for the fiscal year under section 505(a), allot to one or more entities in the State the amount that would have been allotted to the State under paragraph (1) if the State had submitted such an application. ``(B) Process.--The Secretary shall select the recipients of allotments under subparagraph (A) by means of a competitive grant process under which-- ``(i) not later than 30 days after the deadline for the State involved to submit an application for the fiscal year under section 505(a), the Secretary publishes a notice soliciting grant applications; and ``(ii) not later than 120 days after such deadline, all such applications must be submitted. ``(b) Purpose.-- ``(1) In general.--Except for research under paragraph (5) and information collection and reporting under paragraph (6), the purpose of an allotment under subsection (a) to a State (or to another entity in the State pursuant to subsection (a)(2)) is to enable the State or other entity to implement education exclusively on sexual risk avoidance (meaning voluntarily refraining from sexual activity). ``(2) Required components.--Education on sexual risk avoidance pursuant to an allotment under this section shall-- ``(A) ensure that the unambiguous and primary emphasis and context for each topic described in paragraph (3) is a message to youth that normalizes the optimal health behavior of avoiding nonmarital sexual activity; ``(B) be medically accurate and complete; ``(C) be age-appropriate; and ``(D) be based on adolescent learning and developmental theories for the age group receiving the education. ``(3) Topics.--Education on sexual risk avoidance pursuant to an allotment under this section shall address each of the following topics: ``(A) The holistic individual and societal benefits associated with personal responsibility, self- regulation, goal setting, healthy decisionmaking, and a focus on the future. ``(B) The advantage of refraining from nonmarital sexual activity in order to improve the future prospects and physical and emotional health of youth. ``(C) The increased likelihood of avoiding poverty when youth attain self-sufficiency and emotional maturity before engaging in sexual activity. ``(D) The foundational components of healthy relationships and their impact on the formation of healthy marriages and safe and stable families. ``(E) How other youth risk behaviors, such as drug and alcohol usage, increase the risk for teen sex. ``(F) How to resist and avoid, and receive help regarding, sexual coercion and dating violence, recognizing that even with consent teen sex remains a youth risk behavior. ``(4) Contraception.--Education on sexual risk avoidance pursuant to an allotment under this section shall ensure that-- ``(A) any information provided on contraception is medically accurate and ensures that students understand that contraception offers physical risk reduction, but not risk elimination; and ``(B) the education does not include demonstrations, simulations, or distribution of contraceptive devices. ``(5) Research.-- ``(A) In general.--A State or other entity receiving an allotment pursuant to subsection (a) may use up to 20 percent of such allotment to build the evidence base for sexual risk avoidance education by conducting or supporting research. ``(B) Requirements.--Any research conducted or supported pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be-- ``(i) rigorous; ``(ii) evidence-based; and ``(iii) designed and conducted by independent researchers who have experience in conducting and publishing research in peer- reviewed outlets. ``(6) Information collection and reporting.--A State or other entity receiving an allotment pursuant to subsection (a) shall, as specified by the Secretary-- ``(A) collect information on the programs and activities funded through the allotment; and ``(B) submit reports to the Secretary on the data from such programs and activities. ``(c) National Evaluation.-- ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall-- ``(A) in consultation with appropriate State and local agencies, conduct one or more rigorous evaluations of the education funded through this section and associated data; and ``(B) submit a report to the Congress on the results of such evaluations, together with a summary of the information collected pursuant to subsection (b)(6). ``(2) Consultation.--In conducting the evaluations required by paragraph (1), including the establishment of evaluation methodologies, the Secretary shall consult with relevant stakeholders. ``(d) Applicability of Certain Provisions.-- ``(1) Sections 503, 507, and 508 apply to allotments under subsection (a) to the same extent and in the same manner as such sections apply to allotments under section 502(c). ``(2) Sections 505 and 506 apply to allotments under subsection (a) to the extent determined by the Secretary to be appropriate. ``(e) Funding.-- ``(1) In general.--To carry out this section, there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019. ``(2) Reservation.--The Secretary shall reserve, for each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019, not more than 20 percent of the amount appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) for administering the program under this section, including the conducting of national evaluations and the provision of technical assistance to the recipients of allotments.''. (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection takes effect on October 1, 2017. (b) Personal Responsibility Education.-- (1) In general.--Section 513 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 713) is amended-- (A) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2019''; and (B) in subsection (a)(4)-- (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``2017'' each place it appears and inserting ``2019''; and (ii) in subparagraph (B)-- (I) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``3-year grants'' and inserting ``Competitive prep grants''; and (II) in clause (i), by striking ``solicit applications to award 3-year grants in each of fiscal years 2012 through 2017'' and inserting ``continue through fiscal year 2019 grants awarded for any of fiscal years 2015 through 2017''; (C) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting after ``youth with HIV/AIDS,'' the following: ``victims of human trafficking,''; and (D) in subsection (f), by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2019''. (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection take effect on October 1, 2017. TITLE II--OFFSETS SEC. 21201. PROVIDING FOR QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN GRACE PERIOD REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUER RECEIPT OF ADVANCE PAYMENTS OF COST-SHARING REDUCTIONS AND PREMIUM TAX CREDITS THAT ARE MORE CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW GRACE PERIOD REQUIREMENTS. (a) In General.--Section 1412(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18082(c)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2)-- (A) in subparagraph (B)(iv)(II), by striking ``a 3- month grace period'' and inserting ``a grace period specified in subparagraph (C)''; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: ``(C) Grace period specified.--For purposes of subparagraph (B)(iv)(II), the grace period specified in this subparagraph is-- ``(i) for plan years beginning before January 1, 2018, a 3-month grace period; and ``(ii) for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2018-- ``(I) in the case of an Exchange operating in a State that has a State law grace period in place, such State law grace period; and ``(II) in the case of an Exchange operating in a State that does not have a State law grace period in place, a 1- month grace period. ``(D) State law grace period.--For purposes of subparagraph (C), the term `State law grace period' means, with respect to a State, a grace period for nonpayment of premiums before discontinuing coverage that is applicable under the State law to health insurance coverage offered in the individual market of the State.''; and (2) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The requirements of paragraph (2)(B)(iv) apply to an issuer of a qualified health plan receiving an advanced payment under this paragraph in the same manner and to the same extent that such requirements apply to an issuer of a qualified health plan receiving an advanced payment under paragraph (2)(A).''. (b) Report on Aligning Grace Periods for Medicaid, Medicare, and Exchange Plans.--Not later than 2 years after the date of full implementation of subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on-- (1) the effects on consumers of aligning grace periods applied under the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act, under the Medicare program under parts C and D of title XVIII of such Act, and under qualified health plans offered on an Exchange established under title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including the extent to which such an alignment of grace periods may help to avoid enrollment status confusion for individuals under such Medicaid program, Medicare program, and qualified health plans; and (2) the extent to which such an alignment of grace periods may reduce fraud, waste, and abuse under the Medicaid program. SEC. 21202. PREVENTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH FUND. Section 4002(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 300u-11(b)) is amended by striking paragraphs (3) through (8) and inserting the following new paragraphs: ``(3) for fiscal year 2018, $900,000,000; ``(4) for fiscal year 2019, $500,000,000; ``(5) for fiscal year 2020, $500,000,000; ``(6) for fiscal year 2021, $500,000,000; ``(7) for fiscal year 2022, $500,000,000; ``(8) for fiscal year 2023, $500,000,000; ``(9) for fiscal year 2024, $500,000,000; ``(10) for fiscal year 2025, $750,000,000; ``(11) for fiscal year 2026, $1,000,000,000; and ``(12) for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, $2,000,000,000.''. SUBDIVISION 2--HEALTHY KIDS ACT SEC. 22001. SHORT TITLE. This subdivision may be cited as the ``Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act of 2017'' or the ``HEALTHY KIDS Act''. TITLE I--CHIP EXTENSION AND OTHER MEDICAID AND CHIP PROVISIONS SEC. 22101. FIVE-YEAR FUNDING EXTENSION OF THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM. (a) Appropriation; Total Allotment.--Section 2104(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(a)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (19), by striking ``and''; (2) in paragraph (20), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: ``(21) for fiscal year 2018, $21,500,000,000; ``(22) for fiscal year 2019, $22,600,000,000; ``(23) for fiscal year 2020, $23,700,000,000; ``(24) for fiscal year 2021, $24,800,000,000; and ``(25) for fiscal year 2022, for purposes of making two semi-annual allotments-- ``(A) $2,850,000,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2021, and ending on March 31, 2022; and ``(B) $2,850,000,000 for the period beginning on April 1, 2022, and ending on September 30, 2022.''. (b) Allotments.-- (1) In general.--Section 2104(m) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(m)) is amended-- (A) in paragraph (2)-- (i) in the heading, by striking ``through 2016'' and inserting ``through 2022''; and (ii) in subparagraph (B)-- (I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``(19)'' and inserting ``(24)''; (II) in clause (ii), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting ``(other than fiscal year 2022)'' after ``even-numbered fiscal year''; and (III) in clause (ii)(I), by inserting ``(or, in the case of fiscal year 2018, under paragraph (4))'' after ``clause (i)''; (B) in paragraph (5)-- (i) by striking ``or (4)'' and inserting ``(4), or (10)''; and (ii) by striking ``or 2017'' and inserting ``, 2017, or 2022''; (C) in paragraph (7)-- (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2022''; (ii) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``(or, in the case of fiscal year 2018, by not later than the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of the HEALTHY KIDS Act)'' after ``before the August 31 preceding the beginning of the fiscal year''; and (iii) in the matter following subparagraph (B), by striking ``or fiscal year 2016'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2016, fiscal year 2018, fiscal year 2020, or fiscal year 2022''; (D) in paragraph (9)-- (i) in the heading, by striking ``fiscal years 2015 and 2017'' and inserting ``certain fiscal years''; (ii) by striking ``or (4)'' and inserting ``, (4), or (10)''; and (iii) by striking ``or fiscal year 2017'' and inserting ``, 2017, or 2022''; and (E) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(10) For fiscal year 2022.-- ``(A) First half.--Subject to paragraphs (5) and (7), from the amount made available under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (25) of subsection (a) for the semi- annual period described in such subparagraph, increased by the amount of the appropriation for such period under section 22101(b)(3) of the HEALTHY KIDS Act, the Secretary shall compute a State allotment for each State (including the District of Columbia and each commonwealth and territory) for such semi-annual period in an amount equal to the first half ratio (described in subparagraph (D)) of the amount described in subparagraph (C). ``(B) Second half.--Subject to paragraphs (5) and (7), from the amount made available under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (25) of subsection (a) for the semi- annual period described in such subparagraph, the Secretary shall compute a State allotment for each State (including the District of Columbia and each commonwealth and territory) for such semi-annual period in an amount equal to the amount made available under such subparagraph, multiplied by the ratio of-- ``(i) the amount of the allotment to such State under subparagraph (A); to ``(ii) the total of the amount of all of the allotments made available under such subparagraph. ``(C) Full year amount based on growth factor updated amount.--The amount described in this subparagraph for a State is equal to the sum of-- ``(i) the amount of the State allotment for fiscal year 2021 determined under paragraph (2)(B)(i); and ``(ii) the amount of any payments made to the State under subsection (n) for fiscal year 2021, multiplied by the allotment increase factor under paragraph (6) for fiscal year 2022. ``(D) First half ratio.--The first half ratio described in this subparagraph is the ratio of-- ``(i) the sum of-- ``(I) the amount made available under subsection (a)(25)(A); and ``(II) the amount of the appropriation for such period under section 22101(b)(3) of the HEALTHY KIDS Act; to ``(ii) the sum of-- ``(I) the amount described in clause (i); and ``(II) the amount made available under subsection (a)(25)(B).''. (2) Technical amendments.--Section 2104 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd) is amended-- (A) in subsection (f)(2)(B)(ii), as amended by section 201 of Public Law 115-90-- (i) in subclause (II)-- (I) by inserting ``, as in effect before the date of enactment of the HEALTHY KIDS Act,'' after ``section 2105(g)(4)(A)''; and (II) by striking ``such date of enactment'' each place it appears and inserting ``the date of enactment of Public Law 115-90'' each such place; and (ii) in subclause (III), by inserting ``, as in effect before the date of enactment of the HEALTHY KIDS Act'' after ``under section 2105(g)(4)''; and (B) in subsection (m)(2)(A), by striking ``the allotment increase factor under paragraph (5)'' each place it appears and inserting ``the allotment increase factor under paragraph (6)''. (3) One-time appropriation for fiscal year 2022.--There is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $20,200,000,000 to accompany the allotment made for the period beginning on October 1, 2021, and ending on March 31, 2022, under paragraph (25)(A) of section 2104(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(a)) (as added by subsection (a)(3)), to remain available until expended. Such amount shall be used to provide allotments to States under paragraph (10) of section 2104(m) of such Act (as added by subsection (b)(1)(E)) for the first 6 months of fiscal year 2022 in the same manner as allotments are provided under subsection (a)(25)(A) of such section 2104 and subject to the same terms and conditions as apply to the allotments provided from such subsection (a)(25)(A). (c) Extension of the Child Enrollment Contingency Fund.--Section 2104(n) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(n)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2)-- (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)-- (i) by striking ``2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016'' and inserting ``2010 through 2014, 2016, and 2018 through 2021''; and (ii) by striking ``fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2017'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2015, 2017, and 2022''; and (B) in subparagraph (B)-- (i) by striking ``2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016'' and inserting ``2010 through 2014, 2016, and 2018 through 2021''; and (ii) by striking ``fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2017'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2015, 2017, and 2022''; and (2) in paragraph (3)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``or a semi-annual allotment period for fiscal year 2015 or 2017'' and inserting ``or in any of fiscal years 2018 through 2021 (or a semi-annual allotment period for fiscal year 2015, 2017, or 2022)''. (d) Extension of Qualifying States Option.--Section 2105(g)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(g)(4)) is amended-- (1) in the heading, by striking ``through 2017'' and inserting ``through 2022''; and (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2022''. (e) Extension of Express Lane Eligibility Option.--Section 1902(e)(13)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(13)(I)) is amended by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2022''. (f) Assurance of Affordability Standard for Children and Families.-- (1) In general.--Section 2105(d)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(d)(3)) is amended-- (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``until october 1, 2019'' and inserting ``through september 30, 2022''; and (B) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i)-- (i) by striking ``2019'' and inserting ``2022''; and (ii) by striking ``The preceding sentence shall not be construed as preventing a State during such period'' and inserting ``During the period that begins on October 1, 2019, and ends on September 30, 2022, the preceding sentence shall only apply with respect to children in families whose income does not exceed 300 percent of the poverty line (as defined in section 2110(c)(5)) applicable to a family of the size involved. The preceding sentences shall not be construed as preventing a State during any such periods''. (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 1902(gg)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(gg)(2)) is amended-- (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``until october 1, 2019'' and inserting ``through september 30, 2022''; and (B) by striking ``September 30, 2019,'' and inserting ``September 30, 2022 (but during the period that begins on October 1, 2019, and ends on September 30, 2022, only with respect to children in families whose income does not exceed 300 percent of the poverty line (as defined in section 2110(c)(5)) applicable to a family of the size involved)''. (g) CHIP Look-Alike Plans.-- (1) Blending risk pools.--Section 2107 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(g) Use of Blended Risk Pools.-- ``(1) In general.--Nothing in this title (or any other provision of Federal law) shall be construed as preventing a State from considering children enrolled in a qualified CHIP look-alike program and children enrolled in a State child health plan under this title (or a waiver of such plan) as members of a single risk pool. ``(2) Qualified chip look-alike program.--In this subsection, the term `qualified CHIP look-alike program' means a State program-- ``(A) under which children who are under the age of 19 and are not eligible to receive medical assistance under title XIX or child health assistance under this title may purchase coverage through the State that provides benefits that are at least identical to the benefits provided under the State child health plan under this title (or a waiver of such plan); and ``(B) that is funded exclusively through non- Federal funds, including funds received by the State in the form of premiums for the purchase of such coverage.''. (2) Coverage rule.-- (A) In general.--Section 5000A(f)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended in subparagraph (A)(iii), by inserting ``or under a qualified CHIP look-alike program (as defined in section 2107(g) of the Social Security Act)'' before the comma at the end. (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by subparagraph (A) shall apply with respect to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017. SEC. 22102. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. (a) Childhood Obesity Demonstration Project.--Section 1139A(e)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-9a(e)(8)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and $10,000,000'' and inserting ``, $10,000,000''; and (2) by inserting after ``2017'' the following: ``, and $25,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 through 2022''. (b) Pediatric Quality Measures Program.--Section 1139A(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-9a(i)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``Out of any'' and inserting the following: ``(1) In general.--Out of any''; (2) by striking ``there is appropriated for each'' and inserting ``there is appropriated-- ``(A) for each''; (3) by striking ``, and there is appropriated for the period'' and inserting ``; ``(B) for the period''; (4) by striking ``. Funds appropriated under this subsection shall remain available until expended.'' and inserting ``; and''; and (5) by adding at the end the following: ``(C) for the period of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, $75,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out this section (other than subsections (e), (f), and (g)). ``(2) Availability.--Funds appropriated under this subsection shall remain available until expended.''. SEC. 22103. EXTENSION OF OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Section 2113 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397mm) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2022''; and (2) in subsection (g)-- (A) by striking ``and $40,000,000'' and inserting ``, $40,000,000''; and (B) by inserting after ``2017'' the following: ``, and $100,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 through 2022''. (b) Making Organizations That Use Parent Mentors Eligible To Receive Grants.--Section 2113(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397mm(f)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ``or community-based doula programs'' and inserting ``, community-based doula programs, or parent mentors''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(5) Parent mentor.--The term `parent mentor' means an individual who-- ``(A) is a parent or guardian of at least one child who is an eligible child under this title or title XIX; and ``(B) is trained to assist families with children who have no health insurance coverage with respect to improving the social determinants of the health of such children, including by providing-- ``(i) education about health insurance coverage, including, with respect to obtaining such coverage, eligibility criteria and application and renewal processes; ``(ii) assistance with completing and submitting applications for health insurance coverage; ``(iii) a liaison between families and representatives of State plans under title XIX or State child health plans under this title; ``(iv) guidance on identifying medical and dental homes and community pharmacies for children; and ``(v) assistance and referrals to successfully address social determinants of children's health, including poverty, food insufficiency, and housing.''. (c) Exclusion From Modified Adjusted Gross Income.--Section 1902(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)) is amended-- (1) in the first paragraph (14), relating to income determined using modified adjusted gross income, by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(J) Exclusion of parent mentor compensation from income determination.--Any nominal amount received by an individual as compensation, including a stipend, for participation as a parent mentor (as defined in paragraph (5) of section 2113(f)) in an activity or program funded through a grant under such section shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the income eligibility of such individual for medical assistance under the State plan or any waiver of such plan.''; and (2) by striking ``(14) Exclusion'' and inserting ``(15) Exclusion''. SEC. 22104. EXTENSION AND REDUCTION OF ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION FOR CHIP. Section 2105(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(b)) is amended in the second sentence by inserting ``and during the period that begins on October 1, 2019, and ends on September 30, 2020, the enhanced FMAP determined for a State for a fiscal year (or for any portion of a fiscal year occurring during such period) shall be increased by 11.5 percentage points'' after ``23 percentage points,''. SEC. 22105. MODIFYING REDUCTIONS IN MEDICAID DSH ALLOTMENTS. Section 1923(f)(7)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r- 4(f)(7)(A)) is amended-- (1) in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2020''; and (2) in clause (ii), by striking subclauses (I) through (VIII) and inserting the following: ``(I) $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and ``(II) $8,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.''. SEC. 22106. PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS MEDICAID PAYMENTS. (a) Increased Cap.--Section 1108(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(g)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2)-- (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(or, with respect to fiscal years 2018 and 2019, increased by such percentage increase plus one percentage point)'' after ``beginning of the fiscal year''; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``(or, with respect to fiscal years 2018 and 2019, increased by such percentage increase plus one percentage point)'' after ``percentage increase referred to in subparagraph (A)''; (2) in paragraph (5)-- (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraph (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F)''; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: ``(C) The amount of the increase otherwise provided under subparagraph (A) for Puerto Rico shall be further increased by $880,000,000. ``(D)(i) For the period beginning October 1, 2017, and ending December 31, 2019, the amount of the increase otherwise provided under subparagraph (A) for Puerto Rico shall be further increased by $120,000,000 if the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico established under section 101 of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (48 U.S.C. 2121) certifies by a majority vote that Puerto Rico has taken reasonable and appropriate steps during such period to-- ``(I) reduce fraud, waste, and abuse under the program under title XIX; ``(II) implement strategies to reduce unnecessary, inefficient, or excessive spending under title XIX; ``(III) improve the use and availability of Medicaid data for program operation and oversight; and ``(IV) improve the quality of care and patient experience for individuals enrolled under the program under title XIX. ``(ii) As a condition of any additional increase pursuant to clause (i), not later than October 1, 2018, Puerto Rico shall submit to the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico a report regarding steps taken to achieve each of the goals described in subclauses (I) through (IV) of clause (i). ``(E) Payments under section 1903(a)(8) for a quarter of a fiscal year shall not be taken into account in applying subsection (f) (as increased in accordance with this paragraph and paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4)) to Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands for such fiscal year. ``(F)(i) For the period beginning October 1, 2017, and ending December 31, 2019, the amount of the increase otherwise provided under subparagraph (A) for the Virgin Islands shall be further increased by an amount equal to the per capita equivalent of the total amount of the increase provided for Puerto Rico under subparagraphs (C) and (D) for such period. ``(ii) For purposes of clause (i), the term `per capita equivalent' means the ratio of-- ``(I) the population of the Virgin Islands, as determined by the most recent census estimate released by the Bureau of the Census before September 4, 2017; to ``(II) the population of Puerto Rico, as so determined.''. (b) Federal Match for Medical Personnel and Fraud Reduction.-- Section 1903(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(a)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``subject to paragraph (8),'' before ``an amount''; (2) in paragraph (6)-- (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``subject to paragraph (8),'' before ``75 per centum''; and (B) by striking at the end ``plus''; (3) in paragraph (7), by striking at the end the period and inserting ``; plus'' ; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(8) for quarters during the period beginning January 1, 2018, and ending December 31, 2019, paragraphs (2)(A) and (6) shall apply with respect to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as if-- ``(A) the reference to `75 per centum' in paragraph (2)(A) were a reference to `90 per centum'; and ``(B) the reference to `75 per centum' in paragraph (6)(B) were a reference to `90 per centum'.''. TITLE II--OFFSETS SEC. 22201. MEDICAID THIRD PARTY LIABILITY PROVISIONS. (a) Medicaid Third Party Liability.-- (1) Delay of bipartisan budget act of 2013 third party liability provisions.-- (A) In general.--Section 202(c) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-67; 127 Stat. 1177; 42 U.S.C. 1396a note), as amended by section 211 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-93; 128 Stat. 1047; 42 U.S.C. 1396a note) and section 220 of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-10), is amended by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2019''. (B) Effective date; treatment.--The amendment made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect on September 30, 2017, and shall apply with respect to any open claims, including claims generated or filed, after such date. (2) Clarification of definitions applicable to third party liability.-- (A) In general.--Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(nn) Responsible Third Party and Health Insurer Definitions.--For purposes of subsection (a)(25) and section 1903(d)(2)(B): ``(1) Responsible third party.--The term `responsible third party' means a health insurer, a pharmacy benefit manager to the extent the pharmacy benefit manager provides information under this title for the purpose of coordinating benefits, an accountable care organization under section 1899, or any other party that is, by statute, contract, or agreement, legally responsible for payment of a claim for a health care item or service. Such term does not include a party if payment by such party has been made or can reasonably be expected to be made under a workmen's compensation law or plan of the United States or a State, or under an automobile or liability insurance policy or plan (including a self-insured plan), or under no fault insurance. ``(2) Health insurer.--The term `health insurer' means a group health plan, as defined in section 607(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, a self-insured plan, a fully-insured plan, a service benefit plan, a medicaid managed care plan under section 1903(m) or 1932, and any other health plan determined appropriate by the Secretary.''. (B) Conforming amendments.--Section 1902(a)(25) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(25)) is amended-- (i) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``third parties'' and all that follows through ``item or service)'' and inserting ``responsible third parties''; (ii) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``health insurer'' and all that follows through ``item or service)'' and inserting ``responsible third party''; (iii) in subparagraph (I), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``health insurers'' and all that follows through ``item or service'' and inserting ``responsible third parties''; and (iv) by inserting ``responsible'' before ``third'' each place it appears in subparagraphs (A)(i), (A)(ii), (C), (D), and (H). (3) Removal of special treatment of certain types of care and payments under medicaid third party liability rules.-- Section 1902(a)(25) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(25)), as amended by section 202(c) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (after application of paragraph (1)), is amended-- (A) in subparagraph (E)-- (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``prenatal or preventive'' and all that follows through ``State plan'' and inserting ``items and services provided under the program required under the State plan pursuant to paragraph (62)''; and (ii) in clause (i)-- (I) by striking ``such service'' and inserting ``such items and services''; and (II) by striking each place it appears ``such services'' and inserting ``such items and services'' each such place; and (B) by striking subparagraph (F). (4) Clarification of role of health insurers with respect to third party liability.-- (A) In general.--Section 1902(a)(25) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(25)), as amended by paragraph (3), is further amended by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph: ``(F) that-- ``(i) in the case of a State that provides medical assistance under this title through a contract with a health insurer, such contract shall specify any responsibility of such health insurer (or other entity) with respect to recovery of payment from responsible third parties pursuant to the delegation or transfer by the State to such insurer (or other entity) of a right described in subparagraph (I)(ii); and ``(ii) in the case of a State that under a contract described in clause (i) delegates or transfers to a health insurer (or other entity) a right described in such clause, the State shall provide assurances to the Secretary that the State laws referred to in subparagraph (I), with respect to each responsibility of such health insurer (or other entity) specified under such clause, confer to such health insurer (or other entity) the authority of the State with respect to the requirements specified in clauses (i) through (iv) of such subparagraph (I);''. (B) Treatment of collected amounts.--Section 1903(d)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(d)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``For purposes of this subparagraph, reimbursements made by a responsible third party to health insurers (as defined in section 1902(nn)) pursuant to section 1902(a)(25)(F)(ii) shall be treated in the same manner as reimbursements made to a State under the previous sentence.''. (5) Increasing state flexibility with respect to third party liability.--Section 1902(a)(25)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(25)(I)) is amended-- (A) in clause (i), by striking ``medical assistance under the State plan'' and inserting ``medical assistance under a State plan (or under a waiver of the plan)''; (B) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following new clause: ``(ii) accept-- ``(I) any State's right of recovery and the assignment to any State of any right of an individual or other entity to payment from the party for an item or service for which payment has been made under the respective State's plan (or under a waiver of the plan); and ``(II) as a valid authorization of the responsible third party for the furnishing of an item or service to an individual eligible to receive medical assistance under this title, an authorization made on behalf of such individual under the State plan (or under a waiver of such plan) for the furnishing of such item or service to such individual;''; (C) in clause (iii)-- (i) by striking ``respond to'' and inserting ``not later than 60 days after receiving''; and (ii) by striking ``; and'' at the end and inserting ``, respond to such inquiry; and''; and (D) in clause (iv), by inserting ``a failure to obtain a prior authorization,'' after ``claim form,''. (6) State incentive to pursue third party liability for newly eligibles.--Section 1903(d)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(d)(2)(B)), as amended by paragraph (4)(B), is further amended by adding at the end the following: ``In the case of expenditures for medical assistance provided during 2017 and subsequent years for individuals described in subclause (VIII) of section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i), in determining the amount, if any, of overpayment under this subparagraph with respect to such medical assistance, the Secretary shall apply the Federal medical assistance percentage for the State under section 1905(b), notwithstanding the application of section 1905(y).''. (b) Compliance With Third Party Insurance Reporting.--Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(ee) Notwithstanding subsection (b), for any year beginning after 2019, if a State fails to comply with the requirements of section 1902(a)(25) with respect to each calendar quarter in such year, the Secretary may reduce the Federal medical assistance percentage by 0.1 percentage point for calendar quarters in each subsequent year in which the State fails to so comply.''. (c) Application to CHIP.-- (1) In general.--Section 2107(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)) is amended-- (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (R) as subparagraphs (C) through (S), respectively; and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: ``(B) Section 1902(a)(25) (relating to third party liability).''. (2) Mandatory reporting.--Section 1902(a)(25)(I)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(25)(I)(i)), as amended by subsection (a)(5), is further amended-- (A) by striking ``(and, at State option, child'' and inserting ``and child''; and (B) by striking ``title XXI)'' and inserting ``title XXI''. (d) Training on Third Party Liability.--Section 1936 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u-6) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ``and quality of care'' and inserting ``, quality of care, and the liability of responsible third parties (as defined in section 1902(nn))''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(f) Third Party Liability Training.--With respect to education or training activities carried out pursuant to subsection (b)(4) with respect to the liability of responsible third parties (as defined in section 1902(nn) for payment for items and services furnished under State plans (or under waivers of such plans)) under this title, the Secretary shall-- ``(1) publish (and update on an annual basis) on the public Internet website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services a dedicated Internet page containing best practices to be used in assessing such liability; ``(2) monitor efforts to assess such liability and analyze the challenges posed by that assessment; ``(3) distribute to State agencies administering the State plan under this title information related to such efforts and challenges; and ``(4) provide guidance to such State agencies with respect to State oversight of efforts under a medicaid managed care plan under section 1903(m) or 1932 to assess such liability.''. (e) Development of Model Uniform Fields for States To Report Third Party Information.--Not later than January 1, 2019, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, in consultation with the States, develop and make available to the States a model uniform reporting set of reporting fields and accompanying guidance documentation that States shall use for purposes of-- (1) reporting information to the Secretary within the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) (or a successor system); and (2) collecting information that identifies responsible third parties (as defined in subsection (nn) of section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a), as added by subsection (a)(2)(A)) and other relevant information for ascertaining the legal responsibility of such third parties to pay for care and services available under the State plan (or under a waiver of the plan) under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or under the State child health plan under title XXI of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq.). (f) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section and the amendments made by this section (other than as specified in the preceding provisions of this section) shall take effect on October 1, 2019, and shall apply to medical assistance or child health assistance provided on or after such date. (2) Exception if state legislation required.--In the case of a State plan for medical assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), or a State child health plan for child health assistance under title XXI of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.), that the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the additional requirement imposed by the amendments made under this section, such plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet this additional requirement before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature. SEC. 22202. TREATMENT OF LOTTERY WINNINGS AND OTHER LUMP-SUM INCOME FOR PURPOSES OF INCOME ELIGIBILITY UNDER MEDICAID. (a) In General.--Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(17), by striking ``(e)(14), (e)(14)'' and inserting ``(e)(14), (e)(15)''; and (2) in subsection (e)(14), as amended by section 303(c), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(K) Treatment of certain lottery winnings and income received as a lump sum.-- ``(i) In general.--In the case of an individual who is the recipient of qualified lottery winnings (pursuant to lotteries occurring on or after January 1, 2018) or qualified lump sum income (received on or after such date) and whose eligibility for medical assistance is determined based on the application of modified adjusted gross income under subparagraph (A), a State shall, in determining such eligibility, include such winnings or income (as applicable) as income received-- ``(I) in the month in which such winnings or income (as applicable) is received if the amount of such winnings or income is less than $80,000; ``(II) over a period of 2 months if the amount of such winnings or income (as applicable) is greater than or equal to $80,000 but less than $90,000; ``(III) over a period of 3 months if the amount of such winnings or income (as applicable) is greater than or equal to $90,000 but less than $100,000; and ``(IV) over a period of 3 months plus 1 additional month for each increment of $10,000 of such winnings or income (as applicable) received, not to exceed a period of 120 months (for winnings or income of $1,260,000 or more), if the amount of such winnings or income is greater than or equal to $100,000. ``(ii) Counting in equal installments.--For purposes of subclauses (II), (III), and (IV) of clause (i), winnings or income to which such subclause applies shall be counted in equal monthly installments over the period of months specified under such subclause. ``(iii) Hardship exemption.--An individual whose income, by application of clause (i), exceeds the applicable eligibility threshold established by the State, shall continue to be eligible for medical assistance to the extent that the State determines, under procedures established by the State (in accordance with standards specified by the Secretary), that the denial of eligibility of the individual would cause an undue medical or financial hardship as determined on the basis of criteria established by the Secretary. ``(iv) Notifications and assistance required in case of loss of eligibility.--A State shall, with respect to an individual who loses eligibility for medical assistance under the State plan (or a waiver of such plan) by reason of clause (i)-- ``(I) before the date on which the individual loses such eligibility, inform the individual-- ``(aa) of the individual's opportunity to enroll in a qualified health plan offered through an Exchange established under title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act during the special enrollment period specified in section 9801(f)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to loss of Medicaid or CHIP coverage); and ``(bb) of the date on which the individual would no longer be considered ineligible by reason of clause (i) to receive medical assistance under the State plan or under any waiver of such plan and be eligible to reapply to receive such medical assistance; and ``(II) provide technical assistance to the individual seeking to enroll in such a qualified health plan. ``(v) Qualified lottery winnings defined.-- In this subparagraph, the term `qualified lottery winnings' means winnings from a sweepstakes, lottery, or pool described in paragraph (3) of section 4402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or a lottery operated by a multistate or multijurisdictional lottery association, including amounts awarded as a lump sum payment. ``(vi) Qualified lump sum income defined.-- In this subparagraph, the term `qualified lump sum income' means income that is received as a lump sum from one of the following sources: ``(I) Monetary winnings from gambling (as defined by the Secretary and including gambling activities described in section 1955(b)(4) of title 18, United States Code). ``(II) Damages received, whether by suit or agreement and whether as lump sums or as periodic payments (other than monthly payments), on account of causes of action other than causes of action arising from personal physical injuries or physical sickness. ``(III) Income received as liquid assets from the estate (as defined in section 1917(b)(4)) of a deceased individual.''. (b) Rules of Construction.-- (1) Interception of lottery winnings allowed.--Nothing in the amendment made by subsection (a)(2) shall be construed as preventing a State from intercepting the State lottery winnings awarded to an individual in the State to recover amounts paid by the State under the State Medicaid plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) for medical assistance furnished to the individual. (2) Applicability limited to eligibility of recipient of lottery winnings or lump sum income.--Nothing in the amendment made by subsection (a)(2) shall be construed, with respect to a determination of household income for purposes of a determination of eligibility for medical assistance under the State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) (or a waiver of such plan) made by applying modified adjusted gross income under subparagraph (A) of section 1902(e)(14) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(14)), as limiting the eligibility for such medical assistance of any individual that is a member of the household other than the individual who received qualified lottery winnings or qualified lump-sum income (as defined in subparagraph (K) of such section 1902(e)(14), as added by subsection (a)(2) of this section). SEC. 22203. ADJUSTMENTS TO MEDICARE PART B AND PART D PREMIUM SUBSIDIES FOR HIGHER INCOME INDIVIDUALS. (a) In General.--Section 1839(i)(3)(C)(i)(II) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(i)(3)(C)(i)(II)) is amended, in the table, by striking the last row and inserting the following new rows: ``More than $160,000 but less than $500,000....... 80 percent At least $500,000................................. 100 percent.''. (b) Joint Returns.--Section 1839(i)(3)(C)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(i)(3)(C)(ii)) is amended by inserting before the period the following: ``except, with respect to the dollar amounts applied in the last row of the table under subclause (II) of such clause (and the second dollar amount specified in the second to last row of such table), clause (i) shall be applied by substituting dollar amounts which are 175 percent of such dollar amounts for the calendar year''. (c) Inflation Adjustment.--Section 1839(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(i)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (5)-- (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``In the case'' and inserting ``Subject to subparagraph (C), in the case''; (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A) or (C)''; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(C) Treatment of adjustments for certain higher income individuals.-- ``(i) In general.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to each dollar amount in paragraph (3) of $500,000. ``(ii) Adjustment beginning 2027.--In the case of any calendar year beginning after 2026, each dollar amount in paragraph (3) of $500,000 shall be increased by an amount equal to-- ``(I) such dollar amount, multiplied by ``(II) the percentage (if any) by which the average of the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (United States city average) for the 12-month period ending with August of the preceding calendar year exceeds such average for the 12-month period ending with August 2025.''; and (2) in paragraph (6)(B), by inserting ``(other than $500,000)'' after ``the dollar amounts''. DIVISION D--OTHER MATTERS TITLE I--VA CHOICE SEC. 31001. VA CHOICE. There is appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,100,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be deposited in the Veterans Choice Fund under section 802 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note). TITLE II--BUDGETARY EFFECTS SEC. 31101. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. (a) In General.--The budgetary effects of this division and division C shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. (b) Senate PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this division and division C shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress). (c) Classification of Budgetary Effects.--Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105-217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this division and division C shall not be estimated-- (1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and (2) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act. <all>

Economics and Public Finance

HJRES.108-115

Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018 during any period between October 1, 2017, and December 14, 2017, for which discretionary appropriations have lapsed, and for other purposes.

This joint resolution provides continuing FY2018 appropriations to federal agencies through December 14, 2017, or the enactment of specified appropriations legislation. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur when FY2018 begins on October 1, 2017, if the 12 FY2018 regular appropriations bills that fund the federal government have not been enacted.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 108 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 108 Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018 during any period between October 1, 2017, and December 14, 2017, for which discretionary appropriations have lapsed, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2017 Mr. Gallego submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018 during any period between October 1, 2017, and December 14, 2017, for which discretionary appropriations have lapsed, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corporations, and other organizational units of Government for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes, namely: Sec. 101. Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2017 and under the authority and conditions provided in such Acts, for continuing projects or activities (including the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees) that are not otherwise specifically provided for in this joint resolution, for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in the following appropriations Acts: (1) The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (division A of Public Law 115-31). (2) The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (division B of Public Law 115-31). (3) The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 (division C of Public Law 115-31). (4) The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (division D of Public Law 115-31). (5) The Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 (division E of Public Law 115-31). (6) The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 (division F of Public Law 115-31). (7) The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (division G of Public Law 115-31). (8) The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (division H of Public Law 115-31). (9) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 (division I of Public Law 115-31). (10) The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (division A of Public Law 114-223). (11) The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115-31). (12) The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (division K of Public Law 115-31). Sec. 102. (a) No appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense shall be used for--(1) the new production of items not funded for production in fiscal year 2017 or prior years; (2) the increase in production rates above those sustained with fiscal year 2017 funds; or (3) the initiation, resumption, or continuation of any project, activity, operation, or organization (defined as any project, subproject, activity, budget activity, program element, and subprogram within a program element, and for any investment items defined as a P-1 line item in a budget activity within an appropriation account and an R-1 line item that includes a program element and subprogram element within an appropriation account) for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during fiscal year 2017. (b) No appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense shall be used to initiate multi-year procurements utilizing advance procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement unless specifically appropriated later. (c) Notwithstanding this section, the Secretary of Defense may, following notification of the congressional defense committees, initiate projects or activities required to be undertaken for force protection purposes using funds available from the Iraq Freedom Fund. Sec. 103. Appropriations made by section 101 shall be available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act. Sec. 104. Appropriations provided by this joint resolution that, in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017, carried a multiple-year or no-year period of availability shall retain a comparable period of availability. Sec. 105. Except as otherwise provided in section 102, no appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to section 101 shall be used to initiate or resume any project or activity for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during fiscal year 2017. Sec. 106. Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for any project or activity during the period for which funds or authority for such project or activity are available under this joint resolution. Sec. 107. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this joint resolution, the requirements, authorities, conditions, limitations, and other provisions of the appropriations Acts referred to in section 101 shall continue in effect through the period specified in section 108. Sec. 108. Unless otherwise provided for in this joint resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act, appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available during any period between October 1, 2017, and December 14, 2017, in which there is a lapse in discretionary appropriations, but shall no longer be available if any of the following occurs during such period: (1) the enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this joint resolution; or (2) the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2018 without any provision for such project or activity. Sec. 109. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint resolution shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted into law. Sec. 110. Appropriations made and funds made available by or authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution may be used without regard to the time limitations for submission and approval of apportionments set forth in section 1513 of title 31, United States Code, but nothing in this joint resolution may be construed to waive any other provision of law governing the apportionment of funds. Sec. 111. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, except section 108, for those programs that would otherwise have high initial rates of operation or complete distribution of appropriations at the beginning of fiscal year 2018 because of distributions of funding to States, foreign countries, grantees, or others, such high initial rates of operation or complete distribution shall not be made, and no grants shall be awarded for such programs funded by this joint resolution that would impinge on final funding prerogatives. Sec. 112. This joint resolution shall be implemented so that only the most limited funding action of that permitted in the joint resolution shall be taken in order to provide for continuation of projects and activities. Sec. 113. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory payments whose budget authority was provided in appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2017, and for activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, the levels established by section 101 shall be the amounts necessary to maintain program levels under current law and under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2018. (b) Notwithstanding section 108, obligations for mandatory payments due on or about the first day of any month that begins after October 1, 2017, but not later than 30 days after December 14, 2017, may continue to be made, and funds shall be available for such payments. Sec. 114. Amounts made available under section 101 for civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each department and agency may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to avoid furloughs within such department or agency, consistent with the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017, except that such authority provided under this section shall not be used until after the department or agency has taken all necessary actions to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative expenses. Sec. 115. Funds appropriated by this joint resolution may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672 (22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414(a)(1)). <all>

Economics and Public Finance

HJRES.50-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms a Representative or Senator may serve.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting Members of the Senate to two terms and Members of the House of Representatives to six terms.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 50 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 50 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms a Representative or Senator may serve. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 31, 2017 Mr. Labrador (for himself, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Babin, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Budd, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms a Representative or Senator may serve. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. No person who has been a Senator for two terms shall again be eligible for election or appointment to the Senate. ``Section 2. No person who has been a Representative for six terms shall again be eligible for election to the House of Representatives. ``Section 3. For the purposes of this article, any term a person serves as a Senator or Representative to fill a vacancy shall not be included in determining the number of terms that the person has been a Senator or Representative unless the period of time for which the person fills the vacancy is greater than three years in the case of a Senator or greater than one year in the case of a Representative. ``Section 4. For the purposes of this article, any term that began before the date of the ratification of this article shall not be included in determining the number of terms that a person has been a Senator or Representative.''. <all>

Congress

HJRES.11-115

Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule.

This joint resolution nullifies the Stream Protection Rule finalized by the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement on December 20, 2016. The rule addresses the impacts of surface coal mining operations on surface water, groundwater, and the productivity of mining operation sites.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 11 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 11 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia (for himself, Mr. Barr, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Griffith, and Mr. Tipton) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement of the Department of the Interior relating to the ``Stream Protection Rule'' (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 93066 (December 20, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Environmental Protection

HJRES.46-115

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the National Park Service relating to "General Provisions and Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights".

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the National Park Service titled "General Provisions and Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights." The rule published in the Federal Register on November 4, 2016, addresses non-federal oil and gas rights within National Park Service units outside of Alaska.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 46 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 46 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the National Park Service relating to ``General Provisions and Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2017 Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Biggs, Mrs. Black, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Newhouse, and Mr. Gohmert) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the National Park Service relating to ``General Provisions and Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights''. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to ``General Provisions and Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights'' (81 Fed. Reg. 77972 (November 4, 2016)), and such policy shall have no force or effect. <all>

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HJRES.69-115

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of the Interior relating to "Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska".

This joint resolution nullifies the rule finalized by the Department of the Interior on August 5, 2016, relating to non-subsistence takings of wildlife and public participation and closure procedures on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 69 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 69 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of the Interior relating to ``Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2017 Mr. Young of Alaska submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of the Interior relating to ``Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska''. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to ``Non- Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska'' (81 Fed. Reg. 52247 (August 5, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HJRES.131-115

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom".

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission entitled "Restoring Internet Freedom." The rule published on February 22, 2018: (1) restores the classification of broadband Internet access service as a lightly-regulated "information service"; (2) reinstates private mobile service classification of mobile broadband Internet access service; (3) requires Internet service providers to disclose information about their network management practices, performance characteristics, and commercial terms of service; and (4) eliminates the Internet Conduct Standard and the bright-line rules.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 131 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 131 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to ``Restoring Internet Freedom''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 29, 2018 Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to ``Restoring Internet Freedom''. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to ``Restoring Internet Freedom'' (83 Fed. Reg. 7852 (February 22, 2018)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Science, Technology, Communications

HJRES.2-115

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment requires a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber of Congress to increase the public debt limit. It requires a majority roll vote of each chamber to increase revenue. It also requires the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually. Congress is authorized to waive these requirements when a declaration of war is in effect or if the United States is engaged in a military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 2 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 2 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Goodlatte (for himself, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Culberson, and Mr. Farenthold) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress shall provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a rollcall vote. ``Section 2. The limit on the debt of the United States held by the public shall not be increased, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House shall provide by law for such an increase by a rollcall vote. ``Section 3. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the United States Government for that fiscal year in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts. ``Section 4. No bill to increase revenue shall become law unless approved by a majority of the whole number of each House by a rollcall vote. ``Section 5. The Congress may waive the provisions of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect. The provisions of this article may be waived for any fiscal year in which the United States is engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number of each House, which becomes law. Any such waiver must identify and be limited to the specific excess or increase for that fiscal year made necessary by the identified military conflict. ``Section 6. The Congress shall enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely on estimates of outlays and receipts. ``Section 7. Total receipts shall include all receipts of the United States Government except those derived from borrowing. Total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States Government except for those for repayment of debt principal. ``Section 8. This article shall take effect beginning with the fifth fiscal year beginning after its ratification.''. <all>

Economics and Public Finance

HJRES.86-115

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services".

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission entitled "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services." The rule published on December 2, 2016: (1) applies the customer privacy requirements of the Communications Act of 1934 to broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications services, (2) requires telecommunications carriers to inform customers about rights to opt in or opt out of the use or the sharing of their confidential information, (3) adopts data security and breach notification requirements, (4) prohibits broadband service offerings that are contingent on surrendering privacy rights, and (5) requires disclosures and affirmative consent when a broadband provider offers customers financial incentives in exchange for the provider's right to use a customer's confidential information.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 86 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 86 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to ``Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 8, 2017 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Flores, Mr. Olson, Mr. Lance, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Latta, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Long, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mrs. Mimi Walters of California, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Shimkus) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to ``Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services''. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to ``Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services'' (81 Fed. Reg. 87274 (December 2, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Science, Technology, Communications

HJRES.127-115

Pay Our Military Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2018

Pay Our Military Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2018 This joint resolution provides FY2018 continuing appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military pay, death gratuities, and related benefits for survivors of deceased members of the military. The funding is available until the earlier of September 30, 2018, or the enactment of specified appropriations legislation. The joint resolution provides continuing appropriations for: It also provides continuing appropriations for pay and allowances of: (1) members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service during the period for which the funds are available; and (2) civilian personnel or contractors of DOD (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) who are providing support to members of the Armed Forces.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 127 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 127 Making continuing appropriations for military pay and for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased military service members of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 19, 2018 Mr. Coffman submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Making continuing appropriations for military pay and for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased military service members of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for military pay and for death gratuities and related benefits for survivors of deceased military service members of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes, namely: Sec. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for operations as provided for fiscal year 2017 in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 (division C of Public Law 115-31) and under the authority and conditions provided in such Act, for ``Operation and Maintenance'' and ``Military Personnel'' accounts for continuing the following projects and activities for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available by the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017: (1) The payment of a death gratuity under sections 1475- 1477 and 1489 of title 10, United States Code. (2) The payment or reimbursement for funeral and burial expenses authorized under sections 1481 and 1482 of title 10, United States Code. (3) The payment or reimbursement of authorized funeral travel and travel related to the dignified transfer of remains and unit memorial services under section 481f of title 37, United States Code. (4) The temporary continuation of a basic allowance of housing for dependents of members dying on active duty, as authorized by section 403(l) of title 37, United States Code. (b) The rate for operations provided by subsection (a) for each program or activity shall be calculated to reflect the full amount of any reduction required in fiscal year 2018 pursuant to any provision of division D of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115- 56). Sec. 102. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary for the following: (1) The payment of pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces (as defined in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code), including reserve components thereof, who perform active service during the period for which funds are made available pursuant to this joint resolution under section 104. (2) The payment of pay and allowances to the civilian personnel of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1). (3) The payment of pay and allowances to contractors of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1). (b) In this section, the term ``Secretary concerned'' means-- (1) the Secretary of Defense with respect to matters concerning the Department of Defense; and (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard. Sec. 103. Appropriations made by sections 101 and 102 shall be available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act. Sec. 104. Unless otherwise provided for in this joint resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2018, appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) the enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this joint resolution; (2) the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2018 without any provision for such project or activity; or (3) September 30, 2018. Sec. 105. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint resolution shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted into law. Sec. 106. This joint resolution shall be implemented so that only the most limited funding action of that permitted in the joint resolution shall be taken in order to provide for continuation of projects and activities. This joint resolution may be cited as the ``Pay Our Military Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2018''. <all>

Armed Forces and National Security

HJRES.90-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution states that nothing in the U.S. Constitution shall prohibit Congress and the states from imposing content-neutral regulations and restrictions on the expenditure of funds for political activity by any corporation, limited liability company, or other corporate entity, including but not limited to contributions in support of, or in opposition to, a candidate for public office.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 90 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 90 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2017 Ms. Shea-Porter (for herself, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Soto) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States: ``Article-- ``Section 1. Nothing in this Constitution shall prohibit Congress and the States from imposing content-neutral regulations and restrictions on the expenditure of funds for political activity by any corporation, limited liability company, or other corporate entity, including but not limited to contributions in support of, or in opposition to, a candidate for public office. ``Section 2. Nothing contained in this Article shall be construed to abridge the freedom of the press.''. <all>

Government Operations and Politics

HJRES.28-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States.

Constitutional Amendment

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 28 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 28 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2017 Mr. Engel submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States: ``Article-- ``Section 1. The President and Vice President shall be elected by the citizens of the United States. ``Section 2. No voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, nor any standard, practice, or procedure, shall be imposed or applied by Congress, or by any State or political subdivision, to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote. The right of the citizens of the United States to vote shall not be infringed on account of any undue burden of proof of identity or citizenship, nor by any standard, practice, or procedure implemented since the previous national election for Senator and Representative in Congress. ``Section 3. The right of the citizens of the United States to engage in free and fair political debate shall be free from acts or expenditures by foreign persons, and from undue or anonymous influence from any person. ``Section 4. Districts represented by members of Congress, or by members of any legislative body of any State or political subdivision, shall be geographically compact and composed of contiguous territory. No State or political subdivision shall deviate from this requirement except by reference to existing natural or political boundaries. ``Section 5. No citizen who has reached eighteen years of age shall be barred from participating in elections for President and Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, on account of failure to register to vote. ``Section 6. Elections for President and Vice President, and for Senator and Representative in Congress, shall be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November. This day shall be designated a national holiday. No entity shall interfere with, withhold regular compensation from, or otherwise penalize the exercise of the right of any of its agents, employees, contractors, or assigns so entitled to vote on this day. ``Section 7. Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. ``Section 8. This article shall take effect two years after the date of its ratification.''. <all>

Government Operations and Politics

HJRES.53-115

Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.

This joint resolution eliminates the time limit for ratification of the equal rights amendment (prohibits discrimination on account of sex) proposed to the states in House Joint Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. The amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 53 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 53 Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 31, 2017 Ms. Speier (for herself, Ms. Adams, Ms. Barragan, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brownley of California, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delaney, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Deutch, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Foster, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Keating, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Kind, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Quigley, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Roybal- Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Takano, Ms. Titus, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Torres, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Walz, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Welch, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Evans, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Levin, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Peters, Mr. Heck, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Himes, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Sires, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kihuen, and Mrs. Watson Coleman) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstanding any time limit contained in House Joint Resolution 208, 92d Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972, the article of amendment proposed to the States in that joint resolution shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States. <all>

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

HJRES.12-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the United States Government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each House of Congress.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting the U.S. government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each house of Congress.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 12 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 12 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the United States Government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each House of Congress. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. McClintock (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Duncan of South Carolina) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the United States Government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each House of Congress. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. The United States government may not increase its debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each House of Congress. ``Section 2. This article shall take effect beginning ten years after its ratification.''. <all>

Economics and Public Finance

HJRES.45-115

Disapproving the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior relating to management of non-Federal oil and gas rights.

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service titled "Management of Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights." The rule published in the Federal Register on November 14, 2016, addresses non-federal oil and gas rights within the National Wildlife Refuge System outside of Alaska.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 45 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 45 Disapproving the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior relating to management of non-Federal oil and gas rights. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2017 Mr. Cramer (for himself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Gohmert, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Biggs, and Mr. Newhouse) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Disapproving the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior relating to management of non-Federal oil and gas rights. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior relating to ``Management of Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights'' (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 79948 (November 14, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HJRES.32-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give States the authority to repeal Federal rules and regulations when the repeal is agreed to by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing states to repeal, in whole or in part, any presidential executive order, rule, regulation, other regulatory action, or administrative ruling issued by an agency or instrumentality of the United States when the legislatures of two-thirds of the states approve resolutions for this purpose that particularly describe the provisions to be repealed.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 32 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 32 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give States the authority to repeal Federal rules and regulations when the repeal is agreed to by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 24, 2017 Mr. Bishop of Utah (for himself and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give States the authority to repeal Federal rules and regulations when the repeal is agreed to by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. The several States may repeal, in whole or in part, any Presidential Executive order, rule, regulation, other regulatory action, or administrative ruling issued by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States. Such repeal shall take effect upon approval by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States of resolutions for this purpose that particularly describe the same whole or part of the Executive order, rule, regulation, other regulatory action, or administrative ruling to be repealed. ``Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.''. <all>

Government Operations and Politics

HJRES.65-115

Every Vote Counts Amendment

Constitutional Amendment Every Vote Counts Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the President and Vice President to be elected directly by the people of the states and the District of Columbia.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 65 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 65 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2017 Mr. Gene Green of Texas (for himself, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Vela, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Espaillat, and Mr. DeFazio) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This joint resolution may be cited as the ``Every Vote Counts Amendment''. SEC. 2. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. The following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. The President and Vice President shall be elected by the people of the several States and the district constituting the seat of Government of the United States. ``Section 2. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of Senators and Representatives in Congress from that State, except that the legislature of any State may prescribe less restrictive qualifications with respect to residence and Congress may establish uniform residence and age qualifications. ``Section 3. The persons having the greatest number of votes for President and Vice President shall be elected. ``Section 4. Each elector shall cast a single vote jointly applicable to President and Vice President. Names of candidates may not be joined unless they shall have consented thereto and no candidate may consent to the candidate's name being joined with that of more than one other person. ``Section 5. The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any candidate for President or Vice President before the day on which the President-elect or Vice President-elect has been chosen, and for the case of a tie in any election. ``Section 6. This article shall apply with respect to any election for President and Vice President held after the expiration of the 1- year period which begins on the date of the ratification of this article.''. <all>

Government Operations and Politics

HJRES.73-115

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act.

This joint resolution nullifies the rule finalized by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on November 22, 2016, relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act. The rule establishes various consumer protections with respect to prepaid accounts.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 73 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 73 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2017 Mr. Williams (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Lucas, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Posey, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Ross, Mr. Pittenger, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Barr, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Messer, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Hollingsworth, Mr. Poliquin, Mr. Hensarling, Mrs. Love, Mr. Hill, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Trott, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. MacArthur, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Budd, Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Royce of California, and Mr. Graves of Georgia) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 1693 et seq.) and the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (81 Fed. Reg. 83934 (November 22, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Finance and Financial Sector

HJRES.24-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of years an individual may serve as a Member of Congress.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting the total period an individual may serve as a Member of Congress to 12 years.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 24 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 24 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of years an individual may serve as a Member of Congress. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2017 Mr. Marino submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of years an individual may serve as a Member of Congress. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. An individual may not serve as a Senator or a Member of the House of Representatives if the period of the individual's service as a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives (or, in the case of an individual who has served as both a Senator and as a Member of the House of Representatives, the combined period of the individual's service as a Senator and Member of the House of Representatives) exceeds 12 years. ``Section 2. No period occurring before the date of the ratification of this article shall be taken into account in determining the period of an individual's service under this article.''. <all>

Congress

HJRES.107-115

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal, receipts derived from borrowing, and receipts or outlays of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds. The amendment requires the President to annually submit to Congress a budget in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts. The balanced budget requirement does not apply if: The amendment prohibits a court from enforcing the requirements by ordering cuts to Social Security or Medicare payments unless the funds available to the trust fund for a program are not sufficient to cover the outlays that would occur during the year if the fund were fully solvent.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 107 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 107 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 29, 2017 Mrs. Murphy of Florida (for herself, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Correa, Mr. Schrader, and Mr. Costa) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission by the Congress: ``Article-- ``Section 1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress shall provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a roll call vote. ``Section 2. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the United States Government for that fiscal year in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts. ``Section 3. Sections 1 and 2 of this article shall not apply during any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect or in which the United States is engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number of each House, which becomes law. ``Section 4. Section 1 of this article shall not apply during a fiscal year if, during that fiscal year or the preceding fiscal year, the economy of the United States grew by less than an annualized rate of 0.0 percent in real gross domestic product during 2 or more consecutive quarters or the unemployment rate was more than 7 percent during 2 or more consecutive months. ``Section 2 of this article shall not apply to a fiscal year if, during the 1-year period ending on the date on which the President transmits to Congress a proposed budget for the United States Government for that fiscal year, the economy of the United States grew by less than an annualized rate of 0.0 percent in real gross domestic product during 2 or more consecutive quarters or the unemployment rate was more than 7 percent during 2 or more consecutive months. ``Section 5. Congress shall enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely on estimates of outlays and receipts. ``Section 6. Except as provided in the second clause, total receipts shall include all receipts of the United States Government other than those derived from borrowing, and total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States Government other than those for repayment of debt principal. ``For each fiscal year, the receipts (including attributable interest) and outlays of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, or any fund that is a successor to any such fund, shall not be considered to be receipts or outlays for purposes of this Article. ``Section 7. No court of the United States or of any State shall enforce this article by ordering any reduction in Social Security or Medicare payments authorized by law, including any amounts paid from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, or any fund that is a successor to any such fund, unless the receipts (including attributable interest) and other amounts available for that fund for the applicable fiscal year are not sufficient to cover the outlays that would otherwise occur during that fiscal year if the fund were fully solvent. ``Section 8. This article shall take effect beginning with the fifth fiscal year beginning after its ratification.''. <all>

Economics and Public Finance

HJRES.146-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period a government shutdown is in effect.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 146 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 146 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 21, 2018 Mr. Norman (for himself, Mr. Olson, Mr. Posey, Mr. Hern, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Meadows, and Mr. Biggs) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. A Representative or Senator may not receive compensation with respect to any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect. For purposes of this article, a Government shutdown shall be considered to be in effect if there is a lapse in appropriations for any Federal agency or department as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution. ``Section 2. Congress shall have the power to enforce this article through appropriate legislation.''. <all>

Congress

HJRES.49-115

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of the Interior relating to "Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska".

This joint resolution nullifies the rule finalized by the Department of the Interior on August 5, 2016, relating to non-subsistence takings of wildlife and public participation and closure procedures on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 49 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 49 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of the Interior relating to ``Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2017 Mr. Young of Alaska submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of the Interior relating to ``Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska''. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to ``Non- Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska'' (81 Fed. Reg. 52248 (August 5, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HJRES.111-115

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements".

This joint resolution nullifies a rule submitted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding arbitration agreements. (The rule regulates the use of arbitration agreements in contracts for specific consumer financial products and services. It prohibits the use of a predispute arbitration agreement to prevent a consumer from filing or participating in certain class action suits. The rule also requires consumer financial product and service providers to furnish the CFPB with particular information regarding arbitrations.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 111 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 111 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to ``Arbitration Agreements''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 20, 2017 Mr. Rothfus (for himself, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Royce of California, Mr. Lucas, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Posey, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Ross, Mr. Pittenger, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Barr, Mr. Messer, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Williams, Mr. Poliquin, Mrs. Love, Mr. Hill, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Trott, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. MacArthur, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Budd, Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee, Ms. Tenney, and Mr. Hollingsworth) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to ``Arbitration Agreements''. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to ``Arbitration Agreements'' (82 Fed. Reg. 33210 (July 19, 2017)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Finance and Financial Sector

HJRES.48-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment providing that: (1) the rights protected by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only; (2) artificial entities (such as corporations, limited liability companies, and other entities established by the laws of any state, the United States, or any foreign state) shall have no rights under the Constitution and are subject to regulation by the people, through federal, state, or local law; and (3) the privileges of such artificial entities shall not be construed to be inherent or inalienable. The amendment requires federal, state, and local government to: (1) regulate, limit, or prohibit contributions and expenditures, including a candidate's own contributions and expenditures, to ensure that all citizens, regardless of their economic status, have access to the political process and that no person gains, as a result of that person's money, substantially more access or ability to influence the election of any candidate for public office or any ballot measure; and (2) require that any permissible contributions and expenditures be publicly disclosed. The judiciary is prohibited from construing the spending of money to influence elections to be speech under the First Amendment.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 48 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 48 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2017 Mr. Nolan (for himself, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Takano, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. O'Rourke, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Lee, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Engel, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Norcross, and Mr. Jones) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States: ``Article-- ``Section 1. The rights protected by the Constitution of the United States are the rights of natural persons only. Artificial entities, such as corporations, limited liability companies, and other entities, established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state shall have no rights under this Constitution and are subject to regulation by the People, through Federal, State, or local law. The privileges of artificial entities shall be determined by the People, through Federal, State, or local law, and shall not be construed to be inherent or inalienable. ``Section 2. Federal, State and local government shall regulate, limit, or prohibit contributions and expenditures, including a candidate's own contributions and expenditures, to ensure that all citizens, regardless of their economic status, have access to the political process, and that no person gains, as a result of that person's money, substantially more access or ability to influence in any way the election of any candidate for public office or any ballot measure. Federal, State, and local governments shall require that any permissible contributions and expenditures be publicly disclosed. The judiciary shall not construe the spending of money to influence elections to be speech under the First Amendment.''. <all>

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

HJRES.110-115

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for the year, excluding outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. The President must submit an annual budget in which total outlays for the fiscal year do not exceed total receipts. Congress may waive the requirements for any fiscal year in which: Any waiver must identify and be limited to the specific increase for the year that is necessary for the military conflict or emergency. Any increase in spending pursuant to a waiver must be offset by a budget surplus within 10 years of the end of the waiver.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 110 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 110 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 19, 2017 Mr. Stivers (for himself and Mr. Cuellar) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States: ``Article-- ``Section 1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year. ``Section 2. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the United States Government for that fiscal year in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts. ``Section 3. The Congress may waive the provisions of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect. The provisions of this article may be waived for any fiscal year in which the United States is engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number of each House, which becomes law. Any such waiver shall identify and be limited to the specific increase for that fiscal year made necessary by the identified military conflict. Any increase in spending related to any waiver provided by this section shall be offset by a budget surplus within ten fiscal years of the end of this waiver. ``Section 4. The Congress may waive the provisions of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of national emergency is in effect, as so declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number of each House, which becomes law. Any such waiver shall identify and be limited to the specific increase for that fiscal year made necessary by the identified national emergency. Any increase in spending related to any waiver provided by this section shall be offset by a budget surplus within ten fiscal years of the end of this waiver. ``Section 5. The Congress shall enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely on estimates of outlays and receipts. ``Section 6. Total receipts shall include all receipts of the United States Government except those derived from borrowing. Total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States Government except for those for repayment of debt principal. ``Section 7. This article shall take effect beginning with the tenth fiscal year after its ratification.''. <all>

Economics and Public Finance

HJRES.106-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring Representatives to be apportioned among the several states according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by counting the number of U.S. citizens in each state.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 106 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 106 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 22, 2017 Mr. Davidson (for himself, Mr. Lamborn, and Mr. Brooks of Alabama) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States.''. <all>

Congress

HJRES.25-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to end the practice of including more than one subject in a single law by requiring that each law enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject and that the subject be clearly and descriptively expressed in the title of the law.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring: (1) each bill, order, resolution, or vote that must be submitted to the President under the U.S. Constitution to embrace no more than one subject; and (2) such subject to be clearly and descriptively expressed in the title of the bill, order, resolution, or vote.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 25 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 25 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to end the practice of including more than one subject in a single law by requiring that each law enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject and that the subject be clearly and descriptively expressed in the title of the law. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2017 Mr. Marino submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to end the practice of including more than one subject in a single law by requiring that each law enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject and that the subject be clearly and descriptively expressed in the title of the law. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Each bill, order, resolution, or vote which must be submitted to the President under section 7 of article I of this Constitution shall embrace no more than one subject and that subject shall be clearly and descriptively expressed in the title of the bill, order, resolution or vote.''. <all>

Congress

HJRES.72-115

Relating to the disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Kenya of Air Tractor aircraft with weapons, and related support.

This joint resolution prohibits the issuance of a letter of offer with respect to any of the following proposed sales to the government of Kenya, as described in the certification Transmittal No. 16-79 sent to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act on January 19, 2017:

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 72 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 72 Relating to the disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Kenya of Air Tractor aircraft with weapons, and related support. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2017 Mr. Budd (for himself and Mr. Hunter) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Relating to the disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Kenya of Air Tractor aircraft with weapons, and related support. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the issuance of a letter of offer with respect to any of the following proposed sales to the Government of Kenya (described in the certification Transmittal No. 16- 79, sent to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate pursuant to section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1))) on January 19, 2017, is hereby prohibited: (1) Twelve Air Tractor AT-802L. (2) Two AT-504 trainer aircraft. (3) Weapons package, technical support and program management. <all>

International Affairs

HJRES.64-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment giving Congress the power to prohibit, limit, or otherwise regulate donations to candidates for federal office or to purchase media advertisements intended to influence the outcome of any such election. States may prohibit, limit, or otherwise regulate donations to candidates for state office or donations for media advertisements intended to influence the outcome of an election for state office or any other direct vote in the state. The amendment prohibits a person who is not a U.S. citizen or who is a foreign government or its agent from: (1) donating to a candidate for public office in the United States, or (2) making donations intended to influence the outcome of an election for public office or of any other direct vote of the U.S. electorate.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 64 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 64 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2017 Mr. Schrader submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. The Congress shall have power to prohibit, limit, and otherwise regulate the contribution of funds or donation of in-kind equivalents to candidates standing for election to a Federal office in the United States and to prohibit, limit, and otherwise regulate the expenditure of funds or donation of in-kind equivalents used to support or purchase media advertisements intended to influence the outcome of an election for Federal office in the United States. ``Whenever Congress should exercise such power, it must apply equally and uniformly to all individual persons recognized as citizens of the United States. ``Whenever Congress should exercise such power on associations of citizens of the United States, it must apply equally and uniformly to all associations of citizens of the United States. ``Section 2. Each of the several States shall have power to prohibit, limit, and otherwise regulate the contribution of funds or donation of in-kind equivalents to candidates standing for election to public office in the State and to prohibit, limit, and otherwise regulate expenditure of funds or donation of in-kind equivalents used to support or purchase media advertisements intended to influence the outcome of an election for public office or plebiscite in the State. ``Whenever a State should exercise such power, it must apply equally and uniformly to all individual persons recognized as citizens of the State. ``Whenever a State should exercise such power on associations of citizens of the State, it must apply equally and uniformly to all associations of citizens of the State. ``Section 3. A person who is not a citizen of the United States, including an association of persons who are not citizens of the United States, a foreign government, or any person acting as an agent thereof, may not contribute funds or donate in-kind equivalents to candidates standing for election to public office in the United States or otherwise expend funds or donate in-kind equivalents in a manner intended to influence the outcome an election for public office or plebiscite in the United States. ``Section 4. The powers provided by this article are limited to the content neutral regulation of political contributions and political expenditures. ``Section 5. Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.''. <all>

Government Operations and Politics

HJRES.33-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment declaring that women shall have equal rights in the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction. The amendment prohibits the United States or any state from denying or abridging equal rights under the law on account of sex.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 33 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 33 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 24, 2017 Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Takano, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Crist, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Dent, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. McEachin, Mr. Kind, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Walz, Ms. Fudge, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Reed, Mr. Lance, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Dingell, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Meng, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Keating, Ms. Adams, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Lee, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Norton, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Engel, Mr. Sires, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Pocan, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Cooper, and Mr. Cohen) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States: ``Article-- ``Section 1. Women shall have equal rights in the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. ``Section 2. Congress and the several States shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. ``Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.''. <all>

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

HJRES.44-115

Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.

This joint resolution nullifies the rule finalized by the Department of the Interior on December 12, 2016, relating to revising regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 44 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 44 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2017 Ms. Cheney (for herself, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Bishop of Utah, and Mr. Sessions) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the Interior relating to ``Resource Management Planning'' (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 89580 (December 12, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HJRES.13-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms a Representative or Senator may serve.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting Members of the Senate to two terms and Members of the House of Representatives to four terms.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 13 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 13 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms a Representative or Senator may serve. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. O'Rourke submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms a Representative or Senator may serve. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. No person who has been a Senator for two terms shall again be eligible for election or appointment to the Senate. ``Section 2. No person who has been a Representative for four terms shall again be eligible for election to the House of Representatives. ``Section 3. For purposes of this article, any term a person serves as a Senator or Representative to fill a vacancy shall not be included in determining the number of terms that the person has been a Senator or Representative unless the period of time for which the person fills the vacancy is greater than three years in the case of a Senator or greater than one year in the case of a Representative. ``Section 4. For the purposes of this article, any term that began before the date of the ratification of this article shall not be included in determining the number of terms that a person has been a Senator or Representative.''. <all>

Congress

HJRES.52-115

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Mitigation Policy".

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) on November 21, 2016. The rule revised USFWS's policy about mitigating the adverse impacts of land and water developments on fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 52 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 52 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to ``Mitigation Policy''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 31, 2017 Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Biggs) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to ``Mitigation Policy''. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to ``Mitigation Policy'' (81 Fed. Reg. 83440 (November 21, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

Environmental Protection

HJRES.29-115

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced.

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year or 18% of the U.S. gross domestic product unless Congress authorizes the excess by a two-thirds vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment requires a two-thirds vote of each chamber of Congress to levy a new tax, increase the rate of any tax, or increase the debt limit. The amendment provides any Member of Congress with standing and a cause of action to seek judicial enforcement of this amendment if authorized by a petition signed by one-third of the Members of either house of Congress. Courts are prohibited from ordering any increase in revenue to enforce this amendment.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 29 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 29 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2017 Mr. Loudermilk (for himself, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Barton, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Brat, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Schweikert, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Gowdy, and Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States: ``Article-- ``Section 1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year. ``Section 2. Total outlays shall not exceed 18 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States for the calendar year ending prior to the beginning of such fiscal year. ``Section 3. The Congress may provide for suspension of the limitations imposed by section 1 or 2 of this article for any fiscal year for which two-thirds of the whole number of each House shall provide, by a roll call vote, for a specific excess of outlays over receipts or over 18 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States for the calendar year ending prior to the beginning of such fiscal year. ``Section 4. Any bill to levy a new tax or increase the rate of any tax shall not become law unless approved by two-thirds of the whole number of each House of Congress by a roll call vote. ``Section 5. The limit on the debt of the United States held by the public shall not be increased, unless two-thirds of the whole number of each House of Congress shall provide for such an increase by a roll call vote. ``Section 6. Any Member of Congress shall have standing and a cause of action to seek judicial enforcement of this article, when authorized to do so by a petition signed by one-third of the Members of either House of Congress. No court of the United States or of any State shall order any increase in revenue to enforce this article. ``Section 7. The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. ``Section 8. Total receipts shall include all receipts of the United States except those derived from borrowing. Total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States except those for repayment of debt principal. ``Section 9. This article shall become effective beginning with the tenth fiscal year commencing after its ratification by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States.''. <all>

Economics and Public Finance